Latvala is the man of the day. He extends his overall leader position to 17.2 seconds by Mikko Hirvonen who is all day much closer to the Ford driver. In stage 9 Torsby (19.21km) Petter Solberg takes stage victory with 7.4 faster than his teammate Latvala.
Results after SS 9:
1. J. Latvala 1:22:16.8
2. M. Hirvonen +17.2
3. P. Solberg +20.0
4. M. Ostberg +31.6
5. E. Novikov +1:11.5
6. H. Solberg +1:46.8
Karlstad 2 1.9 km is the last stage for day 1 to go.