Al-Rajhi wins first Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge for KSA as Loeb extends lead in title race 

ABU DHABI: Sebastien Loeb extended his lead in the World Rally-Raid Championship today as Yazeed Al-Rajhi became the first Saudi Arabian driver to win the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge.

Al-Rajhi and German partner Timo Gottschalk finished top with a a time of 16 hours, 28 minutes ands six seconds.

Partnered by Fabian Lurquin in the Bahrain Raid Xtreme Prodrive Hunter, Loeb produced a measured drive through the final 206 km stage, settling for the second best time on the day to open up a 16-point W2RC advantage over Nasser Al-Attiyah.