279 vehicles have made it through the special stageAt 18.15 GMT, 140 bikes, 102 cars and 37 trucks had made it through the tenth special stage and were heading toward or had already arrived at the bivouac in Néma, the finishing point of this 10th stage.

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Stage 10 summaryPending validation, Dutchman Arjan Brouwer (Ginaf) won his first special scratch time stage on the Dakar with a time of 4h.36’22, 7’33 ahead of Brazilian Andre De Azevedo (Tatra) and 9’21 in front of Russian Ilgizar Mardeev (Kamaz). The Russian thus reduces his deficit on Hans Stacey to 2h.50’04. More than ever, the Dutchman enjoys a solid lead at the top of the general rankings.

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Stage 10 summaryPending validation, Qatari Nasser Al-Attiyah (BMW) recorded his first stage victory on the Dakar with a time of 3h.49’48, 28" ahead of Japan’s Hiroshi Masuoka (Mitsubishi) and 1’49 in front of American Mark Miller (VW). In 4th place 2’08 behind, Frenchman Stéphane Peterhansel (Mitsubishi) still leads the general rankings, with a lead of 9’56 over his team-mate Luc Alphand (Mitsubishi). In the two-wheel drive category, victory went to Frenchman Jean-Louis Schlesser (Buggy Schlesser), with the 7th-placed scratch time. In the Open category, American Robby Gordon (Hummer) triumphed with the 23rd-placed scratch time. Finally, in the Production category, Japanese driver Jun Mitsuhashi (Toyota) was victorious.

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Stage 10 summaryPending validation, Portugal’s Helder Rodrigues (Yamaha) picked up his 2nd stage victory on the rally with a scratch time of 4h.12’55, as well as in the 450 cc category, 44" ahead of Spaniard Marc Coma (KTM) and 51" in front of Frenchman Cyril Despres. In the general rankings, Coma now boasts a lead of 54’43 over Despres. In the Marathon category, Latvian Janis Vinters (KTM) was again successful, with an excellent 4th-placed scratch time. Finally, in the quad category, Spaniard Carlos Avendano (Suzuki) was victorious