P1racenews AI automatic summary:
Dakar 2024, Stage 3: Sainz loses lead to Al-Rajhi as Moraes wins stage
In a highly competitive race from Al Duwadimi to Al Salamiya covering 438km, multiple runners fought for the lead, including Toyota’s Moraes, Audi’s Mattias Ekstrom, Overdrive’s Al-Rajhi, and defending champion Nasser Al-Attiyah. With only 100km left and mostly dirt tracks ahead, Moraes had the advantage but Al-Attiyah closed the gap to take the lead at the 352km checkpoint. However, Moraes made an impressive sprint to claim his first Dakar stage win by nine seconds ahead of Ekstrom. Al-Attiyah ended up in fourth place, 1m33s behind Moraes, as Al-Rajhi took third and the overall lead. This puts Al-Rajhi ahead in the overall standings by 29s, followed by Sainz in second. Moraes moved up to fourth, and Al-Attiyah is in fifth place. Peterhansel, Serradori, Dumas, Loeb, and Zala complete the top 10.
