Sianz' team-mate Giniel De Villiers moved up to second place in the overall standings to cap off a good day for VW. Stephane Peterhansel climbed to 3rd after a better performance today in the Mitsubishi Pajero.
Yesterday's leader Nasser Al-Attiyah (BMW X3CC) slipped down to fourth place after a navigational problem so him having to run behind Sainz during part of the stage and being hampered by his dust.
Sainz commented about the conditions he faced on stage 2:
"The second stage was a great deal harder than the first. The motorbikes and dust caused us the most the problems. We had to drive slower behind the motorbikes, but couldn't afford to stop otherwise we would have got bogged down in the soft ground. The first part of the stage was particularly fast. We got lost once at a difficult point. However, my co-driver Michel worked excellently under these conditions."
Dakar 2009 Stage 2 Results: cars
1.SAINZ (ESP) / PERIN (FRA) VOLKSWAGEN 04:34:46
2.DE VILLIERS (ZAF) / VON ZITZEWITZ (DEU) VOLKSWAGEN +02:19
3.PETERHANSEL (FRA) / COTTRET (FRA) MITSUBISHI +03:51
4.AL ATTIYAH (QAT) / THORNER (SWE) BMW +04:15
5.ROMA (ESP) / CRUZ SENRA (ESP) MITSUBISHI +05:42
6.ALPHAND (FRA) / PICARD (FRA) MITSUBISHI +06:21
7.MILLER (USA) / PITCHFORD (ZAF) VOLKSWAGEN +08:20
8.TERRANOVA (ARG) / GUEHENNEC (FRA) BMW +09:12
9.HOLOWCZYC (POL) / FORTIN (BEL) NISSAN +11:13
10.GORDON (USA) / GRIDER (USA) HUMMER +21:32
Dakar 2009 Stage 2 Results: motorcycles
1.COMA (ESP) KTM 05:13:32
2.VERHOEVEN (NLD) KTM+13:47
3.STREET (USA) KTM +15:46
4.FRETIGNE (FRA) YAMAHA +16:51
5.CZACHOR (POL) KTM +17:41
6.ULLEVALSETER (NOR) KTM +24:36
7.PAIN (FRA) YAMAHA +25:14
8.KNUIMAN (NLD) KTM+25:56
9.MARCHINI (FRA) YAMAHA+26:44
10.VINTERS (LVA) KTM +27:11
Dakar 2009 Stage 2 Results: trucks
1.DE ROOY (NLD) GINAF 05:36:51
2.KABIROV (RUS) KAMAZ +03:58
3.VAN VLIET (NLD) GINAF +08:36
4.CHAGIN (RUS) KAMAZ +12:52
5.MARDEEV (RUS) KAMAZ +20:06
6.DE AZEVEDO (BRA) TATRA +36:25
7.MACIK (CZE) LIAZ +44:06
8.SPACIL (CZE) LIAZ +44:41
9.KIES (NLD) GINAF +45:29
10.VAN DEN BRINK (NLD) GINAF +51:25
