Vainqueur de sa deuxième étape sur ce Dakar, Sébastien Loeb conforte logiquement sa place de leader au classement général et compte désormais plus de cinq minutes d’avance.
reste le premier pilote Mini au général.
Par Arnaud G.Tenant du titre, Nasser Al-Attiyah remonte logiquement au classement grâce à son troisième temps du jour mais l’écart avec Sébastien ILoeb dépasse désormais les six minutes.
Quatorzième hier soir, Carlos Sainz intègre pour la première fois le top 10.
Classement général après Etape 3
| Pos. | Nom | Marque | Temps | Ecart |
| 1 | LOEB (FRA) ELENA (MCO) | PEUGEOT | 06:01:42 | – |
| 2 | DE VILLIERS (ZAF) VON ZITZEWITZ (DEU) | TOYOTA | 06:06:45 | 00:05:03 |
| 3 | PETERHANSEL (FRA) COTTRET (FRA) | PEUGEOT | 06:06:57 | 00:05:15 |
| 4 | HIRVONEN (FIN) PERIN (FRA) | MINI | 06:07:34 | 00:05:52 |
| 5 | AL-ATTIYAH (QAT) BAUMEL (FRA) | MINI | 06:08:21 | 00:06:39 |
| 6 | POULTER (ZAF) HOWIE (ZAF) | TOYOTA | 06:08:25 | 00:06:43 |
| 7 | TEN BRINKE (NLD) COLSOUL (BEL) | TOYOTA | 06:10:24 | 00:08:42 |
| 8 | VASILYEV (RUS) ZHILTSOV (RUS) | TOYOTA | 06:11:37 | 00:09:55 |
| 9 | DESPRES (FRA) CASTERA (FRA) | PEUGEOT | 06:12:29 | 00:10:47 |
| 10 | SAINZ (ESP) CRUZ (ESP) | PEUGEOT | 06:14:02 | 00:12:20 |
| 11 | SPATARO (ARG) LOZADA (ARG) | RENAULT | 06:15:55 | 00:14:13 |
| 12 | PROKOP (CZE) TOMANEK (CZE) | TOYOTA | 06:16:23 | 00:14:41 |
| 13 | ALRAJHI (SAU) GOTTSCHALK (DEU) | TOYOTA | 06:17:44 | 00:16:02 |
| 14 | PRZYGONSKI (POL) RUDNITSKI (BLR) | MINI | 06:26:36 | 00:24:54 |
| 15 | HUNT (GBR) SCHULZ (DEU) | MINI | 06:28:06 | 00:26:24 |
| 16 | MALYSZ (POL) PANSERI (FRA) | MINI | 06:28:46 | 00:27:04 |
| 17 | GORDON (USA) WALCH (USA) | GORDINI | 06:29:07 | 00:27:25 |
| 18 | VAN LOON (NLD) ROSEGAAR (NLD) | MINI | 06:31:19 | 00:29:37 |
| 19 | LAVIEILLE (FRA) POLATO (FRA) | RENAULT | 06:32:56 | 00:31:14 |
| 20 | LOPEZ (ARG) LAFUENTE (URY) | MINI | 06:33:17 | 00:31:35 |
| 21 | DABROWSKI (POL) CZACHOR (POL) | TOYOTA | 06:33:29 | 00:31:47 |
| 22 | GARAFULIC (CHL) PALMEIRO (PRT) | MINI | 06:36:14 | 00:34:32 |
| 23 | TERRANOVA (ARG) GRAUE (ARG) | MINI | 06:37:42 | 00:36:00 |
| 24 | CHABOT (FRA) PILLOT (FRA) | TOYOTA | 06:41:20 | 00:39:38 |
| 25 | ZAPLETAL (CZE) MARTON (POL) | HUMMER | 06:45:14 | 00:43:32 |
| 26 | COFFARO (VEN) MENESES (VEN) | TOYOTA | 06:47:36 | 00:45:54 |
| 27 | DUMAS (FRA) BORSOTTO (FRA) | PEUGEOT | 06:49:14 | 00:47:32 |
