Carlos Sousa kalawan masalah mékanis ninggalkeun kalungguhan pikeun Stéphane Peterhansel.
Saatos Carlos Sousa nantang sadaya-kuat Mini X-Raid na SMG armada dina dinten 1st, kasaimbangan alam Dakar ieu ulang ngadegkeun. Di hareup marathon Amérika Kidul ayeuna Stéphane Peterhansel, meunang tahap dinten ieu, 46s dihareupeun Carlos Sainz, sakumaha Carlos Sousa, juara lomba kamari, ditunda ku masalah mékanis dina Haval na. Gemblengna, Perancis X-Raid mingpin kalayan kalungguhan 28s ngalangkungan Carlos Sainz.
Kalima dina streak dinten ieu, Nasser al-Attiyah parantos ka-3 sadayana, langkung ti opat menit ti pamimpinna, Peterhansel.
Kadua digolongkeun dina ahir poé kamari, duo semi-Luso Orlando Terranova jeung Paulo Fiúza turun dinten ka tempat kalima dina ranking umum, sahingga nempatkeun opat MINIS dina lima tempat luhur dina klasifikasi umum. Dina ahir dinten ka-2 ieu posisi:
- 1st PETERHANSEL STÉPHANE (FRA)/COTTRET JEAN PAUL (FRA) MINI ALL4 RACING 06:17:02s
- 2nd SAINZ CARLOS (ESP)/GOTTSCHALK TIMO (DEU) ASLI SMG 06:17:30 +28s
- 3rd AL-ATTIYAH NASSER (QAT)/CRUZ LUCAS (ESP) MINI ALL4RACING 06h21m12s +04m10s
- ROME NANI ka-4 (ESP)/PÉRIN MICHEL (FRA) MINI ALL4 RACING 06h21m21s +04m19s
- TERRANOVA ORLANDO ka-5 (ARG)/FIUZA PAULO (PRT) MINI ALL4 RACING 06h25m33s +08m31s
- 6TH DE VILLIERS GINIEL (ZAF)/VON ZITZEWITZ DIRK (DEU) TOYOTA HILUX 06h34m12s +17m10s
- 7. LAVIEILLE CHRISTIAN (FRA)/GARCIN JEAN-PIERRE (FRA) HAVAL H8 06h38m01s +20m59s
- 8. HOLOWCZYC KRZYSZTOF (POL)/ZHILTSOV KONSTANTIN (RUS) MINI ALL4 RACING 06h54m10s +37m08s
- Ka-9 WEVERS ERIK (NLD) / LURQUIN FABIAN (BEL) HRX FORD 06h55m21s +38m19s
- 10 CHABOT RONAN (FRA)/PILLOT GILLES (FRA) SMG ASLI 01:00:00:10:11:21 +03:54:19