Groenholm vodi ispred aktualnog svjetskog prvaka, Francuza Sebastiana Loeba sa 1:07 minute prednosti, dok Finac Mikko Hirvonen (Ford) na trećem mjestu zaostaje 1:42,5 minute. U nedjelju su na rasporedu još četiri brzinska ispita.
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1. Marcus Groenholm/Timo Rautiainen (Fin/Ford Focus) 2:23:51,2 2. Sebastien Loeb/Daniel Elena (Fra/Mon/Citroen Xsara) + 1:07,8 3. Mikko Hirvonen/Jarmo Lehtinen (Fin/Ford Focus) 1:42,5 4. Petter Solberg/Philip Mills (Nor/VB/Subaru Impreza) 3:37,0 5. Gianluigi Galli/Giovanni Bernacchini (Ita/Peugeot 307) 4:45,9 6. Janne Tuohino/Mikko Markkula (Fin/Citroen Xsara) 5:38,1 7. Jussi Valimaeki/Jarko Kaliolepo (Fin/Mitsubishi Lancer) 5:58,6 8. Jan Kopecky/Filip Schovanek (Češ/Škoda Fabia) 8:50,5 9. Manfred Stohl/Ilka Minor (Aut/Peugeot 307) 12:35,2 10. Matthew Wilson/Michael Orr (VB/Ford Focus) 13:14,5...+