Overview
- Spaniard Nani Roma leads overall for the first time since 2014, 57 seconds ahead of teammate Carlos Sainz after Stage 9.
- Carlos Sainz received a 1 minute 10 second speeding penalty, dropping him from the provisional lead but keeping him second on cumulative time.
- Five-time winner Nasser Al-Attiyah fell to third overall, 1:10 behind Roma, as multiple frontrunners lost time on navigation in the desert marathon sector.
- The split 410km leg to the bivouac was won by 21-year-old Eryk Goczal, with uncle Michal second, while Ford maintained a one-two in the general classification.
- In RallyGP, Daniel Sanders regained the overall lead after Luciano Benavides got lost, with Tosha Schareina taking the stage before the marathon’s second half to Bisha.