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
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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