As I understand it (from what I've read about the US version), every team has the same break after checking in at the end of a leg. They used to always say it was 12 hours, but they don't do that anymore, so it might be more or less than 12.
I believe the production crew who works on the show are required to be given a minimum of 12 hours off between legs, and every few days, they get a full day off.
It takes nearly a month to shoot the full season, so there's obviously some time off along the way.
After check-in, all the teams have to do their post-leg interviews, so one advantage to finishing first is that you get your interview done right away and don't have to wait for any teams ahead of you.
If a team has too much time to kill before their next flight, I don't think there's any rule against them going back to the hotel to catch a couple more hours of sleep if they wanted to.
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