2009 Rally d'Italia Sardegna
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The 2009 Rally d'Italia Sardegna was the sixth running of the Rally d'Italia Sardegna
and the sixth round of the 2009 World Rally Championship season
. The rally consisted of 17 special stage
s.
This year's Rally d'Italia Sardegna has new reforms of this rally, with new stages at the first day & the last day, mostly these new stages are gravel with some section of tarmac that make it difficult for drivers especially the grip of the tyres.
Finns Jari-Matti Latvala
and Mikko Hirvonen
took a double win for the Ford
factory team.
Latvala's win was his career second, after becoming the youngest-ever driver to win a world rally at the 2008 Swedish Rally
. Norwegian privateer Petter Solberg
took the final podium spot.
's defending world champion Sébastien Loeb
lost over a minute and dropped from third to fourth due to a puncture. His fifth-placed teammate Dani Sordo
lost even more time and positions with a turbo problem. Eighth-placed Stobart driver Henning Solberg
's day ended after he went off the road and broke his Ford Focus WRC
's right-hand front suspension, and Citroën Junior Team
's Conrad Rautenbach
retired after the stage from tenth place with a damper failure. The rally leader Jari-Matti Latvala
of Ford
also spun during the stage, but escaped without damage.
Latvala led the event from start to finish, taking Ford's first win since the one-two at the 2008 Rally Japan
. His teammate Mikko Hirvonen
was less than ten seconds behind after two days and supposed to benefit from running behind Latvala on the road, but dust clouds and the resulting hampered visibility suddenly forced him to settle for second. Ford boss Malcolm Wilson
decided against applying team orders. Loeb, whose record-equaling six win streak came to an end, took the third place back by passing Petter Solberg
, but was later given a two-minute penalty for a safety rule violation; co-driver Daniel Elena
unfastened his safety belts before the crew stopped the car for a tire change (after the puncture on SS11). Loeb escaped a disqualification as the stewards considered the infringement less severe because it had happened while they were not driving at a competitive pace.
Citroën Junior Team's 18-year-old Evgeny Novikov
finished fifth, taking his career first points-finish. Stobart's Matthew Wilson
took sixth place despite hydraulic problems that slowed him down on day one. After Khalid al-Qassimi
had run into several problems while heading for career-best seventh place, the battle for the position was between two Norwegians who had had troublesome rallies, both losing about ten minutes and re-joining the event under SupeRally rules. Henning Solberg chased down Mads Østberg
throughout the last day but only got within 0.6 seconds. Nasser Al-Attiyah
edged out Patrik Sandell
on the last stage to take the honours in the Production World Rally Championship
, while the win in the Junior World Rally Championship
went to Martin Prokop
.
Rally d'Italia Sardegna
The Rally d'Italia Sardegna is a rally competition that has been a round of the World Rally Championship schedule and also the Intercontinental Rally Challenge . The rally is held on narrow, twisty, sandy and bumpy mountain roads around the town of Porto Cervo...
and the sixth round of the 2009 World Rally Championship season
2009 World Rally Championship season
The 2009 World Rally Championship season was the 37th season of the FIA World Rally Championship. The season consisted of twelve rallies and began on 30 January, with Rally Ireland and ended with Rally GB on 25 October. Sébastien Loeb won the World Drivers' championship at Rally GB by one point...
. The rally consisted of 17 special stage
Special stage (rallying)
Special stages are the competitive sections of a stage rally event where the goal is to cover a stretch of closed road in the shortest time. On a special stage cars are set off individually at set intervals to reduce the chances of being impeded by other competitors. Each special stage is a...
s.
This year's Rally d'Italia Sardegna has new reforms of this rally, with new stages at the first day & the last day, mostly these new stages are gravel with some section of tarmac that make it difficult for drivers especially the grip of the tyres.
