Paris-Dakar standings through 98-01-07

ZOUERAT, Mauritania., Jan 7 - Result of today's 494-km eighth stage of the Paris-Dakar from Smara, Morocco to Zouerat, Mauritania: Cars P. Driver Country Car Time ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1. Kenjiro Shinozuka Japan Mitsubishi 4:07:02 2. Jean-Pierre Fontenay France Mitsubishi 03:38 2. Bruno Saby France Mitsubishi + 6:04 4. Jutta Kleinschmidt Germany Buggy + 11:06 5. Hiroshi Masuoka Japan Mitsubishi + 14:29 6. Jean-Louis Schlesser France Buggy + 17:35 7. Philippe Alliot France Nissan + 41:14 8. Carlos Souza Portugal Mitsubishi + 44:25 9. Dominique Housieaux France Nissan + 48:27 10. Jean-Pierre Strugo France Mitsubishi + 52:01 Overall 1. Fontenay 15:20:43 2. Saby + 01:10 3. Shinozuka + 5:04 4. Schlesser + 26:06 5. Kleinschmidt + 59:27 6. Masuoka + 1:12:12 7. Alliot + 2:44:20 8. Hanciaux + 2:44:25 9. Souza + 2:45:40 10. Strugo + 3:12:46

Motorcycles P. Rider Country Bike Time ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1. Stephane Peterhansel France Yamaha 4:35:38 2. Carlos Sotelo Spain Cagiva + 56 3. Fabrizio Meoni Italy KTM + 8:43 4. Oscar Gallardo Spain BMW + 11:46 5. Alfie Cox South Africa KTM + 14:04 6. Richard Sainct France KTM + 15:53 7. Jaroslav Katrinak Slovakia KTM + 16:40 8. Krause U.S. KTM + 17:27 9. Joan Roma Spain KTM + 17:33 10. Andy Haydon Australia KTM + 19:05 Overall: 1. Peterhansel 16:10:03 2. Meoni + 02:25 3. Roma + 08:48 4. Cox + 18:02 5. Gallardo + 18:31 6. Sainct + 19:39 7. Katrinak + 22:14 8. Sotelo + 47:59 9. Haydon + 1:05:21 10. Deacon + 1:05:52