With every kilometer counting from the first twist of the throttle, a 48-hour Chrono Stage was directly followed by a marathon stage for the second, third and fourth ‘day’ results, with stage one and five book-ending the longer stints in the wondrous wilds of the Saudi Arabian desert.
Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Luciano Benavides has claimed an impressive stage win on the final day of week one at the 2025 Dakar Rally, his first victory of the event, moving him up to seventh overall after five stages. Rally2 standout Edgar Canet continued his dominant form, securing his second stage victory and extending his class lead to 16 minutes. Despite a penalty dropping him to 12th on the stage, Daniel Sanders retains a seven-minute lead in the overall rally standings and is well-positioned for week two. Kevin Benavides, currently holding 26th place in the overall standings, delivered another safe but solid stage result in 37th.
Red Bull KTM Factory Racing’s Daniel Sanders has delivered an outstanding performance on stage four of the 2025 Dakar Rally, claiming his third full stage win of the event and extending his overall lead to 13 minutes. Dakar rookie Edgar Canet impressed once again, finishing as second-fastest in Rally2 and maintaining his provisional class lead by three and a half minutes. Luciano Benavides fought back from early navigation errors to secure 12th place, while Kevin Benavides continued his steady progress, achieving his best stage result of the event so far with 16th.