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Wales Rally GB: SS7

SS7 - Crychan 1 (19.56 km): Latvala fastest through SS7; Gronholm second; Loeb third; Hirvonen fourth; Sordo fifth; Petter Solberg spun; Wilson Jr made a few mistakes; Pozzo does not re-start - and as such Arai secures PWRC title; Wilks heads the PWRC category; Hirvonen leads the overall event by 31.2 seconds.


Stage times and overall standings after SS7.

Top ten stage times for SS7:

1. Jari-Matti Latvala Stobart Ford Focus WRC 06 10mins 31.2secs M
2. Marcus Gronholm BP Ford Focus RS WRC 07 +00mins 04.4secs M
3. Sebastien Loeb Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC +00mins 10.5secs M
4. Mikko Hirvonen BP Ford Focus RS WRC 07 +00mins 12.8secs M
5. Daniel Sordo Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC +00mins 15.6secs M
6. Xavier Pons Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2006 +00mins 15.8secs
7. Chris Atkinson Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2007 +00mins 17.9secs M
8. Henning Solberg Stobart Ford Focus WRC 06 +00mins 19.3secs M
9. Andreas Mikkelsen Ramsport Ford Focus WRC +00mins 20.4secs
10. Matthew Wilson Stobart Ford Focus WRC 06 +00mins 20.9secs


Overall times after SS7:

1. Mikko Hirvonen BP Ford Focus RS WRC 07 1hour 28mins 05.3secs M
2. Marcus Gronholm BP Ford Focus RS WRC 07 +00mins 31.2secs M
3. Sebastien Loeb Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC +00mins 55.6secs M
4. Petter Solberg Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2007 +01mins 59.0secs M
5. Daniel Sordo Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC +02mins 40.7secs M
6. Chris Atkinson Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2007 +05mins 07.4secs M
7. Matthew Wilson Stobart Ford Focus WRC 06 +05mins 09.4secs
8. Manfred Stohl OMV Kronos Citroen Xsara WRC +05mins 51.2secs M
9. Xavier Pons Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2006 +06mins 00.5secs
10. Andreas Mikkelsen Ramsport Ford Focus WRC +06mins 49.4secs
11. Jan Kopecky Czech RT Skoda Fabia WRC +08mins 02.0secs
12. Mads Ostberg Subaru Impreza WRC +08mins 19.7secs
13. Jari-Matti Latvala Stobart Ford Focus WRC 06 +10mins 33.5secs M
14. Guy Wilks Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution +10mins 53.0secs P / B
15. Gwyndaf Evans Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution +10mins 59.2secs P / B
16. Luis Perez Companc Munchi's Ford Focus WRC 06 +11mins 25.4secs M
17. Juho Hanninen Mitsubishi Lancer Evo +11mins 49.6secs P
18. Mark Higgins Mitsubishi Lancer Evo +11mins 53.5secs P / B
19. Conrad Rautenbach Citroen Xsara WRC +13mins 12.7secs
20. Alessandro Bettega Mitsubishi Lancer +13mins 36.8secs P


Overall PWRC after SS7:

1. Guy Wilks Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 1hour 38mins 58.3secs P / B
2. Gwyndaf Evans Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution +00mins 06.2secs P / B
3. Juho Hanninen Mitsubishi Lancer Evo +00mins 56.6secs P


Notable retirements:

SS2. Sebastian Lindholm Suzuki WRT SX4 WRC Mechanical.*
SS6. Jari-Matti Latvala Stobart Ford Focus WRC 06 Visibility issues. M*
SS6. Henning Solberg Stobart Ford Focus WRC 06 Visibility issues. M*
SS6. Gabriel Pozzo Mitsubishi Lancer Evo Withdrawn. P
SS6. Michal Solowow Mitsubishi Lancer Evo Withdrawn. P

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

M - denotes Manufacturer entry.
P - denotes Production WRC entry.
B - denotes British Rally Championship entry.

all times unofficial