Mathieu Serradori secured a historic first stage victory for South African manufacturer Century in today's tenth stage of the Dakar Rally. For the French driver, this marks his second career stage win and his first since 2020, when he was fastest in the eighth stage of the inaugural Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia.
Today, Serradori completed the 420-kilometer competitive section between the marathon bivouac and Bisha in 4:48.27 hours, winning the stage with a 6:12 minute lead over Nasser Al-Attiyah in a Dacia. Nine-time World Rally Champion Sébastien Loeb rounded out the top three, 9:20 minutes behind. This is only Loeb's second top-three finish in a stage of this year's Dakar Rally, having previously placed second in the sixth stage.
With his second-place finish today, five-time winner Al-Attiyah reclaimed the overall lead, overtaking M-Sport teammates Nani Roma and Carlos Sainz, who were first and second at the start of the day. With three stages remaining, Al-Attiyah holds a precise 12:00 minute advantage over Henk Lategan (Toyota), with Roma just 50 seconds behind the South African. Loeb (+23:04) sits fourth, ahead of today's winner Serradori (+33:42). Sainz dropped to seventh position, 39:09 behind the leader, after a navigation error cost him 20 minutes and a 15-minute penalty today.
The Dakar Rally continues tomorrow with the 11th stage, covering a total distance of 883 kilometers between Bisha and Al Henakiyah. Of these 883 kilometers, only 346 will be timed, with the remaining 537 being liaison sections.