Ford returned to victory at the Dakar Rally as Mattias Ekstrom claimed Stage 11, beating Nasser Al-Attiyah by 41 seconds in Saudi Arabia's Empty Quarter. This marked Ford's second consecutive stage win following Nani Roma's triumph in Stage 10.

Yazeed Al Rajhi reclaimed the overall lead, finishing third on the stage to overtake Toyota teammate Henk Lategan. The Saudi driver now holds a 6-minute 11-second advantage heading into Friday's final 61km stage.

In the SSV class, American Sara Price secured her second stage victory, finishing 3 minutes 30 seconds ahead of teammate "Chaleco" Lopez. Lopez moved into second overall, though still trails leader Brock Heger by over two hours.

The motorcycle category saw Tosha Schareina gain 7 minutes 31 seconds on Daniel Sanders in a shortened stage due to foggy conditions. Sanders maintains a nine-minute overall lead. Adrien Van Beveren holds third place, defending against Luciano Benavides who sits 6 minutes 26 seconds behind.

In the Challenger class, American Corbin Leaverton's strong run ended with mechanical issues, losing nearly an hour. Yasir Seaidan capitalized to win his third stage, finishing over 5 minutes ahead of Pau Navarro. Nicholas Cavigliasso maintains a comfortable overall lead of 1 hour 11 minutes heading into the final stage.

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