Après 4 spéciales, le classement :
- M. GRÖNHOLM 49:53.2
- S. LOEB +1.6
- M. HIRVONEN +23.2
- G. GALLI +28.7
- D. CARLSSON +36.7
- M. EKSTRÖM +43.0
- J. TUOHINO +55.8
- K. SOHLBERG +56.7
- M. STOHL +57.3
- H. SOLBERG +1:00.1
- T. RÅDSTRÖM +1:03.6
- K. KATAJAMÄKI +1:44.1
- D. SORDO +2:07.2
- X. PONS +2:14.1
- J. KOPECKŻ +2:50.6
- M. WILSON +2:54.4
- P. SOLBERG +3:03.7
- A. AIGNER +4:33.8
- C. ATKINSON +5:57.6
Les réactions des pilotes après l’ES4 :
MARCUS GRÖNHOLM : I made a small mistake in stage nr 3 and lost confidence. There was a lot of gravel on stage 4 and it had an effect on the tyres.
SÉBASTIEN LOEB : Marcus was very fast in there; I gave it all I had. In the new part of the stage (first 9 kms) I hit something at the side of the road. In the recce there was a lot of snow on the edge of the road and you could not see what was inside the snow.
MANFRED STOHL : It was very difficult in that stage, I have a problem with the front dampers and the front of the car is bouncing.
MIKKO HIRVONEN : Very difficult conditions in the stage. It was not easy to find the grip and we were using the snow banks a lot. Comment: Big smile. When asked how much he can use the snow banks this year, he answer with another big smile; “we are using them a lot”.
CHRIS ATKINSON Comment: He struggled through the stage with no power steering, losing over 2.20 to fastest car.
DANIEL SORDO : I am feeling more comfortable with the car.
XAVIER PONS : I am improving with every stage.
ANDREAS AIGNER : It was really difficult to find the best lines in there. There were some ruts so I tried to find the safest line in the middle of the road.
MATTHEW WILSON: The times are not as good the second time through these stages. The road conditions are not as good as this morning and it is very difficult to drive in the ruts. The car is sliding a lot more.
HENNING SOLBERG : I think I made the wrong tyre choice for those two stages (3, 4) and the car is understeering.
