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Wales Rally GB: SS15

SS15 - Trawscoed 1 (28.24 km): Latvala fastest through SS15; Gronholm second; Hirvonen third; Loeb fourth; Sordo fifth; Henning Solberg sixth; Companc retired after SS14 - went off the road; Wilks heads the PWRC category; Hirvonen leads the overall event by 32.1 seconds.


Stage times and overall standings after SS15.

Top ten stage times for SS15:

1. Jari-Matti Latvala Stobart Ford Focus WRC 06 16mins 39.7secs M
2. Marcus Gronholm BP Ford Focus RS WRC 07 +00min 02.2secs M
3. Mikko Hirvonen BP Ford Focus RS WRC 07 +00mins 07.6secs M
4. Sebastien Loeb Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC +00mins 11.2secs M
5. Daniel Sordo Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC +00mins 17.1secs M
6. Henning Solberg Stobart Ford Focus WRC 06 +00mins 21.1secs M
7. Petter Solberg Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2007 +00mins 26.9secs M
8. Xavier Pons Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2006 +00mins 34.6secs
9. Mads Ostberg Subaru Impreza WRC +00mins 38.6secs
10. Manfred Stohl OMV Kronos Citroen Xsara WRC +00mins 39.1secs M


Overall times after SS15:

1. Mikko Hirvonen BP Ford Focus RS WRC 07 2hours 49mins 28.8secs M
2. Marcus Gronholm BP Ford Focus RS WRC 07 +00mins 32.1secs M
3. Sebastien Loeb Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC +01mins 33.5secs M
4. Petter Solberg Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2007 +03mins 00.9secs M
5. Daniel Sordo Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC +03mins 18.2secs M
6. Matthew Wilson Stobart Ford Focus WRC 06 +06mins 53.7secs
7. Chris Atkinson Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2007 +07mins 17.8secs M
8. Manfred Stohl OMV Kronos Citroen Xsara WRC +08mins 08.5secs M
9. Xavier Pons Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2006 +08mins 48.8secs
10. Mads Ostberg Subaru Impreza WRC +10mins 26.1secs
11. Jari-Matti Latvala Stobart Ford Focus WRC 06 +11mins 01.9secs M
12. Jan Kopecky Czech RT Skoda Fabia WRC +11mins 36.1secs
13. Guy Wilks Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution +18mins 31.7secs P / B
14. Juho Hanninen Mitsubishi Lancer Evo +19mins 38.7secs P
15. Mark Higgins Mitsubishi Lancer Evo +19mins 49.8secs P / B
16. Henning Solberg Stobart Ford Focus WRC 06 +21mins 54.6secs M
17. Alessandro Bettega Mitsubishi Lancer +23mins 28.9secs P
18. David Higgins Subaru Impreza +24mins 52.3secs P / B
19. Federico Villagra Munchi's Ford Focus WRC 06 +25mins 04.6secs M
20. Martin Prokop Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX +25mins 33.1secs


Overall PWRC after SS15:

1. Guy Wilks Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 3hours 08mins 00.5secs P / B
2. Juho Hanninen Mitsubishi Lancer Evo +01mins 07.0secs P
3. Mark Higgins Mitsubishi Lancer Evo +01mins 18.1secs P / B


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

SS7. Claudiu David Mitsubishi Lancer Mechanical. P
SS8. Conrad Rautenbach Citroen Xsara WRC Went off the road.
SS9. Andreas Mikkelsen Ramsport Ford Focus WRC Went off the road.

SS14/5. Luis Perez Companc Munchi's Ford Focus WRC 06 Went off the road. M

* 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