Henning Solberg will open the 23,4km Hagfors route again from 14:12 p.m. Tänak took the scratch in the first run in 12'58″2.  

Katsuta retains the lead in WRC 2 with an 8s lead over Tidemand. Veiby is 3″3 behind the Swede in 3rd place in the category.

Neuville gives up 1″3 to Breen. The gap narrows further at the front with only 4″6 ahead for the Hyundai driver. “I drove well but we have an extra spare wheel compared to him. We should be at an advantage at the end of the day with this additional rubber. »

And it's the 3rd time for Mikkelsen who drops 1″4 to his teammate Paddon but who retains 3rd place with only 2 tenths ahead of the New Zealander. “I made a mistake that cost me some time, but this fight is fun. »

Paddon is closest to Breen with 2″5 behind. The Hyundai driver is battling with his teammate Mikkelsen for 3rd place. “You really have to be careful with the trajectories. »

Even though he almost made a mistake in the last meters, Breen took the provisional scratch, ahead of Lappi by 5”2. The Citroën driver is fighting to catch up with the leader Neuville. “I really had fun. »

Otsberg sets the 3rd time, 7″6 behind Lappi, who is less than 10 seconds behind the Top 5. “I had a lot of scares. I'm having trouble finding the right settings and feeling confident. »

Suninen seems to be in better shape this afternoon but the M-Sport driver drops another 8s to Tänak and finds himself isolated in 9th place.

Lappi did even better than his teammate Tänak, ahead of him by 2″1. The Finn well protected his 6th place with more than half a minute ahead of his teammates. “I made a few small mistakes but it was still a pretty good stage. I should have ridden like that this morning and been more aggressive. »

Latvala finished 7″5 behind his teammate Latvala and only retained 7th place for only half a second ahead of the Estonian. “We had a very bad time. I don't know how he's so fast. »

Tänak still hits hard! The Toyota driver beats Meeke's time by 15 seconds while he is fighting for 7th place occupied by his teammate Latvala. “We lost a lot of time the day before but it's better now because we still have a few cars sweeping in front of us. »

Meeke improves the reference time by another 3″5. The Citroën driver continues to hold on to 10th place even though he is still half a minute behind Suninen. “We are sweeping more than this morning so I don’t know if I will be able to take it again. »

Evans takes 3″5 from his teammate Ogier. The Welshman is 8 seconds behind the 11th place occupied by the Frenchman. “The settings are better but the conditions have evolved with the passing of the histories. »

Ogier improves the reference time by more than 37s. The Championship leader occupies 11th place. “It is clearly not possible to return to the Top ten regularly, especially since we are going to lose more time this afternoon. » The M-Sport driver is still more than a minute behind Meeke.

Henning Solberg sets the first time in 11'01″9. “It's not easy to drive first on the road. I understand Ogier's comments from the day before. » The Norwegian is in 16th place.

Different strategic choices for this afternoon in terms of tires:

The M-Sport drivers as well as Breen took a spare wheel while the others preferred to opt for two spare wheels. The Irishman from Citroën will have a slight advantage in terms of weight against his direct opponents, in particular against the leader Neuville, but he will no longer have a joker in the event of a puncture.