In the FIA World Rally Championship for Drivers, Loeb's maximum points close the gap, but the Frenchman is still eight points adrift of series leader Grönholm. Ford's Mikko Hirvonen consolidates third position and is nine points behind Loeb. In the Manufacturers' Championship, Ford marginally increases its advantage over Citroën. With both its cars in the points, Ford now has a 41 point advantage over its rival, with Subaru third.

The final leg of Rallye Deutschland took in five stages and 62 competitive kilometres. With a healthy advantage, Loeb was able to control his pace but the battle behind him between Grönholm and Duval raged throughout the leg. Duval claimed victory in all five stages, closing the gap to 5.6 seconds going into the final 18 kilometre stage. However, an error on Grönholm's part saw the Finn damage the rear wheel and lose nearly a minute and a half. As a consequence he dropped from second to fourth, handing Duval and Hirvonen second and third positions.

Jan Kopecký finished in a fine fifth position in a privately-entered Škoda Fabia. After problems throughout the event, Petter Solberg (Subaru) finished sixth, ahead of Toni Gardemeister (Citroën Xsara) and Jari-Matti Latvala (Ford Focus). Retirements from the day included Chris Atkinson who hit a wall, damaging the front end of the car too much to continue, and Xavier Pons (Subaru) who suffered engine failure.

The FIA World Rally Championship contenders now head to the other side of the globe for Rally New Zealand (30 August - 2 September).

Rallye Deutschland - Final Results
 

FIA World Rally Championship for Drivers (after 10 of 16 rounds)