Orlando Terranova has won stage 6 of the 2022 Dakar Rally for the pro-drive-run Bahrain team while Nasser Al-Attiyah extended his overall advantage, despite finishing only 10th.

Argentinian driver, Terranova fended off a stern challenge from Audi�s Mattias Ekstrom in the closing segment of the second Riyadh loop to claim the 7th stage-win of his career, 1 minute 6 seconds clear of the Swede.

Saudi driver Yazeed Al-Rajhi leap-frogged Sebastian Loeb to second in the overall classification with the third fastest time, after the Frenchman lost 25 minutes for taking the wrong route earlier in the stage.

Loeb�s troubles came as a blessing for his chief rival Al-Attiyah, who extended his lead in the overall standings to 50 minutes,, despite doing no better than 10th.