Peterhansel takes over rally lead

STEPHANE PETERHANSEL snatched the lead of the Dakar Rally yesterday with the fastest time on stage two.

The Mitsubishi driver was 17 seconds faster than nearest challenger Giniel de Villiers on the 43-kilometre special stage from Narbonne to Castellon in setting a time of 38 minutes 48 seconds. Last year's winner Hiroshi Masuoka was third in a Mitsubishi. Former world rally champion Miki Biasion lies sixth, less than a minute down on Mitsubishi team-mate

Peterhansel.