Stage 13 Yanbu > Yanbu
Distance: 105 kilometers timed
Stage position: sixth
Overall position: fifth
The Dakar Rally 2026 has finished, one more year the race has been extremely hard and this year also one of the most competitive in recent years. Carlos Sainz and Lucas Cruz (Ford Raptor) have fought one more edition for the victory, and only some mechanical and navigation problems have kept them away from another possible victory, finishing the race in fifth place and with three Fords in the top five of the standings.
Carlos Sainz: “Finally fifth. So far another edition, we keep everything we have learned and the positive of having been fighting for the victory until the day our options ended when we lost 43 minutes”.