Sebastien Ogier wins Rallye Deutschland and puts an end to Sebastien Loeb's German reign; Loeb has to settle for the runners-up spot after his puncture in Panzerplatte 2; Dani Sordo completes the podium following an excellent run in his MINI.
Rauno Aaltonen: Kris and Dani are absolute professionals. Even after just a few outings, top drivers like them are able to push the car to the limit. The tests give reason for confidence. I am sure the MINI John Cooper Works WRC will make it very easy for the drivers to quickly get the absolute maximum out of the total package.
Kimi Raikkonen's competitive rallying debut for Citro?n does not last long, as the 2007 F1 World Champion crashes out of the Arctic Lapland Rally on only stage two - but not before catching the eye first...
Former F1 World Champion Kimi Raikkonen prepares to make his official bow for new employer Citro?n as he returns to the scene of his rallying debut twelve months ago - the Arctic Lapland Rally
Citroen number two driver Dani Sordo has retired from day two of the Acropolis Rally of Greece. Sordo's Citroen C4 WRC car suffered a broken suspension arm in the final test this morning, the 24.15 kilometre run through Kefalari 1.
SS20 - Sapporo 4 (1.49km): Sordo fastest in SS20; Gardemeister second; Latvala third; Loeb and Hirvonen joint fourth; Wilson sixth; Novikov heads the PWRC category; Hirvonen leads overall by 15.5 seconds at the end of day 2. Top ten stage times for SS20:
Citroen's Dani Sordo is hoping to be able to re-start the Rallye de France-Tour de Corse under the SupeRally on Saturday following his accident today [Friday] in stage three.