A third win in four stages by Argentina's Luciano Benavides has toppled Australian Daniel Sanders from the race lead in the Dakar Rally, but the defending champion is only 10 seconds adrift.
Now in his ninth Dakar, it is the first time Benavides has been the overall motorbike leader in the race. His brother Kevin won the race in 2021 and 2023.
Benavides took the eighth stage, the longest of the race, by four minutes, 50 seconds over KTM teammate Sanders.
