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A mourner holds a giant puppet depicting the late Pope Francis during a caravan through emblematic places of his life in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Saturday, April 26, 2025, on the day of his funeral in Rome. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
Mourners hold a painting of the late Pope Francis outside the Caacupe Parish, which he often visited and preached when he worked as a priest, at the end of a caravan through emblematic places of his life in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Saturday, April 26, 2025, on the day of his funeral in Rome. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
Priests start a memorial Mass for the late Pope Francis at St. Mary's Cathedral in Tokyo, Sunday, April 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae, Pool)
Priests prepare for a memorial Mass for the late Pope Francis near his portrait at St. Mary's Cathedral in Tokyo, Sunday, April 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae, Pool)
The Most Rev. Archbishop Francisco Escalante Molina, third left, Auxiliary Bishop Andrea Lembo, fourth left, and other priests lay flowers on a table installed near a portrait of the late Pope Francis at the end of a memorial Mass at St. Mary's Cathedral in Tokyo, Sunday, April 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae, Pool)
A San Lorenzo soccer fan touches a statue depicting the late Pope Francis, who was a lifelong supporter of the club, prior a local match against Rosario Central in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Saturday, April 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Gustavo Garello)
A portrait of the late Pope Francis is displayed during a Sunday Mass at a church in Dili, East Timor, Sunday, April 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati)
Mourners hold flares as they pay tribute to the late Pope Francis outside the Cathedral in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Saturday, April 26, 2025, on the day of his funeral in Rome. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)
Ana Diaz sells posters of the late Pope Francis near the Cathedral in Bogota, Colombia, Saturday, April 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
Oscar Gomez a street artist waits outside the Cathedral for a mass in tribute to the late Pope Francis in Bogota, Colombia, Saturday, April 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
Clergymen prepare for a Requiem Mass offered for the late Pope Francis, at the Cathedral in Santiago, Chile, Saturday, April 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)
A parishioner prays during a memorial mass for the late Pope Francis at St. Patrick's Cathedral, Saturday, April 26, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
A parishioner prays during a memorial mass for the late Pope Francis at St. Patrick's Cathedral, Saturday, April 26, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Archbishop of Montreal Christian Lépine speaks during a mass to commemorate the late Pope Francis in Montreal, Saturday, April 26, 2025. (Graham Hughes /The Canadian Press via AP)
San Lorenzo's Iker Muniain wears a club jersey commemorating the late Pope Francis who was a lifelong supporter of the club, during a local soccer match against Rosario Central in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Saturday, April 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Gustavo Garello)
Mourners pays tribute to the late Pope Francis outside the Caacupe Parish, which he often visited when he worked as a priest, at the end of a caravan through emblematic places of his life in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Saturday, April 26, 2025, on the day of his funeral in Rome. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
Priests and worshippers attend a memorial mass to commemorate the late Pope Francis at the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Saturday, April 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
Mourners touch an image of the late Pope Francis outside the Cathedral in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Saturday, April 26, 2025, on the day of his funeral in Rome. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
Mourners stand next to a balloon with the image of the late Pope Francis during a Mass outside the Cathedral in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Saturday, April 26, 2025, on the day of his funeral in Rome. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
Mourners stands near an image of the late Pope Francis outside the Cathedral in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Saturday, April 26, 2025, on the day of his funeral in Rome. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
A Catholic devotee prays during the papal funeral public viewing at the Sacred Heart Parish Church in Quezon City, Philippines, Saturday, April 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Gerard Carreon)
Devotees attend a Requiem Mass for the late Pope Francis, in Dili, East Timor, Saturday, April 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati)
Devotees light candles during a Requiem Mass for the late Pope Francis, in Dili, East Timor, Saturday, April 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati)
Catholics watch a live telecast of Pope Francis funeral ceremony in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, at the Shrine of Our Lady of Good Health Church in Hyderabad, India, Saturday, April 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)
Catholic nuns pay tribute at a portrait of the late Pope Francis after a service at the Cathedral of The Most Holy Rosary, in Kolkata, India, Saturday, April 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)
Catholic nuns attend a service for the late Pope Francis at the Cathedral of The Most Holy Rosary, in Kolkata, India, Saturday, April 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)
Catholic nuns and priests busy decorating a portrait of the late Pope Francis prior to start a service at the Cathedral of The Most Holy Rosary, in Kolkata, India, Saturday, April 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)
A portrait of the late Pope Francis is displayed outside Myeongdong Cathedral in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, April 26, 2025.(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
Images of the late Pope Francis are displayed for sale outside the Cathedral in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Saturday, April 26, 2025, as his funeral takes place in Rome. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
A mourner lights a candle in front of a picture of the late Pope Francis outside the Cathedral in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Saturday, April 26, 2025, as his funeral takes place in Rome. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
