SS16 - Baptism Site 2 (13.13 km): Galli fastest through SS16; Sordo second;
Henning Solberg third; Atkinson fourth; Aava fifth; Hirvonen tenth - feet slipped off throttle pedal; Latvala eleventh - had trouble in a water-splash;
Petter Solberg crashed out - crew ok; Sandell heads the JWRC category; Sordo leads the overall rally by 8.5 seconds.
Stage times and overall standings after SS16.Top ten stage times for SS16:1.
Gigi Galli Stobart Ford Focus WRC 07
6mins 41.2secs M
2.
Daniel Sordo Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC
+00mins 02.9secs M
3.
Henning Solberg Stobart VK Ford Focus WRC 07
+00mins 07.2secs M
4.
Chris Atkinson Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2007
+00mins 07.5secs M
5.
Urmo Aava PH Sport-Citroen C4 WRC
+00mins 07.9secs A8
6.
Matthew Wilson Stobart VK Ford Focus WRC 07
+00mins 09.2secs A8
7.
Federico Villagra Munchi's Ford Focus WRC 07
+00mins 12.8secs M
8.
P-G Andersson Suzuki WRT SX4 WRC
+00mins 16.0secs. M
9.
Khalid Al-Qassimi BP Ford Focus RS WRC 07
+00mins 18.4secs A8
10.
Mikko Hirvonen BP Ford Focus RS WRC 07
+00mins 19.8secs M
Overall times after SS16:1.
Daniel Sordo Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC
2hours 29mins 02.9secs M
2.
Jari-Matti Latvala BP Ford Focus RS WRC 07
+00mins 08.5secs M
3.
Mikko Hirvonen BP Ford Focus RS WRC 07
+00mins 10.4secs M
4.
Chris Atkinson Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2007
+02mins 03.4secs M
5.
Urmo Aava PH Sport-Citroen C4 WRC
+03mins 07.2secs A8
6.
Matthew Wilson Stobart VK Ford Focus WRC 07
+04mins 56.5secs A8
7.
Henning Solberg Stobart Ford Focus WRC 07
+05mins 10.9secs M
8.
Federico Villagra Munchi's Ford Focus WRC 07
+06mins 56.3secs M
9.
Khalid Al-Qassimi BP Ford Focus RS WRC 07
+07mins 10.5secs A8
10.
Gigi Galli Stobart Ford Focus WRC 07
+11mins 29.7secs M
11.
Patrik Sandell Renault Clio S1600
+15mins 52.1secs J
12.
Sebastien Ogier Citroen C2 S1600
+17mins 43.2secs J
13.
Jaan Molder Suzuki Swift S1600
+18mins 07.4secs J
14.
Suhail Al Maktoum Subaru Impreza
+18mins 47.9secs N4
15.
Barry Clark Munchi's Ford Focus WRC 07
+20mins 22.0secs M
16.
Shaun Gallagher Citroen C2 S1600
+20mins 52.9secs J
17.
Gilles Schammel Renault Clio R3
+21mins 13.1secs J
18.
Abdullah Al-Qassimi Mitsubishi Evolution 9
+21mins 17.7secs N4
19.
Nick Geogiou Mitsubishi Evolution 9
+22mins 45.6secs N4
20.
Petter Solberg Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2007
+23mins 36.4secs M
Overall JWRC after SS16:1.
Patrik Sandell Renault Clio S1600
2hours 44mins 55.0secs J
2.
Sebastien Ogier Citroen C2 S1600
+01mins 51.1secs J
3.
Jaan Molder Suzuki Swift S1600
+02mins 15.3secs J
Notable retirements:SS1.
P-G Andersson Suzuki WRT SX4 WRC
Went off the road. M*
SS2/3.
Toni Gardemeister Suzuki WRT SX4 WRC
Engine. M
SS5.
Milos Komljenovic Renault Clio R3
Accident. J
SS6.
Petter Solberg Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2007
Hit a rock. M*
SS7.
Gigi Galli Stobart Ford Focus WRC 07
Lost a wheel. M*
SS8/9.
Conrad Rautenbach PH Sport-Citroen C4 WRC
Clutch. A8*
SS11.
Conrad Rautenbach PH Sport-Citroen C4 WRC
Road section crash A8
SS11/12.
Sebastien Loeb Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC
Road section crash M
SS16.
Petter Solberg Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2007
Went off the road. M
* denotes elected/able to re-start under SupeRally format.M - denotes Manufacturer entry.
J - denotes Junior WRC entry.
all times unofficial