Day eight of the 2012 Dakar Rally saw Robby Gordon cut leader Stephane Peterhansel’s lead down to just seven minutes and 36 seconds. Krzysztof Holowczyc and his Mini hold on to third place just behind Gordon.
Current standings from Autosport.com –
Pos Driver Car Time/Gap
1. Stephane Peterhansel Mini 20h05m15s
2. Robby Gordon Hummer + 7m36s
3. Krzysztof Holowczyc Mini + 7m48s
4. Nani Roma Mini + 12m27s
5. Giniel de Villiers Toyota + 37m45s
6. Nasser Al-Attiyah Hummer + 45m25s
7. Leonid Novitskiy Mini + 1h07m33s
8. Carlos Sousa Great Wall + 1h23m29s
9. Lucio Alvarez Toyota + 2h04m15s
10. Erik van Loon Mitsubishi + 2h19m04s