SS9 - Halfway 1 (18.37 km): Latvala fastest through SS9; Hirvonen second; Gronholm third; Sordo fourth; Loeb fifth; Henning Solberg sixth; Wilks heads the PWRC category; Hirvonen leads the overall event by 32.6 seconds.


Stage times and overall standings after SS9.

Top ten stage times for SS9:

1. Jari-Matti Latvala Stobart Ford Focus WRC 06 10mins 28.3secs M
2. Mikko Hirvonen BP Ford Focus RS WRC 07 +00mins 02.6secs M
3. Marcus Gronholm BP Ford Focus RS WRC 07 +00mins 04.0secs M
4. Daniel Sordo Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC +00mins 06.1secs M
5. Sebastien Loeb Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC +00mins 08.2secs M
6. Henning Solberg Stobart Ford Focus WRC 06 +00mins 11.2secs M
7. Petter Solberg Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2007 +00mins 11.3secs M
8. Matthew Wilson Stobart Ford Focus WRC 06 +00mins 16.6secs
9. Chris Atkinson Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2007 +00mins 17.7secs M
10. Mads Ostberg Subaru Impreza WRC +00mins 19.0secs


Overall times after SS9:

1. Mikko Hirvonen BP Ford Focus RS WRC 07 1hour 46mins 12.4secs M
2. Marcus Gronholm BP Ford Focus RS WRC 07 +00mins 32.6secs M
3. Sebastien Loeb Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC +01mins 06.5secs M
4. Petter Solberg Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2007 +02mins 13.3secs M
5. Daniel Sordo Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC +02mins 45.2secs M
6. Chris Atkinson Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2007 +05mins 28.3secs M
7. Matthew Wilson Stobart Ford Focus WRC 06 +05mins 31.4secs
8. Manfred Stohl OMV Kronos Citroen Xsara WRC +06mins 23.0secs M
9. Xavier Pons Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2006 +07mins 18.8secs
10. Jan Kopecky Czech RT Skoda Fabia WRC +08mins 37.1secs
11. Mads Ostberg Subaru Impreza WRC +08mins 46.2secs
12. Jari-Matti Latvala Stobart Ford Focus WRC 06 +10mins 27.9secs M
13. Luis Perez Companc Munchi's Ford Focus WRC 06 +12mins 06.1secs M
14. Andreas Mikkelsen Ramsport Ford Focus WRC +12mins 14.0secs
15. Guy Wilks Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution +12mins 35.7secs P / B
16. Gwyndaf Evans Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution +12mins 43.3secs P / B
17. Juho Hanninen Mitsubishi Lancer Evo +13mins 22.2secs P
18. Mark Higgins Mitsubishi Lancer Evo +13mins 29.8secs P / B
19. Patrik Flodin Subaru Impreza +15mins 28.0secs P
20. Alessandro Bettega Mitsubishi Lancer +15mins 49.2secs P


Overall PWRC after SS9:

1. Guy Wilks Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 1hour 58mins 48.1secs P / B
2. Gwyndaf Evans Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution +00mins 07.6secs P / B
3. Juho Hanninen Mitsubishi Lancer Evo +00mins 46.5secs 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