Best of Dakar Rally

X-Raid's driver Nani Roma and co-driver Alex Haro in action during stage 9 of the Dakar Rally. REUTERS/Carlos more

PH Sport's driver Pierre Lachaume and co-driver Jean Polato in action during stage 9. REUTERS/Carlos Jasso

General view of three vehicles in action during stage 9. REUTERS/Carlos Jasso

KLYMCIW's Garret Poucher in action during stage 9. REUTERS/Carlos Jasso

X-Raid Mini JCW's driver Stephane Peterhansel and co-driver David Castera in action during stage 8. REUTERS/Camore

KLYMCIW's Garret Poucher, KTM Peru's Cesar Pardo and Tesla-Tamega's Oscar Romero during stage 8. REUTERS/Carlomore

PH Sport's driver Pierre Lachaume and co-driver Jean Polato in action during Stage 8. REUTERS/Carlos Jasso

KTM Factory Racing's Toby Price in action during stage 6. REUTERS/Carlos Jasso

Raid Mini JCW's driver Cyril Despres and co-driver Jean Cottret in action during stage 6. REUTERS/Carlos Jasmore

Gelly Auto Shell Lubricant Cooper's driver Philippe Gache and co-driver Stephane Prevot during stage 5. REUTmore

Mazzuco Can-Am's Nicolas Robledo in action during stage 6. REUTERS/Carlos Jasso

Toyota Gazoo's driver Bernhard Ten Brinke and co-driver Xavier Panseri in action during stage 6. REUTERS/Carmore

X-Raid's driver Nani Roma and co-driver Alex Haro during stage 6. REUTERS/Carlos Jasso

Monster Energy Honda's Ricky Brabec during stage 5. REUTERS/Carlos Jasso

PH-Sport's driver Harry Hunt and co-driver Wouter Rosegaar during stage 6. REUTERS/Carlos Jasso

Rockstar Husqvarna Racing's Andrew Short in action during stage 6. REUTERS/Carlos Jasso

Orlen X-Raid's driver Jakub Przygonski and co-driver Tom Colsoul in action during stage 6. REUTERS/Carlos Jmore

X-Raid's driver Nani Roma and co-driver Alex Haro in action during stage 6. REUTERS/Carlos Jasso

Rockstar Husqvarna Racing's Pablo Quintanilla in action during stage 3. REUTERS/Carlos Jasso

Marcos Colvero of Brazil lies on the dunes after he crashed on his KTM motorbike during the third stage. Francmore

Monster Energy Honda's Kevin Benavides in action during stage 4. REUTERS/Carlos Jasso

Driver Giniel De Villiers, of South Africa, and co-driver Dirk Von Zitzewitz, of Germany, work on their Toyotamore

X-Raid Mini JCW's driver Stephane Peterhansel and co-driver David Castera in action during stage 2. more

Petronas' driver Gerard de Rooy and co-driver Darek Rodewald in action during stage 2. REUTERS/Carlos Jasso

G-Energy's driver Vladimir Vasilyev and co-driver Konstantin Zhiltsov in action during stage 2. REUTERS/Carmore

Kamaz Master's driver Eduard Nikolaev and co-driver Evgenii Iakovlev in action during stage 3. REUTERS/Carlos more

X-Raid's driver Yazeed Al Rajhi and co-driver Timo Gottschalk in action during stage 2. REUTERS/Carlos Jassmore

Monster Energy Honda's Jose Cornejo in action during stage 2. REUTERS/Carlos Jasso

X-Raid's driver Orlando Terranova and co-driver Bernardo Graue in action during stage 2. REUTERS/Carlos Jasso

Orlen X-Raid's driver Jakub Przygonski and co-driver Tom Colsoul in action during stage 2. REUTERS/Carlos more

X-Raid Mini JCW's driver Carlos Sanz and co-driver Lucas Cruz in action during stage 2. REUTERS/Carlos Jassmore

Kamaz Master's driver Eduard Nikolaev and co-driver Evgenii Iakovlev in action during stage 1. REUTERS/Carmore

Toyota Gazoo's driver Nasser Al-Attiyah and co-driver Matthieu Baumel in action during stage 2. REUTERS/Camore

Car Agrorodeo's driver Vaidotas Zala and co-driver Saulius Jurgelenas in action during stage 2. REUTERS/Carlosmore

Kamaz Master's driver Dmitry Sotnikov and co-driver Ilnur Mustafin in action during stage 1. REUTERS/Carlosmore

Toyota Gazoo's driver Nasser Al-Attiyah and co-driver Matthieu Baumel in action during stage 2. REUTERS/Carlosmore

SxS Pro Raid Peru's driver Juan Carlos Vallejo and co-driver Leonardo Baronio, Team Speed's driver Blade Hildemore

Big Shock Racing's driver Martin Macik and co-driver Frantisek Tomasek in action during stage 1. REUTERSmore

KTM Factory Racing's Sam Sunderland in action during stage 1. REUTERS/Carlos Jasso

Kamaz Master's driver Eduard Nikolaev and co-driver Evgenii Iakovlev in action during stage 1. REUTERS/Carmore