Dakar rally: Qatar’s Al-Attiyah edges over victory

He is the first competitor from the Middle East to have won this race twice.

One of the toughest driving competitions in the world is coming to an end.

The Dakar Rally has led teams through the Peruvian desert, to start and finish in Lima.

This year, the course has been shorter but for many, the race has been just as challenging.

Al Jazeera’s Mariana Sanchez reports from Pisco.

By Mariana Sanchez