00:00The marathon stage brought disaster and disappointment for the defending champion Yazid al-Rajji,
00:18who made history in Dakar 2025, becoming the first Saudi to win the world's toughest rally.
00:25Three punctures brought an end to his title defence.
00:30Marek Gotchow had a polished performance to take third place on the stage, his best result
00:37since moving up to the Ultimate category.
00:40A brilliant result for the privateer in his Energi-Landia Hilux.
00:47Second place went to Nasser Alatia.
00:49The Dacia Sandriders have been consistent throughout this Dakar so far, but are still without a stage
00:54victory.
00:55However, after today, Nasser Alatia moves up from 10th place in the overall classification
01:00to second.
01:05The victory went to Toyota Gazoo racing driver Hent Lartgen, who won by over seven minutes
01:10to his closest challenger.
01:12Taking his fifth Dakar stage victory, and in such dominant fashion, means the South African
01:17now leads the overall classification, the fourth different driver to do so at this year's
01:21Dakar.
01:22So three different teams occupy the top three on today's marathon stage, but a convincing
01:27win for Lartgen.
01:28American
01:29partnership
01:40season
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