Rajhi takes overall Dakar car lead on penultimate stage
Swedish driver Mattias Ekstrom (Ford) won the 11th stage, finishing the 275km special in Empty Quarter dunes 41sec ahead of Nasser al-Attiyah (Dacia) with Rajhi (Overdrive) completing the podium, at 1min 45sec. Rajhi, who trailed leader Henk Lategan (Toyota) by 2min 27sec going into Thursday's stage, not only caught his rival but opened up a significant gap. He now leads the South African by 6min 11sec going into Friday's final stage. "I knew I could do it. I trusted myself, I attacked and enjoyed," said the 43-year-old Saudi at the finish.