In the Dakar 2026 rally in Buenos Aires, further stages were completed. In the 'Motorcycles' category, Argentine rider Luciano Benavides dominated the 356-kilometer timed special stage on his KTM, beating Chilean Ignacio Cornejo and Australian Daniel Sanders by 3 minutes and 51 seconds. Sanders took the overall lead due to Ricky Brabec's delay. The stage was marked by technical issues and penalties: Tosha Schiareina received a 10-minute penalty for ignoring signals at the start, and Edgar Canet lost over an hour due to a rear tire puncture. In the 'Cars' category, Mitchell Guthrie claimed his second Dakar victory in the Ford Raptor, securing a 1-2-3 finish for the brand. The best non-Ford driver was Lucas Moraes in the Dacia Sandrider. Henk Lategan maintained his overall lead in the Toyota, extending his advantage over Nasser Al-Attiyah to 3 minutes and 17 seconds. The stage was also marred by a serious rollover involving Jesús Calleja and Eduardo Blanco in their Santana, but they were uninjured. In the 'SSV T4' category, Kyle Chaney won the stage and moved up to third place overall, still led by Brock Heger.