| 28 | SCHRODER (DEU) SCHRODER (DEU) | NISSAN | 06:49:33 | 00:47:51 |
| 29 | CREED (USA) STREET (USA) | GORDINI | 06:55:22 | 00:53:40 |
| 30 | ROMA (ESP) HARO BRAVO (ESP) | MINI | 06:56:05 | 00:54:23 |
| 31 | MAS VALDES (CHL) LATRACH VINAGRE (CHL) | FORD | 06:58:24 | 00:56:42 |
| 32 | PELICHET (FRA) DECRE (CHE) | TOYOTA | 06:58:29 | 00:56:47 |
| 33 | CHEREDNIKOV (KAZ) TSYRO (UKR) | FORD | 06:59:54 | 00:58:12 |
| 34 | CORBETT (ZAF) MOHR (ZAF) | CENTURY | 07:06:13 | 01:04:31 |
| 35 | MATTHEWS (ZAF) BURKE (ZAF) | CENTURY | 07:06:17 | 01:04:35 |
| 36 | BERNARD (FRA) VIGNEAU (FRA) | BUGGY | 07:06:54 | 01:05:12 |
| 37 | BESSON (FRA) ROISSAC (FRA) | BUGGY | 07:09:46 | 01:08:04 |
| 38 | BULACIA (BOL) GARCIA (ARG) | TOYOTA | 07:11:49 | 01:10:07 |
| 39 | PETER (CZE) MOSCATT (AUS) | TOYOTA | 07:12:05 | 01:10:23 |
| 40 | SIREYJOL (FRA) BEGUIN (BEL) | TOYOTA | 07:12:14 | 01:10:32 |
| 41 | ZALA (LTU) JURGELENAS (LTU) | SEAT | 07:12:25 | 01:10:43 |
| 42 | CHICHERIT (FRA) WINOCQ (FRA) | BUGGY | 07:12:55 | 01:11:13 |
| 43 | JUKNEVICIUS (LTU) SLAPSYS (LTU) | TOYOTA | 07:17:20 | 01:15:38 |
| 44 | MALDONADO (ARG) SCHOLZ VERGNOLLE (ARG) | MERCEDES | 07:19:08 | 01:17:26 |
| 45 | MACHACEK (CZE) PLECHATY (CZE) | NISSAN | 07:22:06 | 01:20:24 |
| 46 | GRACIA (ESP) VALLEJO (ESP) | MITSUBISHI | 07:23:59 | 01:22:17 |
| 47 | GUTIERREZ FLEIG (BOL) RUBI MONTSERRAT (ESP) | TOYOTA | 07:25:04 | 01:23:22 |
| 48 | OUREDNICEK (CZE) VACULIK (CZE) | HUMMER | 07:25:24 | 01:23:42 |
| 49 | VANAGAS (LTU) SEBASTIAN (POL) | TOYOTA | 07:25:29 | 01:23:47 |
| 50 | WILLEMS (NLD) VAN PELT (NLD) | TOYOTA | 07:28:53 | 01:27:11 |
| 51 | GIBON (FRA) GARCIN (FRA) | TOYOTA | 07:29:06 | 01:27:24 |
| 52 | FOJ (ESP) SANTAMARIA (ARG) | TOYOTA | 07:29:08 | 01:27:26 |
| 53 | ALCARAZ (FRA) PACQUELET (FRA) | TOYOTA | 07:30:39 | 01:28:57 |
| 54 | MARROCCHI (ARG) OTANO (ARG) | BUGGY | 07:36:12 | 01:34:30 |
| 55 | FRANCIOSI (BRA) GUGELMIN (BRA) | MITSUBISHI | 07:36:18 | 01:34:36 |
| 56 | MIURA (JPN) LICHTLEUCHTER (FRA) | TOYOTA | 07:39:17 | 01:37:35 |
| 57 | AMOS (ITA) TORNABELL CORDOBA (ESP) | POLARIS | 07:39:32 | 01:37:50 |
| 58 | DOLLEVOET (NLD) SNIJDERS (NLD) | VOLVO | 07:40:17 | 01:38:35 |
| 59 | MORENO PIAZZOLI (CHL) ARAYA DIAZ (CHL) | FOTON | 07:40:35 | 01:38:53 |
| 60 | SEEL (SWE) HESKES (NLD) | DESERT WARRIOR | 07:41:02 | 01:39:20 |
