Jari-Matti Latvala begins day 2 as he ended day 1 - namely with the quickest time.

SS7 - Punta Pianedda 1 (18.53 km): Latvala fastest through SS7; Hirvonen second; Galli third; Loeb fourth; Sordo fifth; Atkinson sixth; Rautenbach spun twice; Ostberg had gearbox problem; Al Qassimi re-started under the SupeRally; Prokop heads the JWRC category; Loeb leads the event overall by 36.7 seconds.

Stage times and overall standings after SS7.

Top ten stage times for SS7:

1. Jari-Matti Latvala BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC 07 11mins 27.8secs M

2. Mikko Hirvonen BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC 07 +00mins 08.4secs M

3. Gigi Galli Stobart VK Ford Focus WRC 07 +00mins 12.7secs MT

4. Sebastien Loeb Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC +00mins 13.1secs M

5. Daniel Sordo Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC +00mins 14.1secs M

6. Chris Atkinson Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2007 +00mins 18.7secs M

7. Mads Ostberg Adapta-Subaru Impreza WRC +00mins 26.4secs A8

8. Toni Gardemeister Suzuki WRT SX4 WRC +00mins 26.5secs M

9. P-G Andersson Suzuki WRT SX4 WRC +00mins 27.6secs M

10. Urmo Aava PH Sport-Citroen C4 WRC +00mins 31.0secs A8

Overall times after SS7:

1. Sebastien Loeb Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC 1hour 43mins 08.5secs M

2. Daniel Sordo Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC +00mins 36.7secs M

3. Mikko Hirvonen BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC 07 +00mins 54.2secs M

4. Gigi Galli Stobart VK Ford Focus WRC 07 +01mins 11.9secs MT

5. Chris Atkinson Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2007 +01mins 14.6secs M

6. Jari-Matti Latvala BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC 07 +01mins 18.0secs M

7. Petter Solberg Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2007 +01mins 21.1secs M

8. Henning Solberg Munchi's Ford Focus WRC 07 +02mins 17.5secs MT

9. Urmo Aava PH Sport-Citroen C4 WRC +02mins 37.7secs A8

10. Toni Gardemeister Suzuki WRT SX4 WRC +03mins 16.3secs M

11. P-G Andersson Suzuki WRT SX4 WRC +03mins 26.6secs M

12. Federico Villagra Munchi's Ford Focus WRC 07 +04mins 40.4secs MT

13. Conrad Rautenbach PH Sport-Citroen C4 WRC +04mins 40.5secs A8

14. Matthew Wilson Stobart VK Ford Focus WRC 07 +04mins 44.9secs MT

15. Mads Ostberg Adapta-Subaru Impreza WRC +06mins 00.9secs A8

16. Martin Prokop Citroen C2 S1600 +10mins 27.9secs J

17. Michal Kosciuszko Suzuki Swift S1600 +10mins 46.9secs J

18. Patrik Sandell Renault Clio S1600 +11mins 22.5secs J

19. Alessandro Bettega Renault Clio R3 +12mins 18.3secs J

20. Jaan Molder Suzuki Swift S1600 +12mins 20.9secs J

Overall JWRC after SS7:

1. Martin Prokop Citroen C2 S1600 1hour 53mins 36.4secs J

2. Michal Kosciuszko Suzuki Swift S1600 +00mins 19.0secs J

3. Patrik Sandell Renault Clio S1600 +00mins 54.6secs J

Notable retirements:

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

SS2. Peter van Merksteyn Ford Focus RS WRC Rolled. A8

SS4. Khalid Al-Qassimi BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC 07 Lost a wheel. 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