Sainz takes the stage and the lead
Carlos Sainz landed a double blow on the way to Uyuni, winning his second consecutive stage by a wide margin and capitalising on Stéphane Peterhansel’s troubles to move into the overall lead with a margin of 1 h 11.
Peterhansel'[s hopes of another win disappears in the sand as he loses more than an hour as a result of a suspension problem
Top seven at the end of Stage 7. Full story to follow tomorrow
1 303 C. SAINZ PEUGEOT 004:24:43 00:00:00
2 304 G. DE VILLIERS TOYOTA 004:36:04 00:11:21 00:00:00
3 301 N. AL-ATTIYAH TOYOTA 004:38:34 00:13:51 00:00:00
4 312 J. PRZYGONSKI MINI 004:44:07 00:19:24 00:00:00
5 311 M. PROKOP FORD 004:46:59 00:22:16 00:00:00
6 318 L. ALVAREZ TOYOTA 004:51:55 00:27:12 00:00:00
7 309 B. TEN BRINKE TOYOTA 004:55:17 00:30:34