Overview
- The Argentine secured the overall on the final special around Yanbu, where stage honors went to Spain's Edgar Canet.
- Race officials said Brabec missed the correct route at kilometer 98 of the 105 km timed section, about seven kilometers from the finish.
- Benavides had been 3 minutes 20 seconds behind after Stage 12, when Brabec seized the lead with a win on the Bisha–Al Henakiyah leg.
- Tosha Schareina took third in the final stage and completed the overall podium, while Adrien van Beveren placed sixth after correcting a similar mistake sooner.
- The 30-year-old Benavides claimed his first Dakar crown after three stage wins, continuing a family legacy that includes brother Kevin’s 2021 and 2023 titles and the previous smallest overall margin.