Overview
- Ricky Brabec misread the route near kilometer 98—about seven kilometers from the finish—handing back an overall lead built with time bonuses for opening the stage.
- Benavides finished second on the final special behind KTM teammate Edgar Canet, which was enough to secure the overall victory.
- Honda’s Tosha Schareina completed the overall podium in the motos classification after a conservative final stage.
- The new champion raced through left‑knee ligament and meniscus injuries and plans surgery in Argentina following the event.
- Nasser Al-Attiyah clinched the cars title for the sixth time, delivering Dacia its first overall Dakar win.