Carlos Sousa yemwe ali ndi zovuta zamakina amasiya kutsogolo kwa Stéphane Peterhansel.
Carlos Sousa atatsutsa zamphamvu zonse za Mini X-Raid ndi SMG armada pa tsiku la 1, kukhazikika kwachilengedwe kwa Dakar kunakhazikitsidwanso. Pamaso pa South America marathon tsopano Stéphane Peterhansel, kuwina siteji lero, 46s patsogolo Carlos Sainz, monga Carlos Sousa, wopambana mpikisano dzulo, anachedwa ndi mavuto makina mu Haval wake. Ponseponse, X-Raid yaku France ikutsogolera ndi 28s kutsogolo kwa Carlos Sainz.
Wachisanu pamndandanda wamasiku ano, Nasser al-Attiyah ali kale pa nambala 3, patangodutsa mphindi zinayi kuchokera kwa mtsogoleri wake, Peterhansel.
Wachiwiri osankhidwa kumapeto kwa tsiku dzulo, awiri a Luso Orlando Terranova ndi Paulo Fiúza adatsika lero mpaka malo achisanu pamagulu onse, motero kuyika MINIS anayi m'malo asanu apamwamba pamagulu onse. Pamapeto pa tsiku la 2 ndi awa:
- 1st PETERHANSEL STÉPHANE (FRA)/COTTRET JEAN PAUL (FRA) MINI ALL4 RACING 06:17:02s
- 2 SAINZ CARLOS (ESP)/GOTTSCHALK TIMO (DEU) ORIGINAL SMG 06:17:30 +28s
- 3rd AL-ATTIYAH NASSER (QAT)/CRUZ LUCAS (ESP) MINI ALL4RACING 06h21m12s +04m10s
- 4th ROME NANI (ESP)/PÉRIN MICHEL (FRA) MINI ALL4 RACING 06h21m21s +04m19s
- 5th TERRANOVA ORLANDO (ARG)/FIUZA PAULO (PRT) MINI ALL4 RACING 06h25m33s +08m31s
- 6TH DE VILLIERS GINIEL (ZAF)/VON ZITZEWITZ DIRK (DEU) TOYOTA HILUX 06h34m12s +17m10s
- 7th LAVIEILLE CHRISTIAN (FRA)/GARCIN JEAN-PIERRE (FRA) HAVAL H8 06h38m01s +20m59s
- 8th HOLOWCZYC KRZYSZTOF (POL)/ZHILTSOV KONSTANTIN (RUS) MINI ALL4 RACING 06h54m10s +37m08s
- 9th WEVERS ERIK (NLD) / LURQUIN FABIAN (BEL) HRX FORD 06h55m21s +38m19s
- 10 CHABOT RONAN (FRA)/PILLOT GILLES (FRA) SMG ORIGINAL 01:00:00:10:11:21 +03:54:19