Overview
- Nasser Al‑Attiyah won Stage 6 in Cars and moved into the overall lead, displacing Henk Lategan after the longest day from Hail to Riyadh.
- The FIA issued a six‑minute speeding penalty to Daniel Sanders in Motos, handing the Stage 6 win to Ricky Brabec while Sanders retains the overall lead by 45 seconds.
- Luciano Benavides sits third overall in Motos at 10 minutes 15 seconds after winning Stage 5 and finishing sixth on Stage 6.
- Argentine crews remain prominent in Challenger with Nicolás Cavigliasso and Valentina Pertegarini second overall, Lucas Del Río and Bruno Jacomy third, and Kevin Benavides third on Stage 6 in his class debut.
- Jesús Calleja abandoned after a heavy Stage 5 rollover with co‑driver Eduardo Blanco; both are out of danger and Calleja criticized start‑order and repositioning procedures as competition resumes Sunday from Riyadh to Wadi ad‑Dawasir.