Nasser Al-Attiyah The Qatari has won the third special of the 2013 Dakar with a very strong performance in his Red Bull Buggy. He outgunned former team mate Robby Gordon in a Hummer by 1'18".
Yesterdays stage winner Stéphane Peterhansel came in third at 3'52", followed by Lucio Álverez in his Toyota at 9'36". Leonid Novitskiy in his Mini finished in fifth place, a full 15'29" down.
Carlos Sainz came in sixth at 30'13". The Spaniard was faster than another former Dakar champion, Giniel de Villiers at 31'36".
Orlando Terranova and his BMW X3 had another good showing, finishing 32'39" down in eighth place.