Sebastien Loeb finally moves one position ahead after stage Sagen 2 (14.23km). Henning Solberg lost sixth position as was 3.3 seconds slower by the world champion. Mads Ostberg lose 7.7 by Petter Solberg as the Ford driver keeps successfully the third position overall.
The winner in stage 16 is Latvala who set the best time 2.2 seconds faster than his teammate Petter Solberg.
Results after SS 16:
1. J. Latvala 2:17:37.1
2. M. Hirvonen +23.6
3. P. Solberg +46.4
4. M. Ostberg +1:00.6
5. E. Novikov +2:09.0
6. S. Loeb +2:49.6
7. H. Solberg +2:52.3
8. P. Sandell +3:46.7
Two stages remain till the end of day 2, as these stages are Fredriksberg 2 18.15 km and Hagfors Sprint 2 1.87 km.