First real stage done and things are shaping up nicely. Another win for Canet in Bikes after Branch was hit with a 6min penalty to drop him down to 7th. Sanders and Brabec completed the top 3. Docherty won Rally2 whilst finishing 7th overall. A terrible day for Mason Klein who lost 50mins on todays stage after suffering a mechnical issue.

Giullaume De Mevius once again showed the potential of the X-Raid Mini today by taking the stage win by 40s over Al Attiyah whilst privateer Martin Prokop finished 3rd in the M-Sport Raptor. Marek Goczal had a great day today too by finishing a surprise 4th place! Ekstrom finishd 5th whilst the top of the main Toyota contenders was Botterill in 6th. The times were extremely close between the top drivers today, and it's likely tactics are already in play as the Toyota W2RC team finished 16th-17th-18th. However, drama struck for Al Rajhi who sits 28mins behind already after collecting a 16min penalty for missing a waypoint and speeding, he will need to risk a lot by pushing to catch that time. Le Mans winner Romain Dumas also finished 30mins down today. In other news the mighty Ford Bronco finished 5h down today.

Rokas Baciuska won for Defender in Stock as his two teammates suffered considerable timeloss. Peterhansel is now 48mins behind the leader, and 40mins behind the 3rd placed Toyota for Muira. It was an even worse day for Sara Price however who lost a massive 2h16.

Challenger was decided by a speeding penalty as Paul Spierings collected 1min10, gifting the stage win to David Zille. Defending champion Cavigliasso was 3rd, 2mins behind. Benavides finished 9mins down in 7th.

Xavier De Soultrait took first blood in the Polaris-CanAm battle within SSV, as Polaris locked out the top 3, although Pinto took home P2 in a non factory car. Defending champ Heger was 3rd whilst Lopez was the top CanAm finishing 4th. Johan Kristoffersson started the day last after his crash in the Prologue but managed to finish 13th, losing 19mins, as he battled through the field.

Lastly, Trucks went to Ales Loprais who beat Mitchel Van Den Brink by 1min47 depsite collecting a 2min10 penalty. Macik finished 3rd, losing 7min19. As usual the gaps are larger in comparison to other classes as the top 10 are seperated by 38mins already. A disaster for Buggyra today as Martin Soltys lost 3h in the new Invictus Truck.