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Wales Rally GB: SS8

SS8 - Epynt 1 (13.76 km): Latvala fastest through SS8; Gronholm and Hirvonen joint second; Sordo fourth; Loeb fifth; Petter Solberg sixth; Wilks heads the PWRC category; Hirvonen leads the overall event by 31.2 seconds.


Stage times and overall standings after SS8.

Top ten stage times for SS8:

1. Jari-Matti Latvala Stobart Ford Focus WRC 06 7mins 33.2secs M
2. Mikko Hirvonen BP Ford Focus RS WRC 07 +00mins 03.0secs M
= Marcus Gronholm BP Ford Focus RS WRC 07 +00mins 03.0secs M
4. Daniel Sordo Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC +00mins 04.0secs M
5. Sebastien Loeb Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC +00mins 08.3secs M
6. Petter Solberg Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2007 +00mins 08.6secs M
7. Chris Atkinson Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2007 +00mins 08.8secs M
8. Matthew Wilson Stobart Ford Focus WRC 06 +00mins 11.0secs
9. Henning Solberg Stobart Ford Focus WRC 06 +00mins 11.8secs M
10. Mads Ostberg Subaru Impreza WRC +00mins 13.1secs


Overall times after SS8:

1. Mikko Hirvonen BP Ford Focus RS WRC 07 1hour 35mins 41.5secs M
2. Marcus Gronholm BP Ford Focus RS WRC 07 +00mins 31.2secs M
3. Sebastien Loeb Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC +01mins 00.9secs M
4. Petter Solberg Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2007 +02mins 04.6secs M
5. Daniel Sordo Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC +02mins 41.7secs M
6. Chris Atkinson Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2007 +05mins 13.2secs M
7. Matthew Wilson Stobart Ford Focus WRC 06 +05mins 17.4secs
8. Manfred Stohl OMV Kronos Citroen Xsara WRC +06mins 02.0secs M
9. Xavier Pons Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2006 +06mins 54.4secs
10. Andreas Mikkelsen Ramsport Ford Focus WRC +07mins 00.0secs
11. Jan Kopecky Czech RT Skoda Fabia WRC +08mins 16.8secs
12. Mads Ostberg Subaru Impreza WRC +08mins 29.8secs
13. Jari-Matti Latvala Stobart Ford Focus WRC 06 +10mins 30.5secs M
14. Guy Wilks Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution +11mins 40.5secs P / B
15. Gwyndaf Evans Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution +11mins 46.5secs P / B
16. Luis Perez Companc Munchi's Ford Focus WRC 06 +11mins 47.1secs M
17. Juho Hanninen Mitsubishi Lancer Evo +12mins 34.4secs P
18. Mark Higgins Mitsubishi Lancer Evo +12mins 36.2secs P / B


Overall PWRC after SS8:

1. Guy Wilks Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 1hour 47mins 22.0secs P / B
2. Gwyndaf Evans Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution +00mins 06.0secs P / B
3. Juho Hanninen Mitsubishi Lancer Evo +00mins 53.9secs 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