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Summary - 12/01 18:40 [GMT +3]

Benavides and Variawa win in Wadi ad Dawasir

BIKES | COULD IT BE BENAVIDES THIS YEAR?

It is necessary to take a brief look back to just ten days ago. In the pre-race predictions, most observers logically expected a duel between Daniel Sanders and Tosha Schareina, the two riders who clearly dominated the entire 2025 season. Luciano Benavides’ name was mentioned among the outsiders. Sometimes, the outsiders...

Newsflashes - 12/01 20:09 [GMT +3] - Car

See you tomorrow for stage 9!

 More and more of you are sending us your questions and we would like to thank you for them. Don’t hesitate to carry on asking them over the forthcoming stages and we will do our utmost to provide you with answers.

You can now use the “Q&A” filter above to find all the answers provided throughout the day.

See you tomorrow for stage 9,...

Newsflashes - 12/01 14:35 [GMT +3] - Car

Put your questions to the champions !

Brand new this year! Using the Q&A section above, send us your questions for the day’s winners and the overall leaders.

If your question is selected, it will be asked to the champions, and the answer will be published on the Dakar website and social media.

Below,...

Newsflashes - 12/01 13:35 [GMT +3] - Bike

A golden trio in the car and bike races!

 In the bike category, the three riders who battled for victory on stage 8 were also the top three in the overall rankings – Luciano Benavides, Daniel Sanders and Ricky Brabec. The same thing is happening in the car category, with the special stage dominated by Nasser Al Attiyah, Mattias Ekstrom and Henk Lategan! But beware: while the three bikers had a big lead over...

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