The 2012 Dakar Rally is now in the books, with Stephane Peterhansel holding on for the overall win in his Mini. Nani Roma and Giniel de Villiers take second and third respectively. Robby Gordon ended up in fifth overall after taking the win on the final stage.
Final standings from Autosport.com –
Pos Driver Car Time/Gap
1. Stephane Peterhansel Mini 14h54m46s
2. Nani Roma Mini + 41m56s
3. Giniel de Villiers Toyota + 1h13m25s
4. Leonid Novitskiy Mini + 2h11m54s
5. Robby Gordon Hummer + 2h16m53s
6. Lucio Alvarez Toyota + 4h05m52s
7. Carlos Sousa Great Wall + 4h30m24s
8. Ricardo Leal dos Santos Mini + 5h03m18s
9. Bernhard Ten Brinke Mitsubishi + 5h11m18s
10. Krzysztof Holowczyc Mini + 6h59m38s
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The BMW Mini seems a hollow victory considering the stuff up that happened. Matches the 1967 Monte Carlo Rally now that Rauno Aaltonen has admitted recently that he 'accidentally' took a short cut and told his co-driver that he keep his mouth shut..