14 Feb 2010

Hirvonen extends lead in Rally of Sweden

10:48 am on 14 February 2010

The Ford driver Mikko Hirvonen has extended his advantage over Citroen's defending champion Sebastien Loeb after the second day of competition in Rally Sweden.

The Finn now leads by 16.6 seconds with five stages remaining on Monday.

Third position is held by Jari-Matti Latvala, who benefitted when Dani Sordo was forced to stop in the penultimate stage.