Finns Jari-Matti Latvala
Jari-Matti Latvala
Jari-Matti Latvala is a Finnish rally driver competing in the World Rally Championship. His co-driver has been Miikka Anttila since the 2003 Rallye Deutschland...
and Mikko Hirvonen
Mikko Hirvonen
Mikko Hirvonen is a Finnish rally driver currently driving for the Citroën Total World Rally Team in the World Rally Championship. He placed third in the drivers' championship and helped Ford to the manufacturers' title in both 2006 and 2007. In 2008, 2009 and 2011, he finished runner-up to...
took a double win for the Ford
BP Ford World Rally Team
The Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team, also known as the Ford Motor Co. Team prior to 2005, is Ford Motor Company's full factory World Rally Championship team. In its current form, it has been a competitor since the 1997 season, when Ford Motor Company's motorsport arm selected the Malcolm Wilson...
factory team.
Latvala's win was his career second, after becoming the youngest-ever driver to win a world rally at the 2008 Swedish Rally
2008 Swedish Rally
The 2008 Swedish Rally, officially 57th Uddeholm Swedish Rally, was the second round of 2008 World Rally Championship season. It was the season's first and only event held on snow- and ice-covered gravel roads. The rally took place during February 7–10, beginning with Super Special Stage...
. Norwegian privateer Petter Solberg
Petter Solberg
Petter "Hollywood" Solberg , from Spydeberg in Østfold, Norway, is a professional rally driver. He debuted in the World Rally Championship in 1998 and was signed by the Ford factory team in 1999...
took the final podium spot.
Summary
Several front-runners ran into problems on stage eleven. CitroënCitroën Total World Rally Team
The Citroën Total World Rally Team is the Citroën factory backed entry into the World Rally Championship, run by Citroën Racing.-Management:* Olivier Quesnel – team director* Xavier Mestelan-Pinon – technical director-1990-1998 Seasons:...
's defending world champion Sébastien Loeb
Sébastien Loeb
Sébastien Loeb is a French rally driver currently driving for the Citroën World Rally Team in the World Rally Championship...
lost over a minute and dropped from third to fourth due to a puncture. His fifth-placed teammate Dani Sordo
Dani Sordo
Daniel "Dani" Sordo Castillo is a Spanish rally driver. He competes in the World Rally Championship for the Mini WRC Team...
lost even more time and positions with a turbo problem. Eighth-placed Stobart driver Henning Solberg
Henning Solberg
Henning Solberg is a Norwegian rally driver. Together with co-driver Ilka Minor, he currently competes in the World Rally Championship with Stobart M-Sport Ford. Solberg is the older brother of the 2003 world champion Petter Solberg....
's day ended after he went off the road and broke his Ford Focus WRC
Ford Focus WRC
The Ford Focus RS WRC is a car built for the Ford World Rally Team by Ford and M-Sport and based on the Ford Focus Climate 2-litre production hatchback, developed to compete in the World Rally Championship. The RS stands for Rallye Sport and the WRC for World Rally Car, the car's FIA specification...
's right-hand front suspension, and Citroën Junior Team
Citroën Junior Team
The Citroën Junior Team was a World Rally Championship team, which competed in the 2009 and 2010 seasons. It was set up and run as Citroën's secondary team in the World Rally Championship, pitched against the existing Stobart Ford World Rally Team....
's Conrad Rautenbach
Conrad Rautenbach
Conrad Rautenbach is a rally driver from Zimbabwe who competed in the World Rally Championship for the Citroën Junior Team along with his co-driver Daniel Barritt...
retired after the stage from tenth place with a damper failure. The rally leader Jari-Matti Latvala
Jari-Matti Latvala
Jari-Matti Latvala is a Finnish rally driver competing in the World Rally Championship. His co-driver has been Miikka Anttila since the 2003 Rallye Deutschland...
of Ford
BP Ford World Rally Team
The Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team, also known as the Ford Motor Co. Team prior to 2005, is Ford Motor Company's full factory World Rally Championship team. In its current form, it has been a competitor since the 1997 season, when Ford Motor Company's motorsport arm selected the Malcolm Wilson...
also spun during the stage, but escaped without damage.
