Auto-motorsport·Motorautosport·7 jan 2025

Dakar Rally 2025: Daily Race Highlights and Rolling Coverage

– Tuesday’s Stage 3 between Bisha and Al Henakiyah produced another dramatic day of action as Swede Mattias Ekström moved up into the top three overall to lead the charge for Ford M-Sport following the retirement of reigning champion Carlos Sainz. He now lies nine minutes and 34 seconds behind Ultimate leader Henk Lategan with Nasser Al-Attiyah in second place. Forty-six-year-old Ekström, who can still count on team-mates Mitch Guthrie Jr. and Nani Roma for support, said: “For our part, we did our best to drive smart today. We’re happy with where we are.”