Sébastien Loeb and Daniel Elena keep the lead in the Drivers’ World Championship with the points awarded for sixth place and the best time in the Power Stage. Citroën also holds onto its first position in the Manufacturers’ World Championship.

Rally Sweden, with its very specific road conditions, was the venue for Nasser Al-Attiyah and Giovanni Bernacchini’s first competitive outing in the Citroën DS3 WRC. The Qatar World Rally Team crew achieved their goal by reaching the finish without making any mistakes.

After pushing hard every inch of the way, Mikko Hirvonen and Jarmo Lehtinen held on to second position in Rally Sweden. The Citroën Total World Rally Team crew now trail Jari-Matti Latvala by 23s ahead of the final day of racing.

This morning’s four stages made no significant change to the Rally Sweden overall standings. Mikko Hirvonen and Jarmo Lehtinen remain second, less than 20s behind the leaders.

Mikko Hirvonen and Jarmo Lehtinen made a good start to Rally Sweden and after day one, disputed for the most part in Norway, are now well-placed to fight for the win. The rally’s two-time winners lie second, 16.8s behind the leader.