One stage before the end of the very long Monte Carlo Rally, Loeb still leads the rally and has a complete command over the the results. Sordo has established himself in the 2nd position but Solberg has drifted ever so near to the Spaniard. Hirvonen who was on fire on Friday was very average today and settled in Fourth. The rally’s surprise driver Novikov is still in 5th place and looking to his best ever finish in his WRC career. Expert and comeback driver François Delecour is in 6th place as he heads into a very impressive finish after years of absence.
Standings after SS17
| Pos | Pilot | Car | N° | Time | Diff. | Penalty |
| 01 | LOEB Sébastien (FRA) | CITROEN DS 3 WRC | 1 | 4:29:12:100 | –:–:– | –:–:– |
| 02 | SORDO CASTILLO Daniel (ESP) | MINI COOPER WRC | 37 | 4:31:53:700 | +0:02:41:600 | –:–:– |
| 03 | SOLBERG Petter (NOR) | FORD FIESTA WRC | 4 | 4:32:12:800 | +0:03:00:700 | –:–:– |
| 04 | HIRVONEN Mikko (FIN) | CITROEN DS 3 WRC | 2 | 4:33:17:700 | +0:04:05:600 | –:–:– |
| 05 | NOVIKOV Evgeny (RUS) | FORD FIESTA WRC | 6 | 4:35:12:900 | +0:06:00:800 | –:–:– |
| 06 | DELECOUR François (FRA) | FORD FIESTA WRC | 8 | 4:36:07:800 | +0:06:55:700 | –:–:– |
| 07 | CAMPANA Pierre (FRA) | MINI COOPER WRC | 52 | 4:37:33:400 | +0:08:21:300 | –:–:– |
| 08 | TANAK Ott (EST) | FORD FIESTA WRC | 5 | 4:39:39:300 | +0:10:27:200 | –:–:– |
| 09 | PROKOP Martin (CZE) | FORD FIESTA WRC | 21 | 4:45:18:400 | +0:16:06:300 | –:–:– |
| 10 | ARAUJO Armindo (PRT) | MINI COOPER WRC | 12 | 4:45:21:300 | +0:16:09:200 | –:–:– |
| 11 | WILSON Matthew (GBR) | FORD FIESTA WRC | 9 | 4:47:51:300 | +0:18:39:200 | –:–:– |
| 12 | ABBRING Kevin (DEU) | SKODA FABIA S2000 | 17 | 4:47:54:300 | +0:18:42:200 | –:–:– |
| 13 | SOLBERG Henning (NOR) | FORD FIESTA WRC | 10 | 4:49:23:400 | +0:20:11:300 | –:–:– |
| 14 | BREEN Craig (IRL) | FORD FIESTA S2000 | 32 | 4:53:19:700 | +0:24:07:600 | –:–:– |
| 15 | BOUFFIER Bryan (FRA) | PEUGEOT 207 S2000 | 16 | 4:56:31:100 | +0:27:19:000 | +1:30 |
| 16 | BURRI Michael (CHE) | PEUGEOT 207 S2000 | 22 | 4:59:20:200 | +0:30:08:100 | –:–:– |
| 17 | ROBERT Cédric (FRA) | CITROEN DS3 R3T | 71 | 5:01:10:900 | +0:31:58:800 | –:–:– |
| 18 | BURRI Olivier (CHE) | MITSUBISHI EVO X | 24 | 5:03:57:400 | +0:34:45:300 | –:–:– |
| 19 | CHARDONNET Sébastien (FRA) | RENAULT CLIO R3 | 76 | 5:05:45:300 | +0:36:33:200 | –:–:– |
| 20 | NOBRE Paulo (BRA) | MINI COOPER WRC | 14 | 5:07:50:100 | +0:38:38:000 | –:–:– |