Overview
- Tosha Schareina won the 418 km special from Wadi ad Dawasir to the desert camp in 3h45:42, finishing 4:35 ahead of Daniel Sanders and 4:50 ahead of Michael Docherty, with Ricky Brabec fourth.
- Daniel Sanders regained the overall lead and now heads the motos classification by 6:24 over Brabec and 7:05 over Luciano Benavides, with Schareina fourth at 15:28.
- Luciano Benavides lost roughly 11 minutes and 50 seconds after a navigation mistake in a canyon section, acknowledging the error and slipping from first to third overall.
- Rivals, including Sanders and Brabec, also lost time at tricky waypoints, while Schareina took the correct canyon to secure his third stage victory of this Dakar.
- The rally is in a no-assistance marathon; the second half features a 371 km special to Bisha on Wednesday, with Schareina tasked with opening the road.