Petter Solberg has won the penultimate stage of Rally Argentina as Sebastien Ogier managed to cling on to his overall lead at the wheel of his factory Citroen DS3 WRC.
Ogier, who is driving without the aid of power steering following his earlier roll, is 3.3s clear of team-mate Sebastien Loeb with Mikko Hirvonen a further 2.4s further back in his works Fiesta.
The top 12 drivers tackled the event in reverse order in preparation for the rally-closing Power Stage.
Standings after SS18:
| Pos. | Driver | Car | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | S. OGIER / J. INGRASSIA | Citroën DS3 WRC | 4h01m33.0s |
| 02 | S. LOEB / D. ELENA | Citroën DS3 WRC | +3.3s |
| 03 | M. HIRVONEN / J. LEHTINEN | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | +5.7s |
| 04 | P. SOLBERG / C. PATTERSSON | Citroën DS3 WRC | +36.4s |
| 05 | M. ØSTBERG / J. ANDERSSON | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | +5m16.9s |
| 06 | F. VILLAGRA / J. PÉREZ COMPANC | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | +6m48.3s |
| 07 | J. LATVALA / M. ANTTILA | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | +11m37.5s |
| 08 | M. WILSON / S. MARTIN | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | +13m34.1s |
| 09 | H. PADDON / J. KENNARD | Subaru Impreza | +25m33.0s |
| 10 | P. FLODIN / M. ANDERSSON | Subaru Impreza | +33m20.9s |
| 11 | D. TAGIROV / A. ZAVERSHINSKAYA | Subaru Impreza | +38m53.6s |
| 12 | N. FUCHS / F. MUSSANO | Mitsubishi Evo X | +42m43.6s |
| 13 | R. ORLANDINI / J. CILLONIZ | Mitsubishi Evo IX | +47m20.5s |
| 14 | M. SEMERAD / M. ERNST | Mitsubishi Evo IX | +47m38.9s |
| 15 | B. GUERRA / B. ROZADA | Mitsubishi Evo X | +48m35.9s |