Overview
- After leading by seconds following Stage 9, Ford’s Nani Roma and Carlos Sainz lost around 20–30 minutes in the dunes on Stage 10, with reports indicating Nasser Al-Attiyah moved back into the overall lead and Henk Lategan rose to second.
- Stage 9 reshaped the car standings when Sainz received a 1:10 speeding penalty, elevating Roma to the top by 57 seconds, with Al-Attiyah just 1:10 behind heading into the marathon bivouac.
- Privateer Eryk Goczal claimed his first Ultimate-category stage victory on Stage 9, leading an Energylandia Toyota 1–2 with uncle Michal Goczal second.
- Mechanical and navigation troubles struck leading contenders, including Henk Lategan’s power-steering failure, punctures and a broken windscreen, and Sébastien Loeb’s power-steering loss over a long stretch.
- In RallyGP, Honda’s Tosha Schareina won Stage 9 as KTM’s Daniel Sanders regained the overall lead by roughly 6 minutes over Ricky Brabec heading into the second leg to Bisha.