SS8 - Super Special 2 (2.21 km): Loeb fastest through SS8; Latvala, Petter Solberg and Henning Solberg tie for second; Villagra fifth; Wilson sixth; Ogier heads the JWRC category; Latvala leads the overall event by 9.6 seconds at the end of day 1.
Stage times and overall standings after SS8.
Top ten stage times for SS8:
1.
Sebastien Loeb Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC
1mins 42.0secs M
2.
Jari-Matti Latvala BP Ford Focus RS WRC 07
+00mins 00.3secs M
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Petter Solberg Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2007
+00mins 00.3secs M
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Henning Solberg Munchi's Ford Focus WRC 07
+00mins 00.3secs M
5.
Federico Villagra Munchi's Ford Focus WRC 07
+00mins 00.4secs M
6.
Matthew Wilson Stobart Ford Focus WRC 07
+00mins 00.6secs M
7.
Mikko Hirvonen BP Ford Focus RS WRC 07
+00mins 01.4secs M
8.
Chris Atkinson Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2007
+00mins 05.2secs M
9.
Ricardo Trivino Peugeot 206 WRC
+00mins 09.8secs A8
10.
Michal Kosciuszko Suzuki Swift S1600
+00mins 11.0secs J
Overall times after SS8:
1.
Jari-Matti Latvala BP Ford Focus RS WRC 07
1hour 23mins 38.6secs M
2.
Sebastien Loeb Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC
+00mins 09.6secs M
3.
Chris Atkinson Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2007
+00mins 22.4secs M
4.
Petter Solberg Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2007
+01mins 02.9secs M
5.
Mikko Hirvonen BP Ford Focus RS WRC 07
+01mins 10.6secs M
6.
Henning Solberg Munchi's Ford Focus WRC 07
+02mins 43.6secs M
7.
Matthew Wilson Stobart Ford Focus WRC 07
+02mins 52.9secs M
8.
Federico Villagra Munchi's Ford Focus WRC 07
+05mins 30.0secs M
9.
Ricardo Trivino Peugeot 206 WRC
+08mins 18.6secs A8
10.
Sebastien Ogier Citroen C2 S1600
+09mins 13.0secs J
11.
Jaan Molder Suzuki Swift S1600
+10mins 11.2secs J
12.
Michal Kosciuszko Suzuki Swift S1600
+10mins 36.9secs J
13.
Aaron Burkart Citroen C2 S1600
+12mins 13.6secs J
14.
Patrik Sandell Renault Clio S1600
+12mins 24.4secs J
15.
Benito Guerra Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII
+12mins 28.5secs N4
16.
Shaun Gallagher Citroen C2 S1600
+15mins 02.4secs J
17.
Jose Ignacio de Izaurieta Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
+15mins 15.7secs N4
18.
Rodrigo Salgado Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
+15mins 57.6secs N4
19.
Carlos Izquierdo Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI
+20mins 27.6secs N4
20.
Francesco Fanari Citroen C2 S1600
+23mins 23.4secs J