With the level of loose gravel that was hampering the frontrunners varying from stage to stage, smoke from nearby forest fires proving distracting in places, and drivers managing the wear on their soft tyres at different rates, positions changed relentlessly. Dani Sordo initially put his Hyundai in front by winning SS2, although he was just a tenth of a second ahead of overnight leader Andreas Mikkelsen's Volkswagen. Mikkelsen quickly responded and was back on top after SS3, but Latvala was building up pace having conserved his Michelins on the early stages. Fifth at first, Latvala was up to third behind Mikkelsen and Kris Meeke by the end of SS3 and then set a comfortable fastest time on...
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