Carlos Sainz took over the lead of the Dakar Rally from Stephane Peterhansel after he suffered mechanical problems on the 483km Copiapo to Antofagasta stage in the Atacama desert .

Pos. N° Name Make Time Variation Penalty

1 305 MILLER (USA) PITCHFORD (ZAF)  VOLKSWAGEN 05:06:15 00:00:00  2 303 SAINZ (ESP) CRUZ (ESP)  VOLKSWAGEN 05:08:25 00:02:10  3 306 AL-ATTIYAH (QAT) GOTTSCHALK (DEU)  VOLKSWAGEN 05:10:42 00:04:27  4 302 GORDON (USA) GRIDER (USA)  HUMMER 05:11:03 00:04:48  5 312 NEVES (BRA) MAESTRELLI (BRA)  VOLKSWAGEN 05:15:36 00:09:21  6 307 CHICHERIT (FRA) THOERNER (CHE)  BMW 05:18:39 00:12:24  7 311 TERRANOVA (ARG) MAIMON (FRA)  MITSUBISHI 05:22:48 00:16:33  8 314 SOUSA (PRT) BAUMEL (FRA)  MITSUBISHI 05:26:23 00:20:08  9 308 HOLOWCZYC (POL) FORTIN (BEL)  Nissan Overdrive 05:31:41 00:25:26  10 310 NOVITSKIY (RUS) SCHULZ (DEU)  BMW 05:31:53 00:25:38