Overview
- Skyler Howes won Stage 11 ahead of Adrien Van Beveren and Edgar Canet, with Luciano Benavides fourth and Ricky Brabec sixth after easing his pace.
- Benavides now tops the overall motos standings by 23 seconds from Brabec, with Tosha Schareina third at 15:16 back and two stages left to Yanbu.
- Brabec’s deliberate slowdown means Benavides will open Friday’s special while Brabec starts behind, a configuration designed to favor the chaser on navigational time.
- In Autos, Nasser Al-Attiyah retained the overall lead as his cushion narrowed to under nine minutes over Nani Roma; Mattias Ekström won the stage and Sébastien Loeb climbed to third.
- The motos fight tightened after Daniel Sanders’ Stage 10 crash and heavy time loss, which ended his title bid even as he continues in the rally.