Marcus Gronholm [Peugeot]:
"The most important thing for me is that this victory is in memory of Michael Park: we want it to be for him. We were pushing hard to the end and we were always close to the pace of Petter. Whether or not that was why he went off is something we will never know, but we were never far off him. It was a difficult rally: in some places we lost time because of incorrect tyre choices and we also had a couple of problems on the second day. Under the circumstances this was the best possible result we could have; it is very good for the team."
Sebastien Loeb [Citroen]:
"Fantastic. We have reached the first peak of what has practically been a perfect season by sewing up our second drivers' title with three rounds still to come. Each time out,
Citroen has given us a competitive and reliable car. This triumph is also theirs and we now intend to do all we can to make sure the team keeps the manufacturers' title. They really deserve it. I only needed to finish third here, and I came home in second place but that doesn't change much. In the circumstances I am happy for Marcus, Timo and Peugeot."
Chris Atkinson [Subaru]:
"It's awesome, I'm more than happy with the result and to get my first ever podium is pretty special too. We've done this rally before and today's result just goes to show how much difference experience can make. I can't wait for next year! We took things fairly steady yesterday when the road conditions were difficult but today the whole package felt good and we decided to push a little harder. Things worked out perfectly. Getting on the podium in front of Subaru's home crowd makes it extra special but at the same time I really feel for Petter - he's been terribly unlucky."
Francois Duval [Citroen]:
"It's nice to be fully confident again. That was important in this weekend's very difficult and slippery conditions. Sven and I spent a lot of time before this rally thinking about Markko [Martin] and Michael [Park] and it took us a little time to get into full swing here. I am very happy for Seb and Daniel. They fully deserve their second world title. They have shown that they are capable of winning on all types of surface and how important hard work is. They will now have a free mind and we are feeling confident, so the end of the season looks very promising."
Harri Rovanpera [Mitsubishi]:
"Generally I have to say the whole weekend - in fact the whole week - has been very nice. We can now show our speed and maintain a top position and that's the main thing. It has been easier than last year, mainly because we have had fewer problems, but you can never say a rally is 'easy' and this one, in particular, is very tough. But now we have proved we and the car can fight. And of course I have to say that the support we have all had here is amazing; there were thousands of people on the road sections - red flags everywhere!"
Toni Gardemeister [Ford]:
"Today's stages were the best of the rally. They were really tricky and muddy but a lot more flowing and driveable and they were enjoyable to compete on. I didn't push too hard today because I wanted to correct my pace notes for next year. I've made a lot of corrections throughout the rally but that will help when I return next season. It's hard to be competitive when everyone else has driven these stages before. On Friday I didn't trust my notes and had no real confidence in them, but they improved as the weekend went on.
"Before the rally I heard from other drivers that this was a difficult event but it turned out a lot harder than I imagined. The car was good all weekend and I'm pleased with the result."
Roman Kresta [Ford]:
"I drove carefully this morning. The team kept me well informed of Daniel Carlsson's split times behind us and I drove at a pace that kept me ahead of him - no more. I didn't want to make any mistakes and concentrated on scoring points for Ford.
"It was a very difficult rally but I've learned a lot and made many changes to my pace notes. It was good to have a battle with Toni yesterday and I'm pleased to have set times that were comparable to his."
Daniel Carlsson [Peugeot]:
