Sebastien Loeb sets marker in SS2 and takes a commanding early lead.

SS2 - Crastazza 1 (33.96 km): Loeb fastest through SS2; Sordo second; Hirvonen third; Atkinson fourth; Petter Solberg fifth; Gardemeister sixth; Latvala picked up a puncture after going wide - lost over 90 seconds; Galli hit a bank and picked up a puncture; Andersson spun; Villagra hit something at the end of the stage; Mikkelsen rolled and retired; Prokop heads the JWRC category; Loeb leads the event overall by 17.4 seconds.

Stage times and overall standings after SS2.

Top ten stage times for SS2:

1. Sebastien Loeb Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC 23mins 56.1secs M

2. Daniel Sordo Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC +00mins 18.2secs M

3. Mikko Hirvonen BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC 07 +00mins 20.9secs M

4. Chris Atkinson Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2007 +00mins 25.2secs M

5. Petter Solberg Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2007 +00mins 29.1secs M

6. Toni Gardemeister Suzuki WRT SX4 WRC +00mins 36.9secs M

7. Urmo Aava PH Sport-Citroen C4 WRC +00mins 45.2secs A8

8. Henning Solberg Munchi's Ford Focus WRC 07 +00mins 51.7secs MT

9. P-G Andersson Suzuki WRT SX4 WRC +00mins 56.2secs M

10. Mads Ostberg Adapta-Subaru Impreza WRC +01mins 03.3secs A8

Overall times after SS2:

1. Sebastien Loeb Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC 35mins 28.2secs M

2. Daniel Sordo Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC +00mins 17.4secs M

3. Mikko Hirvonen BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC 07 +00mins 29.1secs M

4. Chris Atkinson Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2007 +00mins 30.4secs M

5. Petter Solberg Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2007 +00mins 32.0secs M

6. Toni Gardemeister Suzuki WRT SX4 WRC +00mins 53.4secs M

7. Urmo Aava PH Sport-Citroen C4 WRC +00mins 56.3secs A8

8. Henning Solberg Munchi's Ford Focus WRC 07 +01mins 06.2secs MT

9. P-G Andersson Suzuki WRT SX4 WRC +01mins 07.5secs M

10. Gigi Galli Stobart VK Ford Focus WRC 07 +01mins 12.0secs MT

11. Mads Ostberg Adapta-Subaru Impreza WRC +01mins 13.8secs A8

12. Conrad Rautenbach PH Sport-Citroen C4 WRC +01mins 30.9secs A8

13. Federico Villagra Munchi's Ford Focus WRC 07 +01mins 31.5secs MT

14. Jari-Matti Latvala BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC 07 +01mins 33.2secs M

15. Khalid Al-Qassimi BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC 07 +01mins 57.6secs A8

16. Matthew Wilson Stobart VK Ford Focus WRC 07 +02mins 04.0secs MT

17. Martin Prokop Citroen C2 S1600 +03mins 25.0secs J

18. Michal Kosciuszko Suzuki Swift S1600 +03mins 35.3secs J

19. Alessandro Broccoli Renault Clio R3 +03mins 40.6secs A7

20. Moreno Cenedese Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX +03mins 44.2secs N4

Overall JWRC after SS2:

1. Martin Prokop Citroen C2 S1600 38mins 53.2secs J

2. Michal Kosciuszko Suzuki Swift S1600 +00mins 10.3secs J

3. Patrik Sandell Renault Clio S1600 +00mins 21.0secs J

Notable retirements:

SS2. Andreas Mikkelsen Ramsport-Ford Focus RS WRC Rolled. A8

* denotes elected/able to re-start under SupeRally format.

M - denotes Manufacturer entry.

MT - denotes Manufacturer Team entry.

J - denotes Junior WRC entry.

all times unofficial