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Wales Rally GB: SS12

SS12 - Halfway 2 (18.37 km): Latvala fastest through SS12; Hirvonen second; Loeb third; Atkinson fourth; Petter Solberg fifth – despite an issue with his lights; Sordo sixth; Pons had problems with his windscreen wipers; Wilks heads the PWRC category; Hirvonen leads the overall event by 35.7 seconds.


Stage times and overall standings after SS12.

Top ten stage times for SS12:

1. Jari-Matti Latvala Stobart Ford Focus WRC 06 10mins 39.6secs M
2. Mikko Hirvonen BP Ford Focus RS WRC 07 +00mins 06.9secs M
3. Sebastien Loeb Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC +00mins 07.0secs M
4. Chris Atkinson Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2007 +00mins 10.0secs M
5. Petter Solberg Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2007 +00mins 11.2secs M
6. Daniel Sordo Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC +00mins 12.2secs M
7. Marcus Gronholm BP Ford Focus RS WRC 07 +00mins 12.3secs M
8. Matthew Wilson Stobart Ford Focus WRC 06 +00mins 15.1secs
9. Mads Ostberg Subaru Impreza WRC +00mins 18.0secs
10. Manfred Stohl OMV Kronos Citroen Xsara WRC +00mins 18.2secs M


Overall times after SS12:

1. Mikko Hirvonen BP Ford Focus RS WRC 07 2hours 15mins 23.3secs M
2. Marcus Gronholm BP Ford Focus RS WRC 07 +00mins 35.7secs M
3. Sebastien Loeb Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC +01mins 14.7secs M
4. Petter Solberg Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2007 +02mins 26.1secs M
5. Daniel Sordo Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC +02mins 56.2secs M
6. Chris Atkinson Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2007 +05mins 49.3secs M
7. Matthew Wilson Stobart Ford Focus WRC 06 +05mins 56.3secs
8. Manfred Stohl OMV Kronos Citroen Xsara WRC +06mins 54.6secs M
9. Xavier Pons Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2006 +07mins 44.8secs
10. Mads Ostberg Subaru Impreza WRC +09mins 26.1secs
11. Jan Kopecky Czech RT Skoda Fabia WRC +09mins 35.8secs
12. Jari-Matti Latvala Stobart Ford Focus WRC 06 +10mins 16.5secs M
13. Luis Perez Companc Munchi's Ford Focus WRC 06 +13mins 16.8secs M
14. Guy Wilks Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution +15mins 20.8secs P / B
15. Mark Higgins Mitsubishi Lancer Evo +16mins 27.6secs P / B
16. Juho Hanninen Mitsubishi Lancer Evo +16mins 47.2secs P
17. Alessandro Bettega Mitsubishi Lancer +19mins 22.3secs P
18. Henning Solberg Stobart Ford Focus WRC 06 +20mins 46.5secs M
19. Gareth Jones Stobart Ford Focus WRC 04 +20mins 55.9secs
20. Armindo Araujo Mitsubishi Lancer Evo +20mins 56.1secs P


Overall PWRC after SS12:

1. Guy Wilks Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 2hours 30mins 44.1secs P / B
2. Mark Higgins Mitsubishi Lancer Evo +01mins 06.8secs P / B
3. Juho Hanninen Mitsubishi Lancer Evo +01mins 26.4secs 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

SS11. Gwyndaf Evans Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution Gearbox P / B

* 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