Ex-world champion Petter Solberg has bagged his first fastest stage time of Rally Argentina, the 400th of his glittering career in the WRC.
Solberg was 1.6s faster than fellow Citroen DS3 WRC driver Sebastien Ogier to trim Jari-Matti Latvala’s advantage to 12.1s.
Latvala was third fastest through the stage, with Ford team-mate Mikko Hirvonen fourth and world championship leader Sebastien Loeb fifth.
Standings after SS6:
| Pos. | Driver | Car | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | J. LATVALA / M. ANTTILA | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | 1h25m38.3s |
| 02 | P. SOLBERG / C. PATTERSSON | Citroën DS3 WRC | +12.1s |
| 03 | S. OGIER / J. INGRASSIA | Citroën DS3 WRC | +22.1s |
| 04 | M. HIRVONEN / J. LEHTINEN | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | +30.0s |
| 05 | S. LOEB / D. ELENA | Citroën DS3 WRC | +1m32.3s |
| 06 | M. ØSTBERG / J. ANDERSSON | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | +2m15.5s |
| 07 | M. WILSON / S. MARTIN | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | +2m34.7s |
| 08 | F. VILLAGRA / J. PÉREZ COMPANC | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | +2m47.1s |
| 09 | K. BLOCK / A. GELSOMINO | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | +4m24.5s |
| 10 | P. FLODIN / M. ANDERSSON | Subaru Impreza | +8m17.9s |
| 11 | M. KOSCIUSZKO / M. SZCZEPANIAK | Mitsubishi Evo X | +8m44.3s |
| 12 | H. PADDON / J. KENNARD | Subaru Impreza | +9m07.8s |
| 13 | N. FUCHS / R. GARCIA | Mitsubishi Evo X | +10m56.4s |
| 14 | E. CAMPOS / C. WINKLER | Mitsubishi Evo IX | +12m25.7s |
| 15 | D. OLIVEIRA / C. MAGALHÃES | MINI John Cooper Works | +12m29.5s |