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WRC - Finland: And having typed that, 6m49.5s for Hirvonen sees him just edge the Polo to take top spot!
WRC - Finland: Meeke's frustration with Novikov for the previous stage still lingers, but at least he has reclaimed sixth positions from Mikkelsen on that stage.
Crash
WRC - Finland: Not good for Hanninen, who has had an off on that run. "I went a bit wide and hit a rock and something broke. It feels quite bad so we'll see."
Could that end his challenge for the top five? He'd had a great run until then but comes through 28.4s down, and falls behind Kris Meeke overall.
WRC - Finland: Ostberg storms through the stage in 6m49.1s; Ogier only in 6m51.7s. That means the Norweigan is back atop the times! Neuville's is a 'sluggish' 6m55.2s, and he's slipped behind Hirvonen in the overall standings now too.
Checkered flag
WRC - Finland - stage results: 1 Ostberg; 2 Hirvonen +0.4s; 3 Latvala +0.7s; 4 Ogier +2.6s; 5 Nikara +4.2s.
Overall: 1 Ostberg; 2 Ogier +2.4s; 3 Hirvonen +5.3s; 4 Neuville +9.2s; 5 Meeke +44.5s.
Overall: 1 Ostberg; 2 Ogier +2.4s; 3 Hirvonen +5.3s; 4 Neuville +9.2s; 5 Meeke +44.5s.
WRC - Finland: Disaster for Elfyn Evans in WRC2. He stops three times on stage, and says: "I'm not sure if we can keep going to be honest."
WRC - Finland: Bad news, Hanninen fans. It seems his day is done. The crew will attempt to return tomorrow under Rally 2 rules.
WRC - Finland: The WRC 2 order remains as you were. Ketomaa has added another six seconds to his lead over Kubica with a 7m17.3s. Paddon complained of struggling to "get the car where he wants it" after his run.
WRC - Finland: SS10 is the longest we've seen. 23.66km in length - that's 14.7 miles. And it's just about to kick off.
WRC - Finland: AUTOSPORT's Rally Finland concentration was just interrupted by a phone call from touring car driver Tommy Rustad.
Probably best known for his Independent title-winning '98 season in the BTCC, and championship successes in the Norwegian and Swedish series, did you know he was also rather successful at going sideways?
Not quite a rally driver, he has dabbled in European Rallycross - winning a race in Martin Schanche's Ford RS200 at Mondello Park in 1992, and finishing third in the championship in 2006.
Perfectly timed, that call - because SS10 is now underway. JML is in the final half of the stage.
Probably best known for his Independent title-winning '98 season in the BTCC, and championship successes in the Norwegian and Swedish series, did you know he was also rather successful at going sideways?
Not quite a rally driver, he has dabbled in European Rallycross - winning a race in Martin Schanche's Ford RS200 at Mondello Park in 1992, and finishing third in the championship in 2006.
Perfectly timed, that call - because SS10 is now underway. JML is in the final half of the stage.
WRC - Finland: Latvala comes through in 11m35.2s. Prokop is few, quite some way down, and now we wait for the rest...
WRC - Finland: Latvala is really flying today. As the first few drivers come through, Nikara is second - 15s back - and Sordo third, a massive 29.2s in arrears.
Breaking news
WTCC - Argentina: Some WTCC news, from a bit earlier: Honda will run a third works Civic for Takuya Izawa, the current Super GT championship points leader, for his home race at Suzuka.
Takuya Izawa to race for Honda in Suzuka WTCC round
Takuya Izawa to race for Honda in Suzuka WTCC round
WRC - Finland: The troubles times of Novikov continue. "Very hard," he says when asked how hard it's been to battle on with the car, more than a minute off the pace. "It's very difficult to drive."
Meeke, meanwhile, comes through nine seconds down on JML to take second place. "When I've got nobody in front I'm really, really enjoying it," he remarks.
Meeke, meanwhile, comes through nine seconds down on JML to take second place. "When I've got nobody in front I'm really, really enjoying it," he remarks.
WRC - Finland: Hirvonen flies into the stage lead - 11m34.5s. His strong form today continues. "It could have been better," he reckons afterwards.
WRC - Finland: Ogier goes fastest on SS10 with 11m30.7s, and as Ostberg comes through he cannot match the Frenchman's speed. We're not sure of the Norwegian's exact time, but we do know he holds on to the rally lead.
Breaking news
Breaking MotoGP news: Cal Crutchlow will join Ducati next season on a two-year deal.
