Stage 7 – Results

Dakar 2025 | Stage 7 | AL DUWADIMI > AL DUWADIMI
January 12 ^th 2025 - 15:41 [GMT + 3]

• One biker has been head and shoulders above the rest since the Dakar got under way. The leader, Daniel Sanders, picked up his fifth stage win today, in part thanks to his flair and in part thanks to beginning the special in ninth place. Tosha Schareina, third in the stage and second overall, also benefited from the compact race situation near the end of the special.
• Unfazed by the challenge of starting in second place today, Adrien Van Beveren skilfully defended his podium spot with the help of a big haul of bonuses for opening the road. The Frenchman is now 26′07″ behind Sanders in the ranking, with Brabec in fourth place at 33′19″.
• Lucas Moraes, the 27th driver to hit the road, was a hunter on the prowl today. He crossed the line with the fastest time, bouncing back from a disastrous performance yesterday that had dashed his hopes of a podium finish. The Brazilian and his "Toy" prevailed over the Ford Raptor duo of Mattias Ekström and Mitch Guthrie.
• Henk Lategan had a bad day at the office and saw his overall lead shrink to just 21 seconds over Yazeed Al Rajhi. Ekström also cut his deficit to 10′25″. Nasser Al Attiyah, on the other hand, was unable to capitalise on the events of the day and remains stuck in fourth place, 21′57″ from Lategan.

Rally GP I Sanders takes it
Daniel Sanders claims victory on stage 7, a loop around Al Duwadimi. The Australian made his move late in the special, capitalising on Tosha Schareina's role as the stage opener. Schareina had managed to catch both Ricky Brabec and Adrien Van Beveren. The Spaniard finished second, 3'47'' behind, while Adrien Van Beveren took third, 6'56'' down, pending the arrival of Pablo Quintanilla, who was battling him for the stage podium.

Rally 2 I Ebster... or Canet
While we wait for Edgar Canet, whose definitive time will be revealed after his intermediate times went silent during the special, Tobias Ebster holds the best time in the Rally 2 class, 39'' ahead of Romain Dumontier and 6'44'' in front of Neels Theric.

Ultimate I Moraes clinches stage
Lucas Moraes, who had fallen more than 3 h 30 behind in the overall standings after a mechanical in stage 6, has bounced back by claiming victory in today's special. The Brazilian recorded his second Dakar stage win, following his triumph in stage 3 in 2024, making him the seventh different winner of this 47th edition.