Nineteen-year-old Saood Variawa of South Africa became the youngest top-class driver to win a stage in the Dakar Rally.

(Reuters) -Nine-times world rally champion Sebastien Loeb is out of the Dakar Rally after he rolled his Dacia in the Saudi desert on Tuesday as the race continued to take a toll of the big names after the exit of 2024 winner Carlos Sainz.

Dakar Rally results from Stage 3 where Lorenzo Santolino led a dramatic finish for a maiden stage win on the Sherco as race leader Daniel Sanders suffers digital roadbook failure.

Lithuanian driver Rokas Baciuška has proved he’s a contender in the Dakar Rally after winning the longest stage in the Saudi Arabia desert.

South African Saood Variawa became the youngest stage winner at the Dakar Rally, with the 19-year-old winning the day for the Toyota Gazoo factory team in the top car category.

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He was forced to pull out of the race for a third time and follows defending champion Carlos Sainz, who crashed the previous day. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Sebastien Loeb struggled to complete Stage 3 of the Dakar Rally on Tuesday after rolling his car near the start, a setback that is likely to cost him his dream of a first title in the event. Loeb, who has finished second three times in the Dakar Rally,

After Sainz, Loeb also takes a big hit to his car in what is proving to be one of the toughest Dakar events in recent history