SS3 - Myra 1 (24.15 km): Latvala fastest through SS3; Sordo second; Galli third - picked up a 10 sec penalty for starting the stage late; Henning Solberg fourth; Hirvonen fifth; Loeb sixth; Aava lost a wheel and retired from the leg; Villagra jumped the start; Al-Attiyah reported electrical problems; Baldacci heads the PWRC category; Hirvonen leads the overall event by 2.8 seconds.
Stage times and overall standings after SS3.
Top ten stage times for SS3:
1.
Jari-Matti Latvala BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC 07
21mins 05.3secs M
2.
Daniel Sordo Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC
+00mins 15.2secs M
3.
Gigi Galli Stobart VK Ford Focus WRC 07
+00mins 17.3secs MT
4.
Henning Solberg Stobart VK Ford Focus WRC 07
+00mins 17.6secs MT
5.
Mikko Hirvonen BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC 07
+00mins 18.8secs M
6.
Sebastien Loeb Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC
+00mins 19.5secs M
7.
Matthew Wilson Stobart VK Ford Focus WRC 07
+00mins 27.4secs A8
8.
Petter Solberg Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2008
+00mins 34.1secs M
9.
P-G Andersson Suzuki WRT SX4 WRC
+00mins 34.7secs M
10.
Chris Atkinson Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2008
+00mins 37.2secs M
Overall times after SS3:
1.
Mikko Hirvonen BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC 07
39mins 38.7secs M
2.
Daniel Sordo Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC
+00mins 02.8secs M
3.
Jari-Matti Latvala BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC 07
+00mins 09.5secs M
4.
Sebastien Loeb Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC
+00mins 10.7secs M
5.
Henning Solberg Stobart VK Ford Focus WRC 07
+00mins 10.9secs MT
6.
Gigi Galli Stobart VK Ford Focus WRC 07
+00mins 11.6secs MT
7.
Matthew Wilson Stobart VK Ford Focus WRC 07
+00mins 22.6secs A8
8.
Petter Solberg Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2008
+00mins 24.1secs M
9.
Andreas Mikkelsen Ramsport-Ford Focus WRC06
+00mins 27.4secs A8
10.
P-G Andersson Suzuki WRT SX4 WRC
+00mins 34.1secs M
11.
Chris Atkinson Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2008
+00mins 36.1secs M
12.
Conrad Rautenbach PH Sport-Citroen C4 WRC
+01mins 06.0secs A8
13.
Toni Gardemeister Suzuki WRT SX4 WRC
+01mins 11.4secs M
14.
Federico Villagra Munchi's Ford Focus WRC 07
+01mins 29.9secs MT
15.
Barry Clark Munchi's Ford Focus WRC 07
+01mins 59.4secs MT
16.
Mirco Baldacci Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
+02mins 08.3secs P
17.
Uwe Nittel Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
+02mins 10.2secs P
18.
Martin Prokop Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
+02mins 22.8secs P
19.
Andreas Aigner Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
+02mins 23.4secs P
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Patrik Sandell Peugeot 207 S2000
+02mins 23.4secs P
