Petter Solberg repeated his earlier stage winning performance on the repeated La Ribera d’Ebre.
But things were tight at the top of the timesheet, with the hard charging Sebastien Ogier only one-tenth slower.
Sebastien Loeb was third quickest, to keep the overall lead by a reduced margin of 2.1 seconds. Ford drivers Mikko Hirvonen and Jari-Matti Latvala were fourth and fifth fastest.
Overall standings after SS5:
| Pos. | Driver | Car | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Sébastien LOEB | Citroën C4 WRC | 1h18m01.0s |
| 02 | Sébastien OGIER | Citroën C4 WRC | +2.1s |
| 03 | Jari-Matti LATVALA | Ford Focus WRC | +12.4s |
| 04 | Petter SOLBERG | Citroën C4 WRC | +22.1s |
| 05 | Mikko HIRVONEN | Ford Focus WRC | +36.7s |
| 06 | Dani SORDO | Citroën C4 WRC | +45.9s |
| 07 | Matthew WILSON | Ford Focus WRC | +2m22.5s |
| 08 | Federico VILLAGRA | Ford Focus WRC | +3m02.7s |
| 09 | Ken BLOCK | Ford Focus WRC | +3m18.8s |
| 10 | Henning SOLBERG | Ford Fiesta S2000 | +3m56.9s |
| 11 | Frigyes TURÁN | Ford Focus WRC | +4m14.1s |
| 12 | Khalid AL QASSIMI | Ford Focus WRC | +4m45.7s |
| 13 | Dennis KUIPERS | Ford Fiesta S2000 | +6m40.9s |
| 14 | Hermann GASSNER | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | +8m16.0s |
| 15 | Yeray LEMES | Renault Clio S1600 | +8m35.9s |