The all-asphalt Superspecial in Istanbul brought no nasty surprises on Friday night, with all the leading crews completing it without a hitch.
Fastest around the tight and twisty head-to-head stage was Sebastien Loeb, who was four-tenths quicker than his nearest rival, rally leader Sebastien Ogier. Petter Solberg was third quickest to seal a Citroen one, two, three on the night-time stage.
Ogier’s rapid performance enabled him to extend his overall lead - almost doubling it from 2.8sec to 5.5sec.
Standings after SS9:
Pos. | Driver | Car | Time |
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01 | Sébastien OGIER | Citroën C4 WRC | 55m32.7s |
02 | Dani SORDO | Citroën C4 WRC | +5.5s |
03 | Mikko HIRVONEN | Ford Focus WRC | +12.2s |
04 | Petter SOLBERG | Citroën C4 WRC | +18.5s |
05 | Sébastien LOEB | Citroën C4 WRC | +24.9s |
06 | Jari-Matti LATVALA | Ford Focus WRC | +27.5s |
07 | Federico VILLAGRA | Ford Focus WRC | +1m42.9s |
08 | Kimi RAIKKÖNEN | Citroën C4 WRC | +1m50.6s |
09 | Matthew WILSON | Ford Focus WRC | +2m04.6s |
10 | Ott TANAK | Mitsubishi Lancer Gr N | +4m59.1s |
11 | Aaron BURKART | Suzuki Swift S1600 | +6m36.2s |
12 | Thierry NEUVILLE | Citroën C2 S1600 | +6m43.7s |
13 | Dennis KUIPERS | Ford Fiesta S2000 | +6m44.8s |
14 | Kevin ABBRING | Renault Clio R3 | +6m50.0s |
15 | Aleksandr SALUK | Mitsubishi Lancer Gr N | +7m04.7s |