P1racenews AI automatic summary:
Stage 9: Riyadh – Haradh stage 357km, liaison 232km Nasser Al-Attiyah and Edouard Boulanger won stage nine, becoming the eighth different winner to date and earning the Dacia Sandrider its first stage win of the rally. The Qatari lead from start to finish save for a brief spell where he fell 10 seconds behind Mattias […]
Nasser Al-Attiyah and Edouard Boulanger secured stage nine victory, marking the Dacia Sandrider’s first win in the rally and making them the eighth different winners so far. Despite briefly trailing at km 81, Al-Attiyah maintained the lead, currently holding fourth position in the overall standings, 25 minutes behind the front-runner with three stages remaining. Guillaume de Mevius and Mathieu Baumel claimed the second spot, leading Al Rajhi’s Overdrive Toyota by 25 seconds, while Henk Lategan and Brett Cummings faced setbacks and dropped to 11th after a navigation error and a puncture. TGRSA had a tough day with Guy Botterill and Dennis Murphy enduring a massive crash, leaving their Hilux severely damaged, though both emerged unscathed. The bike category saw Daniel Sanders extend his lead over Tosha Schareina, with Adrien Van Beveren closing the gap to second place to just 6 minutes after a challenging stage.
