Sebastien Loebs Dakar Challenge: Overcoming Two Punctures in Stage Three

French driver **Sébastien Loeb** shared his thoughts on the results of the third stage of the Dakar 2026.

«This is simply not suitable for our cars. We’re operating at about 20% of our capabilities to avoid punctures, yet they still occur. I experienced two punctures after just 100 kilometers, while yesterday I didn’t have any. Today, I started with the same mindset…» — stated Sébastien Loeb on the official Dakar website.

**Dakar 2026, Off-road Vehicles. Overall Standings After the Third Stage:**

1. Mitch Guthrie (Ford) — 11:27:20.
2. Martin Prokop (Ford) +00:00:26.
3. Mattias Ekström (Ford) +00:01:08.
4. Carlos Sainz (Ford) +00:03:34.
5. Nani Roma (Ford) +00:04:02.
6. Lucas Moraes (Dacia) +00:05:16.
7. Cristina Gutierrez (Dacia) +00:05:59.
8. Mathieu Serradori (Century) +00:09:06.
9. Seth Quintero (Toyota) +00:10:57.
10. Nasser Al-Attiyah (Dacia) +00:11:39.
11. Henk Lategan (Toyota) +00:14:47.
12. Sébastien Loeb (Dacia) +00:16:50.