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Lucas Moraes surged to victory in Monday’s high-speed third stage of the Dakar Rally, the Toyota Gazoo Racing driver bringing his Hilux home 9s clear of the Audi RS Q e-tron of Mattias Ekström. The…
Lucas Moraes won the high-speed third stage of the Dakar Rally, finishing 9 seconds ahead of Mattias Ekström. This was Moraes’ first career stage win and he praised his navigator, Armand, for their flawless navigation. Yazeed Al Rajhi came in third and now leads the overall standings, followed by Carlos Sainz and Ekström. Nasser Al Attiyah had a strong stage, placing fourth and moving up to fifth overall. Sebastién Loeb, on the other hand, had a tough day with multiple punctures and dropped to ninth overall. In the motorcycle category, Pablo Quintanilla initially won the stage but was penalized for speeding, making Kevin Benavides the winner. Ricky Brabec moved up to second overall, behind race leader Ross Branch.
