Qatar’s Nasser Saleh al-Attiyah moved closer to retaining his driver’s title in the World Rally-Raid Championship (W2RC) after winning the Stage 1 of the Rallye du Maroc on Saturday. Despite starting in 38th place following the Prologue, victory on the 311-km opening stage on Saturday between Agadir and Zagora in his Toyota ensured al-Attiyah extended his championship advantage over Saudi Arabia’s Yazeed al-Rajhi. Al-Attiyah is targeting his seventh title in Morocco. He has a 2:19 secs cushion over al-Rajhi and and a 3:38 secs gap over Sebastien Loeb of Bahrain Raid Xtreme. The winner of the Dakar, the Abu Dhabi Desert Challenge and the Desafío Ruta 40, al-Attiyah is on the verge of clinching the W2RC title, with a 51-point buffer over al-Rajhi.