The Volkswagen duos Nasser Al-Attiyah/Timo Gottschalk (Q/D) as well as Carlos Sainz/Lucas Cruz Senra (E/E) continue fighting for overall victory at the Rallye dos Sertões, with gaps of just a few minutes between them. On the seventh leg of the cross-country rally through Brazil Al-Attiyah/Gottschalk clinched their fifth stage win and took the lead again in the interim standings in front of their team-mates Sainz/Cruz Senra. The 548-kilometer stage between Barra and Petrolina again took the three factory prepared Race Touareg vehicles across narrow trails with deep, soft sand and put the drivers and co-drivers as well as the material to the test. The third Volkswagen duo Maurício Neves/Eduardo Bampi (BR/BR) lost several minutes due to a navigation error but still improved to seventh position overall.

Number of the day: Each of the three service trucks in Brazil carries a tool set on board – consisting, among other things, of 27 different pairs of pliers, 58 wrenches, 48 screwdrivers, but just nine special tools. In addition, every mechanic carries a case containing the most essential tools for his job on the Race Touareg 2.

This is a Volkswagen Press release. Puro Off Road is an accredited VW news user.

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