Sebastien Ogier [Citroen C2 S1600]: [JWRC - third]
"The start of the day was far from easy, with several dirty corners, plenty of rocks on the road and sone damp sections. I concentrated on not taking any risks, sometimes even driving in a lower gear in order not to be caught out. I'm just driving carefully – especially in the corners – and over today's six stages this has allowed me to claim third place in the Junior classification."
Aaron Burkart [Citroen C2 S1600]: [JWRC]
"It's a difficult situation for me. I can't really attack, as then I risk making a mistake. I know that it would be possible for me to go quicker but I prefer to stick with my objective. I have to consolidate my position and just be happy with that. The rally is far from over - there are still four stages left to run tomorrow."
Notable retirements:
Daniel Sordo [Citroen Total WRT]: [retired from event in SS3 - went off the road]
"I started cautiously and used SS1 to find my marks. On the next stage, I was able to profit from the full potential of my C4 and we managed to move into second place, although we did push very hard to achieve that. Then, about 800 metres after the start of SS3, there was a small bump in the braking zone for a lefthand turn at the end of a particularly fast, narrow, downhill section, and that was enough to cause my car to lift slightly. I braked as hard as I could, taking care not to lock the wheels, but the rear of my C4 swiped a bank which sent the front end into a rock. That in turn ripped off the left-side wheel and we were unable to continue. It's a huge shame. I had found a good pace, I felt completely at one with my car and we had just moved into second place."
Per-Gunnar Andersson [Suzuki WRT]: [retired from day 2 in SS11 - went off the road - will re-start on Sunday under the SupeRally]
