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Rally Japan: SS23 - Latvala slashes Miko's lead |
SS23 - Sikot 1 (27.76km): Latvala fastest through a very wet and slippery SS23; Andersson second – despite overshooting a junction; Hirvonen third; Petter Solberg fourth; Gardemeister fifth - even though he had an off and went into a ditch; Wilson sixth; Henning Solberg retired; Rautenbach retired; Group N leader Ketomaa retired; Novikov heads the PWRC category; Hirvonen leads overall by 6.4 seconds.
Top ten stage times for SS23:1.
Jari-Matti Latvala BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC 08
17mins 49.5secs M
2.
P-G Andersson Suzuki WRT SX4 WRC
+00mins 12.3secs M
3.
Mikko Hirvonen BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC 08
+00mins 13.8secs M
4.
Petter Solberg Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2008
+00mins 26.5secs M
5.
Toni Gardemeister Suzuki WRT SX4 WRC
+00mins 33.7secs M
6.
Matthew Wilson Stobart VK Ford Focus WRC 07
+00mins 42.7secs MT
7.
Chris Atkinson Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2008
+00mins 44.9secs M
8.
Sebastien Loeb Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC
+00mins 47.2secs M
9.
Dani Sordo Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC
+01mins 00.2secs M
10.
Evgeny Novikov Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
+01mins 39.7secs P
Overall times after SS23:1.
Mikko Hirvonen BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC 08
2hours 49mins 48.7secs M
2.
Jari-Matti Latvala BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC 08
+00mins 06.4secs M
3.
Sebastien Loeb Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC
+01mins 42.8secs M
4.
Chris Atkinson Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2008
+03mins 17.3secs M
5.
Toni Gardemeister Suzuki WRT SX4 WRC
+05mins 12.8secs M
6.
Matthew Wilson Stobart VK Ford Focus WRC 07
+05mins 17.5secs MT
7.
P-G Andersson Suzuki WRT SX4 WRC
+05mins 18.6secs M
8.
Federico Villagra Munchi's Ford Focus WRC 07
+13mins 02.0secs MT
9.
Petter Solberg Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2008
+13mins 21.2secs M
10.
Evgeny Novikov Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
+15mins 07.5secs P
11.
Juho Hanninen Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9
+16mins 07.1secs P
12.
Toshi Arai Subaru Impreza WRX STi
+16mins 16.3secs P
13.
Dani Sordo Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC
+17mins 00.0secs M
14.
Eyvind Brynildsen Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
+17mins 59.6secs P
15.
Takuma Kamada Subaru Impreza WRX STi
+18mins 48.6secs P
16.
Mirco Baldacci Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
+19mins 56.4secs P
17.
Eiichi Iwashita Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
+26mins 18.2secs N4
18.
Fumio Nutahara Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X
+26mins 20.6secs P
19.
Evgeniy Vertunov Subaru Impreza WRX STi
+28mins 12.6secs P
20.
Katsuhiko Taguchi Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X
+28mins 41.3secs P
Overall PWRC after SS23:1.
Evgeny Novikov Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
3hours 04mins 56.2secs P
2.
Juho Hanninen Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9
+00mins 59.6secs P
3.
Toshi Arai Subaru Impreza WRX STi
+01mins 08.8secs 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
SS17.
Henning Solberg Munchi's Ford Focus WRC 07
Suspension. MT*
SS18/SS19.
Petter Solberg Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2008
Went off the road. M*
SS23.
Henning Solberg Munchi's Ford Focus WRC 07
Suspension. MT*
SS23.
Conrad Rautenbach PH Sport-Citroen C4 WRC
Went off the road. A8*
SS23.
Naren Kumar Subaru Impreza WRX STi
Retired P
SS23.
Jari Ketomaa Subaru Impreza WRX STi
Retired N4
* 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
