Another stage winning performance from Sebastien Loeb on SS17 moved the Frenchman further ahead in the Jordan Rally as Saturday’s competition reached its midpoint.
With just the repeat loop of the morning’s stages still to run, Loeb leads Ford driver Jari-Matti Latvala by 37.8sec, while Petter Solberg, in a Citroen C4, is third, 20.8sec further back.
Sebastien Loeb’s lead of the Jordan Rally stood at 33.4 seconds after Saturday’s third stage, with the Frenchman remaining on course for victory today.
With his Citroen stable-mate Sebastien Ogier sweeping the road ahead of him, Loeb was second fastest to Petter Solberg through SS15 and the outright stage winner on SS16.
Second overall Jari-Matti Latvala set a string of top three times, but had no answer to Loeb’s pace.
| Pos. | Driver | Car | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Sébastien LOEB | Citroën C4 WRC | 3h16m24.3s |
| 02 | Jari-Matti LATVALA | Ford Focus WRC | +37.8s |
| 03 | Petter SOLBERG | Citroën C4 WRC | +58.6s |
| 04 | Dani SORDO | Citroën C4 WRC | +1m36.1s |
| 05 | Matthew WILSON | Ford Focus WRC | +6m50.9s |
| 06 | Federico VILLAGRA | Ford Focus WRC | +9m22.1s |
| 07 | Sébastien OGIER | Citroën C4 WRC | +9m56.9s |
| 08 | Kimi RAIKKÖNEN | Citroën C4 WRC | +10m23.9s |
| 09 | Henning SOLBERG | Ford Focus WRC | +12m54.8s |
| 10 | Xavier PONS | Ford Fiesta S2000 | +14m31.8s |
| 11 | Patrik FLODIN | Subaru Impreza Gr N | +14m42.6s |
| 12 | Armindo ARAÚJO | Mitsubishi Lancer Gr N | +16m18.7s |
| 13 | Yazeed AL RAJHI | Peugeot 207 S2000 | +19m38.8s |
| 14 | Eyvind BRYNILDSEN | Skoda Fabia S2000 | +26m14.4s |
| 15 | Nicholai GEORGIOU | Mitsubishi Lancer Gr N | +31m06.4s |