Masuoka retains Dakar title
Japan’s Hiroshi Masuoka retained his Dakar Rally title after battling through the final stage in Egypt today.
Masuoka completed the gruelling 17-stage, 8,552 kilometre event in a time of 49 hours, eight minutes and 52 seconds.
Masuoka came in 35th in today’s stage around Sharm El Sheikh but he still held enough of an advantage to finish almost two hours ahead of Jean-Pierre Fontenay.
Stephane Peterhansel, who had led by 25 minutes before suffering mechanical problems on the penultimate stage, ended in third.
Frenchman Richard Sainct won the motorbikes section for the third time and Vladimir Tchaguine claimed the trucks title.
