The quotes of the day from Stage 14 of the 2012 Dakar Rally.

Rally 2012 will go down in history as the first won by Gerard de Rooy and Italian constructor Iveco in the truck category.

Alejandro Patronelli has successfully defended his Dakar title in the quad category.

There was double French delight at the conclusion of the Dakar Rally as Stephane Peterhansel won an unprecedented 10th title by winning the cars section and Cyril Despres wrapped up a tight motorbikes category.

Cyril Despres and Stephane Peterhansel have again been crowned Dakar Champions.

Quotes of the day from stage 13 of the 2012 Dakar Rally.

Stéphane Peterhansel again thrived in difficult conditions and took his third stage win in 2012 to leads the overall classification with a 42'57" margin.

Marc Coma's navigational errors on stage 12 have all but handed Cyril Despres victory at the Dakar

Helder Rodrigues may have taken his first stage victory in 2012, beating Cyril Despres by 47", but the French rider was the real winner of the 13th stage.

 The quotes of the day from stage 12 of the 2012 Dakar Rally.