Sebastien Loeb has won the final stage of the opening loop of tests on Rally Guanajuato Mexico this morning to take the overall lead.
Armed with a Citroen DS3 WRC, Loeb was 1.3 seconds faster through the short, all-asphalt street test close to the indoor service park in Leon. He now heads team-mate Sebastien Ogier by 1.3s after Ogier could only manage the fourth best time.
Petter Solberg was second fastest with Jari-Matti Latvala third quickest in his Ford Fiesta RS WRC as he looks to make up the time he lost with a puncture on stage four.
World championship leader Mikko Hirvonen was fifth quickest on the stage, 0.3s faster than Mads Ostberg, at the wheel of another Fiesta.
Crews now have a 30-minute service halt in Leon before stage six, Alfaro 2, gets underway.
Standings after SS5:
| Pos. | Driver | Car | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | S. LOEB / D. ELENA | Citroën DS3 WRC | 43m24.0s |
| 02 | S. OGIER / J. INGRASSIA | Citroën DS3 WRC | +0.7s |
| 03 | P. SOLBERG / C. PATTERSSON | Citroën DS3 WRC | +18.4s |
| 04 | M. HIRVONEN / J. LEHTINEN | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | +40.9s |
| 05 | M. WILSON / S. MARTIN | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | +1m38.0s |
| 06 | E. NOVIKOV / S. PRÉVOT | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | +1m43.4s |
| 07 | H. SOLBERG / I. MINOR | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | +1m56.5s |
| 08 | D. KUIPERS / F. MICLOTTE | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | +2m31.7s |
| 09 | J. LATVALA / M. ANTTILA | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | +2m40.2s |
| 10 | N. AL-ATTIYAH / G. BERNACCHINI | Ford Fiesta S2000 | +2m40.9s |
| 11 | O. TANAK / K. SIKK | Ford Fiesta S2000 | +2m52.4s |
| 12 | M. PROKOP / J. TOMANEK | Ford Fiesta S2000 | +2m59.3s |
| 13 | B. GUERRA / D. CUE | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X | +4m23.1s |
| 14 | J. HÄNNINEN / M. MARKKULA | Skoda Fabia S2000 | +4m39.8s |
| 15 | M. ØSTBERG / J. ANDERSSON | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | +4m57.9s |