Overview
- Defending motorbike champion Daniel Sanders won the second stage and moved into the overall lead by about 30 seconds over Edgar Canet, with Ricky Brabec third.
- Opening the route, Canet had minor falls around the 100km mark, allowing Sanders to catch and the KTM teammates to finish one–two on the stage and in the standings.
- Seth Quintero topped the car stage by 1 minute 42 seconds from Toyota teammate Henk Lategan, with Yazeed Al-Rajhi third as Toyota filled the top five.
- Nasser Al-Attiyah now leads the car classification by seven seconds over Quintero, with Guillaume de Mévius, Lategan and Sébastien Loeb among a top seven split by less than three minutes.
- British rider James Hillier retired with a fractured elbow and India’s Harith Noah did not start after a back injury, as the rally continues in Saudi Arabia with navigation expected to be decisive on Stage 3.