The Norwegian takes the lead after Ascochinga / Agua De Oro 1 (51.88km).
Petter was the fastest man on SS 3 with a time of 37:50.7 and 3.5 seconds faster than Mikko Hirvonen.
The first stage for the day SS 2 La Pampa / La Pampa 1 (37.51km) Sebastien Loeb was the fastest followed by Petter Solberg with 1.9 seconds.
Evgeny Novikov finished the rally after SS 2. Novikov completed stage two with a damaged right-rear wheel.
Results after SS 3:
1. P. Solberg 1:06:00.0
2. M. Hirvonen +20.1
3. D. Sordo +24.6
4. S. Loeb +34.8
5. T. Neuville +38.0
6. M. Ostberg +51.1