Sebastien Loeb has extended his Rally Argentina lead to 39.8 seconds over Sebastien Ogier.
Ogier was running in first position until a driving error on SS7 pushed him back to third; the Frenchman later picked up a puncture at the end of SS8 which left him almost a minute behind the lead.
Mikko Hirvonen‘s hopes of a podium finish soon evaporated as he also punctured his tyre on SS8; he dropped back to sixth place, and is now more than 3 minutes behind fifth-placed Thierry Neuville.
Evgeny Novikov‘s composed pace helped him move up to third, but he’s currently having to deal with pressure from Jari-Matti Latvala who’s just 8 seconds behind in fourth place.
Volkswagen’s third driver Andreas Mikkelsen fell back from sixth to ninth after sustaining suspension damage following an impact with a bridge.
Leading positions after SS10: Pos Driver Team/Car Time/Gap 1. Sebastien Loeb Citroen 3h32m15.9s 2. Sebastien Ogier VW + 39.8s 3. Evgeny Novikov M-Sport Ford + 2m43.3s 4. Jari-Matti Latvala VW + 2m51.5s 5. Thierry Neuville M-Sport Ford + 3m32.5s 6. Mikko Hirvonen Citroen + 6m43.3s 7. Mads Ostberg M-Sport Ford + 10m40.6s 8. Martin Prokop Czech Ford + 12m13.9s 9. Andreas Mikkelsen VW + 12m45.6s 10. Dani Sordo Citroen + 13m04.1s