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There may have been a relatively short stint to the Shubaytah finish of the 48 Hr Chrono stage, but the
Joan Barreda had to stop due to a mechanical issue after completing 529 km of the stage and cannot continue, which is a major setback for him. Nasser Al-Attiyah and Mathieu Baumel also stopped their Prodrive Hunter shortly after. Sebastian Loeb finished the stage ahead of Carlos Sainz, who is leading the rally at the halfway point with a 20-minute advantage over his teammate. Adrien Van Beveren won the 48 HR stage in the motorcycle category, while Ricky Brabec took the overall lead. Eryk Goczał claimed his fifth win of the year and now has a comfortable lead of over one hour in the general rankings.