2010 DAKAR RALLY // PETERHANSEL COLLECTS STAGE 8 WIN

BMW driver Stephane Peterhansel collected the stage win yesterday, as the 2010 Dakar Rally reached its half way point. The win for Peterhansel seemed rather uneventful however, as the BMW driver is now more than two hours off the pace of overall leader, Carlos Sainz.

Sainz, who finished second in yesterdays eighth stage, leads a trio of Volkswagens in the overall standings. Sitting third behind Sainz and Al-Attiyah is Mark Miller, while fellow American Robby Gordon managed to finish yesterdays stage a respectable tenth, although he is now more than five hours off the pace of Sainz.

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Stage 8 Results // Car Class:
1: PETERHANSEL (FRA) BMW 05:06:05 00:00:00
2: SAINZ (ESP) VOLKSWAGEN 05:06:50 00:00:45
3: MILLER (USA) VOLKSWAGEN 05:07:12 00:01:07
4: DE VILLIERS (ZAF) VOLKSWAGEN 05:10:06 00:04:01
5: AL-ATTIYAH (QAT) VOLKSWAGEN 05:10:22 00:04:17
6: TERRANOVA (ARG) MITSUBISHI 05:13:20 00:07:15
7: SOUSA (PRT) MITSUBISHI 05:27:15 00:21:10
8: CHICHERIT (FRA) BMW 05:28:09 00:22:04
9: HOLOWCZYC (POL) Nissan Overdrive 05:31:37 00:25:32
10: GORDON (USA) HUMMER 05:43:04 00:36:59

Overall Results // Car Class:
1. Carlos Sainz Volkswagen 31h28m13s
2. Nasser Al-Attiyah Volkswagen +14m35
3. Mark Miller Volkswagen +22m28
4. Stephane Peterhansel BMW +2h02m25s
5. Guerlain Chicherit BMW +2h24m13s
6. Krzysztof Holowczyc Nissan +2h45m45s
7. Carlos Sousa Mitsubishi +3h29m23s
8. Guilherme Spinelli Mitsubishi +4h04m12s
9. Giniel de Villiers Volkswagen +4h34m49s
10. Robby Gordon Hummer +5h01m24s