Armin Kremer set the provisional best WRC2 time in 52'03″6, 14 seconds ahead of Nicholas Fuchs and more than a minute ahead of Teemu Suninen, but it is the Finn who retains the lead in the category with 20 minutes ahead of Hubert Ptaszek.

The crews will set off in the 16,47 km Agua Zarca Power Stage from 19:08 p.m. The special will be broadcast live on L’Équipe 21.

Jari-Matti Latvala maintains a lead of more than a minute over Sébastien Ogier before the Power Stage. Dani Sordo (Hyundai) maintains a good lead over Mads Ostberg (Ford) and Hayden Paddon (Hyundai).

Sébastien Ogier (Volkswagen) took advantage of his best position on the road in the last stage of the Rally of Mexico to take the scratch in the longest special of the season, the 80 km of Guanajuato, completed by the three-time world champion in 48 '06 »8. The Frenchman took 25 seconds from his teammate Jari-Matti Latvala. The other drivers are relegated to more than a minute.

Latvala drops 25s to Ogier and maintains a 1'10 lead over the Frenchman before the Power Stage. “I set a good pace at the start of the special but I started to lose the brakes towards the middle of the special. I remained cautious until the finish. This stage was easier than El Chocolate (SS4 and EST 54 km long). »

Ogier improves Paddon's reference by one minute with a time of 48'06″8. The Frenchman took advantage of his position on the road after sweeping the courses of the two previous stages. “I had no more brakes in the last 25 kilometers and I had to take my foot off. There is no fight at the front of the race, it's a shame for everyone that this rally was so boring. »

Sordo sets the 3rd provisional time, ten seconds behind Paddon. With 2 minutes ahead of Ostberg, the Hyundai driver does not have to take any risks to stay on the provisional podium.

Ostberg sets the 2nd provisional time, 3″6 behind Paddon. The M-Sport driver effectively protects his 4th place. “I'm trying to protect my place even if I don't know Paddon's times. It works well. »

Paddon further improves the benchmark by more than a minute with a time of 49'07"6. “It’s a great experience to take part in such a long special. »

Tänak takes the provisional scratch with a time of 50'13″8. The Estonian who ranks 6th is ahead of Camilli by more than a minute.

Prokop is closest to Camilli with 21 seconds behind. The Czech is ranked 7th.

Latvala is a little more than 14 seconds behind Ogier in the 5th intermediate. The Finn still has a lead of more than a minute in the general classification.

Bertelli leads Guerra by 1″8 at the end of the special. The average speed is 93 km/h.

Ogier leads Latvala by 12s in the 4th intermediate. The Finn is managing his lead well so far.

Guerra fails 40s behind Camill. “The time was not good because there were a lot of errors in the notes and I had difficulty managing the tires.

Camilli sets a time of 51'16″2 at the end of the 80 km. “I notice that it is not easy to open the road. It went well and the car ran well. »

Ogier has around ten seconds ahead of Latvala after 30 km. This is still insufficient to hope to catch up with the rally leader.

Latvala drops 2s to Ogier in the first intermediate. The Frenchman has a 48s lead over Camili in the 2nd split.

Sordo beats Ostberg in the first sector by half a second. The Norwegian leads Camilli by half a minute in the second half. But it's Ogier who starts strong with 2 seconds ahead of his compatriot in the first split.

Tänak, Paddon and Ostberg are all ahead of Camilli at the first intermediate. It is the M-Sport driver who seems the fastest with 18″5 ahead of his teammate.