Shubaytah – The 47th Dakar Rally is entering an exciting finale. There was a change in the lead in the car classification on Thursday on the penultimate stage around Shubaytah. The Saudi Arabian local hero Yazeed Al-Rajhi (Toyota) took third place on the day and defended his lead of 6:11 minutes over the South African Henk Lategan (Toyota) on Friday. On the motorcycles, KTM rider Daniel Sanders lost time as leader, but still has a cushion of nine minutes.