Latvala led the event from start to finish, taking Ford's first win since the one-two at the 2008 Rally Japan
2008 Rally Japan
The 2008 Rally Japan was the fourteenth and penultimate round of the 2008 World Rally Championship season. The event saw Sébastien Loeb clinch his fifth consecutive world drivers title with his drive to a third place finish. The event was won by Mikko Hirvonen in a Ford Focus, who led the event...
. His teammate Mikko Hirvonen
Mikko Hirvonen
Mikko Hirvonen is a Finnish rally driver currently driving for the Citroën Total World Rally Team in the World Rally Championship. He placed third in the drivers' championship and helped Ford to the manufacturers' title in both 2006 and 2007. In 2008, 2009 and 2011, he finished runner-up to...
was less than ten seconds behind after two days and supposed to benefit from running behind Latvala on the road, but dust clouds and the resulting hampered visibility suddenly forced him to settle for second. Ford boss Malcolm Wilson
Malcolm Wilson (rally)
Malcolm Irving Wilson, OBE is a British former rally driver. He is the father of current World Rally Championship driver Matthew Wilson....
decided against applying team orders. Loeb, whose record-equaling six win streak came to an end, took the third place back by passing Petter Solberg
Petter Solberg
Petter "Hollywood" Solberg , from Spydeberg in Østfold, Norway, is a professional rally driver. He debuted in the World Rally Championship in 1998 and was signed by the Ford factory team in 1999...
, but was later given a two-minute penalty for a safety rule violation; co-driver Daniel Elena
Daniel Elena
Daniel Elena is a Monegasque rally co-driver, currently working with Sébastien Loeb. Between them, the pair have won the World Rally Championship eight times, and currently compete with the Citroën DS3 WRC...
unfastened his safety belts before the crew stopped the car for a tire change (after the puncture on SS11). Loeb escaped a disqualification as the stewards considered the infringement less severe because it had happened while they were not driving at a competitive pace.
Citroën Junior Team's 18-year-old Evgeny Novikov
Evgeny Novikov
Evgeny Novikov is a Russian rally driver previously competing for the Citroën Junior Team in the World Rally Championship.- Career :...
finished fifth, taking his career first points-finish. Stobart's Matthew Wilson
Matthew Wilson
Matthew Wilson is an English rally driver from Cockermouth in Cumbria. He is the son of M-Sport boss and former WRC driver Malcolm Wilson. Wilson currently competes in the World Rally Championship for the Stobart M-Sport Ford team...
took sixth place despite hydraulic problems that slowed him down on day one. After Khalid al-Qassimi
Khalid al-Qassimi
Sheikh Khalid bin Faisal bin Sultan Al Qassimi is a rally driver from the United Arab Emirates. He won the FIA's Middle East Rally Championship in 2004 and currently competes in the World Rally Championship...
had run into several problems while heading for career-best seventh place, the battle for the position was between two Norwegians who had had troublesome rallies, both losing about ten minutes and re-joining the event under SupeRally rules. Henning Solberg chased down Mads Østberg
Mads Østberg
Mads Østberg is a Norwegian rally driver. His co-driver is Jonas Andersson.Østberg competed in his first rally in 2004. His first World Rally Championship event was the 2006 Swedish Rally, in which he finished 31st in his Subaru Impreza WRC...
throughout the last day but only got within 0.6 seconds. Nasser Al-Attiyah
Nasser Al-Attiyah
Nasser Salih Nasser Abdullah Al-Attiyah is a Qatari rally driver and sport shooter. He participates in the Production World Rally Championship , which he won in 2006, and the Dakar Rally, which he won in 2011...
edged out Patrik Sandell
Patrik Sandell
Patrik Sandell is a rally driver from Sweden. Sandell won the Swedish Junior Championship in 2004 and the Swedish Group N3 Championship in 2005. In 2006, he won the Junior World Rally Championship title driving for Renault...
on the last stage to take the honours in the Production World Rally Championship
Production World Rally Championship
The FIA Production World Rally Championship, or PWRC, is a companion rally series to the World Rally Championship, and is driven on the same stages. PWRC is limited to production-based cars homologated under the Group N. The series began in 2002, replacing the FIA Group N Rally Championship...
