Nasser al-Attiyah wins Dakar Rally for the fifth time
Car India|February 2023
As the 2023 Dakar Rally came to an end, Al-Attiyah won his fifth championship
Kurt Morris
Nasser al-Attiyah wins Dakar Rally for the fifth time

THE AUTOMOBILE CLASS OF THE 2023 DAKAR Rally was won by Nasser Al-Attiyah and his co-driver, Mathieu Baumel, who once again triumphed in a Toyota Hilux. It marks the team’s fifth victory, the Toyota Hilux Dakar’s third, and all three have triumphed twice in a row.

The Frenchman, Sebastien Loeb, who finished second last year as well, trailed the 52-year-old Nasser al-Attiyah by more than an hour in the overall standings after the 52-year-old won three stages. Lucas Moraes of Brazil, a colleague of Al-at Attiyah’s Toyota team, came in third. With a dominating lead after the first week and a safety-first approach in the second half of the race, Al-Attiyah claimed the overall lead following the third stage.

This story is from the February 2023 edition of Car India.

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