Auto-motorsport·Motorautosport·14 jan

Dakar 2026 // SS10: X-raid crews battle through the dunes

The second day of the second marathon stage proved to be a major challenge for the X-raid crews. Guillaume de Mévius and Mathieu Baumel, who had secured an impressive fifth place yesterday in their MINI JCW Rally 3.0i, were hit particularly hard today. At times, they were forced to open the stage in the dunes – meaning they had to navigate and lay down tracks for the competitors behind them. They ended the day in 35th place. Lionel and Lucie Baud were unable to repeat yesterday’s top performance. They became stuck in the soft sand with their MINI JCW Rally 3.0d and lost significant time. The father-daughter duo finished the stage in 91st position.