Kris Meeke has claimed his first stage win of Sata Rallye Açores as he continues his recovery from the puncture and spin that wrecked his chances of a repeat victory on the Atlantic archipelago earlier today.
The Intercontinental Rally Challenge champion is now 41.3s behind overall leader Bruno Magalhães, whose advantage over second-placed Jan Kopecký has been trimmed to 8.8s.
Overall positions after SS8:
1) Bruno Magalhães 54m54.8s
2) Jan Kopecký +8.8s
3) Juho Hänninen +16.3s
4) Andreas Mikkelsen +23.0s
5) Kris Meeke +41.3s
6) Bernardo Sousa +1m25.4s