Another stage win from Sebastien Loeb on SS9 moved the Frenchman ahead of his Citroen team-mate Dani Sordo into second overall.
Loeb also took another chunk out of Sebastien Ogier's rally lead, reducing it from 36sec to 25sec.
After a strong performance through SS8, Jari-Matti Latvala crashed close to the start of SS9. The Finn went off the road after a crest and clipped a tree with the rear of his Ford Focus RS WRC. He has retired from Saturday's competition.
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Source: WRC
