n the bikes category, KTM rider Antoine Meo topped the longest stage of the rally. Yamaha rider Adrien van Beveren now holds a narrow lead of 22 seconds ahead of Honda rider Kevin Benavides. KTM rider Matthias Walkner rounded off the top three riders after stage 8.
In the quads category, Simon Vitse became the sixth different stage winner. The French rider registered his maiden stage win in Dakar Rally. Ignacio Casale holds a comfortable rally lead ahead of Jeremias Gonzalez Ferioli and Nicolas Cavigliasso.
In the cars class, the eighth stage victory went to Peugeot driver Stephane Peterhansel who had lost time in stage 7 due to technical trouble. His teammate Carlos Sainz is the overall rally leader. Qatari driver Nasser Al-Attiyah is in the second position in the overall standings. Stage winner Peterhansel is placed in the third position in the general rankings.
In the trucks category, Russian driver Dmitry Sotnikov was the fastest man in the eighth stage in his Kamaz truck. His teammate Eduard Nikolaev leads the rally with a healthy margin ahead of Argentina driver Federico Villagra who was the second-fastest driver in the longest stage of the rally.

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