After an exciting battle that lasted throughout day two, the Suzuki Swift Super 1600s of Jaan Molder and Michal Kosciuszko are still second and third in the Junior World Rally Championship classification.

Jaan started the day half a minute ahead of his Suzuki Sport Europe team mate, but he lost time in the soft and sandy conditions of SS10 - letting Michal past. The positions were reversed again on SS12, when Jaan claimed second place once more. The 20 year-old Estonian kept his place to the end of the day, despite clipping a rock in the afternoon, and he heads into the final leg of the rally one and a half minutes behind the leader Sebastien Ogier.
Both cars had no major problems during the morning - although Michal had a particularly spectacular jump on SS11, captured by several photographers! On SS13 in the afternoon his car started to broken exhaust the tough conditions and he lost some power. Nonetheless the 22 year-old Pole ends the day in a safe third place behind Jaan, with more than a five-minute margin over the next Junior competitor. Tomorrow's action consists of just three gravelly stages before the finish back in Leon at 13:00 local time.

News from Jaan Molder (Suzuki Swift n.32):
"I've enjoyed today and I'm happy to be back in second place. We are a minute behind the leader now so we will keep pushing at the same pace tomorrow: if he has a problem or a puncture we need to be close enough to take advantage. I felt that I did not have enough traction in the sandy stages this morning, and I made some set-up changes at midday service to make the car softer. The afternoon was a lot better, although we clipped a rock that knocked the steering out of line slightly."

News from Michal Kosciuszko (Suzuki Swift n.35):
"The jump on SS11 was really spectacular: I braked a bit too late and the car went flying - I was worried that we would crash. On the next stage I didn't feel so confident and Jaan got past me: I was probably too cautious. Then the car overheated on SS12, which cost us a bit of power, and on the last proper stage of the day I didn't push hard enough again. It's better to be safe than sorry and we are still in a good position. My aim was always to be at the finish tomorrow to score points."

News from Nobuhiro 'Monster' Tajima, Suzuki World Rally Team principal:
"Both Jaan and Michal have done a good job today although they have each had their adventures, which goes to show how tough this rally is. Tomorrow there are just three stages, but they are sure to be covered in a lot of gravel so punctures are a big risk. The drivers must make sure that they take no chances that compromise their prospects of reaching the finish. So far they have driven very well, so I have every confidence that they will carry on in this productive way."

DATE	SS 09	SS 10	SS 11	SS 12	SS 13	SS 14	SS 15	SS 16
Saturday March 1st	29.90	23.27	23.28	29.90	23.27	23.28	2.21	2.21