Stage win for Ekstrom, in front of Peterhansel and Chicherit. Loeb was leading the stage with 3 minutes gap on Sainz but then something happened and finished the stage 6 minutes behind Sainz. Nasser with the other Prodrive had engine troubles and couldn't finish the stage.

Top 5 after today:
1 - Carlos Sainz (Audi)
2 - Sebastien Loeb (Prodrive) + 24m 47s
3 - Lucas Moraes (Toyota) + 1h 05m 13s
4 - Guillaume De Mevius (Toyota Overdrive) + 1h 34m 18s
5 - Giniel De Villiers (Toyota) + 1h 45m 12s