After that Sordo was eleventh under the SupeRally followed by A7 class leader, Ales Broccoli and Frederic Romeyer's Peugeot 206.
Jari-Matti Latvala is classified 14th, but like Sordo he will have to SupeRally on Sunday after hitting a rock in SS12 and damaging the front suspension. He had been in ninth and on course to take the final manufacturers' point.
Patrick Artru and Olivier Burri are 15th and 16th - split by less than 10 seconds and currently fighting for the Group N win.
The action now concludes on Sunday following a free transit section to Monaco this evening. Day 4 is based in the mountains of the Alpes-Maritimes, high above the Principality. After a 07.50 hours start [local time], drivers face four tests, including two passes over the famous Col de Turini, before a short service break at Gilette. They then return to Monaco for a super special stage around the harbour area of the Grand Prix circuit. The finish is at the palace in Monaco in late afternoon after 66.65 kilometres of competition.