, while the win in the Junior World Rally Championship
Junior World Rally Championship
The FIA Junior World Rally Championship is a complementary series to the World Rally Championship as is the Production World Rally Championship , and the Super 2000 World Rally Championship . As JWRC was originally envisioned as a series for developing drivers, it is limited to drivers below the...
went to Martin Prokop
Martin Prokop
Martin Prokop is a Czech rally driver. He won the Junior World Rally Championship in the 2009 season.-Career:...
.
Results
| Pos. | Driver | Co-driver | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WRC | ||||||
| 1 |  Jari-Matti LatvalaJari-Matti Latvala Jari-Matti Latvala is a Finnish rally driver competing in the World Rally Championship. His co-driver has been Miikka Anttila since the 2003 Rallye Deutschland... |
Miikka Anttila |
Ford Focus RS WRC 08 | 4:00:55.7 | 0.0 | 10 |
| 2 | Mikko Hirvonen Mikko Hirvonen Mikko Hirvonen is a Finnish rally driver currently driving for the Citroën Total World Rally Team in the World Rally Championship. He placed third in the drivers' championship and helped Ford to the manufacturers' title in both 2006 and 2007. In 2008, 2009 and 2011, he finished runner-up to... |
Jarmo Lehtinen Jarmo Lehtinen Jarmo Lehtinen is a Finnish sports commentator and journalist who works who works for Finland's National Broadcasting Company YLE. He commentates sports events, mainly football matches, for both radio and television. He regularly commentatos football for the Jalkapallokierros program in Radio Suomi... |
Ford Focus RS WRC 08 | 4:01:25.1 | 29.4 | 8 |
| 3 |  Petter SolbergPetter Solberg Petter "Hollywood" Solberg , from Spydeberg in Østfold, Norway, is a professional rally driver. He debuted in the World Rally Championship in 1998 and was signed by the Ford factory team in 1999... |
Phil Mills Phil Mills Phil Mills is a Welsh rally racing co-driver. He was winner of the 2003 World Rally Championship , as co-driver to Petter Solberg.... |
Citroën Xsara WRC | 4:02:53.3 | 1:57.6 | 6 |
| 4 |  Sébastien LoebSébastien Loeb Sébastien Loeb is a French rally driver currently driving for the Citroën World Rally Team in the World Rally Championship... |
 Daniel ElenaDaniel Elena Daniel Elena is a Monegasque rally co-driver, currently working with Sébastien Loeb. Between them, the pair have won the World Rally Championship eight times, and currently compete with the Citroën DS3 WRC... |
Citroën C4 WRC Citroën C4 WRC The Citroën C4 WRC is a World Rally Car built for the Citroën World Rally Team by Citroën Racing to compete in the World Rally Championship. It is based upon the Citroën C4 road car and replaced the Citroën Xsara WRC... |
4:04:39.4 | 3:43.7 | 5 |
| 5 |  Evgeny NovikovEvgeny Novikov Evgeny Novikov is a Russian rally driver previously competing for the Citroën Junior Team in the World Rally Championship.- Career :... |
 Dale Moscatt |
Citroën C4 WRC Citroën C4 WRC The Citroën C4 WRC is a World Rally Car built for the Citroën World Rally Team by Citroën Racing to compete in the World Rally Championship. It is based upon the Citroën C4 road car and replaced the Citroën Xsara WRC... |
4:06:07.5 | 5:11.8 | 4 |
| 6 | Matthew Wilson Matthew Wilson Matthew Wilson is an English rally driver from Cockermouth in Cumbria. He is the son of M-Sport boss and former WRC driver Malcolm Wilson. Wilson currently competes in the World Rally Championship for the Stobart M-Sport Ford team... |
Scott Martin Scott Martin Scott Martin is an Australian shot putter and discus throw competitor. He rose to prominence in a National Australia Bank advertisement promoting the 2006 Commonwealth Games; in the ad, Martin was shown taking part in a ballet class to improve his discus technique... |
