And so we end this day with a new leader, Kalle Rovanperä! See you tomorrow, 7 a.m., for the 8th special in Kenya.

The classification of SS7: 

The general classification after SS7: 

Ogier drops to 6th place in the general classification, behind Neuville.

Oliver Solberg finished the special in his turn, one minute behind Rovanperä's time.

The world champion reached the finish but conceded 2'21″1 to Rovanperä and lost the lead of the rally. It is now the Finn who is in charge of the Safari Rally!

Ogier is 2 minutes behind Rovanperä in the 5th intermediate. The crew had to change wheels after a puncture, hence the stop during the special…

Sébastien Ogier stopped for a minute in the middle of the special, for a reason still unknown. The Frenchman left and did not seem to have any problem riding.

Elfyn Evans finished SS6 21″1 behind his Finnish teammate. Evans also moves ahead of Katsuta in the overall rankings.

Takamoto Katsuta comes out of SS6 unscathed, but 30” behind Rovanperä. The Finn passes in front of the Japanese overall.

Craig Breen came out of the Ford Puma, this could be the 3rd retirement of the day at M-Sport…

This adds more woes to @MSportLtd's 2022 @wrcsafarirally campaign…😞🤦‍♂️#WRCLive | #SafariRallyKenya | #WRC

- World Rally Championship (@OfficialWRC) June 24, 2022

Meanwhile, Katsuta has already lost 28 seconds mid-special…

Ott Tanak's Hyundai finished the special with the same damage to the left front wing as Neuville, with no punctures for the Estonian. The 2019 world champion is 5″1 behind the best time.

Craig Breen is announced to have stopped in the special, the Irishman went off the track in the middle of the straight.

Thierry Neuville victim of a puncture a few hectometers from the finish! The Belgian still managed to cross the finish line, 3″6 behind Rovanperä.

And the Finn finished with a time of 17'43″2, which is 15 seconds slower than this morning!

Craig Breen stopped for a few moments at the 6th kilometer, but quickly left…

Kalle Rovanperä struggles to cross the winding and sandy part, the Toyota seems very slow on this passage…

In this marathon special with very long straights, drivers can reach top speeds of up to 175 km/h on dirt!

Kalle Rovanperä set off for the last special stage of the day. Best weather this morning? 17’29″9.

The summary of SS6: 

Kenya – SS6: Ogier confirms, Katsuta in ambush

The 7th and final special of the day should begin at 14:20 p.m., with the start of Kalle Rovanperä on this long Kedong special (31,25 km)