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AL-ATTIYAH GAINS A BIT OF BREATHING SPACE

Nasser Al-Attiyah and Sébastien Loeb were neck-and-neck yesterday, but today that is no longer the case. The Frenchman who broke his transmission, drew a blank on completion of stage 3 and stays on a total of nine points. However, by finishing eighth on the stage but third amongst the world championship protagonists, his Qatari rival has added three points to his total and is the same number of units ahead of Loeb. “Nani” Roma enjoyed a profitable day in W2RC terms because he is now only one point behind his BRX clan team-mate. In the T3 class, Seth Quintero, who was unlucky on Monday, came up trumps today and climbs to within two points of “Chaleco” López. As regards their T4 class colleagues, Michał Goczał got the upper hand over Austin Jones and the two Can-Am drivers are respectively on 11 and 10 points before the fourth special. In the truck race, Martin Macík opened up the gap a little further, with 15 points as opposed to the 12 possessed by his team-mate Martin Šoltys.

Top Moments - Stage 3 Dakar 2022 - #W2RC
216 Krotov Denis (raf), Zhiltsov Konstantin (raf), MSK Rally Team, John Cooper Works Buggy, Auto FIA T1/T2, W2RC, action during the Stage 2 of the Dakar Rally 2022 between Hail and Al Artawiya, on January 3rd 2022 in Al Artawiya, Saudi Arabia - Photo Juli
216 Krotov Denis (raf), Zhiltsov Konstantin (raf), MSK Rally Team, John Cooper Works Buggy, Auto FIA T1/T2, W2RC, action during the Stage 2 of the Dakar Rally 2022 between Hail and Al Artawiya, on January 3rd 2022 in Al Artawiya, Saudi Arabia - Photo Juli © A.S.O./J.Delfosse/DPPI
#01 Benavides Kevin (arg), Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, KTM 450 Rally Factory Replica, Moto, W2RC, action during the Stage 3 of the Dakar Rally 2022 between Al Qaysumah and Al Qaysumah, on January 4th 2022 in Al Qaysumah, Saudi Arabia - Photo Florent Good
#01 Benavides Kevin (arg), Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, KTM 450 Rally Factory Replica, Moto, W2RC, action during the Stage 3 of the Dakar Rally 2022 between Al Qaysumah and Al Qaysumah, on January 4th 2022 in Al Qaysumah, Saudi Arabia - Photo Florent Good © A.S.O./F.Gooden/DPPI
#301 Gutierrez Herrero Cristina (spa), Cazalet Francois (fra), Red Bull Off-Road Junior Team, OT3 - 01, T3 FIA, W2RC, action during the Stage 3 of the Dakar Rally 2022 between Al Qaysumah and Al Qaysumah, on January 4th 2022 in Al Qaysumah, Saudi Arabia -
#301 Gutierrez Herrero Cristina (spa), Cazalet Francois (fra), Red Bull Off-Road Junior Team, OT3 - 01, T3 FIA, W2RC, action during the Stage 3 of the Dakar Rally 2022 between Al Qaysumah and Al Qaysumah, on January 4th 2022 in Al Qaysumah, Saudi Arabia - © A.S.O./F.Le Floc'h/DPPI
04/01/22 - DAKAR2022- Stage 3 - Bivouac - Prize Giving
04/01/22 - DAKAR2022- Stage 3 - Bivouac - Prize Giving © A.S.O / Aurelien Vialatte