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

Stage 3 of the 2025 Dakar Rally is a mix of good and bad news. Sherco broke KTM's winning spree and Sainz is out this year. Here are the highlights.

Stage 3 of the 47th edition of the Dakar rally featured a shortened special stage due to heavy storms in the Al Henakiyah. At the end of the special stage, Shercos Lorenzo Santolino and Toyotas Saood Variawa emerged as the winners.

Loeb, who has finished second three times in the Dakar Rally, ended the stage in 4 hours 20 minutes 12 seconds, more than an hour behind the day's winner, 19-year-old South African Saood Variawa.

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.

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. The nine-time World Rally Champion went off the road 12 kilometres into the 327-stage between Bisha and Al Henakiyah.