The Suzuki Swift Super 1600 of Jaan Molder remains firmly in the fight for second position in the JWRC classification of Jordan Rally. Molder endured a tough day in the exceptionally tricky stages running close to the Dead Sea. Despite the conditions, the Estonian is third - just 24 seconds off second place with the longest of the three days yet to run. Molder's hopes of repeating his fine second place on the series opener in Mexico were hit by differential and electrical trouble aboard the Swift today, but he remains optimistic for tomorrow's six stages. Molder's Suzuki Sport Europe team-mate Michal Kosciuszko is 12th at the end of the leg. Despite slipping down the order, the Polish driver was delighted to post his first fastest JWRC time in Jordan. He beat the best of the rest in the category on the first run through the Shuna test this morning.
Florian Niegel, driving the Suzuki Rallye Junior Team Germany's Swift Super 1600, enjoyed a solid day, despite suffering some power loss from a broken exhaust this morning. He now has his sights firmly set on scoring a point on his first outing of the season.

News from Jaan Molder (Suzuki Swift n.32):
"It was a tough day. We had differential problems on today's first loop. In the second loop we had some electrical trouble. When we came through the water splash, the Swift stopped and we dropped some time. We are third, but the gap is close to second and that's my aim. I want to make second place and get some more big points in the Junior championship. Tomorrow will be a tough day, but I'm looking forward to it."

News from Michal Kosciuszko (Suzuki Swift n.35):
"After a change of set up, we could make a big step. The Swift behaved perfectly and I am very happy with this set-up of the car. It was fantastic to win a stage - that really shows the pace of the Swift. It was also good that it was the longest stage of the day which we won. As well as that, we also had many second places in the stages. Another positive for me was that I could test many things for Sardinia. This is good experience and test for the next event."

News from Florian Niegel (Suzuki Swift n.43):
"We started a little bit slower this morning to gather important experience and to grow as a whole team. This is very important for newcomers like us to get more and more experience and to be able to test some aspects under competitive conditions. Also for tomorrow, our plan is to be careful on the rocky and difficult stages to ensure that our Swift Super 1600 will see the finish line. Getting to the finish line would mean scoring a point on my JWRC debut this season - and that would be a fantastic result for me and Suzuki Rallye Junior Team Germany."