Dakar Rally: Sanders Leads Other Riders As Race Reaches Stage 11

Australian Daniel Sanders has a nine-minute bike lead heading into Friday's final Stage 12 after his challengers went all out to cut the gap in Thursday's penultimate Stage 11. The Red Bull KTM Factory Racing rider saw nearest rival Tosha Schareina take 7m31s out of him with Argentine Luciano Benavides and Adrien Van Beveren also making inroads. As teenage Spaniard Edgar Canet looks to close out a memorable Rally2 title victory tomorrow, Sanders' teammate Benavides has an outside shot at finishing on the bike podium with 6m26s separating him from Frenchman Van Beveren in third place.

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Updated on: 17 January 2025 2:38 pm

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Saudi Arabia Dakar Rally 2025 Satge 11 photo: Luciano Benavides

Luciano Benavides | Photo: Kin Marcin / Red Bull Content Pool

Luciano Benavides of the Red Bull KTM Factory Racing during the Stage 11 of the Dakar 2025 on January 16, 2025 around Subaytah, Saudi Arabia

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Saudi Arabia Dakar Rally 2025 Satge 11 photo: Goncalo Guerreiro and Cadu Sachs

Goncalo Guerreiro and Cadu Sachs | Photo: Marcelo Maragni / Red Bull Content Pool

Goncalo Guerreiro (POR) and Cadu Sachs (BRA) of Red Bull Off-Road Junior Team race during stage 11 of Rally Dakar 2025 in Shubaytah, Saudi Arabia on January 16, 2025

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Saudi Arabia Dakar Rally 2025 Satge 11 photo: Mattias Ekstrom and Emil Bergkvist

Mattias Ekstrom and Emil Bergkvist | Photo: Marcelo Maragni / Red Bull Content Pool

Mattias Ekstrom (SWE) and Emil Bergkvist (SWE) of Ford M-Sport race during stage 11 of Rally Dakar 2025 in Shubaytah, Saudi Arabia on January 16, 2025

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Saudi Arabia Dakar Rally 2025 Satge 11 photo: Pau Navarro and Lisandro Sisterna

Pau Navarro and Lisandro Sisterna | Photo: Marcelo Maragni / Red Bull Content Pool

Pau Navarro (ESP) and Lisandro Sisterna (ARG) of Red Bull Off-Road Junior Team race during stage 11 of Rally Dakar 2025 in Shubaytah, Saudi Arabia on January 16, 2025

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Saudi Arabia Dakar Rally 2025 Satge 11 photo: Mitch Guthrie Jr and Kellon Walch

Mitch Guthrie Jr and Kellon Walch | Photo: Marcelo Maragni / Red Bull Content Pool

Mitch Guthrie Jr (USA) and Kellon Walch (USA) of Ford M-Sport race during stage 11 of Rally Dakar 2025 in Shubaytah, Saudi Arabia on January 16, 2025

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Saudi Arabia Dakar Rally 2025 Satge 11 photo: Seth Quintero and Dennis Zenz

Seth Quintero and Dennis Zenz | Photo: Marcelo Maragni / Red Bull Content Pool

Seth Quintero (USA) and Dennis Zenz (DEU) of Toyota Gazoo Racing race during stage 11 of Rally Dakar 2025 in Shubaytah, Saudi Arabia on January 16, 2025

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Saudi Arabia Dakar Rally 2025 Satge 11 photo: Francisco Chaleco Lopez and Juan Pablo Latrach

Francisco Chaleco Lopez and Juan Pablo Latrach | Photo: Marcelo Maragni / Red Bull Content Pool

Francisco Chaleco Lopez (CHL) and Juan Pablo Latrach (CHL) of Can-Am Factory Racing race during stage 11 of Rally Dakar 2025 in Shubaytah, Saudi Arabia on January 16, 2025

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Saudi Arabia Dakar Rally 2025 Satge 11 photo: Lucas Moraes and Armand Monleon

Lucas Moraes and Armand Monleon | Photo: Marcelo Maragni / Red Bull Content Pool

Lucas Moraes (BRA) and Armand Monleon (ESP) of team Toyota Gazoo Racing race during stage 11 of Rally Dakar 2025 in Shubaytah, Saudi Arabia on January 16, 2025