Since the heartbreak of the first leg, in which their yacht Mar Mostro dismasted, PUMA have been on the up - and after scoring their first offshore success in Leg 5 from Auckland to Itajaí, Brazil, they made it two in two with glory in Leg 6.
PUMA dominated the 4,800 nautical mile leg from the start, only surrendering the lead on two occasion to CAMPER and for no more than 48 hours.
A fast start to the leg in fresh conditions saw PUMA lead out of Itajaí and into several days of fast sailing up the Brazilian coast.
It's the fourth time in six legs that PUMA have finished on the podium, and they pick up an invaluable 30 points for the leg win to take their overall tally to 147.
Meanwhile Groupama completed a massive comeback to beat arch-rivals Telefónica to the final podium position of Leg 6 by 37 minutes, leaving the Volvo Ocean Race poised on a knife-edge with just 17 points splitting the top four boats.