List
Dakar Rally – Final Leg
Jan 16th 2010 Buenos Aires, Argentina: The 32nd legendary Dakar Rally delivered a hair rising duel between Nasser Al-Attiyah and Carlos Sainz in front of millions of fans lining the daily stages in Argentina - Chile and billions worldwide in front of television screens. After 14 stages and 8900 kilometre driving through towering and endless sand dune fields of the Atacama Desert and through enormous stone and gravel sections cross the Andes, Carlos Sainz and Lucas Cruz triumphed by only 2 minutes 12 seconds ahead of Nasser Al-Attiyah and Timo Gottschalk.
Dakar Rally – 13th Leg
Jan 15th 2010 Santa Rosa, Argentina: Nasser Al-Attiyah and Carlos Sainz fight for victory is keeping the 2010 Dakar Rally exciting and the result open up until the last minute. On the desert classic’s thirteenth and penultimate stage Nasser Al-Attiyah and Timo Gottschalk finished in second place and took 2 minutes 32 seconds from their team mates Carlos Sainz and Lucas Cruz. The Spanish duo’s lead over Nasser and Timo in the overall standings shrunk as a result to only 2 minutes 48 seconds.
Dakar Rally – 12th Leg
Jan 14th 2010 San Rafael, Argentina: The Volkswagen factory duo Carlos Sainz and Lucas Cruz won the twelfth and longest Dakar Rally stage, only 54 seconds ahead of Nasser Al-Attiyah and Timo Gottschalk. Towards the middle of the 476 kilometres stage from San Juan to San Rafael Carlos Sainz was about four minutes faster than Nasser but on the second sandier section, Nasser reduced the gap to 52 seconds by the finish.
Dakar Rally – 11th Leg
Jan 13th 2010 San Juan, Argentina: On the second Andes crossing from Chile to Argentina the Volkswagen factory duo Nasser Al-Attiyah and Timo Gottschalk grabbed back 5 minutes and 38 seconds on their major rivals Carlos Sainz and Lucas Cruz, who still hold the lead in the general standings for the moment. Nasser and Timo finished the eleventh stage in the Dakar Rally 2010 in fourth place and are now only 4 minutes and 28 seconds behind Carlos Sainz who was forced to accept a setback, two slow punctures.
Dakar Rally – 10th Leg
Jan 12th 2010 Santiago, Chile: After more than three hours of driving through the tenth Dakar stage the time difference between the winner Carlos Sainz and Nasser Al-Attiyah was only 1 minute and 40 seconds. The stage from La Serena to Santiago in Chile was very stony with many small mountain passes and tight corners. Nasser Al-Attiyah and Timo Gottschalk finished the stage in fourth place and still second in the overall standing 10 minutes 6 seconds behind Carlos Sainz and Lucas Cruz.
Dakar Rally – 9th Leg
Jan 11th 2010 La Serena, Chile: Nasser Al-Attiyah and Timo Gottschalk claimed the day’s victory on the ninth stage between Copiapó and La Serena in Chile. Nasser’s winning margin of 5 minutes 59 seconds represented the largest lead for the winner of a stage during the 2010 Dakar Rally. Nasser achieved this notable performance on the shortest stage so far, which ran, however, through difficult dune fields in the Atacama Desert. After the day’s victory Nasser and Timo are still in the second place but they reduced the gap considerably to Carlos Sains
Dakar Rally – 8th Leg
Jan 10th 2010 Copiapó, Chile: Nasser Al-Attiyah and Timo Gottschalk defended their second position in the overall standing on the Dakar Rally’s eighth stage between Antofagasta to Copiapó. Nasser and Timo finished in fifth place after suffering two punctures on the extremely tough and long stage through Chile.
Dakar Rally – 7th Leg
Jan 8th 2010 Antofagasta, Chile: The Volkswagen factory duo Nasser Al-Attiyah and Timo Gottschalk won the - 600-kilometre - seventh leg in Dakar Rally from Iquique to Antofagasta in the Chilean Atacama Desert. Nasser and Timo managed an outstanding second stage win after their exploit on the second day of the rally.
Dakar Rally – 6th Leg
Jan 7th 2010 Iquique, Chile: The sixth Dakar - 418-kilometre stage from Antofagasta to Iquique in Chile’s Atacama Desert delivered much navigation difficulties because of the constantly changing terrain. Nasser Al-Attiyah and Timo Gottschalk finished in fourth place in their 300-hp Race Touareg car powered by VW TDI diesel engines. Nasser and Timo continue ranking as the overall runners-up after Carlos Sainz and Lucas Cruz.
Dakar Rally – 5th Leg
Jan 6th 2010 Antofagasta, Chile: On the so far longest and toughest special stage of the Dakar Rally, Nasser Al-Attiyah and Timo Gottschalk finished in third place after Mark Miller and Carlos Sainz. On the way from Copiapó to Antofagasta, which led across elevations of almost 3,000 metres and vast scree fields, Nasser and Timo contested the special stage that – at 483 kilometres – was the second-longest one of the rally.
Dakar Rally – 4th Leg
Jan 5th 2010 Copiapó, Chile: On the first Chilean leg of the Dakar Rally 2010, Nasser Al-Attiyah and his co-driver Timo Gottschalk achieved third place. A slow puncture cost Nasser a lot of time but he could completed the demanding fourth leg crossing of the Andes from Fiambalá to Copiapó as the best Volkswagen driver.
