Sainz finished 2:12 ahead of Al-Attiyah and 35:21 better than Mark Miller of the United States in the sweep for Volkswagen. They spent two weeks traversing the world's toughest auto race through Argentina and Chile.
Al-Attiyah started the 14th stage trailing Sainz by 2:48 overall, and won the sprint from San Rafael to San Carlos de Bolivar. Sainz was 36 seconds behind in the final stage.
Sainz won the Dakar Rally on his fourth attempt.
"Today was a very special, special stage," Sainz said. "I could not afford any mistakes. We had to master everything and control our emotions. But it has been like this for a week," says AP.
