Freddy Loix has restored his supremacy on Rali Vinho Madeira by topping the times on stage 10, the 13.77-kilometre Serra D’Agua test.
The Belgian Škoda Fabia Super 2000 driver is now 8.1s in front of Luca Rossetti’s Abarth Grande Punto with three stages of leg one remaining.
Jan Kopecký has edged closer to third-placed Kris Meeke with the second quickest time through the stage.
Overall positions after SS10:
1 Freddy Loix 1h31m16.2s
2 Luca Rossetti +8.1s
3 Kris Meeke +17.0s
4 Jan Kopecký +18.3s
5 Juho Hänninen +41.0s
6 Miguel Nunes +1m13.4s
7 Vítor Sá +1m31.8s
8 Rui Pinto +4m34.1s