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Wales Rally GB: SS16

SS16 - Brechfa 2 (28.89 km): Latvala fastest through SS16; Gronholm second; Petter Solberg third; Hirvonen fourth; Sordo fifth; Loeb sixth; Wilks heads the PWRC category; Hirvonen leads the overall event by 29.8 seconds.


Stage times and overall standings after SS16.

Top ten stage times for SS16:

1. Jari-Matti Latvala Stobart Ford Focus WRC 06 16mins 11.6secs M
2. Marcus Gronholm BP Ford Focus RS WRC 07 +00min 01.4secs M
3. Petter Solberg Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2007 +00mins 03.0secs M
4. Mikko Hirvonen BP Ford Focus RS WRC 07 +00mins 03.7secs M
5. Daniel Sordo Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC +00mins 07.4secs M
6. Sebastien Loeb Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC +00mins 08.0secs M
7. Henning Solberg Stobart Ford Focus WRC 06 +00mins 12.7secs M
8. Mads Ostberg Subaru Impreza WRC +00mins 17.8secs
9. Matthew Wilson Stobart Ford Focus WRC 06 +00mins 22.4secs
10. Xavier Pons Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2006 +00mins 32.1secs


Overall times after SS16:

1. Mikko Hirvonen BP Ford Focus RS WRC 07 3hours 05mins 44.1secs M
2. Marcus Gronholm BP Ford Focus RS WRC 07 +00mins 29.8secs M
3. Sebastien Loeb Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC +01mins 37.8secs M
4. Petter Solberg Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2007 +03mins 00.2secs M
5. Daniel Sordo Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC +03mins 21.9secs M
6. Matthew Wilson Stobart Ford Focus WRC 06 +07mins 12.4secs
7. Chris Atkinson Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2007 +07mins 51.8secs M
8. Manfred Stohl OMV Kronos Citroen Xsara WRC +08mins 37.7secs M
9. Xavier Pons Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2006 +09mins 17.2secs
10. Mads Ostberg Subaru Impreza WRC +10mins 40.2secs
11. Jari-Matti Latvala Stobart Ford Focus WRC 06 +10mins 58.2secs M
12. Jan Kopecky Czech RT Skoda Fabia WRC +12mins 16.0secs
13. Guy Wilks Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution +20mins 15.6secs P / B
14. Juho Hanninen Mitsubishi Lancer Evo +20mins 59.8secs P
15. Mark Higgins Mitsubishi Lancer Evo +21mins 35.5secs P / B
16. Henning Solberg Stobart Ford Focus WRC 06 +22mins 03.6secs M
17. Alessandro Bettega Mitsubishi Lancer +25mins 16.3secs P
18. Federico Villagra Munchi's Ford Focus WRC 06 +26mins 37.3secs M
19. David Higgins Subaru Impreza +26mins 38.0secs P / B
20. Martin Prokop Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX +27mins 16.9secs


Overall PWRC after SS16:

1. Guy Wilks Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 3hours 25mins 59.7secs P / B
2. Juho Hanninen Mitsubishi Lancer Evo +00mins 44.2secs P
3. Mark Higgins Mitsubishi Lancer Evo +01mins 19.9secs 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.
SS12. Stuart Jones MG 2000 Sport Crashed P

SS13/SS14. Leszek Kuzaj Subaru Impreza Did not start leg 3. P
SS13/SS14. Hayden Paddon Mitsubishi Lancer Evo Did not start leg 3. P
SS14. Spyros Pavlides Subaru Impreza Mechanical. P
SS14. Evgeniy Vertunov Subaru Impreza Mechanical. P
SS14/15. 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