Day seven at Dakar was all about VW pilot Nasser Al-Attiyah who took the day’s stage victory and closed the gap for Sainz down to 11 mins.

Overall Positions: Pos Driver Car Time/Gap 1. Carlos Sainz VW 26h21m23s 2. Nasser Al-Attiyah VW + 11m03s 3. Mark Miller VW + 22m06s 4. Guerlain Chicherit BMW + 2h02m54s 5. Stephane Peterhansel BMW + 2h03m10s 6. Krzysztof Holowczyc Nissan + 2h20m58s 7. Carlos Sousa Mitsubishi + 3h08m58s 8. Guilherme Spinelli Mitsubishi + 3h23m35s 9. Leonid Novitskiy BMW + 4h17m21s10. Christian Lavieille Nissan + 4h28m43s