Nasser al-Attiyah stormed into overall lead at the Desafio Ruta 40 in Argentina on Thursday after winning the fourth and penultimate stage. The Qatari rally ace and his co-driver Edouard Boulanger hold a slender 47 seconds lead over Saudi driver Yazeed al-Rajhi going into the final stage of the fourth round of the FIA World Rally-Raid Championship. Al-Attiyah has a 12-point lead in the driver’s championship over closest rival Carlos Sainz, who is not participating in Argentina. After winning Thursday’s 391-kilometre stage between San Juan and La Rioja, al-Attiyah is well positioned to win the Desafio Ruta 40 and extend his championship lead.