SS9 - Gawliki (32.75km): Sordo quickest through SS9; Loeb 'best of the rest' - 1.8 seconds slower; Ogier third; Latvala fourth followed by Ostberg and Henning Solberg; Hirvonen only seventh; Abbring heads the JWRC category; Hirvonen now leads overall by 3.9 seconds.


Top ten stage times for SS9:

1. Dani Sordo Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC 17mins 44.4secs M
2. Sebastien Loeb Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC +00mins 01.8secs M
3. Sebastien Ogier Citroen Junior Team C4 WRC +00mins 03.0secs A8
4. Jari-Matti Latvala BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC +00mins 06.5secs M
5. Mads Ostberg Adapta Subaru Impreza WRC2008 +00mins 08.1secs A8
6. Henning Solberg Stobart VK Ford Focus WRC +00mins 11.0secs MT
7. Mikko Hirvonen BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC +00mins 13.1secs M
8. Krzysztof Holowczyc Stobart VK Ford Focus WRC +00mins 15.3secs A8
9. Petter Solberg PS WRT Citroen Xsara WRC +00mins 15.6secs A8
10. Matthew Wilson Stobart VK Ford Focus WRC +00mins 27.6secs MT


Overall times after SS9 / Top 20:

1. Mikko Hirvonen BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC 1hour 26mins 39.4secs M
2. Jari-Matti Latvala BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC +00mins 03.9secs M
3. Dani Sordo Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC +00mins 27.7secs M
4. Petter Solberg PS WRT Citroen Xsara WRC +01min 24.6secs A8
5. Henning Solberg Stobart VK Ford Focus WRC +01mins 28.3secs MT
6. Sebastien Ogier Citroen Junior Team C4 WRC +01mins 28.4secs A8
7. Matthew Wilson Stobart VK Ford Focus WRC +02mins 20.9secs MT
8. Krzysztof Holowczyc Stobart VK Ford Focus WRC +02mins 55.7secs A8
9. Conrad Rautenbach Citroen Junior Team C4 WRC +03mins 16.3secs MT
10. Mads Ostberg Adapta Subaru Impreza WRC2008 +05mins 15.3secs A8
11. Michal Bebenek Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX +10mins 27.5secs N4
12. Maciej Oleksowicz Peugeot 207 S2000 +11mins 30.3secs N4
13. Kevin Abbring Renault Clio RS R3 +12mins 55.2secs J
14. Michal Kosciuszko Suzuki Swift S1600 +13mins 06.8secs J
15. Martin Prokop Citroen C2 S1600 +13mins 27.8secs J
16. Hermann Gassner Jr Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX +14mins 20.3secs N4
17. Lukasz Sztuka Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX +15mins 04.8secs N4
18. Yoann Bonato Suzuki Swift S1600 +15mins 18.1secs J
19. Valeriy Gorban Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX +15mins 28.8secs N4
20. Evgeny Novikov Citroen Junior Team C4 WRC +16mins 19.5secs MT


Overall JWRC after SS9 / Top 3:

1. Kevin Abbring Renault Clio RS R3 1hour 39mins 34.6secs J
2. Michal Kosciuszko Suzuki Swift S1600 +00mins 11.6secs J
3. Martin Prokop Citroen C2 S1600 +00mins 32.6secs J


Notable retirements:

SS4. Sebastien Loeb Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC Went off the road. M*
SS4/5. Evgeny Novikov Citroen Junior Team C4 WRC Went off the road. MT*
SS7. Andreas Mikkelsen Skoda Fabia WRC Engine. A8


* denotes elected/able to re-start under SupeRally format.

M - denotes Manufacturer entry.
MT - denotes Manufacturer Team entry.
J - denotes Junior WRC entry.

all times unofficial