The championship leader could afford to back off during the pair of stages, ending the loop with a 1m29.32s lead over title rival and team-mate Elfyn Evans, who snatched second from Hyundai's Dani Sordo.
Sordo started the morning in second spot but trailed Evans by 2.7s heading into the final stage.
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