Ford Focus RS WRC 08 | 4:08:25.0 | 7:29.3 | 3 |
| 7 | Mads Östberg |
Veronica Engan |
Subaru Impreza WRC | 4:14:16.3 | 13:20.6 | 2 |
| 8 | Henning Solberg Henning Solberg Henning Solberg is a Norwegian rally driver. Together with co-driver Ilka Minor, he currently competes in the World Rally Championship with Stobart M-Sport Ford. Solberg is the older brother of the 2003 world champion Petter Solberg.... |
Cato Menkerud Cato Menkerud Cato Menkerud is a rally co-driver. He started as a co-driver in 1992 for his father Helge Menkerud. In addition to Henning Solberg, he has co-driven for Petter Solberg, Birger Gundersen, Thomas Kolberg, Alexander Foss and Henrik Lundgaard... |
Ford Focus RS WRC 08 | 4:14:16.9 | 13:21.2 | 1 |
| JWRC | ||||||
| 1 |  Martin ProkopMartin Prokop Martin Prokop is a Czech rally driver. He won the Junior World Rally Championship in the 2009 season.-Career:... |
Jan Tománek |
Citroën C2 S1600 | 4:23:40.6 | 0.0 | 10 |
| 2 |  Michal Kosciuszko |
Maciek Szczepaniak |
Suzuki Swift S1600 | 4:23:53.8 | 13.2 | 8 |
| 3 |  Aaron Nikolai Burkart |
Michael Kölbach |
Suzuki Swift S1600 | 4:31:55.4 | 8:14.8 | 6 |
| 4 | Yoann Bonato |
Benjamin Boulloud |
Suzuki Swift S1600 | 4:34:45.2 | 11:04.5 | 5 |
| 5 |  Alessandro Bettega |
Simone Scattolin |
Renault Clio R3 | 4:35:40.2 | 11:59.5 | 4 |
| 6 |  Hans WeijsHans Weijs Hans Weijs, Jr. is a Dutch rally driver. He has won two rounds of the Junior World Rally Championship, finishing runner-up in the standings in 2010.... |
 Bjorn Degandt |
Citroën C2 S1600 | 4:37:14.2 | 13:33.5 | 3 |
| 7 | Simone Bertolotti |
Luca Celestini |
Suzuki Swift S1600 | 5:13:03.0 | 49:22.4 | 2 |
| PWRC | ||||||
| 1 |  Nasser Al-AttiyahNasser Al-Attiyah Nasser Salih Nasser Abdullah Al-Attiyah is a Qatari rally driver and sport shooter. He participates in the Production World Rally Championship , which he won in 2006, and the Dakar Rally, which he won in 2011... |
Giovanni Bernacchini |
Subaru Impreza N14 Subaru Impreza WRX STI The Subaru Impreza WRX STI, has the highest trim in the Subaru Impreza compact car line, produced by Japanese automaker Subaru.In the late 1980s, Subaru created the Subaru Tecnica International division to coordinate development for the FIA World Rally Championship and other motorsports activities... |
4:20:39.4 | 0.0 | 10 |
| 2 |  Patrik SandellPatrik Sandell Patrik Sandell is a rally driver from Sweden. Sandell won the Swedish Junior Championship in 2004 and the Swedish Group N3 Championship in 2005. In 2006, he won the Junior World Rally Championship title driving for Renault... |
Emil Axelsson |
Škoda Fabia S2000 Škoda Fabia S2000 The Škoda Fabia S2000 is Super 2000 rally car built by Škoda Motorsport. It is based upon the Škoda Fabia road car. It made its début at Rallye Monte Carlo 2009, with factory team Škoda Motorsport and drivers Jan Kopecký and Juho Hänninen. The car appeared as fast as Hänninen was leading until a... |
4:20:40.9 | 1.5 | 8 |
| 3 |  Armindo AraujoArmindo Araújo Armindo Araújo is a Portuguese rally driver. He won the Production World Rally Championship in the 2009 season, repeating the accomplishment in the next year , to become the first pilot to ever win this cup twice in a row since its creation back in 2002.-Career:Araújo began rallying in 2000,... |
Ramalho Miguel |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX | 4:24:23.5 | 3:44.1 | 6 |
| 4 | Patrick Flodin |
Göran Bergsten |
Subaru Impreza Subaru Impreza Introduced in November 1993, the Impreza was offered in either front-wheel drive or all-wheel drive versions and as a four-door sedan/saloon or five-door station wagon/estate. According to a Motor Trend article written March 1992 on page 26, the name of Subaru's new compact was, initially, to be... |