The 27-year-old Briton replaces Nicky Hayden after five seasons.
Crutchlow seals 2014 MotoGP Ducati switch
The 27-year-old Briton replaces Nicky Hayden after five seasons.
Crutchlow seals 2014 MotoGP Ducati switch
Checkered flag
WRC - Finland - SS10 results: 1 Ogier; 2 Ostberg +1.6s; 3 Neuville +3.8s; 4 Hirvonen +3.8s; 5 Latvala +4.5s.
Overall: 1 Ostberg; 2 Ogier +0.8s; 3 Hirvonen +7.5s; Neuville +11.4s; 5 Meeke +57.1s.
Overall: 1 Ostberg; 2 Ogier +0.8s; 3 Hirvonen +7.5s; Neuville +11.4s; 5 Meeke +57.1s.
WRC - Finland: It's Ketomaa, Kubica, Paddon still in WRC2. Paddon clawed back a few seconds to the Pole on the that stage, finishing second behind Ketomaa, who now has a lead of more than a minute.
WRC - Finland: The dramas for Novikov; Andersson and Latvala mean Ketomaa occupies the final spot in the top 10. Not a bad run in the R5 car at all. Certainly more successful than AUTOSPORT's...
R5: a taste of rallying's saviour
R5: a taste of rallying's saviour
WRC - Finland: This is what you need if you're only just joining us - AUTOSPORT's full report from the first four stages today is now online.
It's a bit quiet in Finland, but stick with us. We'll be keeping you up-to-date with any news that breaks - including some more MotoGP info after the Crutchlow news - in the meantime, before WRC running resumes just after 1.30pm UK time.
Breaking news
Here's that MotoGP news: Yamaha has signed Moto2 title contender Pol Espargaro on a two-year deal, and will place him at Tech 3 to replace Ducati-bound Cal Crutchlow.
Pol Espargaro gets Tech 3 ride
Pol Espargaro gets Tech 3 ride
IndyCar - Mid-Ohio: A quick look ahead a few hours to IndyCar practice, which will take place at 11am local time (that's 4pm in the UK).
Ryan Hunter-Reay was fastest on the rain-interrupted test day on Wednesday. The reigning champion outpaced Simon Pagenaud and Will Power.
Ryan Hunter-Reay was fastest on the rain-interrupted test day on Wednesday. The reigning champion outpaced Simon Pagenaud and Will Power.
IndyCar - Mid-Ohio: There's a bit of team re-shuffling gone on since the last race in Toronto.
Oriol Servia is stepping in at Panther Racing. He was 12th quickest on Wednesday, taking the place of Ryan Briscoe, who broke his wrist last time out and has since undergone surgery.
James Davison is set to make his IndyCar debut, filling the second Dayle Coyne Racing seat. The two-time Indy Lights winner at Mid-Ohio impressed the team in a test earlier in the summer, and was 21st of the 24 runners on Wednesday.
There's also speculation over whether Luca Filippi (pictured) will indeed take Alex Tagliani's place at Bryan Herta Autosport this weekend. The GP2 race-winner was 18th fastest in the test.
WRC - Finland: Good news for Kris Meeke fans... his hand injury is all sorted. He trapped the index finger on his left hand between the jack and the car door, but Citroen's doc has fixed him up ready for the afternoon.
And the event better news is that team principal Yves Matton is delighted with what he's seeing from Meeke.
"Kris is driving very well," said Matton. "Like I said he already justified the decision to let him drive with his [qualifying] performance. He continues to drive with no splits, just to drive on his own feeling. I am happy."
And the event better news is that team principal Yves Matton is delighted with what he's seeing from Meeke.
"Kris is driving very well," said Matton. "Like I said he already justified the decision to let him drive with his [qualifying] performance. He continues to drive with no splits, just to drive on his own feeling. I am happy."
WRC - Finland: Meeke's not the only driver running without split times - rally leader Mads Ostberg is also in the dark, time-wise.
"I want to do my own thing," he said. "I don't want the pressure from the split times. It does definitely make it more interesting when I get to the end of the stage and I have no idea what the other guys have done around me. But it seems to be working for me right now, so I won't change it."
"I want to do my own thing," he said. "I don't want the pressure from the split times. It does definitely make it more interesting when I get to the end of the stage and I have no idea what the other guys have done around me. But it seems to be working for me right now, so I won't change it."
