Nasser al-Attiyah of Qatar made up for heartbreak a year ago by finally winning his first Dakar Rally title on Saturday.

Qatari driver Nasser al-Attiyah took the overall race lead after winning the eighth stage of the Dakar Rally on Monday.

Qatar’s Nasser al-Attiyah halved Volkswagen teammate Carlos Sainz’s overall Dakar Rally lead on Sunday with a seventh stage win.