4:27:14.9 | 6:35.5 | 5 |
| 5 | Eyvind Brynildsen Eyvind Brynildsen Eyvind Brynildsen is a Norwegian rally driver. His co-driver is Cato Menkerud. He currently competes in the Super 2000 World Rally Championship in a Škoda Fabia S2000.-WRC results:* Season in progress-PWRC results:... |
Denis Giraudet |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX | 4:34:37.9 | 13:58.5 | 4 |
| 6 | Frederic Sauvan |
Sebastien Capanna |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX | 4:47:14.5 | 26:35.1 | 3 |
| 7 | Gianluca Linari |
Paolo Gregoriani |
Subaru Impreza WRX STi Subaru Impreza WRX STI The Subaru Impreza WRX STI, has the highest trim in the Subaru Impreza compact car line, produced by Japanese automaker Subaru.In the late 1980s, Subaru created the Subaru Tecnica International division to coordinate development for the FIA World Rally Championship and other motorsports activities... |
4:48:10.7 | 27:31.3 | 2 |
| 8 |  Gabor Mayer |
Robert Tagai |
Subaru Impreza Subaru Impreza Introduced in November 1993, the Impreza was offered in either front-wheel drive or all-wheel drive versions and as a four-door sedan/saloon or five-door station wagon/estate. According to a Motor Trend article written March 1992 on page 26, the name of Subaru's new compact was, initially, to be... |
4:48:11.3 | 27:31.9 | 1 |
Special stages
| Day | Stage | Time (CEST) | Name | Length | Winner | Time | Rally leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (22 May) |
SS1 | 9:32 | Sa Conchedda 1 | 14.99 km | Jari-Matti Latvala Jari-Matti Latvala Jari-Matti Latvala is a Finnish rally driver competing in the World Rally Championship. His co-driver has been Miikka Anttila since the 2003 Rallye Deutschland... |
10:33.3 | Jari-Matti Latvala Jari-Matti Latvala Jari-Matti Latvala is a Finnish rally driver competing in the World Rally Championship. His co-driver has been Miikka Anttila since the 2003 Rallye Deutschland... |
| SS2 | 10:08 | Loelle 1 | 22.3 km |  Dani SordoDani Sordo Daniel "Dani" Sordo Castillo is a Spanish rally driver. He competes in the World Rally Championship for the Mini WRC Team... |
13:41.6 | ||
| SS3 | 10:43 | Crastazza 1 | 27.81 km | Jari-Matti Latvala Jari-Matti Latvala Jari-Matti Latvala is a Finnish rally driver competing in the World Rally Championship. His co-driver has been Miikka Anttila since the 2003 Rallye Deutschland... |
18:24.8 | ||
| SS4 | 14:57 | Sa Conchedda 2 | 14.99 km | Jari-Matti Latvala Jari-Matti Latvala Jari-Matti Latvala is a Finnish rally driver competing in the World Rally Championship. His co-driver has been Miikka Anttila since the 2003 Rallye Deutschland... |
10:16.3 | ||
| SS5 | 15:33 | Loelle 2 | 22.3 km | Sébastien Loeb Sébastien Loeb Sébastien Loeb is a French rally driver currently driving for the Citroën World Rally Team in the World Rally Championship... |
13:19.8 | ||
| SS6 | 16:08 | Crastazza 2 | 27.81 km | Jari-Matti Latvala Jari-Matti Latvala Jari-Matti Latvala is a Finnish rally driver competing in the World Rally Championship. His co-driver has been Miikka Anttila since the 2003 Rallye Deutschland... |
17:57.0 | ||
| 2 (23 May) |
SS7 | 8:45 | Sa Linea 1 | 14.2 km | Mikko Hirvonen Mikko Hirvonen Mikko Hirvonen is a Finnish rally driver currently driving for the Citroën Total World Rally Team in the World Rally Championship. He placed third in the drivers' championship and helped Ford to the manufacturers' title in both 2006 and 2007. In 2008, 2009 and 2011, he finished runner-up to... |
9:10.5 | |
| SS8 | 9:31 | Fiorentini 1 | 22.02 km | Sébastien Loeb Sébastien Loeb Sébastien Loeb is a French rally driver currently driving for the Citroën World Rally Team in the World Rally Championship... |
