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Rally Japan: SS16 - Latvala takes win #2 |
SS16 - Nikara 2 (31.12km): Latvala fastest through a very rough and rutted SS16; Hirvonen second; Loeb third; Petter Solberg fourth; Atkinson fifth; Sordo sixth; Andersson had to stop and change a wheel; Novikov heads the PWRC category; Hirvonen leads overall by 16.7 seconds.
Top ten stage times for SS16:1.
Jari-Matti Latvala BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC 08
18mins 22.8secs M
2.
Mikko Hirvonen BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC 08
+00mins 01.2secs M
3.
Sebastien Loeb Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC
+00mins 01.3secs M
4.
Petter Solberg Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2008
+00mins 02.0secs M
5.
Chris Atkinson Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2008
+00mins 04.9secs M
6.
Dani Sordo Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC
+00mins 18.5secs M
7.
Henning Solberg Munchi's Ford Focus WRC 07
+00mins 19.7secs MT
8.
Toni Gardemeister Suzuki WRT SX4 WRC
+00mins 48.5secs M
9.
Matthew Wilson Stobart VK Ford Focus WRC 07
+00mins 48.9secs MT
10.
Federico Villagra Munchi's Ford Focus WRC 07
+01mins 08.2secs MT
Overall times after SS16:1.
Mikko Hirvonen BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC 08
1hour 51mins 17.7secs M
2.
Jari-Matti Latvala BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC 08
+00mins 16.7secs M
3.
Sebastien Loeb Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC
+00mins 33.0secs M
4.
Petter Solberg Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2008
+01mins 11.5secs M
5.
Chris Atkinson Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2008
+01mins 36.7secs M
6.
Henning Solberg Munchi's Ford Focus WRC 07
+02mins 37.8secs MT
7.
Matthew Wilson Stobart VK Ford Focus WRC 07
+03mins 29.2secs MT
8.
Toni Gardemeister Suzuki WRT SX4 WRC
+03mins 42.3secs M
9.
P-G Andersson Suzuki WRT SX4 WRC
+04mins 45.6secs M
10.
Federico Villagra Munchi's Ford Focus WRC 07
+07mins 31.0secs MT
11.
Evgeny Novikov Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
+08mins 52.2secs P
12.
Juho Hanninen Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9
+09mins 45.5secs P
13.
Eyvind Brynildsen Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
+09mins 52.6secs P
14.
Toshi Arai Subaru Impreza WRX STi
+09mins 56.5secs P
15.
Takuma Kamada Subaru Impreza WRX STi
+10mins 52.1secs P
16.
Mirco Baldacci Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
+11mins 20.4secs P
17.
Katsuhiko Taguchi Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X
+11mins 22.0secs P
18.
Jari Ketomaa Subaru Impreza WRX STi
+13mins 12.7secs N4
19.
Fumio Nutahara Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X
+13mins 36.5secs P
20.
Evgeniy Vertunov Subaru Impreza WRX STi
+15mins 26.6secs P
Overall PWRC after SS16:1.
Evgeny Novikov Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
2hours 00mins 09.9secs P
2.
Juho Hanninen Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9
+00mins 53.3secs P
3.
Eyvind Brynildsen Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
+01mins 00.4secs P
Notable retirements:SS1.
Conrad Rautenbach PH Sport-Citroen C4 WRC
Went off the road. A8*
SS2.
Hiroshi Yanagisawa Subaru Impreza WRX STi
Engine. P
SS6.
Daniel Sordo Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC
Turbo. M*
SS6.
Francois Duval Stobart VK Ford Focus WRC 07
Crashed. MT
SS13.
Martin Rauam Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
Went off the road. P
SS13.
Naren Kumar Subaru Impreza WRX STi
Turbo. P
SS16.
Armindo Araujo Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
Transmission. P
SS16.
Subhan Aksa Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9
Damper P
* denotes elected/able to re-start under SupeRally format.M - denotes Manufacturer entry.
MT - denotes Manufacturer Team entry.
P - denotes Production Car WRC entry.
all times unofficial
