MOTORSPORT - Giniel de Villiers took fourth place on stage two of the Dakar Rally on Sunday, and while the South African driver would have been pleased after climbing to third in the general classification, he was left with some work to do to catch the early leaders.
Frenchman Cyril Despres was quickest on the 267km looped special stage in Peru, opening a 27-second gap over countryman and Peugeot teammate Stephane Peterhansel at the top of the overall standings.
Though De Villiers managed to climb three places in the rankings, moving into a podium position, he was more than five minutes behind Despres.
His Toyota Gazoo Racing SA teammate Nasser Al-Attiyah of Qatar, who had led overnight, slipped back to fifth position but he too remained in contention for the local outfit.