18:06.4 | ||
| SS9 | 10:32 | Monte Lerno 1 | 29.15 km | Sébastien Loeb Sébastien Loeb Sébastien Loeb is a French rally driver currently driving for the Citroën World Rally Team in the World Rally Championship... |
19:36.7 | ||
| SS10 | 15:05 | Sa Linea 2 | 14.2 km | Mikko Hirvonen Mikko Hirvonen Mikko Hirvonen is a Finnish rally driver currently driving for the Citroën Total World Rally Team in the World Rally Championship. He placed third in the drivers' championship and helped Ford to the manufacturers' title in both 2006 and 2007. In 2008, 2009 and 2011, he finished runner-up to... |
9:05.4 | ||
| SS11 | 15:51 | Fiorentini 2 | 22.02 km | Petter Solberg Petter Solberg Petter "Hollywood" Solberg , from Spydeberg in Østfold, Norway, is a professional rally driver. He debuted in the World Rally Championship in 1998 and was signed by the Ford factory team in 1999... |
17:53.3 | ||
| SS12 | 16:52 | Monte Lerno 2 | 29.15 km | Sébastien Loeb Sébastien Loeb Sébastien Loeb is a French rally driver currently driving for the Citroën World Rally Team in the World Rally Championship... |
18:58.6 | ||
| 3 (24 May) |
SS13 | 7:08 | Monte Olia 1 | 19.31 km | Jari-Matti Latvala Jari-Matti Latvala Jari-Matti Latvala is a Finnish rally driver competing in the World Rally Championship. His co-driver has been Miikka Anttila since the 2003 Rallye Deutschland... |
14:24.3 | |
| SS14 | 7:42 | Sorillis 1 | 18.66 km | Jari-Matti Latvala Jari-Matti Latvala Jari-Matti Latvala is a Finnish rally driver competing in the World Rally Championship. His co-driver has been Miikka Anttila since the 2003 Rallye Deutschland... |
14:21.1 | ||
| SS15 | 10:19 | Arzachena | 10.24 km | Henning Solberg Henning Solberg Henning Solberg is a Norwegian rally driver. Together with co-driver Ilka Minor, he currently competes in the World Rally Championship with Stobart M-Sport Ford. Solberg is the older brother of the 2003 world champion Petter Solberg.... |
5:46.7 | ||
| SS16 | 11:46 | Monte Olia 2 | 19.31 km | Henning Solberg Henning Solberg Henning Solberg is a Norwegian rally driver. Together with co-driver Ilka Minor, he currently competes in the World Rally Championship with Stobart M-Sport Ford. Solberg is the older brother of the 2003 world champion Petter Solberg.... |
14:02.6 | ||
| SS17 | 12:20 | Sorillis 2 | 18.66 km | Sébastien Loeb Sébastien Loeb Sébastien Loeb is a French rally driver currently driving for the Citroën World Rally Team in the World Rally Championship... |
13:48.3 |
Drivers' championship
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Manufacturers' championship
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| IRL Rally Ireland Rally Ireland was a new addition to the FIA World Rally Championship calendar in 2007. It was not part of the 2008 schedule, but returned as the First round of the championship in 2009. The North-South event is the largest sporting occasion on the island of Ireland with over 250,000 spectators and...  |
NOR Rally Norway Rally Norway is the Norwegian rally which, as of the 2007 season onwards, is part of the World Rally Championship organised by the FIA. Previously, it had long only been the case of the Swedish Rally where a WRC event was held on snow... |
CYP Cyprus Rally The Cyprus Rally is a rallying competition held yearly in Cyprus since 1970. The event is run by the Cyprus Automobile Association and is based in the city of Limassol . It is run on the winding roads of the nearby mountains of Troödos. It was part of the FIA's World Rally Championship from 2000...  |
POR Rally de Portugal The Rally de Portugal is a rally competition held in Portugal. First held in 1967, the seventh running of the race, the 7º TAP Rallye de Portugal was the third event in the inaugural FIA World Rally Championship in 1973... |
