Auto-motorsport·Motorautosport·8 jan 2025

Dakar Rally 2025: Daily Race Highlights and Rolling Coverage

– After trouble with his electronic tablet during Tuesday’s Stage 3, bike racer Daniel Sanders was given back 4m54s by race organisers before setting off on Stage 4. He continued his brilliant 2025 Dakar Rally in the first part of this year’s Marathon Stage as the Australian navigated the 415-kilometre volcanic rock garden spreading from Al Henakiyah to AlUla safely on Wednesday as others in the convoy found it tough going on their tyres. The 30-year-old, who holds a 13-minute 26-second lead over his nearest rival Spaniard Tosha Schareina, said: “I know this area and it can be tricky, so you’ve just got to focus. It looks like I’m opening the stage tomorrow, so the pressure is on to not lose too much time.”