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Dakar 2026 Stage 10 Results: Adrien Van Beveren & Mathieu Serradori Win - Brabec & Al-Attiyah Lead
The 10th stage of Dakar 2026 saw Honda's Adrien Van Beveren take his first stage win at Dakar 2026 (7th career win). In the cars category, Mathieu Serradori took a first-ever Dakar win for South Africa's Century Racing Team.
Stage 10 of Dakar 2026 saw drivers and riders completethe second half of the second Marathon Section of Dakar 2026. The day that saw the competitors race across mostly white sands, as they head out from yesterday's biouvac on a 418km journey to the city of Bisha, which included a 371km long timed special stage.
Dakar 2026 Stage 10 Results: Bikes - Van Beveren Wins As Sanders Crashes - Brabec Leads
Honda's French rider Adrien Van Beveren took his first stage win of Dakar 2026 (his seventh career win at the world's toughest rally raid). Van Beveren completed the stage with a time of four hours, 15 minutes and 43 seconds. Van Beveren took the lead early into the stage and fought off the challenge of KTM's Luciano Benavides before surging to victory.
Taking second place today was Honda's Ricky Brabec. The American rider stopped to help KTM's Daniel Sanders after the Aussie crashed 138km into the stage. He was awarded the time he spent helping Sanders - one minute and 38 seconds - at the end of the stage, which elevated him to second place, three minutes and 49 seconds behind Van Beveren.
The final podium spot was claimed by KTM's Luciano Benavides. The rider from Argentina fought for the lead with Van Beveren for most of the day but ended the day in third place, fou minutes and four seconds behind the Frenchman.
Honda's Skylar Howes took fourth place today. The American rider ended the day just four minutes and 51 seconds off the pace set by his French teammate on the white Saudi sands today.
Ignacio "Nacho" Cornjeo was the fastest Hero rider on Stage 10. The Chilean rider ended the day in fifth place, six minutes and 34 seconds behind Van Beveren. Ross Branch, on the other hand, ended the day in 13th place, 21 minutes and 23 seconds behind Van Beveren.
In the overall rankings, Honda's Ricky Brabec now leads Dakar 2026 with a time of 41 hours, 35 minutes and 13 seconds after 10 rounds. KTM's Luciano Benavides is now second overall after his brilliant ride on the sands today. The rider from Argentina is now just 56 seconds behind the 2024 Dakar champion with three rounds to go.
Spain's Tosha Schareina is in third place at Dakar 2026 after 10 rounds. The Spanish rider, who has won three stages at this year's rally, is 15 minutes and 43 seconds behind his American teammate.
Australia's Daniel Sanders is now in fourth place in the overall standings after suffering a major crash today, and injuring his left shoulder. The Aussie rider is 17 minutes and 37 seconds behind Ricky Brabec. Honda's Skyler Howes still occupies the fifth spot in the overall standings after Stage 10. The American rider is 38 minutes and 53 seconds behind his Honda teammate in theoverall rankings with just three stages to go.
Hero's Igancio "Nacho" Cornejo dropped a place and now sits in seventh place after 10 rounds of Dakar 2026. The Chilean rider is now one hour, one minute and 31 seconds adrift of Brabec. Ross Branch continues to occupy the 8th spot in the overall standings and now sits two hours, 21 minutes and 29 seconds behind Benavides.
Dakar 2026 Stage 10 Results: Cars - Mathieu Serradori Grabs Historic Win For Century Racing - Al-Attiyah Retakes Lead
Stage 10 of Dakar 2026 saw France's Mathieu Serradori claim a historic win for the South African outfit of the Century Racing Factory Team. The French driver dominated the stage, taking the lead before the halfway point and ending the day dominantly with a time of four hours, 48 minutes and 27 seconds, despite being hit with a two-minute penalty.
Such was Serradori's dominance that he ended the day six minutes and 12 seconds ahead of five time Dakar champion, Nasser Al-Attiyah. The Qatarai legend led a brilliant day on the sands for the Dacia Sandriders team, who saw their top three drivers finish 2-3-4 on today's stage.
Sebastien Loeb took the final podium spot today with the French driver, best known for winning the World Rally Championship nine times in a row, ending the day nine minutes and 20 seconds behind his fellow countryman.
Lucas Moreas took fourth place for Dacia in Stage 10. The Brazilian driver ended the day just 34 seconds off the podium but nine minutes and 54 seconds behind the history-making Century CR7 of Mathieu Serradori. Fifth place today was claimed by Toyota Gazoo Racing South Africa's Guy Botterill. The South African driver ended the stage 11 minutes and 42 seconds adrift of Serradori.
In the overall rankings, Dacia's Nasser Al-Attiyah once again leads the world's toughest rally raid after 10 rounds of the 2026 edition with a time of 41 hours, 39 minutes and 50 seconds.
Toyota's Henk Lategan is back in second place after Round 10 of Dakar 2026. The South African driver, who finished sixth in today's special stage, is now 12 minutes behind Al-Attiyah with three rounds left to go.
Ford's Nani Roma, who led the overall standings yesterday, has dropped to 3rd place after today's special stage (he finished in 11th place today). The Spanish driver is 12 minutes and 50 seconds behind Al-Attiyah's Dacia.
Speaking of Dacia, Sebastien Loeb now occupies 4th place in the overall standings. The Frenchman, who lost time early in this year's Dakar Rally, has been charging up the field ever since and is now 23 minutes and four seconds off the time set by his Qatari teammate.
Today's winner, Mathieu Serradori, now occupies fifth place in the overall rankings after his history-making drive today. The French driver is 33 minutes and 42 seconds behind Al-Attiyah with three rounds left to go.
Stage 11 will see competitors head from Bish to the city of Al Henakiyah. Tomorrow's 882km stage includes a 346km long timed special, and while it consists of mostly fast sections, competitors will have to keep their wits about them as the day will be long and the number of intersections, forks and junctions can become very confusing very quickly.
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