P1racenews AI automatic summary:
First on the road or not, Sebástian Loeb and Fabian Lurquin took a dominant stage win in their Prodrive Hunter
Six-time World Rally Champion Sébastien Loeb showed great resilience and skill in the Riyadh to Al-Duwadimi stage of the Dakar Rally, initially dropping to 16th place before making an impressive comeback. He fought his way up the order, challenging the Toyota Gazoo Racing Hiluxes at the front, led by Seth Quintero and Dennis Zenz, and Lucas Moraes and Armand Monleon. Moraes eventually took the lead from Quintero, with Loeb not far behind in third. Nasser Al-Attiyah, though out of contention for the overall win, aimed to score as many W2RC points as possible. At the end of the stage, Loeb secured the victory, followed by Moraes and Al-Attiyah. In the bike category, Jose Florimo claimed his third win of the rally, but the battle for the overall lead intensified between Ricky Brabec and Ross Branch, with Branch narrowing the gap to just one second. Florimo, Brabec, and Branch are the top contenders in the overall standings, with only six minutes and 48 seconds separating them.
