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The Qatar National Champion, Nbader Al-Attiyah, will be the first day of the Dakar as part of its 41st edition, to be held in the Peruvian capital, Lima, until January 17, with the participation of 534 competitors and of 334 vehicles in the categories cars, bicycles, trucks, Al-Attiyah, accompanied by the French navigator Matthew Bommel aboard the Toyota Hilux, finished at the top of the first day of the 84 km race after finishing first with a time of 1.01.41 hours, 1.59 seconds behind his closest rival, Carlos Sainz. Secondly, Poland's Jakob Berzigunksi took third place with a time of 1.03.41 hours..
On Tuesday, the drivers will face stiff competition against a phase of sand dunes with a total area of 553 km, including 342 km..
Al-Attiyah is looking to win his third title at the 2011 Dakar Rally (with Volkswagen) and 2015 (with X-Rade), ie summer 2016 and 2018.
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