The 2026 Dakar Rally set off on stage three today with a grueling, rocky route through the Saudi desert. And for the first time in 2026 we have a new manufacture taking the stage win as Monster Energy Honda HRC Rally's Tosha Schareina kept his speed high, despite a brutal crash, and recorded his first win of 2026. Second behind him was his teammate, American Ricky Brabec. Brabec blitzed to the front of the field today to grab some opening bonus time and the effort gave him his best finish of the race, so far. 

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing's Daniel Sanders followed up his stage win from yesterday with a strong performance leading the field. He raced through the course fast while leading, gathering the most opening bonus points without losing much time to the following pack. His great ride today kept him in second on the stage and keeps him in the lead overall. 

In the general rankings, Sanders leads by a little over a minute to Ricky Brabec, with Schareina now in third, knocking rookie RallyGP star Edgar Canet off the podium for now. We have some great interviews today including exclusive chats with Ross Branch, Michael Docherty, Hank from HT Rally Raid and Preston Campbell on the Honda HRC squad's Rally2 program. 
 

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