Jan Kopecký has scored his second stage victory on Rally d’Italia-Sardegna by going fastest on the repeated Gonnosnò run in his factory-prepared Škoda Fabia S2000.
The second fastest time for Juho Hänninen means the Finn closes to within 1.5s of second-placed Paolo Andreucci. However, Kris Meeke continues to lead overall in his Peugeot UK 207, 12.2s in front of Andreucci.
Franz Wittmann dropped out of sixth place when he went off the road in his Interwetten Racing 207.
Overall positions after SS5:
| Pos. | Team | Car | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Meeke Kris / Nagle Paul | Peugeot 207 S2000 | 58m32.1s |
| 02 | Andreucci Paolo / Andreussi Anna | Peugeot 207 S2000 | +12.2s |
| 03 | Hänninen Juho / Markkula Mikko | Škoda Fabia S2000 | +13.7s |
| 04 | Kopecký Jan / Starý Petr | Škoda Fabia S2000 | +44.6s |
| 05 | Neuville Thierry / Klinger Nicolas | Peugeot 207 S2000 | +2m15.6s |
| 06 | Arminen Teemu / Nikkola Tuomo | Subaru Impreza STI | +2m40.1s |
| 07 | Ricci Luigi / Barone Maurizio | Subaru Impreza STI | +4m20.5s |
| 08 | Batistini Daniele / Pisano Carlo | Peugeot 207 S2000 | +4m37.3s |
| 09 | Andersson Per Gunnar / Fredriksson Anders | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X | +5m14.9s |
| 10 | Dettori Giuseppe / Corda Marco | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | +5m38.1s |
| 11 | Magalhaes Bruno / Magalhaes Carlos | Peugeot 207 S2000 | +6m02.3s |
| 12 | Trentin Mauro / Zanella Flavio | Peugeot 207 S2000 | +6m38.3s |
| 13 | Piano / Cottu Paolo | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | +6m52.0s |
| 14 | Bordignon Filippo Alessandro / Bardini Justin | Subaru Impreza STI | +7m57.8s |
| 15 | Linari Gianluca / Cecchi Andrea | Subaru Impreza STI | +8m15.6s |