SS15 - Tros 1 (15.11km): Henning Solberg quickest through SS15; Latvala second – just 0.1 seconds slower; Hirvonen third - cracked windscreen after a big jump; Ogier and Holowczyc tie for fourth - both just 0.3 seconds off the top time; Novikov rounds out top six; Loeb went straight on at a junction and had to reverse; Kosciuszko extends lead in JWRC; Hirvonen leads overall by 9.4 seconds.


Top ten stage times for SS15:

1. Henning Solberg Stobart VK Ford Focus WRC 7mins 53.2secs MT
2. Jari-Matti Latvala BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC +00mins 00.1secs M
3. Mikko Hirvonen BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC +00mins 00.2secs M
4. Sebastien Ogier Citroen Junior Team C4 WRC +00mins 00.3secs A8
= Krzysztof Holowczyc Stobart VK Ford Focus WRC +00mins 00.3secs A8
6. Evgeny Novikov Citroen Junior Team C4 WRC +00mins 02.4secs MT
7. Petter Solberg PS WRT Citroen Xsara WRC +00mins 03.9secs A8
8. Dani Sordo Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC +00mins 05.6secs M
9. Sebastien Loeb Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC +00mins 06.1secs M
10. Matthew Wilson Stobart VK Ford Focus WRC +00mins 07.7secs MT


Overall times after SS15 / Top 20:

1. Mikko Hirvonen BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC 2hours 43mins 45.5secs M
2. Jari-Matti Latvala BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC +00mins 09.4secs M
3. Dani Sordo Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC +01mins 02.2secs M
4. Sebastien Ogier Citroen Junior Team C4 WRC +01mins 52.4secs A8
5. Henning Solberg Stobart VK Ford Focus WRC +02mins 09.3secs MT
6. Petter Solberg PS WRT Citroen Xsara WRC +02mins 24.4secs A8
7. Matthew Wilson Stobart VK Ford Focus WRC +04mins 08.7secs MT
8. Krzysztof Holowczyc Stobart VK Ford Focus WRC +04mins 19.4secs A8
9. Conrad Rautenbach Citroen Junior Team C4 WRC +06mins 11.2secs MT
10. Evgeny Novikov Citroen Junior Team C4 WRC +17mins 30.0secs MT
11. Sebastien Loeb Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC +19mins 21.0secs M
12. Michal Bebenek Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX +20mins 08.6secs N4
13. Michal Kosciuszko Suzuki Swift S1600 +23mins 32.5secs J
14. Kevin Abbring Renault Clio RS R3 +24mins 34.3secs J
15. Martin Prokop Citroen C2 S1600 +25mins 12.6secs J
16. Lukasz Sztuka Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX +26mins 51.8secs N4
17. Yoann Bonato Suzuki Swift S1600 +29mins 04.8secs J
18. Valeriy Gorban Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX +29mins 48.4secs N4
19. Vytautas Svedas Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX +30mins 28.3secs N4
20. Hans Weijs Citroen C2 S1600 +33mins 31.1secs J


Overall JWRC after SS15 / Top 3:

1. Michal Kosciuszko Suzuki Swift S1600 3hours 07mins 18.0secs J
2. Kevin Abbring Renault Clio RS R3 +01mins 01.8secs J
3. Martin Prokop Citroen C2 S1600 +01mins 40.1secs 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