Sebastien Loeb extends his lead to 14 points in the battle for the 2008 drivers' following his victory on the Rallye de France-Tour de Corse today.
Mikko Hirvonen remains second, although he slips two points further behind, while Dani Sordo stays third in the rankings despite crashing out.
In the Manufacturers' Championship, the
Citroen Total WRT see its 27 point gap cut back by
BP Ford Abu Dhabi to 23 points.
Sebastien Ogier meanwhile does more than enough to secure the 2008 Junior World Rally Championship crown. Aaron Burkart takes the vice-champions spot, with Martin Prokop moving up to third ahead of Shaun Gallagher following his victory in France.
World Rally Drivers' Championship (after 13 of 15 rounds):
1.
Sebastien Loeb Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC
106 points
2.
Mikko Hirvonen BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC
92 points
3.
Daniel Sordo Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC
59 points
4.
Chris Atkinson Subaru WRT Impreza WRC
45 points
5.
Jari-Matti Latvala BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC
42 points
6.
Petter Solberg Subaru WRT Impreza WRC
40 points
7.
Henning Solberg Stobart/Munchi's Ford Focus WRC
22 points
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Francois Duval Stobart VK M-Sport Ford Focus WRC
22 points
9.
Gigi Galli Stobart VK M-Sport Ford Focus WRC
17 points
10.
Matthew Wilson Stobart VK M-Sport Ford Focus WRC
13 points
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Urmo Aava PH Sport-Citroen C4 WRC
13 points
12.
Federico Villagra Munchi's Ford Focus WRC
9 points
13.
Conrad Rautenbach PH Sport-Citroen C4 WRC
6 points
14.
Toni Gardemeister Suzuki WRT SX4 WRC
5 points
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Andreas Mikkelsen Ramsport Ford Focus WRC
5 points
16.
P-G Andersson Suzuki WRT SX4 WRC
4 points
17.
Jean-Marie Cuoq Peugeot 307 WRC
2 points
18.
Matti Rantanen Ford Focus RS WRC 06
2 points
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Juho Hanninen Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV
1 point
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Sebastien Ogier Citroen C2 S1600
1 point
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Andreas Aigner Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
1 point
