Great Britain's Kris Meeke strengthened his lead over Sebastien Ogier to take a commanding advantage into Sunday's final leg of the Mexico Rally.
Meeke won just one of the nine speed tests in Guanajuato but it proved decisive as a spin by Frenchman Ogier saw him eventually slip 30.9 seconds adrift.
Meeke, driving his Citroen C3, told www.wrc.com: "It has been a perfect weekend so far. That was going to be the defining loop of the rally. I had to make it stick on this loop and it worked."
Ogier won two tests in his Ford Fiesta and ended 39.6 seconds clear of Belgian Thierry Neuville while Estonia's Ott Tanak is fourth.
New Zealand's Hayden Paddon is fifth and Jari-Matti Latvala of Finland is sixth heading into the final two tests on Sunday.
Source: PA