WRC - Finland: This is how the rest of the day's running will work here. It's the second time around the morning's stages, starting with SS11 (Jukojarvi; 21.9km) in just over 10 minutes time.
Then, give-or-take every hour from then, we have SS12 (Palsankyla; 13.92km), SS13 (Mokkipera; 13.74km) and SS14 (Lankamaa; 23.66km), before the Killeri superspecial that makes up SS15.
Then, give-or-take every hour from then, we have SS12 (Palsankyla; 13.92km), SS13 (Mokkipera; 13.74km) and SS14 (Lankamaa; 23.66km), before the Killeri superspecial that makes up SS15.
WRC - Finland: First, though, a little throwback to yesterday. Tommi Makinen delighted the crowds at Killeri last night and will do the same again tonight when he wheels out the Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III he used to win this event in 1996.
Big crowds went wild for Tommi, who was co-driven around the superspecial by Kaj Lindstrom.
WRC - Finland: Let's quickly recap the top five overall before Latvala attacks Jukojarvi for the second time today.
1 Ostberg; 2 Ogier +0.8s; 3 Hirvonen +7.5s; 4 Neuville + 11.4s; 5 Meeke +57.1s.
In WRC2, this is the top three (gaps to class leader, not Ostberg): 1 Ketomaa; 2 Kubica +1m04.5s; 3 Paddon +1m13.1s.
1 Ostberg; 2 Ogier +0.8s; 3 Hirvonen +7.5s; 4 Neuville + 11.4s; 5 Meeke +57.1s.
In WRC2, this is the top three (gaps to class leader, not Ostberg): 1 Ketomaa; 2 Kubica +1m04.5s; 3 Paddon +1m13.1s.
WRC - Finland: One man who will not be attacking Jukojarvi is Juho Hanninen.
Hanninen admitted his consideration that he might have a puncture in SS9 was a little optimistic. The Finn demolished the right-rear corner of his Fiesta RS WRC on a rock near the end of Mokkipera.
WRC - Finland: Latvala's time on SS11 is 10m25.3s. Further back, Prokop is well down - he's had a problem somewhere.
WRC - Finland: Prokop's water temperature is sky-high, and he says he's been struggling with the engine since the start of the stage. Mikkelsen and Novikov have started their runs and are a fraction shy of Latvala through the first split. The tail-enders are just completing their efforts.
WRC - Finland: 10m39.0s for Sordo, who seems chirpier than yesterday. He's still losing time to Nikara's Mini, though.
WRC - Finland: Mikkelsen comes in five seconds slower than Latvala, and Novikov is next over the finish, 0.1s quicker than the second Polo.
WRC - Finland: A much more straightforward run for Novikov this time. It's little wonder he couldn't see where he was going following his shunt on the eighth stage this morning.
Having seen the accident, there are a few wondering whether he could see where he was going before the shunt... And, you might notice both door mirrors remain in tact...
WRC - Finland: Meeke is over the line in fifth, 10m33.8s for the Citroen man, while team-mate Hirvonen then goes top having completed the stage 10m23.3s. Ogier, though, is flying...
WRC - Finland: Hirvonen was complaining "it's unbelievable how bad" the stage was. He should be more concerned about the time dropped to Ogier - the flying Frenchman comes through in...10m18s. That's five seconds quicker - very impressive.
WRC - Finland: In fact, it's so quick, Ogier now leads the rally. Ostberg is second, but 4.6s down. So he drops to second overall, 3.8s behind the new leader.
Checkered flag
WRC - Finland: Neuville slips into third on the stage, 0.5s behind Ostberg. That's SS11 over with for the main runners - WRC2, 3 etc. to come. Here's what it means...
SS11 results: 1 Ogier; 2 Ostberg +4.6s; 3 Neuville +5.1s; 4 Hirvonen +5.3s; 5 Latvala +7.3s.
Overall: 1 Ogier; 2 Ostberg +3.8s; 3 Hirvonen +12.0s; 4 Neuville 15.7s; 5 Meeke +1m12.1s.
SS11 results: 1 Ogier; 2 Ostberg +4.6s; 3 Neuville +5.1s; 4 Hirvonen +5.3s; 5 Latvala +7.3s.
Overall: 1 Ogier; 2 Ostberg +3.8s; 3 Hirvonen +12.0s; 4 Neuville 15.7s; 5 Meeke +1m12.1s.
By: Scott Mitchell, David Evans, Mark Glendenning, Sam Tremayne, Matt Beer, Jamie O'Leary, Kevin Turner
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