Urmo Aava (1st in JRC after SS18)
"This win makes up for the disappointment of Portugal last month, where I lost the lead on the final afternoon with a puncture. We're lucky to be here at all after hitting a tree on the second day, but luckily the Suzuki Swift is very strong so it was fine. The car has not given us a single problem throughout all three days of this very tough rally, and I've also moved two points closer towards challenging P-G for the lead of the championship. "

P-G Andersson (2nd in JRC after SS18)
"First of all, I'd like to congratulate Urmo on a well-deserved victory. After I had my puncture yesterday there was no way I could catch up with him, although we were very closely matched beforehand. It was a really good fight! For me, the important thing is that I come away from here still leading the championship. The key to winning the title is to be consistent as well as quick, so I took no risks today to be sure of bringing the car home in one piece."

Nobuhiro 'Monster' Tajima, team principal
"Congratulations to Urmo: he really deserves this win! Both drivers did everything we asked of them and I am very pleased that our Suzuki Swift claimed all the stages and proved its reliability once more. Now we have a long gap to the next round of the Junior Championship on the Rallye Deutschland in August. There the surface will be asphalt: we hope we can be strong, but the competition is sure to be very tough."