Al Rajhi and Gottschalk took advantage of a favourable road position, recording the third-fastest time of the day.
Yazeed Al Rajhi claims the overall lead in Dakar 2025.The 2025 Dakar Rally took a dramatic turn during Stage 9, as Toyota Gazoo Racing’s Henk Lategan and Brett Cummings slipped from the top spot to second place. Their Toyota counterpart, Yazeed Al Rajhi, alongside co-driver Timo Gottschalk, seized the opportunity and now leads the race.Lategan and Cummings faced an early navigational error after winning Stage 8, which cost them over 5 minutes by the 37km mark.
Conversely, By the end of Stage 9, they had secured the overall lead, sitting 7 minutes and nine seconds ahead of Lategan/Cummings.Teammates Guy Botterill and Dennis Murphy played a supportive role by shadowing Lategan/Cummings with spare parts and tires. Unfortunately, their efforts ended abruptly when their car rolled multiple times after hitting a step-up at full throttle.
Similarly, Lucas Moraes and Armand Monleon also missed a waypoint, leading to a 15-minute penalty. They ended the stage 42 minutes and 41 seconds behind the winners, placing 17th overall and over 5 hours off the lead.Saood Variawa and co-driver Francois Cazalet faced their own challenges, including getting stuck on camel grass for nearly 10 minutes and suffering a puncture. Navigation issues further compounded their difficulties, resulting in a time loss of 22 minutes and 50 seconds.
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