| 61 | BLANGINO (ARG) GAGLIARDI (ARG) | TOYOTA | 07:42:23 | 01:40:41 |
| 62 | CINOTTO (ITA) DOMINELLA (ITA) | POLARIS | 07:46:13 | 01:44:31 |
| 63 | PONS (ESP) TORLASCHI (ARG) | FORD | 07:47:03 | 01:45:21 |
| 64 | ZHITAO (CHN) ZHAO (CHN) | TOYOTA | 07:49:49 | 01:48:07 |
| 65 | SEAIDAN (SAU) DELAUNAY (FRA) | TOYOTA | 07:59:42 | 01:58:00 |
| 66 | THEURIOT (FRA) PROT (FRA) | NISSAN | 08:02:11 | 02:00:29 |
| 67 | CHICHARRO (CHL) LEGARRETA (CHL) | FOTON | 08:07:31 | 02:05:49 |
| 68 | MERCEIJ (NLD) ERREN (NLD) | TOYOTA | 08:08:28 | 02:06:46 |
| 69 | ABARCA (ARG) VARELA BLANCO (ARG) | TOYOTA | 08:13:37 | 02:11:55 |
| 70 | REITZ (ZAF) GREYLING (ZAF) | NISSAN | 08:20:26 | 02:18:44 |
| 71 | SOUSA (PRT) FIUZA (PRT) | MITSUBISHI | 08:20:46 | 02:19:04 |
| 72 | BEKKER (NLD) BOOIJ (NLD) | TOYOTA | 08:21:51 | 02:20:09 |
| 73 | RANDYSEK (CZE) PLNY (CZE) | ARCTIC CAT | 08:22:01 | 02:20:19 |
| 74 | AMOR (ARG) DI PALMA (ARG) | TOYOTA | 08:22:47 | 02:21:05 |
| 75 | RAUD (FRA) BALTES-MOUGEOT (FRA) | TOYOTA | 08:24:26 | 02:22:44 |
| 76 | SOMFAI (HUN) SOMFAI (HUN) | TOYOTA | 08:25:14 | 02:23:32 |
| 77 | TORRES (BRA) ROLDAN (BRA) | POLARIS | 08:29:36 | 02:27:54 |
| 78 | NAIVIRT (ARG) BONAZZOLA (ARG) | TOYOTA | 08:30:20 | 02:28:38 |
| 79 | ROCA MERCADO (BOL) MONTANO PANOS (ESP) | TOYOTA | 08:31:39 | 02:29:57 |
| 80 | TUHEIL (FRA) TUHEIL (FRA) | TOYOTA | 08:34:03 | 02:32:21 |
| 81 | PIERCE (GBR) PIERCE (GBR) | DESERT WARRIOR | 08:35:24 | 02:33:42 |
| 82 | VELASQUEZ TINTILAY (BOL) ARRIETA (ARG) | TOYOTA | 08:40:04 | 02:38:22 |
| 83 | ROBERTI (ARG) ACOSTA (ARG) | NISSAN | 08:40:21 | 02:38:39 |
| 84 | MALDONADO (BOL) ALANOCA (BOL) | TOYOTA | 08:40:32 | 02:38:50 |
| 85 | BAUD (FRA) DEZEIRAUD (FRA) | MITSUBISHI | 08:41:01 | 02:39:19 |
| 86 | REINA (ARG) PELAYO (ARG) | TOYOTA | 08:43:55 | 02:42:13 |
| 87 | PIANA (FRA) GRIENER (CHE) | TOYOTA | 08:45:54 | 02:44:12 |
| 88 | RUIJIN (CHN) KA CHUN (HKG) | POLARIS | 08:57:22 | 02:55:40 |
| 89 | VALLEJO (CHL) BARONIO (PER) | VOLKSWAGEN | 10:01:38 | 03:59:56 |
| 90 | HIRIGOYEN (FRA) | VOLKSWAGEN | 10:04:14 | 04:02:32 |
| 91 | SILVA (ARG) GLAVIC (HRV) | MERCEDES | 10:13:36 | 04:11:54 |
| 92 | GONZALEZ INSFRAN (PRY) ZAPAG (PRY) | TOYOTA | 10:20:26 | 04:18:44 |
| 93 | CORONEL (NLD) | SUZUKI | 10:46:01 | 04:44:19 |
| 94 | CAMPANERA (ARG) BURANI (ARG) | ISUZU | 17:33:06 | 11:31:24 |
