 The special stages took place on gravel roads on private land, owned either by the Forestry Commission (for the special stages run on Friday and Sunday, and the Resolfen stage on Saturday) or the Army (for the remaining Saturday stages).The event saw a return to the mid Wales stages of Hafren, Sweet Lamb, and Myherin for the first time since 2000.The rally was won by Sébastien Loeb in a Citroën C4.