Mourners pay tribute to the late Pope Francis during a Mass outside the Cathedral in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Saturday, April 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
Parishioners attend a mass in honour of the late Pope Francis at the Catholic Church in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, Saturday, April 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)
A parishioner wears clothes with a portrait of the late Pope Francis during a mass at the Catholic Church in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, Saturday, April 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)
Parishioners attend a mass in honour of the late Pope Francis at the Catholic Church in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, Saturday, April 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)
Parishioners takes pictures of the late Pope Francis' portrait after a mass at the Catholic Church in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, Saturday, April 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)
Catholic nuns of the Missionaries of Charity, the order founded by Saint Teresa, attend a service for the late Pope Francis at the Cathedral of The Most Holy Rosary, in Kolkata, India, Saturday, April 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)
A little Catholic girl sings in the choir as during a service for the late Pope Francis at the Cathedral of The Most Holy Rosary, in Kolkata, India, Saturday, April 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)
A Catholic nun prays as she attends a service for the late Pope Francis at the Cathedral of The Most Holy Rosary, in Kolkata, India, Saturday, April 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)
People watch a live broadcast of the funeral procession of Pope Francis in the the Vatican, at the Saint Saviour's Convent in Jerusalem's Old City, Saturday, April 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
A cutout of Pope Francis is displayed ahead a Requiem Mass in Dili, East Timor, Saturday, April 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati)
Devotees attend a Requiem Mass for the late Pope Francis in Dili, East Timor, Saturday, April 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati)
Devotees attend a Requiem Mass for the late Pope Francis in Dili, East Timor, Saturday, April 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati)
A street seller stands next to posters of the late Pope Francis outside the Cathedral in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Saturday, April 26, 2025, as his funeral takes place in Rome. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
Griselda Moreira pays tribute to the late Pope Francis outside the Cathedral in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Saturday, April 26, 2025, as his funeral takes place in Rome. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
An image of the late Pope Francis is projected on a screen outside the Cathedral in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Saturday, April 26, 2025, as his funeral takes place in Rome. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
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A mourner holds a giant puppet depicting the late Pope Francis during a caravan through emblematic places of his life in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Saturday, April 26, 2025, on the day of his funeral in Rome. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
Mourners hold a painting of the late Pope Francis outside the Caacupe Parish, which he often visited and preached when he worked as a priest, at the end of a caravan through emblematic places of his life in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Saturday, April 26, 2025, on the day of his funeral in Rome. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
Priests start a memorial Mass for the late Pope Francis at St. Mary's Cathedral in Tokyo, Sunday, April 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae, Pool)
Priests prepare for a memorial Mass for the late Pope Francis near his portrait at St. Mary's Cathedral in Tokyo, Sunday, April 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae, Pool)
The Most Rev. Archbishop Francisco Escalante Molina, third left, Auxiliary Bishop Andrea Lembo, fourth left, and other priests lay flowers on a table installed near a portrait of the late Pope Francis at the end of a memorial Mass at St. Mary's Cathedral in Tokyo, Sunday, April 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Hiro Komae, Pool)
A San Lorenzo soccer fan touches a statue depicting the late Pope Francis, who was a lifelong supporter of the club, prior a local match against Rosario Central in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Saturday, April 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Gustavo Garello)
A portrait of the late Pope Francis is displayed during a Sunday Mass at a church in Dili, East Timor, Sunday, April 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati)
Mourners hold flares as they pay tribute to the late Pope Francis outside the Cathedral in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Saturday, April 26, 2025, on the day of his funeral in Rome. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)
Ana Diaz sells posters of the late Pope Francis near the Cathedral in Bogota, Colombia, Saturday, April 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
Oscar Gomez a street artist waits outside the Cathedral for a mass in tribute to the late Pope Francis in Bogota, Colombia, Saturday, April 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
Clergymen prepare for a Requiem Mass offered for the late Pope Francis, at the Cathedral in Santiago, Chile, Saturday, April 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)
A parishioner prays during a memorial mass for the late Pope Francis at St. Patrick's Cathedral, Saturday, April 26, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
A parishioner prays during a memorial mass for the late Pope Francis at St. Patrick's Cathedral, Saturday, April 26, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Archbishop of Montreal Christian Lépine speaks during a mass to commemorate the late Pope Francis in Montreal, Saturday, April 26, 2025. (Graham Hughes /The Canadian Press via AP)
San Lorenzo's Iker Muniain wears a club jersey commemorating the late Pope Francis who was a lifelong supporter of the club, during a local soccer match against Rosario Central in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Saturday, April 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Gustavo Garello)
