Jari-Matti Latvala is at the top in Rally France after the second day. The first four are within 5 seconds only. The world champion is fourth at +5.0 seconds by the leader. Very strong Rally for Dani Sordo who finished the day at second position with a distance of +0.4 seconds only. Sebastien Ogier is third at +1.4 seconds. The battle for the first position by these four rally drivers continue tomorrow with the last 6 stages. This year the power stage was at the beginning with SS 1: Strasbourg - Power Stage. The three bonus points takes Dani Sordo, two points for Thierry Neuville and one point for Sebastien Ogier.
Results after SS 14:
1. J. Latvala 2:18:58.3    
2. D. Sordo +0.4
3. S. Ogier +1.4
4. S. Loeb +5.0
5. T. Neuville +1:10.4
6. E. Novikov +2:16.4
Latvala: “It’s incredible the kind of fight we’re having. It’s one of the greatest rallies I have been involved in. I was perhaps too cautious on a couple of stages but the main thing is I made no mistakes. I’ve dug out some little things that have been missing from my driving.”
Sordo: “Latvala was really good. I lost time in the last long stage but I’m fighting with the best in the world, so that’s very nice.”
Ogier: “After yesterday I had a doubt that I would be able to come back, but I had a perfect day. I pushed hard, the car worked well and I had a perfect feeling with it, so I must continue like this tomorrow.”
Loeb: “It’s so tight, such a tough fight. I tried to push hard all day but I wasn’t always happy with the car, myself, everything. But we’re still in the fight so it’s not so bad.”