Daniel Sanders continues to lead the RallyGP class at the 2026 Dakar Rally despite missing out on stage victory on Tuesday.
Schareina’s performance was dominant, winning by 2’17’’ over Brabec, and with 3’28’’ back to Sanders.
In the Ultimate car class, Ford’s Mitch Guthrie won the stage (a first stage win of his career) and took the overall lead with it, despite a 10-second penalty. He now leads Martin Prokop, also in a Ford, by 26 seconds. Fords also complete the top-five, with the factory cars of Mattias Ekstrom, Carlos Sainz, and Nani Roma in third through fifth, despite a 10-second penalty for Sainz and a 20-second penalty for Ekstrom in Tuesday’s Stage 3.
After Stage 2, the top-placed Ford was Ekstrom in eighth, and Guthrie was down in 14th, 10 minutes off the lead.
Stage 3 saw a puncture for de Mevius, while Al-Attiyah dropped 22 minutes to Guthrie, who now leads the Dakar for the first time in his career.
2025 winner Yazeed Al-Rajhi is now 19th after his substantial penalty from Monday and now almost 30 minutes off the lead.
