Overview
- Ricky Brabec won Stage 12 between Al Henakiyah and Yanbu by 3m43s, turning a 23-second deficit into a 3m20s overall advantage.
- Honda’s plan from the previous day to let Brabec start behind paid off, and he said opening the final stage could yield roughly 90 seconds in time bonuses.
- Luciano Benavides finished second on the stage and enters the last special still in contention but facing limited distance to claw back the gap.
- Tosha Schareina placed third on the day and has effectively secured third overall in the motos standings.
- In other classes, Nasser Al-Attiyah won the autos stage to extend a commanding lead, and Kevin Benavides took the Challenger stage to rise to ninth overall.