Dakar: Peterhansel wins Stage 10 for Audi
Stéphane Peterhansel has won today’s 10th stage of the Dakar Rally, following in the footsteps of his Audi teammates, Carlos Sainz and Mattias Ekström, in his new RS Q e-tron.
He has now claimed 49 Dakar stages in the car category, one fewer than all-time record man Ari Vatanen.
Carlos Sainz Sr. was 2nd giving Audi a 1-2 finish.
Sébastien Loeb crossed the finish line 14′ down on Henk Lategan. The Frenchman blitzed the last part of the special to gain 1’25’ on Nasser Al-Attiyah. Every little helps!
Stage 10 Car Top-10 Results
| Pos | No. | Driver/Navigator | Team | Time | Gap |
| 1 | 200 | S. Peterhansel (Fra)/E. Boulanger (Fra) | Team Audi Sport | 02:52:43 | 0:00:00 |
| 2 | 202 | C. Sainz (Esp)/L. Cruz (Esp) | Team Audi Sport | 02:54:49 | 0:02:06 |
| 3 | 221 | O. Terranova (Arg)/D. Oliveras Carreras (Esp) | Bahrain Raid Xtreme | 02:56:42 | 0:03:59 |
| 4 | 225 | H. Lategan (Zaf)/B. Cummings (Zaf) | Toyota Gazoo Racing | 02:56:54 | 0:04:11 |
| 5 | 211 | S. Loeb (Fra)/F. Lurquin (Bel) | Bahrain Raid Xtreme | 02:57:08 | 0:04:25 |
| 6 | 203 | J. Przygonski (Pol)/T. Gottschalk (Deu) | X-Raid Mini Jcw Team | 02:58:31 | 0:05:48 |
| 7 | 201 | N. Al-Attiyah (Qat)/M. Baumel (And) | Toyota Gazoo Racing | 02:58:33 | 0:05:50 |
| 8 | 222 | L. Alvarez (Arg)/A. Monleon (Esp) | Overdrive Toyota | 03:00:10 | 0:07:27 |
| 9 | 212 | M. Serradori (Fra)/L. Minaudier (Fra) | Srt Racing | 03:00:14 | 0:07:31 |
| 10 | 205 | Y. Al Rajhi (Sau)/M. Orr (Gbr) | Overdrive Toyota | 03:00:37 | 0:07:54 |
Overall Top-10 Car Standings after Stage 10
| Pos | No. | Driver/Navigator | Team | Time | Gap |
| 1 | 201 | N. Al-Attiyah (Qat)/M. Baumel (And) | Toyota Gazoo Racing | 33:13:37 | 0:00:00 |
| 2 | 211 | S. Loeb (Fra)/F. Lurquin (Bel) | Bahrain Raid Xtreme | 33:46:17 | 0:32:40 |
| 3 | 205 | Y. Al Rajhi (Sau)/M. Orr (Gbr) | Overdrive Toyota | 34:09:25 | 0:55:48 |
| 4 | 221 | O. Terranova (Arg)/D. Oliveras Carreras (Esp) | Bahrain Raid Xtreme | 34:42:55 | 1:29:18 |
| 5 | 203 | J. Przygonski (Pol)/T. Gottschalk (Deu) | X-Raid Mini Jcw Team | 34:54:39 | 1:41:02 |
| 6 | 207 | G. De Villiers (Zaf)/D. Murphy (Zaf) | Toyota Gazoo Racing | 34:59:19 | 1:45:42 |
| 7 | 208 | V. Vasilyev (Raf)/O. Uperenko (Lva) | Vrt Team | 35:03:13 | 1:49:36 |
| 8 | 223 | S. Halpern (Arg)/B. Graue (Arg) | X-Raid Mini Jcw Team | 35:26:58 | 2:13:21 |
| 9 | 212 | M. Serradori (Fra)/L. Minaudier (Fra) | Srt Racing | 35:44:00 | 2:30:23 |
| 10 | 224 | M. Ekstrom (Swe)/E. Bergkvist (Swe) | Team Audi Sport | 35:56:23 | 2:42:46 |