1. 4 Jari-Matti LATVALA 2:58:03.5 0.0 2. 3 Mikko HIRVONEN 2:58:13.4 +9.9 3. 11 Petter SOLBERG 2:59:16.1 +1:12.6 4. 1 Sébastien LOEB 2:59:18.3 +1:14.8 5. 7 Evgeny NOVIKOV 3:00:49.5 +2:46.0 6. 5 Matthew WILSON 3:03:06.3 +5:02.8 7. 10 Khalid AL QASSIMI 3:05:01.4 +6:57.9 8. 2 Dani SORDO 3:07:22.3 +9:18.8 9. 21 Mads ÖSTBERG 3:10:32.5 +12:29.0 10. 6 Henning SOLBERG 3:10:33.6 +12:30.1 11. 146 Patrik SANDELL 3:12:58.2 +14:54.7 12. 150 Nasser AL-ATTIYAH 3:13:21.7 +15:18.2 13. 147 Armindo ARAUJO 3:14:07.8 +16:04.3 14. 63 Jarkko NIKARA 3:14:20.4 +16:16.9 15. 32 Michal KOSCIUSZKO 3:14:27.5…
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Rally – Italy Day 1
Day 1 in Italy has come to a close and as usual there were heavy tactics in play amongst the front runners. Jari Mati-Latvala has opened a 40 second lead over teammate Mikko Hirvonen and has 42 seconds over Sebastian Loeb who is currently 3rd. Loeb stopped a full 10 seconds right before the finish line in an attempt to get further behind Hirvonen so that the Fords may plow the tough gravel on Day 2. Hirvonen attempted to slow down enough to keep it close and was unable to…
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Sebastian Loeb has won the first five rounds of this years WRC World Championship andthere are no indications that things will change this weekend. The Frenchman has won the Italian stage of the championship three times and is looking to win again while adding to the impressive points lead he has established. BP Ford will be looking to take their first win of the year and are definitely looking to recover from the problems of Argentina that saw Mikko Hirvonen retire for the first time this year. However, as usual,…
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Rally Argentina Wrap Up
Yesterday was the end of the Rally of Argentina and as usual the attrition numbers were high. On Day 2 we lost Mikko Hirvonen to overheating and day 3 saw its fair share of retirements. Jari Matti Latvala retired late in the day as did Petter Solberg. Both drivers had fuel pressure issues after a jump on course damaged the system. Sebastian Loeb won his 52nd rally of his career and his fifth straight this year. Citroen Total teammate Dani Sordo finished second and overtook Mikko Hirvonen for second in…
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Day 2 of Rally Argentina brought a large amount of drama and a first for this season. Dani Sordo started the day with Mikko Hirvonen in tow by5 seconds but boy how things changed. During SS15, Mikko Hirvonen for the first time this year, retired from competition with overheating issues in his BP Ford Focus. After the retirement it was announced Mikko would not be able to super rally on the final day. Jari Mati Latvala rounds out the podium and will challenge the Citroen team in hopes of a…
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Day 1 of Rally Argentina is in the books for the WRC and thus far Dani Sordo has taken a slight 5 second lead over Ford driver Mikko Hirvonen. Sebastian Loeb rounds out the top three in a day that saw a number of lead changes through tough gravel stages. From what I have seen this has been a very entertaining day 1 that saw everybody get in the mix to some degree. Latvala, Loeb, Sordo, and Hirvonen all had a taste of the lead at some point. P-WRC has…
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Loeb Takes Rally Portugal
In what was a very impressive drive, Sebastian Loeb has went 4 for 4 this year and is a real threat to win every event on the calendar. The Rally of Portugal was AWESOME and did not put on the face of a series in trouble. With former champion Marcus Gronholm returning for a one off, Ford showing great speed on gravel, and the continued dominance of Loeb made for a spectacular Rally. The final day had Sebastian Loeb in the lead after a masterful run on day 2. BP…
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Day 2 is in the books for Rally Portugal and like yesterday, there have been a number of incidents that have really shaped the rally. Marcus Gronholm has taken himself out of the competition after an accident which is really a shame for the former champion’s one off event. Sebastian Loeb and Danni Sordo really put the Citroens in a very strong position for victory heading into the final day. Loeb has taken the lead from Hirvonen and is leading the rally by 26.8 seconds. The final day promises to…
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