SS27 - Obihiro 5 (1.35km): Villagra fastest through SS27; Petter Solberg second; Henning Solberg third; Sordo fourth; Pons fifth; Stohl sixth; Pozzo wins the PWRC category; Hirvonen takes the overall victory by 37.4secs.


Stage times and overall standings after SS27.

Top ten stage times for SS27:

1. Federico Villagra Munchi's Ford Focus WRC 06 1mins 23.6secs M
2. Petter Solberg Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2007 +00mins 00.2secs M
3. Henning Solberg Stobart Ford Focus WRC 06 +00mins 00.5secs M
4. Daniel Sordo Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC +00mins 00.6secs M
5. Xavier Pons Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2007 +00mins 01.1secs
6. Manfred Stohl OMV Kronos Citroen Xsara WRC +00mins 01.2secs M
7. Matthew Wilson Stobart Ford Focus WRC 06 +00mins 01.7secs
8. Luis Perez Companc Munchi's Ford Focus WRC 06 +00mins 02.1secs M
9. Kazuhiro Kitamura Subaru Impreza WRX +00mins 02.3secs N4
10. Jari-Matti Latvala Stobart Ford Focus WRC 06 +00mins 02.4secs M


Overall times after SS27:

1. Mikko Hirvonen BP Ford Focus RS WRC 07 3hours 23mins 57.6secs M
2. Daniel Sordo Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC +00mins 37.4secs M
3. Henning Solberg Stobart Ford Focus WRC 06 +04mins 33.7secs M
4. Matthew Wilson Stobart Ford Focus WRC 06 +06mins 37.9secs
5. Luis Perez Companc Munchi's Ford Focus WRC 06 +06mins 40.4secs M
6. Manfred Stohl OMV Kronos Citroen Xsara WRC +07mins 04.3secs M
7. Federico Villagra Munchi's Ford Focus WRC 06 +11mins 15.3secs M
8. Katsuhiko Taguchi Mitsubishi Lancer Evo +20mins 40.1secs N4
9. Gabriel Pozzo Mitsubishi Lancer Evo +21mins 53.0secs P
10. Armindo Araujo Mitsubishi Lancer Evo +24mins 13.5secs P
11. Leszek Kuzaj Subaru Impreza +24mins 33.1secs P
12. Masayuki Ishida Mitsubishi Lancer Evo +24mins 32.4secs N4
13. Takuma Kamada Subaru Impreza +24mins 41.4secs P
14. Kazuhiro Kitamura Subaru Impreza WRX +25mins 50.1secs N4
15. Norihiko Katsuta Subaru Impreza WRX +26mins 07.9secs N4
16. Urmo Aava Suzuki Swift +26mins 10.3secs A6
17. Petter Solberg Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2007 +26mins 28.2secs. M
18. Evgeniy Vertunov Subaru Impreza +26mins 44.1secs P
19. Richard Mason Subaru Impreza WRX +27mins 20.3secs N4
20. Mark Higgins Mitsubishi Lancer Evo +27mins 25.7secs P


Overall PWRC after SS27:

1. Gabriel Pozzo Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 3hours 45mins 50.6secs P
2. Armindo Araujo Mitsubishi Lancer Evo +02mins 20.5secs P
3. Leszek Kuzaj Subaru Impreza +02mins 40.1secs P


Notable retirements:

SS4. Marcus Gronholm BP Ford Focus RS WRC 07 Went off the road. M
SS5/6. Petter Solberg Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2007 Mechanical. M*
SS6. Chris Atkinson Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2007 Crashed out. M

SS12. Xavier Pons Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2006 Went off the road.*
SS13. Sebastien Loeb Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC Stopped in stage. M*
SS13. Jari-Matti Latvala Stobart Ford Focus WRC 06 Stopped in stage. M*
SS14. Fumio Nutahara Mitsubishi Lancer Evo Mechanical P

SS26. Sebastien Loeb Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC Mechanical. M

* denotes elected to re-start under SupeRally format.

M - denotes Manufacturer entry.
P - denotes Production WRC entry.

all times unofficial