Nicolas Vouilloz

Peugeot Belgium´s Nicolas Vouilloz (pictured) is currently in second place, less than 10 seconds behind local hero Bruno Magalhaes, but the Frenchman says that he feels powerless to catch him. "I´m trying, but the gap keeps on getting bigger," he said. "Looking after the tyres is very difficult. That will be one of the biggest challenges of today´s final four stages." ... 
  
Overall results after SS9:

1 Magalhaes 1h20m54.6s
2 Vouilloz +9.9s
3 Camacho +11.8s
4 Travaglia +18.2s
5 Basso +32.7s
6 Rossetti +41.0s
7 Loix +41.9s
8 Scandola +1m12.3s