Overview
- Toyota’s Henk Lategan dominated the 452 km special in 4h47'08" to jump from 11th to first overall.
- Nasser Al-Attiyah finished 7 minutes 03 seconds behind in his Dacia and holds second in the general classification.
- Defending champion Yazeed Al-Rajhi stopped with mechanical trouble at km 234 and received a penalty that removes him from overall contention, though he can continue.
- Ford’s surge unraveled as Stage 3 winner Mitchell Guthrie dropped to 23rd on the day, lost 43 minutes, and fell to 13th overall.
- In motorcycles, Honda’s Tosha Schareina won again and is tied on time with teammate Ricky Brabec for the overall lead, with part two of the marathon to follow under limited-assistance rules.