Dakar Rally – 3rd Leg
Jan 4th 2010 Fiambalá, Argentina: Nasser Al-Attiyah and his co-driver Timo Gottschalk lost valuable time due to a puncture and navigation difficulties on the 182-kilometre special stage from La Rioja to Fiambalá in Argentina. But they managed setting the third-best stage time on the third leg of the Dakar Rally 2010.
Dakar Rally – 2nd Leg
Jan 3rd 2010 La Rioja, Argentina: The Volkswagen factory duo Nasser Al-Attiyah and Timo Gottschalk won the second stage of the Dakar Rally 2010 in their 300-hp Race Touareg car powered by VW TDI diesel engines.
Dakar Rally – 1st Leg
Jan 2nd 2010 Buenos Aires, Argentina: Nasser Al-Attiyah and his co-driver Timo Gottschalk accomplished the first special stage of the 2010 Dakar Rally with a solid performance in their 300-hp Race Touareg car powered by Volkswagen TDI diesel engines. Nasser and Timo finished the first stage in fourth place.
Silk Way Rally 2009
Sep 13th 2009 Ashgabat, Turkmenistan: Volkswagen factory driver Nasser Al-Attiyah and German co-driver Timo Gottschalk were fighting a great duel with the winning Volkswagen duo Carlos Sainz and Lucas Cruz in the Silk Way Rally 2009, following the route of the legendary Silk Road through Russian republic of Tatarstan, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan.
Rallye dos Sertões 2009
Jul 3rd 2009 Natal, Brazil: The 17th edition of the Rallye dos Sertões delivered a hair rising duel between Carlos Sainz and Nasser Al-Attiyah. The rally witch is regarded as the toughest and longest cross-country after the legendary Dakar. At their first rally in the Volkswagen Race Touareg, Nasser Al-Attiyah and German co-driver Timo Gottschalk finished on second place, just 1m 09s behind the winner Carlos Sainz - Cruz Senra. Nasser delivered a strong showing as a new team member for Volkswagen Factory Team with stage wins during the first six days of
Dakar Rally 2009
Jan 8th 2009 Mendoza, Argentina: Nasser Al-Attiyah could see his Dakar Rally hopes crushed on the sixth stage when the organisers excluded him after missing series of way-points.
Nasser Al-Attiyah FIA World Cup Champion 2008 -- UAE Desert Challenge 2008
Oct 31st 2008 Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Nasser Al-Attiyah clinched FIA World Cup title by winning one of the most convincing start to finish victories in the history of cross-country rallying in the 2008 UAE Desert Challenge.
PAX RALLY 2008
Sep 14th 2008 Portimao, Portugal: FIA Baja Cup champion Nasser Al-Attiyah and co-driver Tina Thörner finished in fifth position in PAX Rally, the second round of Dakar series 2008 in their X-raid BMW X3 CC. Suspension problems and puncture cost the AlgoDyne Green Power Racing Team the chance of claiming a podium finish.
Nasser Al-Attiyah FIA International Cup for Cross Country Bajas Champion 2008
Aug 24th 2008 Balatonfüred, Hungary: Nasser Al-Attiyah and Swedish co-driver Tina Thörner clinched an emphatic victory for the AlgoDyne Green Power Racing Team in the Hungarian Baja. With his fourth successive outright victory of the season in a X-Raid BMW X3 CC Nasser won the 2008 FIA Cup for Cross-Country Bajas title.
Baja Spain Aragon 2008
Jul 20th 2008 Zaragoza, Spain: Nasser Al-Attiyah and Swedish co-driver Tina Thörner clinched a stunning victory in the 2008 Baja Spain Aragon, round three of the FIA International Cup for Cross-Country Bajas.
Transiberico Rally 2008
May 25th 2008 Estoril, Portugal: Nasser Al-Attiyah and Swedish co-driver Tina Thörner finished the five-day Transiberico Rally, round two of the 2008 FIA Cross-Country Rally World Cup, in second position.
Central Europe Rally 2008
Apr 26th 2008 VESZPREM, Hungary: An electrical sensor problem cost Nasser Al-Attiyah and Swedish co-driver Tina Thörner a fantastic opportunity to claim a podium position in the Central Europe Rally 2008.
FIA International Cup for Cross Country Bajas 2008
Mar 17th 2008 Cordenons , Italy : Nasser Al-Attiyah and Swedish co-driver Tina Thörner claimed a dramatic victory in Italian Baja in northern Italy on Sunday.
FIA International Cup for Cross Country Bajas 2008
Feb 14th 2008 Hail, Saudi Arabia: The AlgoDyne Green Power Racing Team recorded a stunning victory in the Saudi Arabian Hail Baja, the opening round of the FIA International Cup for Cross-Country Bajas, when Nasser Al-Attiyah and his co-driver Matthieu Baumel crushed their nearest rivals by 21m 41s.
UAE Desert Challenge 2007
Nov 2nd 2007 Dubai, United Arab Emirates: The AlgoDyne Green Power Racing Team with Nasser Al-Attiyah and Swedish co-driver Tina Thörner endured a disappointing end to a fantastic week's driving.
Guy Hoquet Rally of Morocco 2007
Sep 30th 2007 Ouarzazate, Morocco : The AlgoDyne Green Power Racing Team duo of Qatar's Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah and French co-driver Alain Guehennec finished third overall in the 2007 Guy Hoquet Rally of Morocco at the wheel of their X-Raid BMW X3CC on Sunday.
This page is under construction.
Contact|© 2010 Team Nasser Al Attiyah | Creative Commons License