Sebastien Ogier continue to extend his rally lead in the first 3 stages for today. Ogier major rival Mads Ostberg is out the rally due too broken alternator. Ostberg explains:  “It’s the biggest disappointment I’ve ever had in rallying. I’ve been disappointed previously but never this bad. It’s very frustrating after fighting for a good result. I can’t believe it’s the third rally in a row where we’ve had technical issues and I’m not happy with that. I hope this will change now.”
In the longest rally stage SS 15 Otates 1 with a distance of 42.17 km Ogier takes 15.6 seconds to Mikko who finished second in the stage.
At the moment is the service break. For the afternoon in Mexico there are 4 stages to run.

Results after SS 16:
1. S. Ogier (Volkswagen Polo R WRC) 2:47:14.1
2. M. Hirvonen (Citroen DS3 WRC) +1:08.4
3. T. Neuville (Ford Fiesta RS WRC) +2:44.7
4. D. Sordo (Citroen DS3 WRC) +4:22.7
5. N. Al-Attiayh (Ford Fiesta RS WRC) +5:01.7
6. K. Block (Ford Fiesta RS WRC) +7:31.4
7. B. Guerra (Citroen DS3 WRC) +8:42.4
8. C. Atkinson (Citroen DS3 WRC) +8:58.8