Petter Solberg close the difference with Sebastien Loeb to 10.2 seconds at the end of the third day of Rally Acropolis 2012.
In the last stage for day 3 SS 17 Ziria 2 (21.36km) Petter is first follow by Loeb at 3.9 seconds and Latvala third at 16.8 seconds.
In the last 5 km of SS 16 the weather change with heavy rain a lot of mud and +15 C. In stage 17 continue with light rain, mud and +12 C.

Comments after SS 16:
Loeb: "I think it's ok. It's impossible to drive at the end of the stage. From 120 km/h now you drive at 40 km/h. You don't control the car."
Hirvonen: "It was like driving in Monte Carlo with slicks. The good thing is we are here. We just survive in this stage."
Solberg: "This is very good. But Seb is coming fast. I lost about 7 seconds at the end. I overshoot a junction. It was a good run but Loeb is a clever guy. It's a long way to go and let's see what happens."
Latvala: "When we had the puncture we had a broken caliper. Especially now it was really difficult to brake. We have to drive very slowly."

Comments after SS 17:
Loeb: "He was very fast, so we will fight tomorrow. We were not so lucky. It was raining in the previous one and we also had heavy rain at the beginning of this one."
Hirvonen: "This was not what I have hoped for. In the end, we are here for now, after these conditions and difficult stages. This stage was quite slippery. We made sure that we made no mistakes and go back safe."
Latvala: "This was the best I can do with three brakes. It was difficult because we couldn't use the handbrake in hairpins. So this was the best we could do. I am happy to be here, so we can go to the service and solve all our problems."
Solberg: "It's fantastic. I didn't take any risk and I was hoping to take some time. It will be interesting. It's really good. I am quite happy. I hope the difference to be 6 seconds!"

Comments after the end of the day:
Latvala: "In the exit which cost us the puncture, the curve was getting open and I got on the throttle sooner than I should. About tomorrow I want to finish the Rally and let's see how the podium will be."
Solberg: "We did something in the car on the service and after that we were in front of Loeb. We are not driving harder. It is just that the car is better. With a car like that, tomorrow I will take back the difference from Loeb."
Loeb: "The afternoon was very tricky. We were caught by a storm. There was a lot of mud in the special stages. The gravel in some places was OK, in some others not. I lost time due to the rain, but we still have 10 seconds advantage for tomorrow."
Hirvonen: "It was a quite difficult day. After the service, the pace was there. After Jari-Matti's problem we kept it steady and we will do the same tomorrow."

Results after SS 17:
1. S. Loeb 3:56:13.0
2. P. Solberg +10.2
3. M. Hirvonen +1:51.9
4. J. Latvala +4:44.6
5. M. Ostberg +7:39.7
6. M. Prokop +8:08.6

For the last day of Rally Acropolis are schedule 5 stages with start at 9:14 AM local time.