Paris-Dakar standings through 98-01-08

EL MREITI, Mauritania., Jan 8 - Result of today's 680-km ninth stage of the Paris-Dakar Rally contested between Zouerat and El Mreiti, Mauritania: P. Driver Country Car Time ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1. Jean-Pierre Fontenay France Mitsubishi 7:53:03 2. Jutta Kleinschmidt Germany Buggy + 10:49 3. Bruno Saby France Mitsubishi + 13:17 4. Hiroshi Masuoka Japan Mitsubishi + 34:47 5. Kenjiro Shinozuka Japan Mitsubishi + 1:34:49 Overall 1. Fontenay 23:13:46 2. Saby + 14:27 3. Kleinschmidt + 1:10:16 4. Shinozuka + 1:39:53 5. Masuoka + 1:48:59 Motorcycles: P. Rider Country Bike Time ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1. Andy Haydon Australia KTM 8:19:03 2. Joan Roma Spain KTM + 01:01 3. Richard Sainct France KTM + 4:21 4. Jordi Arcarons Spain KTM + 5:43 5. Stephane Peterhansel France Yamaha + 9:00 6. Edi Orioli Italy BMW + 10:31 7. Carlos Sotelo Spain Cagiva + 10:44 8. Fabrizio Meoni Italy KTM + 19:35 9. David Castera France Yamaha + 20:24 10. Paul Krause U.S. KTM + 23:39 Overall: 1. Peterhansel 24:38:06 2. Roma + 49 3. Meoni + 13:00 4. Sainct + 15:00 5. Sotelo + 49:43 6. Haydon + 56:21 7. Cox + 1:05:14 8. Orioli + 1:14:18 9. Deacon + 1:38:34 10. Sala + 1:46:48