Al-Attiyah wins Dakar Rally for second time

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Mini driver Nasser Al-Attiyah of Qatar kisses his trophy  Qatari driver Nasser Al-Attiyah Saturday won the Dakar Rally for the second time following 2011. The 44-year-old finished third at the wheel of a Mini of the X-raid team on the last stage to Buenos Aires to secure the title with a lead of more than 35 minutes over Giniel de Villiers of South Africa. The final stage of the off-road rally, shortened to 34 kilometres because of heavy rain, was won by American Robby Gordon in a Hummer. Spain's defending champion Marc Coma (KTM) won the motorcycle title for a fifth time, finishing some 17 minutes up on Paulo Goncalves of Portugal.