Frenchman Sebastien Loeb was the fastest man through stage two in Bulgaria, extending his rally lead to 16 seconds after the opening 59 kilometres of the rally.
Loeb’s Citroen stable-mate Sebastien Ogier moved ahead of Dani Sordo into second place in the overall standings, while the closest man to Loeb on the stage was Petter Solberg - tackling his first rally with new co-driver Chris Patterson.
Solberg held fourth place overall, with Kimi Raikkonen rounding off an all-Citroen top five. Ford Focus driver Mikko Hirvonen holds sixth, 41.6 seconds off the lead.
Overall standings after SS2:
| Pos. | Driver | Car | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Sébastien LOEB | Citroën C4 WRC | 32m42.3s |
| 02 | Sébastien OGIER | Citroën C4 WRC | +16.0s |
| 03 | Dani SORDO | Citroën C4 WRC | +18.6s |
| 04 | Petter SOLBERG | Citroën C4 WRC | +20.4s |
| 05 | Kimi RAIKKONEN | Citroën C4 WRC | +34.3s |
| 06 | Mikko HIRVONEN | Ford Focus WRC | +41.6s |
| 07 | Jari-Matti LATVALA | Ford Focus WRC | +46.7s |
| 08 | Per Gunnar ANDERSSON | Ford Focus WRC | +1m19.3s |
| 09 | Frigyes TURAN | Peugeot 307 WRC | +1m33.8s |
| 10 | Matthew WILSON | Ford Focus WRC | +2m01.8s |
| 11 | Henning SOLBERG | Ford Fiesta S2000 | +2m26.8s |
| 12 | Mathieu ARZENO | Citroën C2 S1600 | +2m43.2s |
| 13 | Thierry NEUVILLE | Citroën C2 S1600 | +2m47.5s |
| 14 | Dimitar ILIEV | Skoda Fabia S2000 | +2m51.1s |
| 15 | Jasen POPOV | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | +2m55.0s |