SS9 - Ibarrilla 1 (29.90 km): Loeb fastest through SS9; Hirvonen second; Atkinson third; Sordo fourth;
Petter Solberg fifth; Latvala sixth - complained that it was very slippery running first on the road; Villagra had power-steering problems;
Henning Solberg had brake issues; Sordo, Rautenbach and Prokop re-started under the SupeRally; Galli, Gardemeister and Andersson were unable to rejoin the fold; Ogier heads the JWRC category; Latvala leads the overall event by just 0.1 seconds.
Stage times and overall standings after SS9.Top ten stage times for SS9:1.
Sebastien Loeb Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC
18mins 35.7secs M
2.
Mikko Hirvonen BP Ford Focus RS WRC 07
+00mins 03.7secs M
3.
Chris Atkinson Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2007
+00mins 06.7secs M
4.
Daniel Sordo Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC
+00mins 08.3secs M
5.
Petter Solberg Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2007
+00mins 09.0secs M
6.
Jari-Matti Latvala BP Ford Focus RS WRC 07
+00mins 09.5secs M
7.
Henning Solberg Munchi's Ford Focus WRC 07
+00mins 24.2secs M
8.
Matthew Wilson Stobart Ford Focus WRC 07
+00mins 41.0secs M
9.
Federico Villagra Munchi's Ford Focus WRC 07
+01mins 05.9secs M
10.
Conrad Rautenbach Citroen C4 WRC
+01mins 19.5secs A8
Overall times after SS9:1.
Jari-Matti Latvala BP Ford Focus RS WRC 07
1hour 42mins 23.8secs M
2.
Sebastien Loeb Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC
+00mins 00.1secs M
3.
Chris Atkinson Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2007
+00mins 19.6secs M
4.
Petter Solberg Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2007
+01mins 02.4secs M
5.
Mikko Hirvonen BP Ford Focus RS WRC 07
+01mins 04.8secs M
6.
Henning Solberg Munchi's Ford Focus WRC 07
+02mins 58.3secs M
7.
Matthew Wilson Stobart Ford Focus WRC 07
+03mins 24.4secs M
8.
Federico Villagra Munchi's Ford Focus WRC 07
+06mins 26.4secs M
9.
Ricardo Trivino Peugeot 206 WRC
+10mins 33.2secs A8
10.
Sebastien Ogier Citroen C2 S1600
+11mins 38.9secs J
11.
Jaan Molder Suzuki Swift S1600
+12mins 48.3secs J
12.
Michal Kosciuszko Suzuki Swift S1600
+13mins 08.0secs J
13.
Patrik Sandell Renault Clio S1600
+14mins 45.6secs J
14.
Aaron Burkart Citroen C2 S1600
+15mins 05.2secs J
15.
Benito Guerra Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII
+15mins 28.8secs N4
16.
Shaun Gallagher Citroen C2 S1600
+18mins 33.3secs J
17.
Jose Ignacio de Izaurieta Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
+18mins 37.8secs N4
18.
Rodrigo Salgado Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
+19mins 28.8secs N4
19.
Carlos Izquierdo Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
+25mins 11.5secs N4
20.
Conrad Rautenbach Citroen C4 WRC
+28mins 00.1secs A8
Overall JWRC after SS9:1.
Sebastien Ogier Citroen C2 S1600
1hour 53mins 52.7secs J
2.
Jaan Molder Suzuki Swift S1600
+01mins 09.4ecs J
3.
Michal Kosciuszko Suzuki Swift S1600
+01mins 29.1secs J
4.
Patrik Sandell Renault Clio S1600
+03mins 06.7secs J
5.
Aaron Burkart Citroen C2 S1600
+03mins 26.3secs J
Notable retirements:SS1.
Daniel Sordo Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC
Suspension. M*
SS1.
Jan Kopecky Fiat Grande Punto Abarath S2000
Engine. N4
SS3.
Conrad Rautenbach Citroen C4 WRC
Went off the road. A8*
SS3/4.
P-G Andersson Suzuki WRT SX4 WRC
Engine failure. M
SS4.
Toni Gardemeister Suzuki WRT SX4 WRC
Engine failure. M
SS4.
Gigi Galli Stobart Ford Focus WRC 07
Suspension / Rollcage damage. M
SS4.
Martin Prokop Citroen C2 S1600
Engine sensor. J*
SS5.
Milos Komljenovic Renault Clio R3
Engine. J
* denotes elected/able to re-start under SupeRally format.M - denotes Manufacturer entry.
J - denotes Junior WRC entry.
all times unofficial