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Rally Poland: SS11 - Hirvonen responds

SS11 - Danowo 2 (11.88km): Hirvonen quickest through a very rough and rutted SS11; Loeb second – 2 seconds slower; Sordo third followed by Latvala and Novikov - latter had 'big moment'; Petter Solberg rounds out top six; Ogier stalled in hairpin; Kosciuszko heads the JWRC category; Abbring hit something; Hirvonen now leads overall by 10 seconds.


Top ten stage times for SS11:

1. Mikko Hirvonen BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC 6mins 12.5secs M
2. Sebastien Loeb Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC +00mins 02.0secs M
3. Dani Sordo Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC +00mins 06.9secs M
4. Jari-Matti Latvala BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC +00mins 07.0secs M
5. Evgeny Novikov Citroen Junior Team C4 WRC +00mins 07.3secs MT
6. Petter Solberg PS WRT Citroen Xsara WRC +00mins 09.9secs A8
7. Henning Solberg Stobart VK Ford Focus WRC +00mins 10.1secs MT
8. Matthew Wilson Stobart VK Ford Focus WRC +00mins 14.9secs MT
9. Conrad Rautenbach Citroen Junior Team C4 WRC +00mins 18.7secs MT
10. Mads Ostberg Adapta Subaru Impreza WRC2008 +00mins 19.0secs A8


Overall times after SS11 / Top 20:

1. Mikko Hirvonen BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC 1hour 48mins 45.7secs M
2. Jari-Matti Latvala BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC +00mins 10.0secs M
3. Dani Sordo Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC +00mins 26.4secs M
4. Sebastien Ogier Citroen Junior Team C4 WRC +01mins 41.2secs A8
5. Henning Solberg Stobart VK Ford Focus WRC +01mins 43.4secs MT
6. Petter Solberg PS WRT Citroen Xsara WRC +01mins 49.9secs A8
7. Matthew Wilson Stobart VK Ford Focus WRC +02mins 58.4secs MT
8. Krzysztof Holowczyc Stobart VK Ford Focus WRC +03mins 27.7secs A8
9. Conrad Rautenbach Citroen Junior Team C4 WRC +04mins 10.6secs MT
10. Mads Ostberg Adapta Subaru Impreza WRC2008 +05mins 48.1secs A8
11. Michal Bebenek Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX +13mins 05.7secs N4
12. Evgeny Novikov Citroen Junior Team C4 WRC +16mins 23.2secs MT
13. Michal Kosciuszko Suzuki Swift S1600 +16mins 23.6secs J
14. Kevin Abbring Renault Clio RS R3 +16mins 37.7secs J
15. Martin Prokop Citroen C2 S1600 +16mins 49.0secs J
16. Hermann Gassner Jr Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX +17mins 14.8secs N4
17. Lukasz Sztuka Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX +18mins 05.3secs N4
18. Valeriy Gorban Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX +18mins 59.0secs N4
19. Yoann Bonato Suzuki Swift S1600 +19mins 20.4secs J
20. Sebastien Loeb Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC +19mins 31.7secs M


Overall JWRC after SS11 / Top 3:

1. Michal Kosciuszko Suzuki Swift S1600 2hours 05mins 09.3secs J
2. Kevin Abbring Renault Clio RS R3 +00mins 14.1secs J
3. Martin Prokop Citroen C2 S1600 +00mins 25.4secs J


Notable retirements:

SS4. Sebastien Loeb Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC Went off the road. M*
SS4/5. Evgeny Novikov Citroen Junior Team C4 WRC Went off the road. MT*
SS7. Andreas Mikkelsen Skoda Fabia WRC Engine. A8

* denotes elected/able to re-start under SupeRally format.

M - denotes Manufacturer entry.
MT - denotes Manufacturer Team entry.
J - denotes Junior WRC entry.

all times unofficial

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