Riyadh, January 08 (QNA) – Qatar’s rally driver Nasser Saleh Al Attiyah came second in the eighth phase of the cars T1 category of the ongoing 45th edition of Dakar Rally 2023, in Saudi Arabia.
The defending champion, on board TOYOTA Hilux along with co-driver France’s Mathieu Baumel, covered the 407-km Dawadmi – Riyadh track in 3.36.35 hours, 2.11 minutes behind winners French Sebastien Loeb and Belgian co-driver Fabian Lurquin.
The ninth stage of the race, which covers 710 km from Riyadh to Haradh, will kick off Monday.
The race kicked off Dec. 31 and runs through Jan. 15 in Saudi Arabia, for the fourth year in a row, with the participation of 820 drivers and navigators, representing 68 different countries.
(QNA)