After the 8th stage Arunas Gelazninkas became a leader in “Original by Motul” category.
| 1 | 30 | (LTU) ARUNAS GELAZNINKAS | ZIGMAS DAKAR TEAM | 36H 38′ 05” | |||
| 2 | 142 | (ITA) MAURIZIO GERINI | SOLARYS RACING | 36H 38′ 37” | + 00H 00′ 32” | 00H 03′ 00” | |
| 3 | 29 | (ROU) EMANUEL GYENES | AUTONET MOTORCYCLE TEAM | 37H 37′ 19” | + 00H 59′ 14” | 00H 02′ 00” | |
| 4 | 39 | (FRA) BENJAMIN MELOT | BENJAMIN MELOT | 37H 51′ 53” | + 01H 13′ 48” | 00H 01′ 00” | |
| 5 | 37 | (CZE) DAVID PABISKA | JANTAR TEAM | 39H 06′ 37” | + 02H 28′ 32” | 00H 01′ 00” | |
| 6 | 46 | (SVN) SIMON MARCIC | MARCIC | 43H 21′ 36” | + 06H 43′ 31” | 00H 03′ 00” | |
| 7 | 84 | (GBR) NEIL HAWKER | NEIL HAWKER | 44H 44′ 52” | + 08H 06′ 47” | 00H 02′ 00” | |
| 8 | 70 | (SAU) MISHAL ALGHUNEIM | MISHAL ALGHUNEIM | 46H 00′ 07” | + 09H 22′ 02” | 00H 22′ 00” |
