NEW YORK (AP) — Nani Roma upstages pre-race car favorites to set early pace at Dakar Rally in Argentina . Roma 's BMW team-mate Stephane Peterhansel , a total nine-time winner of the endurance event in the car and bikes categories , was a further 43 seconds adrift following the 199-kilometer stage . Spanish driver leads two-time world rally champion Carlos Sainz by more than two minutes . Roma 's BMW team-mate Stephane Peterhansel , a nine-time winner , was third .
NEW YORK (AP) — Nani Roma upstages pre-race car favorites to set early pace at Dakar Rally in Argentina . Spanish driver leads two-time world rally champion Carlos Sainz by more than two minutes . Roma 's BMW team-mate Stephane Peterhansel , a nine-time winner , was third .