El último ganador del Dakar, el australiano Toby Price recuperó la punta del Rally de Abu Dhabi, al quedar segundo en la tercer etapa detrás de Helder Rodríguez y aprovechando, que el chileno Pablo Quintanilla debió abrir ruta a través de los 280 kms. de desierto, pagando con tiempo esa responsabilidad tras su triunfo de ayer. Sam Sunderland se mantiene en segundo lugar, mientras Laia Sanz ocupa el sexto escalón y Pierre Renet el octavo.
A pesar de perder la punta, el chileno y mejor latino de la carrera, se mantiene cerca de Price.
RESULTADOS ETAPA 3
| Pos | No. | Name | Avg. | Time | Diff. prev | Diff. 1st |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | RODRIGUES H. | 73.4 | 3:48:50.0 | ||
| 2 | 5 | PRICE T. | 73.4 | 3:48:51.0 | +1.0 | +1.0 |
| 3 | 2 | SUNDERLAND S. | 72.8 | 3:50:53.0 | +2:02.0 | +2:03.0 |
| 4 | 4 | QUINTANILLA P. | 72.1 | 3:52:54.0 | +2:01.0 | +4:04.0 |
| 5 | 23 | ARANA COBEAGA T. | 72.1 | 3:52:54.0 | +0.0 | +4:04.0 |
| 6 | 7 | AL BALOOSHI M. | 72.0 | 3:53:22.0 | +28.0 | +4:32.0 |
| 7 | 28 | CORNEJO FLORIMO J. | 71.6 | 3:54:48.0 | +1:26.0 | +5:58.0 |
| 8 | 10 | SANZ L. | 71.4 | 3:55:25.0 | +37.0 | +6:35.0 |
| 9 | 8 | RENET P. | 71.0 | 3:56:35.0 | +1:10.0 | +7:45.0 |
| 10 | 19 | PIATEK J. | 70.9 | 3:56:57.0 | +22.0 | +8:07.0 |
CLASIFICACION GENERAL
| Pos | No. | Name | Pen. | Time | Diff. prev | Diff. 1st |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | PRICE T. | 11:35:07.0 | |||
| 2 | 2 | SUNDERLAND S. | 11:36:04.0 | +57.0 | +57.0 | |
| 3 | 4 | QUINTANILLA P. | 11:36:22.0 | +18.0 | +1:15.0 | |
| 4 | 7 | AL BALOOSHI M. | 12:04:33.0 | +28:11.0 | +29:26.0 | |
| 5 | 23 | ARANA COBEAGA T. | 12:04:37.0 | +4.0 | +29:30.0 | |
| 6 | 10 | SANZ L. | 12:12:24.0 | +7:47.0 | +37:17.0 | |
| 7 | 19 | PIATEK J. | 12:13:04.0 | +40.0 | +37:57.0 | |
| 8 | 8 | RENET P. | 12:14:13.0 | +1:09.0 | +39:06.0 | |
| 9 | 33 | MCBRIDE D. | 12:19:47.0 | +5:34.0 | +44:40.0 | |
| 10 | 28 | CORNEJO FLORIMO J. | 12:31:13.0 | +11:26.0 | +56:06.0 |