Mourners pays tribute to the late Pope Francis outside the Caacupe Parish, which he often visited when he worked as a priest, at the end of a caravan through emblematic places of his life in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Saturday, April 26, 2025, on the day of his funeral in Rome. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
Priests and worshippers attend a memorial mass to commemorate the late Pope Francis at the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Saturday, April 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
Mourners touch an image of the late Pope Francis outside the Cathedral in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Saturday, April 26, 2025, on the day of his funeral in Rome. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
Mourners stand next to a balloon with the image of the late Pope Francis during a Mass outside the Cathedral in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Saturday, April 26, 2025, on the day of his funeral in Rome. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
Mourners stands near an image of the late Pope Francis outside the Cathedral in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Saturday, April 26, 2025, on the day of his funeral in Rome. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
A Catholic devotee prays during the papal funeral public viewing at the Sacred Heart Parish Church in Quezon City, Philippines, Saturday, April 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Gerard Carreon)
Devotees attend a Requiem Mass for the late Pope Francis, in Dili, East Timor, Saturday, April 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati)
Devotees light candles during a Requiem Mass for the late Pope Francis, in Dili, East Timor, Saturday, April 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati)
Catholics watch a live telecast of Pope Francis funeral ceremony in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, at the Shrine of Our Lady of Good Health Church in Hyderabad, India, Saturday, April 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.)
Catholic nuns pay tribute at a portrait of the late Pope Francis after a service at the Cathedral of The Most Holy Rosary, in Kolkata, India, Saturday, April 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)
Catholic nuns attend a service for the late Pope Francis at the Cathedral of The Most Holy Rosary, in Kolkata, India, Saturday, April 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)
Catholic nuns and priests busy decorating a portrait of the late Pope Francis prior to start a service at the Cathedral of The Most Holy Rosary, in Kolkata, India, Saturday, April 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)
A portrait of the late Pope Francis is displayed outside Myeongdong Cathedral in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, April 26, 2025.(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
Images of the late Pope Francis are displayed for sale outside the Cathedral in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Saturday, April 26, 2025, as his funeral takes place in Rome. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
A mourner lights a candle in front of a picture of the late Pope Francis outside the Cathedral in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Saturday, April 26, 2025, as his funeral takes place in Rome. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
Mourners pay tribute to the late Pope Francis during a Mass outside the Cathedral in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Saturday, April 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
Parishioners attend a mass in honour of the late Pope Francis at the Catholic Church in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, Saturday, April 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)
A parishioner wears clothes with a portrait of the late Pope Francis during a mass at the Catholic Church in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, Saturday, April 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)
Parishioners attend a mass in honour of the late Pope Francis at the Catholic Church in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, Saturday, April 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)
Parishioners takes pictures of the late Pope Francis' portrait after a mass at the Catholic Church in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, Saturday, April 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)
Catholic nuns of the Missionaries of Charity, the order founded by Saint Teresa, attend a service for the late Pope Francis at the Cathedral of The Most Holy Rosary, in Kolkata, India, Saturday, April 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)
A little Catholic girl sings in the choir as during a service for the late Pope Francis at the Cathedral of The Most Holy Rosary, in Kolkata, India, Saturday, April 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)
A Catholic nun prays as she attends a service for the late Pope Francis at the Cathedral of The Most Holy Rosary, in Kolkata, India, Saturday, April 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Bikas Das)
People watch a live broadcast of the funeral procession of Pope Francis in the the Vatican, at the Saint Saviour's Convent in Jerusalem's Old City, Saturday, April 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
A cutout of Pope Francis is displayed ahead a Requiem Mass in Dili, East Timor, Saturday, April 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati)
Devotees attend a Requiem Mass for the late Pope Francis in Dili, East Timor, Saturday, April 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati)
Devotees attend a Requiem Mass for the late Pope Francis in Dili, East Timor, Saturday, April 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati)
A street seller stands next to posters of the late Pope Francis outside the Cathedral in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Saturday, April 26, 2025, as his funeral takes place in Rome. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
Griselda Moreira pays tribute to the late Pope Francis outside the Cathedral in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Saturday, April 26, 2025, as his funeral takes place in Rome. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
An image of the late Pope Francis is projected on a screen outside the Cathedral in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Saturday, April 26, 2025, as his funeral takes place in Rome. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
WADI AD-DAWASIR, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Saood Variawa snatched stage eight from South African compatriot Henk Lategan by three seconds after an impressive comeback drive in the Dakar Rally on Monday.
