Bisha: Lithuanian driver Rokas Baciuska won the second stage of the Dakar 2025 rally yesterday, the fearsome '48-hour Chrono' while Qatar's five-time winner Nasser Al Attiyah finished fifth and is third in overall standings.

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

His Ford Raptor was in no fit state to continue after being flipped on its head the day before. Read more at straitstimes.com.

BISHA, Saudi Arabia-- ( BUSINESS WIRE )-- Hero MotoSports Team Rally, the motorsport team of the world’s largest manufacturer of motorcycles and scooters - Hero MotoCorp, has successfully completed the second stage at the Dakar Rally 2025 that featured the notoriously challenging 48H Chrono this year at the world’s toughest 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

The return journey to Bisha to complete the 48 HR Chrono expedition to the northeast of the city required passing through a 90-kilometre portion of grey dunes which may have given some of the competitors grey hairs.

Local favourite Yazeed Al-Rajhi won the 48-hour second stage of the Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia on Monday, despite a penalty for speeding, as South African Henk Lategan took the overall lead for the factory Toyota team.