WRC: Rally Catalunya - Result

[Rory Phoulorie]

Sunday, 5th October 2008

Sebastien Loeb wins in Spain for the fourth time in as many years; Dani Sordo takes the runners-up spot, while Mikko Hirvonen completes the podium after Ford instructs Francois Duval to let the Finn in front...



Overall times after SS18 / Day 3 - Top 20:

1. Sebastien Loeb Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC 3hours 21mins 17.4secs M
2. Daniel Sordo Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC +00mins 24.9secs M
3. Mikko Hirvonen BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC 08 +01mins 02.5secs M
4. Francois Duval BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC 08 +01mins 10.8secs M
5. Petter Solberg Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2008 +03mins 27.4secs M
6. Jari-Matti Latvala Stobart VK Ford Focus WRC 07 +04mins 03.8secs MT
7. Chris Atkinson Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2008 +04mins 04.9secs M
8. Andreas Mikkelsen Ramsport Ford Focus WRC 07 +05mins 19.6secs A8
9. Matthew Wilson Stobart VK Ford Focus WRC 07 +07mins 43.2secs MT
10. Brice Tirabassi Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2008 +09mins 05.0secs A8
11. Henning Solberg Munchi's Ford Focus WRC 07 +10mins 08.6secs MT
12. Federico Villagra Munchi's Ford Focus WRC 07 +10mins 37.3secs MT
13. Toni Gardemeister Suzuki WRT SX4 WRC +11mins 26.1secs M
14. Mads Ostberg Adapta Subaru WRC S12b +11mins 57.0secs A8
15. Eamonn Boland Subaru Impreza WRC S12b +18mins 52.1secs A8
16. Martin Prokop Citroen C2 S1600 +20mins 07.6secs J
17. Alessandro Bettega Renault Clio R3 +20mins 32.2secs J
18. Gareth Jones Subaru Impreza WRC S12B +20mins 36.4secs A8
19. Jasper van den Heuvel Mitsubishi Evo 9 +21mins 05.0secs N4
20. Aaron Burkart Citroen C2 S1600 +21mins 12.1secs J


Others:

21. Khalid Al Qassimi BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC 08 +21mins 39.1secs A8
32. Per-Gunnar Andersson Suzuki WRT SX4 WRC +32mins 49.0secs M


Overall JWRC after SS18:

1. Martin Prokop Citroen C2 S1600 3hours 40mins 55.0secs J
2. Alessandro Bettega Renault Clio R3 +00mins 24.6secs J
3. Aaron Burkart Citroen C2 S1600 +01mins 04.5secs J
4. Shaun Gallagher Citroen C2 S1600 +02mins 16.7secs J
5. Patrik Sandell Renault Clio S1600 +04mins 40.0secs J
6. Jaan Molder Suzuki Swift S1600 +05mins 49.1secs J
7. Stefano Albertini Renault Clio +08mins 09.1secs J
8. Simone Bertolotti Renault Clio Sport CR R3 +09mins 38.3secs J
9. Michal Kosciuszko Suzuki Swift S1600 +10mins 55.5secs J
10. Florian Niegel Suzuki Swift S1600 +12mins 55.9secs J
11. Kevin Abbring Renault Clio RS R3 +31mins 41.1secs J


Notable retirements:

DNS. Francesco Fanari Citroen C2-R2 Did not start - ill. J
SS2. P-G Andersson Suzuki WRT SX4 WRC Went off the road. M*
SS3. Peter Jr van Merksteijn Ford Focus RS WRC 06 Went off the road. A8*
SS6/7. Khalid Al Qassimi BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC 08 Retired from day 1 after SS6. A8*
SS6/7. Sergio Perez Citroen C2 S1600 Mechanical. J
SS7. Peter Jr van Merksteijn Ford Focus RS WRC 06 Accident. A8
SS12/13. Sebastien Ogier Citroen C2 S1600 Radiator. J
SS13. Conrad Rautenbach PH Sport-Citroen C4 WRC Stopped in stage. A8
SS14. Kris Meeke Renault Clio R3 Retired. J
SS14. Hans Weijs Jr Citroen C2-R2 Max Went off the road. J
SS17. Peter van Merksteijn Ford Focus RS WRC 07 Stopped in stage. A8
SS17. Gilles Schammel Renault Clio R3 Retired. J
SS18. Urmo Aava PH Sport-Citroen C4 WRC Retired after final stage following off in SS17. A8


* denotes elected/able to re-start under SupeRally format.

M - denotes Manufacturer entry.
MT - denotes Manufacturer Team entry.
J - denotes Junior WRC entry.

all times unofficial

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