SS7 - Punta Pianedda 1 (18.53 km): Latvala fastest through SS7; Hirvonen second; Galli third; Loeb fourth; Sordo fifth; Atkinson sixth; Rautenbach spun twice; Ostberg had gearbox problem; Al Qassimi re-started under the SupeRally; Prokop heads the JWRC category; Loeb leads the event overall by 36.7 seconds.
Stage times and overall standings after SS7.
Top ten stage times for SS7:
1.
Jari-Matti Latvala BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC 07
11mins 27.8secs M
2.
Mikko Hirvonen BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC 07
+00mins 08.4secs M
3.
Gigi Galli Stobart VK Ford Focus WRC 07
+00mins 12.7secs MT
4.
Sebastien Loeb Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC
+00mins 13.1secs M
5.
Daniel Sordo Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC
+00mins 14.1secs M
6.
Chris Atkinson Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2007
+00mins 18.7secs M
7.
Mads Ostberg Adapta-Subaru Impreza WRC
+00mins 26.4secs A8
8.
Toni Gardemeister Suzuki WRT SX4 WRC
+00mins 26.5secs M
9.
P-G Andersson Suzuki WRT SX4 WRC
+00mins 27.6secs M
10.
Urmo Aava PH Sport-Citroen C4 WRC
+00mins 31.0secs A8
Overall times after SS7:
1.
Sebastien Loeb Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC
1hour 43mins 08.5secs M
2.
Daniel Sordo Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC
+00mins 36.7secs M
3.
Mikko Hirvonen BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC 07
+00mins 54.2secs M
4.
Gigi Galli Stobart VK Ford Focus WRC 07
+01mins 11.9secs MT
5.
Chris Atkinson Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2007
+01mins 14.6secs M
6.
Jari-Matti Latvala BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC 07
+01mins 18.0secs M
7.
Petter Solberg Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2007
+01mins 21.1secs M
8.
Henning Solberg Munchi's Ford Focus WRC 07
+02mins 17.5secs MT
9.
Urmo Aava PH Sport-Citroen C4 WRC
+02mins 37.7secs A8
10.
Toni Gardemeister Suzuki WRT SX4 WRC
+03mins 16.3secs M
11.
P-G Andersson Suzuki WRT SX4 WRC
+03mins 26.6secs M
12.
Federico Villagra Munchi's Ford Focus WRC 07
+04mins 40.4secs MT
13.
Conrad Rautenbach PH Sport-Citroen C4 WRC
+04mins 40.5secs A8
14.
Matthew Wilson Stobart VK Ford Focus WRC 07
+04mins 44.9secs MT
15.
Mads Ostberg Adapta-Subaru Impreza WRC
+06mins 00.9secs A8
16.
Martin Prokop Citroen C2 S1600
+10mins 27.9secs J
17.
Michal Kosciuszko Suzuki Swift S1600
+10mins 46.9secs J
18.
Patrik Sandell Renault Clio S1600
+11mins 22.5secs J
19.
Alessandro Bettega Renault Clio R3
+12mins 18.3secs J
20.
Jaan Molder Suzuki Swift S1600
+12mins 20.9secs J
