Overview

• Henk Lategan leads the car category by seven minutes despite finishing seventh in stage six, as Yazeed Al Rajhi closes the gap with a strong performance.
• Guillaume de Mevius claimed his first stage win of this year’s rally, finishing ahead of teammate Joao Ferreira in a Mini 1-2.
• In the motorbike category, defending champion Ricky Brabec won his first stage of the rally, cutting Daniel Sanders' overall lead to 23 minutes.
• Several competitors faced setbacks, including Botswana’s Ross Branch and South Africa’s Bradley Cox, who both crashed and withdrew from the race.
• Stage seven is set to challenge participants further, with leaders aiming to balance caution and competitiveness as the rally progresses.