Moraes wins stage, Al Attiyah fourth as roadbook error causes chaos at Dakar

Al Duwadimi: Five time Dakar winner Nasser Al Attiyah was fourth to the finish line, and maintained fourth place in the general rankings as a road boo...

Al Duwadimi: Five-time Dakar winner Nasser Al Attiyah was fourth to the finish line, and maintained fourth place in the general rankings as a road book note error caused many drivers at the front of the field to lose their bearings, forcing Dakar Rally organisers to erase any gains or losses for a 20km stretch during yesterday's stage seven.

The roadbook error came at kilometre 158 of stage 7, a 412km loop which started and finished in Al Duawadimi, and was enough to take the leaders off course.

Losing precious time, they drove aimlessly in the desert until an organisation helicopter came to put the cars back on the right track.

“We were there for 50 minutes, 50 minutes of going round in circles,” said Belgian driver Guillaume de Mevius, who was among the first to arrive at the faulty mark in his Mini.