Although the problem for Sebastien Ogier who hit a stone and the broken of Polo's front left rim he manages to restart his perfect rally. Finally Sebastien Ogier again back at top to finish with +32.9 advantage by the second Jari-Matti Latvala.

Sebastien Ogier: I knew that it would be very difficult. I did almost half of the job, but there are still 14 seconds to catch up with the leaders. It is possible to recover them during the second loop, but it won’t be easy. The gap at the finish line will be very small. This morning I had to take some risks, specially with the dust, because I have no pressure to fight for the Driver’s Championship.

Drivers' comments by Day 2 of Rally Spain 2013

Shakedown Results in Spain 2013:

1. Dani Sordo: 1:22.7
2. Jari-Matti Latvala: +0.2
3. Sebastien Ogier: +0.3

Present:
Yves Matton, Citroën Racing
Jost Capito, Volkswagen Motorsport
Nasser Al-Attiyah, Qatar World Rally Team
Dani Sordo, Citroën Total Abu Dhabi World Rally Team

The nine times world champion finished his last rally in the carrier with a crash. Sebastien Loeb crashed in the first stage today in rain conditions. Loeb try to attack the top position from the start but finished rolled out. The both Sebastien Loeb and Daniel Elena were injured in the crash.
Neuville driving behind Loeb comments the crash: “Conditions were terrible. He went off the road at a very fast right bend and went deep into a ditch. I just saw the wheels of the car, which was upside down.”
Loeb for the crash: “I lost the rear in a fast right corner, and then we had a spin and I finished in the ditch. And that was the race over. For sure I would have preferred to have finished my last rally here, but it didn’t go according to the plan. I’m not happy about the situation but I was not driving for the championship so I don’t need the points. I do feel sorry for the spectators and for the team though. There are a lot of spectators waiting in the stages and I won’t be driving through. For me it’s okay, I have some new plans for the future. I would have preferred to finish on the podium here on my last rally, but that’s life.”
In these bad conditions Mikko Hirvonen and Andreas Mikkelsen also went off the road. Mikkelsen slid into a field and Hirvonen overshot a tight left bend into the vines.
In the rest stages Sebastien Ogier control the situation and move to the first position. The rally leader by Saturday dropped to third, as Dani Sordo keep the second position.
Overall Results:
1. S. Ogier 2:53:07.6
2. D. Sordo +12.2
3. J. Latvala +19.5
4. T. Neuville +1:14.1
5. E. Novikov +3:10.9
6. M. Hirvonen +3:37.7
After Rally France 2013 the new world champion for 2013 is Sebastien Ogier.
 

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.”

In the last day of Rally Australia in SS 17 Mikko Hirvonen finsihed 0.1 seconds faster than Sebastien Ogier. Ogier wins the the follow two stages ahead the service park. Mikko Hirvonen is second in the overall far at 53.3 seconds, while Thierry Neuville is third at +1:22.8. In the next two stages Ogier again finished at the top. In the last stage SS 22 Shipmans 2 with a distance of 29.44 km the stage is also a "Power Stage" Mikko Hirvonen lost the second position overall. Mikko finished 7th in the stage at +58 seconds slower than the winner Sebastien Ogier.
Power Stage Results:
1. S. Ogier / J. Ingrassia 14:44.9  - 3 Pts.
2. T. Neuville / N. Gilsoul +2.8        - 2 Pts.
3. E. Novikov / I. Minor +9.4            - 1 Pt.
Rally Australia Final Results:
1. S. Ogier / J. Ingrassia (Volkswagen Polo R WRC) 3:19:55.0
2. T. Neuville / N. Gilsoul (Ford Fiesta RS WRC) +1:32.1
3. M. Hirvonen / J. Lehtinen (Citroen DS3 WRC) +2:02.1
4. J. Latvala / M. Anttila (Volkswagen Polo R WRC) +2:57.4
5. M. Ostberg / J. Andresson (Ford Fiesta RS WRC) +3:17.2
6. A. Mikelsen / P. Nagle (Volkswagen Polo R WRC) +3:37.6
Sebastien Ogier comments: “The team told me at the finish line that I had missed the title by one point because Mikko had a problem. I tried my best. The most important thing is that we did another perfect rally and we thought it was OK for the title, but it can’t be written down yet. When you do a perfect job like that you expect to get it, but it’s going to happen soon.”