The repeat of the Sete Cidades stage has been cancelled due to delays caused by removing several stranded cars that had hit trouble on the first pass.
The 18.3-kilometre test was due to run as stage nine of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge qualifier and was originally delayed by 30 minutes before being cancelled altogether.
The remainder of Friday’s itinerary is set to run 20 minutes later than originally scheduled. Stage 10, the new Remédios/Água de Pau run, had been due to get underway at 16:02hrs local time.
Crews are now heading back to Ponta Delgada for a 30-minute service halt.
Standings after SS9:
| Pos. | Driver | Car | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hänninen Juho / Markkula Mikko | Škoda Fabia S2000 | 47m56.3s |
| 2 | Mikkelsen Andreas / Floene Ola | Škoda Fabia S2000 | +10.1s |
| 3 | Magalhaes Bruno / Grave Paulo | Peugeot 207 S2000 | +30.4s |
| 4 | Kopecký Jan / Starý Petr | Škoda Fabia S2000 | +32.8s |
| 5 | Sandell Patrik / Parmander Staffan | Škoda Fabia S2000 | +1m35.9s |
| 6 | Bouffier Bryan / Panseri Xavier | Peugeot 207 S2000 | +1m48.0s |
| 7 | Moura Ricardo / Eiró Sancho | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | +2m07.3s |
| 8 | Lopes Vítor / Magalhăes Hugo | Subaru Impreza Sti | +3m07.1s |
| 9 | Pascoal Vítor / Ramalho Luis | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X | +4m05.7s |
| 10 | Vale Pedro / Medeiros Rui | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | +4m25.7s |
| 11 | Silva Sérgio / Cordeiro Nelson | Subaru Impreza Sti | +4m30.9s |
| 12 | Nutahara Fumio / Ichino Hakaru | Subaru Impreza R4 | +4m47.0s |
| 13 | Lousado Rui / Assunçăo Luis | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | +5m34.8s |
| 14 | Maciel Paulo / Gouveira Filipe | Citroën Saxo VTS | +5m52.2s |
| 15 | Raoux Jean-Michel / Mazotti Francis | Renault Clio R3 | +7m09.0s |