Overview
- Nani Roma moved into the overall lead for the first time since 2014, holding a 57-second advantage over teammate Carlos Sainz after Stage 9.
- Carlos Sainz received a one-minute 10-second speeding penalty, yet climbed to second as widespread navigation errors reshuffled the order.
- Nasser Al-Attiyah slipped to third overall at 1:10 back, with Henk Lategan fourth at 6:13 and Mattias Ekström fifth at 11:19.
- Privateer Eryk Goczal, 21, won the 410 km first half of the marathon stage, leading an Energylandia Toyota 1-2 ahead of uncle Michal, with Toby Price third.
- On bikes, Daniel Sanders reclaimed the RallyGP lead after Luciano Benavides got lost, as Honda’s Tosha Schareina won the stage to tighten the motorcycle fight heading to Bisha.