Leg three began from Carlo Paz at 0651hrs as planned but, after the cancellation of 122km of stages on Friday, the itinerary had changed. Organisers added another stage to Sunday’s leg to bring the total competitive distance up to the WRC requirement. It was decided to run the 33km stage from Mina Clavero twice, and this is where crews headed after the early morning service. Heavy storms had battered the region overnight and conditions were blustery, wet and overcast as crews began the muddy stage. Following Petter Solberg’s earlier retirement, Chris Atkinson rose the challenge of being lead Subaru driver and set the third fastest time. As a result the Australian moved ahead of Henning Solberg into fifth position overall.
Fastest Time: Loeb (Citroen) 18m 48.8s

The second test of the day was El Condor, perhaps the most famous of all the Rally Argentina stages. Run in the barren, moonlike landscape of the Traslasierra mountains, El Condor is a boulder strewn road that starts at an altitude of 2100 metres and drops to 1400 metres at the finish. Cars began the section in tricky weather conditions - light rain was falling and thick fog restricted visibility to 120metres. The temperature was a cool six degrees Celsius. Atkinson’s improved form continued, and despite the treacherous conditions he set the fourth-fastest time, finishing ahead of a hard-chasing Henning Solberg, to maintain fifth place overall.
Fastest Time: Sordo (Citroen) 13m 39.9s

Stage three of Sunday’s revised schedule was a repeat pass through the Mina Clavero section - similar in character to El Condor but a 1100m climb rather than a descent. After the earlier running the already soft gravel road surface had become badly rutted, especially on the tighter corners. Sebastien Loeb set the fastest time, to hold on to the lead of the rally, while his team-mate Dani Sordo was second-quickest and making up time lost with a hydraulic problem on leg two. Chris Atkinson experienced problems on the stage dropped to sixth overall after posting the ninth-fastest time.
Fastest Time: Loeb (Citroen) 18m 51.2s

The second passage through El Condor was the final proper stage of the rally and the last real opportunity for drivers to make up time on the competition. With a comfortable margin of 43sec going into the stage, Loeb was taking no risks and set the fifth-fastest time, although for his team-mate Dani Sordo it was still game-on. With fifth place in his sights, the Spaniard completed the rally’s penultimate test with the best time and moved ahead of Atkinson into sixth place. In setting the third fastest time Henning Solberg did enough to keep Sordo at bay, but with the Superspecial remaining just five seconds separated the pair.
Fastest Time: Sordo (Citroen) 13m 46.8s

After a 30-minute service in Carlos Paz, cars headed to the Cordoba football stadium for the rally’s Superspecial finale. There were no last stage upsets for any of the leading competitors and in front of thousands of spectators Sebastien Loeb won the stage and the rally, his fourth of the year. Second on the stage was Marcus Gronholm, who finished second overall, while Mikko Hirvonen was third to secure the final podium place. Subaru’s Chris Atkinson finished seventh overall to collect two championship points.
Fastest Time: Loeb (Citroen) 2m 25.4s

	1 Sebastien LOEB CITROEN C4 WRC 2:52:03.8   2 Marcus GRONHORM FORD Focus RS WRC 06 +36.7   3 Mikko HIRVONEN FORD Focus RS WRC 06 +2:15.2   4 Jari-Matti LATVALA FORD Focus RS WRC 06 +3:43.0   5 Henning SOLBERG FORD Focus RS WRC 06 +4:10.1   6 Daniel SORDO CITROEN C4 WRC +4:23.6   7 Chris ATKINSON SUBARU IMPREZA WRC2007 +4:43.4   8 Manfred STOHL CITROEN Xsara WRC +5:20.2   9 Federico VILLAGRA Mitsubishi Lancer Evo* +16:49.9   10 Toshihiro ARAI SUBARU IMPREZA WRX STI* +16:59.2

It’s back to Europe for round seven, Rally d’Italia-Sardinia. The soft gravel roads of Sardinia are a recent addition to the championship and the inaugural 2004 event was dominated by Petter Solberg and Subaru.