Toyota drivers dominated the second stage of the Dakar Rally with the fastest five placings on Monday but Nasser Al-Attiyah took over at the top of the car standings for the Dacia Sandriders team.
The Qatari, a five times Dakar winner, was only eighth fastest on the 400km special stage from the port of Yanbu on Saudi Arabias Red Sea coast to Al-Ula but ended the day seven seconds clear of Toyotas Seth Quintero.
American Quintero won the stage one minute and 42 seconds ahead of last years overall runner-up Henk Lategan of South Africa.
