P1racenews AI automatic summary:
The 371km loop around AlUla and back to the bivouac was another exciting affair – Carlos Sainz, the rally leader
In today’s stage, both Carlos Sainz and Sebastien Loeb had to make unexpected stops, with Sainz stopping for 10 minutes at km 248 and Loeb stopping for five minutes at km 300. Loeb managed to narrow the gap to Sainz by taking a third of his lead, with two stages remaining. Guerlain Chicherit and Alex Winocq won the stage, becoming the seventh different winners of the rally. Brian Baragwanath and Leonard Cremer had a great run and finished in second place. Toyota Gazoo Racing had a tough day, with none of their cars finishing in the top ten. Ricky Brabec won his first stage and extended his overall lead in the Dakar, with Nacho Cornejo in second place and Adrien Van Beveren in third. Harith Noah had a career-best fifth place finish in the stage.