Variawa, only 20 and driving in his third Dakar, started 26th and was in sixth place with 100 kilometers to go in the 483-kilometer loop outside Wadi ad-Dawasir. Then he was third after 414 and second after 448.
For the second straight day Lategan had a stage win ripped from his grasp. On Sunday his Toyota's rear damper broke 30 kilometers from the finish.
Meanwhile, Luciano Benavides became the overall motorbike leader for the first time in his ninth Dakar after winning a second straight stage and gobbling up all 7 1/2 minutes in bonus time for faultlessly opening the way.
Benavides won the stage by 4:50 over KTM teammate and defending champion Daniel Sanders and replaced Sanders atop the overall by 10 seconds going into the two-day marathon stage.
Monday's stage, the longest of the race, had a cocktail of dunes, valleys and rocks but navigation was easier than expected and it turned into a fast, wind-whipped special.
The top five cars — featuring main title contenders Lategan, Nasser Al-Attiyah and Mattias Ekström — were less than a minute apart for the first 400 kilometers until Al-Attiyah's navigation error suddenly dropped him two minutes behind.
Thanks to starting nearly an hour after the opener, Ekström, Variawa sneaked through for his second career stage win. The first last year at 19 made him the youngest stage winner in Dakar history.
“The car was perfect on a very long stage on which it was difficult to keep up with the pace,” Variawa said. “In the dunes we navigated well while a lot of others got lost. At times we went our own way and perhaps that's where we made a difference. I'm very happy and I can’t wait for tomorrow.”
Variawa, following his father Shameer as a Dakar racer, suffered tire, navigation and mechanical problems on Sunday but got his Toyota back up to 13th overall with the aim of a maiden top-10 finish.
Al-Attiyah's Dacia got about 45 seconds back in the closing section to finish fifth and limit his time losses to remain the overall leader by four minutes over Ekström, whose Ford was third on the stage, and six minutes over Lategan.
Nani Roma fell from third to fourth, 9 1/2 minutes back, and Ford teammate Carlos Sainz was another minute behind. It's the closest top five after eight stages in 26 years.
The motorbikes of Sanders and Ricky Brabec were quicker in real time but the seven-plus minutes in time bonuses for opening the dusty track helped Benavides win by the same margin he did on Sunday, nearly five minutes.
“These last two stages were a little bit more fast and in these conditions I can read the roadbook super, super good and make good decisions,” Benavides said.
He has eight career motorbike stage wins, three behind his brother Kevin, the champion in 2021 and 2023.
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Rider Tosha Schareina competes during the eighth stage of the Dakar Rally with a start and finish at Wadi Ad Dawasir, Saudi Arabia, Monday, Jan.12, 2026. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
Rider Ricky Brabec competes during the eighth stage of the Dakar Rally with a start and finish at Wadi Ad Dawasir, Saudi Arabia, Monday, Jan.12, 2026. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
Driver Carlos Sainz and co-driver Lucas Cruz compete with riders David Brock, bottom right, and Fernando Dominguez, top left, during the eighth stage of the Dakar Rally with a start and finish at Wadi Ad Dawasir, Saudi Arabia, Monday, Jan.12, 2026. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
Driver Romain Dumas and co-driver Alex Winocq compete with riders David Brock, right, and Fernando Dominguez, in the background, during the eighth stage of the Dakar Rally with a start and finish at Wadi Ad Dawasir, Saudi Arabia, Monday, Jan.12, 2026. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
Driver Saood Variawa and co-driver Francois Cazalet compete during the eighth stage of the Dakar Rally with a start and finish at Wadi Ad Dawasir, Saudi Arabia, Monday, Jan.12, 2026. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)