Auto-motorsport·Motorautosport·9 jan 2024

All the latest Dakar 2024 news and updates from Saudi Arabia, as drivers and riders take on Tuesday’s Stage 4.

– Birthday boy Kevin Benavides put together an impressive performance for the Red Bull KTM Factory Racing team as he piloted his bike to third place on Tuesday, so he could blow out the candles on his 35th birthday cake placed fourth overall – 20 minutes and 39 seconds behind Chilean leader Jose Ignacio Cornejo. The Argentine said: “The stage was really fast with lots of navigation, so I was really focused on my roadbook. At the refuelling I saw I had a big cut in my rear tyre, so that was a little bit scary. I took care of the problem and finally arrived to the finish.”