A bad start of the day for the rally leader Sebastien Ogier today. In the first stage he out of the road in a snow bank. He explains:  I just went in the snow bank in a a slow corner, I missed the entry. I was not really concentrating, stupid mistake.
The exit of the road cost to Ogier 4 minutes and 30 seconds and lost the leader position as move down to 20th position overall after SS 8.
A distaster start for the Hyundai driver Thierry Neuville who hit a rock and damaged wheel carrier. A bad start for Kubica with the car settings. Kubica explains: Very very tricky and I did big mistake on the setup so I was all over the place with a lot of oversteer. We will do something.
Mikkelsen and Latvala continue to battle for the leader position in the next stages. Mikkelsen was out of the road but continue with minimal delay. He explains: We went out in a ditch in 4th or 5th gear and filled the whole front with snow. We were keeping up with Jari-Matti (Latvala) until then.
Results after SS 11:
1. J. Latvala (Volkswagen Polo R WRC) 1:14:02.3
2. A. Mikkelsen (Volkswagen Polo R WRC) +1.6
3. M. Ostberg (Citroen DS3 WRC) +26.6
4. M. Hirvonen (Ford Fiesta RS WRC) +33.8
5. O. Tanak (Ford Fiesta RS WRC) +42.9
6. J. Hanninen (Hyundai i20 WRC) +1:09.2
Sebastien Ogier is at 13th position. All crew members are in the service park now. There are 5 stages to run to the end of the day.