SS2 Waitomo 1 Part 1 (25.85km):
Hirvonen goes fastest through SS2 to take the lead overall; Sordo second just 0.01secs behind; Loeb third, Latvala fourth, Atkinson fifth; Duval sixth.
Henning Solberg loses two and a half minutes. Baldacci takes lead of PWRC.
Stage times and overall standings after SS2.
Top ten stage times for SS2:
1.
Mikko Hirvonen BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC 08
15mins 12.5secs M
2.
Daniel Sordo Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC
+00mins 00.1secs M
3.
Sebastien Loeb Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC
+00mins 1.4secs M
4.
Jari-Matti Latvala BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC 08
+00mins 06.2secs M
5.
Chris Atkinson Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2008
+00mins 6.4secs M
6.
Francois Duval Stobart VK Ford Focus WRC 07
+00mins 15.5secs MT
7.
Urmo Aava PH Sport-Citroen C4 WRC
+00mins 21.7secs A8
8.
Petter Solberg Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2008
+00mins 21.8secs M
9.
P-G Andersson Suzuki WRT SX4 WRC
+00mins 28.9secs M
10.
Toni Gardemeister Suzuki WRT SX4 WRC
+00mins 36.5secs M
Overall times after SS2:
1.
Mikko Hirvonen BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC 08
32mins 21.8secs M
2.
Jari-Matti Latvala BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC 08
+00mins 05.0secs M
3.
Sebastien Loeb Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC
+00mins 05.3secs M
4.
Daniel Sordo Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC
+00mins 07.5secs M
5.
Chris Atkinson Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2008
+00mins 23.5secs M
6.
Francois Duval Stobart VK Ford Focus WRC 07
+00mins 37.8secs MT
7.
Urmo Aava PH Sport-Citroen C4 WRC
+00mins 46.8secs A8
8.
Petter Solberg Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2008
+00mins 59.8secs M
9.
P-G Andersson Suzuki WRT SX4 WRC
+01mins 06.7secs M
10.
Matthew Wilson Stobart VK Ford Focus WRC 07
+01mins 10.0secs M
11.
Federico Villagra Munchi's Ford Focus WRC 07
+01mins 41.2secs M
12.
Mirco Baldacci Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
+01mins 54.1secs P
13.
Toni Gardemeister Suzuki WRT SX4 WRC
+01mins 56.9secs M
14.
Richard Mason Subaru Impreza WRX STi
+02mins 00.1secs
15.
Conrad Rautenbach PH Sport-Citroen C4 WRC
+02mins 00.4secs A8
16.
Fumio Nutahara Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 9
+02mins 04.3secs P
17.
Martin Prokop Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
+02mins 16.1secs P
18.
Evgeny Novikov Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
+02mins 16.3secs P
19.
Toshi Arai Subaru Impreza WRX STi
+02mins 18.6secs P
20.
Jari Ketomaa Subaru Impreza WRX STi
+02mins 31.4secs P