Qatar's Nasser Saleh Al-Attiyah and his French navigator Max Delfino took the lead at the Jeddah Baja Toyota Rally after the race's first desert stage on Friday morning. The rear-wheel drive Optimus MD crew finished the demanding morning's action one minute and 7.8 seconds ahead of Saudi's Yazeed Al-Rajhi and his German navigator Dennis Zenz in their Overdrive Toyota Hilux.
Emirati rider Mohammed Al-Balooshi and quad entrant Haitham Al-Tuwaijri extended their advantages in the mo