Sebastien Loeb extends lead with second stage win in a row.

SS3 - Crastazza 1 (33.96 km): Loeb fastest through SS3; Latvala second; Galli third; Sordo fourth; Atkinson fifth; Hirvonen sixth; Ostberg had a driveshaft problem; Prokop heads the JWRC category; Loeb leads the event overall by 22.5 seconds.

Stage times and overall standings after SS3.

Top ten stage times for SS3:

1. Sebastien Loeb Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC 10mins 48.3secs M

2. Jari-Matti Latvala BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC 07 +00mins 04.4secs M

3. Gigi Galli Stobart VK Ford Focus WRC 07 +00mins 04.6secs MT

4. Daniel Sordo Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC +00mins 05.1secs M

5. Chris Atkinson Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2007 +00mins 08.4secs M

6. Mikko Hirvonen BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC 07 +00mins 09.7secs M

7. Petter Solberg Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2007 +00mins 12.3secs M

8. Urmo Aava PH Sport-Citroen C4 WRC +00mins 15.2secs A8

9. Henning Solberg Munchi's Ford Focus WRC 07 +00mins 15.7secs MT

10. Toni Gardemeister Suzuki WRT SX4 WRC +00mins 26.0secs M

Overall times after SS3:

1. Sebastien Loeb Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC 46mins 16.5secs M

2. Daniel Sordo Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC +00mins 22.5secs M

3. Mikko Hirvonen BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC 07 +00mins 38.8secs M

= Chris Atkinson Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2007 +00mins 38.8secs M

5. Petter Solberg Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2007 +00mins 44.3secs M

6. Urmo Aava PH Sport-Citroen C4 WRC +01mins 11.5secs A8

7. Gigi Galli Stobart VK Ford Focus WRC 07 +01mins 16.6secs MT

8. Toni Gardemeister Suzuki WRT SX4 WRC +01mins 19.4secs M

9. Henning Solberg Munchi's Ford Focus WRC 07 +01mins 21.9secs MT

10. P-G Andersson Suzuki WRT SX4 WRC +01mins 34.9secs M

11. Jari-Matti Latvala BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC 07 +01mins 37.6secs M

12. Federico Villagra Munchi's Ford Focus WRC 07 +02mins 10.0secs MT

13. Conrad Rautenbach PH Sport-Citroen C4 WRC +02mins 16.0secs A8

14. Khalid Al-Qassimi BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC 07 +02mins 36.2secs A8

15. Matthew Wilson Stobart VK Ford Focus WRC 07 +02mins 50.6secs MT

16. Mads Ostberg Adapta-Subaru Impreza WRC +03mins 38.4secs A8

17. Martin Prokop Citroen C2 S1600 +04mins 45.7secs J

18. Michal Kosciuszko Suzuki Swift S1600 +04mins 49.2secs J

19. Patrik Sandell Renault Clio S1600 +05mins 07.0secs J

20. Sebastien Ogier Citroen C2 S1600 +05mins 25.8secs J

Overall JWRC after SS3:

1. Martin Prokop Citroen C2 S1600 51mins 02.2secs J

2. Michal Kosciuszko Suzuki Swift S1600 +00mins 03.5secs J

3. Patrik Sandell Renault Clio S1600 +00mins 21.3secs 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