Nasser Al-Attiyah of Qatar claimed his first Dakar Rally title and Spanish rider Marc Coma won the race for the third time on his motorbike as the two-week trek wrapped up on Saturday.
Al-Attiyah finished second in the 13th and final stage as Volkswagen swept the podium.
"We did it," Al-Attiyah said. "I am so happy."
Carlos Sainz of Spain, the 2010 champion, won the stage by 38 seconds from Al-Attiyah to hold onto third overall.
South African Giniel de Villiers was second overall, 49 minutes, 41 seconds behind Al-Attiyah. Sainz finished 1:20:38 back.
In bikes, Coma was fifth in the final stage, 2:16 behind winner Frans Verhoven of Belgium. Coma on a KTM finished 15:04 ahead of Cyril Despres in the overall. Helder Rodrigues of Portugal was third, 1:40:20 back.
Al-Attiyah, who was second last year to Sainz, called the victory "the biggest moment of my career" and said would it help put Qatar on the map.
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