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Roma Takes Dakar Lead by 57 Seconds Over Sainz After Marathon Stage Shake-Up

Post-stage speed penalties alongside dune navigation errors flipped the general classification during the marathon leg.

Overview

  • FIA applied speed penalties after the finish—one minute to Nani Roma and 1:10 to Carlos Sainz—changing the stage outcome and the overall lead.
  • Navigation errors in the dunes cost Nasser Al-Attiyah and Matthias Ekström significant time and pushed both down the order.
  • Toyota’s Henk Lategan stopped to replace a power-steering pump, then rebounded to hold fourth overall at a little over six minutes.
  • Poland’s Eryk Goczal won the ninth car stage ahead of his uncle Martin, delivering a family 1-2.
  • In motorcycles, Tosha Schareina won the stage on his Honda to stay in the fight as the marathon’s second part runs Wednesday with four stages left.