ARG Rally Argentina The Rally Argentina is an Argentine rally competition that has been both a round of the World Rally Championship and also the Intercontinental Rally Challenge. The rally is also a round of the South American Rally Championship and the Argentine Rally Championship...  |
ITA Rally d'Italia Sardegna The Rally d'Italia Sardegna is a rally competition that has been a round of the World Rally Championship schedule and also the Intercontinental Rally Challenge . The rally is held on narrow, twisty, sandy and bumpy mountain roads around the town of Porto Cervo... |
GRC Acropolis Rally Greece The Acropolis Rally of Greece |Rally]] of Greece) is a rally competition, part of the World Rally Championship schedule. The rally is held on very dusty, rough and rocky mountain roads around Athens during the Greek hot summer period. The rally is known for being extremely tough on the competing...  |
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FIN Rally Finland The Neste Oil Rally Finland is a rally event driven in the Jyväskylä area in Central Finland. It is the biggest annually organised public event in the Nordic countries, gathering over 500,000 spectators every year.... |
AUS Rally Australia Rally Australia is an automobile rally event which was held in and around Perth, Western Australia from 1988 until 2006, when that state's tourism commission severed its collaboration with the event. The rally was part of the Asia-Pacific Rally Championship in 1988 and the World Rally Championship... |
ESP Rally Catalunya The Rally Catalunya is a rally competition on the World Rally Championship schedule. Now held on the wide, smooth and sweeping asphalt roads around the town of Salou, Catalonia, Spain, it was previously held around the region of Costa Brava... |
GBR Rally GB Wales Rally GB is the largest and most high profile motor rally in the United Kingdom. It is a round of the FIA World Rally Championship and was formerly a round of the MSA British Rally Championship and is based in and around the city of Cardiff in Wales...  |
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| 1 |  Citroën Total World Rally TeamCitroën Total World Rally Team The Citroën Total World Rally Team is the Citroën factory backed entry into the World Rally Championship, run by Citroën Racing.-Management:* Olivier Quesnel – team director* Xavier Mestelan-Pinon – technical director-1990-1998 Seasons:... |
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| 2 |  BP Ford World Rally TeamBP Ford World Rally Team The Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team, also known as the Ford Motor Co. Team prior to 2005, is Ford Motor Company's full factory World Rally Championship team. In its current form, it has been a competitor since the 1997 season, when Ford Motor Company's motorsport arm selected the Malcolm Wilson... |
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| 3 | Stobart M-Sport Ford Rally Team |
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| 4 | Citroën Junior Team Citroën Junior Team The Citroën Junior Team was a World Rally Championship team, which competed in the 2009 and 2010 seasons. It was set up and run as Citroën's secondary team in the World Rally Championship, pitched against the existing Stobart Ford World Rally Team.... |
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| 5 | Munchi's Ford World Rally Team Munchi's Ford World Rally Team The Munchi's Ford World Rally Team is a private team currently competing in the World Rally Championship. The team made its debut in the 2007 Swedish Rally... |
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