SS27 - Obihiro 5 (1.35km): Villagra fastest through SS27;
Petter Solberg second;
Henning Solberg third; Sordo fourth; Pons fifth; Stohl sixth; Pozzo wins the PWRC category; Hirvonen takes the overall victory by 37.4secs.
Stage times and overall standings after SS27.Top ten stage times for SS27:1.
Federico Villagra Munchi's Ford Focus WRC 06
1mins 23.6secs M
2.
Petter Solberg Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2007
+00mins 00.2secs M
3.
Henning Solberg Stobart Ford Focus WRC 06
+00mins 00.5secs M
4.
Daniel Sordo Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC
+00mins 00.6secs M
5.
Xavier Pons Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2007
+00mins 01.1secs 6.
Manfred Stohl OMV Kronos
Citroen Xsara WRC
+00mins 01.2secs M
7.
Matthew Wilson Stobart Ford Focus WRC 06
+00mins 01.7secs8.
Luis Perez Companc Munchi's Ford Focus WRC 06
+00mins 02.1secs M
9.
Kazuhiro Kitamura Subaru Impreza WRX
+00mins 02.3secs N4
10.
Jari-Matti Latvala Stobart Ford Focus WRC 06
+00mins 02.4secs M
Overall times after SS27:1.
Mikko Hirvonen BP Ford Focus RS WRC 07
3hours 23mins 57.6secs M
2.
Daniel Sordo Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC
+00mins 37.4secs M
3.
Henning Solberg Stobart Ford Focus WRC 06
+04mins 33.7secs M
4.
Matthew Wilson Stobart Ford Focus WRC 06
+06mins 37.9secs5.
Luis Perez Companc Munchi's Ford Focus WRC 06
+06mins 40.4secs M
6.
Manfred Stohl OMV Kronos
Citroen Xsara WRC
+07mins 04.3secs M
7.
Federico Villagra Munchi's Ford Focus WRC 06
+11mins 15.3secs M
8.
Katsuhiko Taguchi Mitsubishi Lancer Evo
+20mins 40.1secs N4
9.
Gabriel Pozzo Mitsubishi Lancer Evo
+21mins 53.0secs P
10.
Armindo Araujo Mitsubishi Lancer Evo
+24mins 13.5secs P
11.
Leszek Kuzaj Subaru Impreza
+24mins 33.1secs P
12.
Masayuki Ishida Mitsubishi Lancer Evo
+24mins 32.4secs N4
13.
Takuma Kamada Subaru Impreza
+24mins 41.4secs P
14.
Kazuhiro Kitamura Subaru Impreza WRX
+25mins 50.1secs N4
15.
Norihiko Katsuta Subaru Impreza WRX
+26mins 07.9secs N4
16.
Urmo Aava Suzuki Swift
+26mins 10.3secs A6
17.
Petter Solberg Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2007
+26mins 28.2secs. M
18.
Evgeniy Vertunov Subaru Impreza
+26mins 44.1secs P
19.
Richard Mason Subaru Impreza WRX
+27mins 20.3secs N4
20.
Mark Higgins Mitsubishi Lancer Evo
+27mins 25.7secs P
Overall PWRC after SS27:1.
Gabriel Pozzo Mitsubishi Lancer Evo
3hours 45mins 50.6secs P
2.
Armindo Araujo Mitsubishi Lancer Evo
+02mins 20.5secs P
3.
Leszek Kuzaj Subaru Impreza
+02mins 40.1secs P
Notable retirements:SS4.
Marcus Gronholm BP Ford Focus RS WRC 07
Went off the road. M
SS5/6.
Petter Solberg Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2007
Mechanical. M*
SS6.
Chris Atkinson Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2007
Crashed out. M
SS12.
Xavier Pons Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2006
Went off the road.*
SS13.
Sebastien Loeb Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC
Stopped in stage. M*
SS13.
Jari-Matti Latvala Stobart Ford Focus WRC 06
Stopped in stage. M*
SS14.
Fumio Nutahara Mitsubishi Lancer Evo
Mechanical P
SS26.
Sebastien Loeb Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC
Mechanical. M
* denotes elected to re-start under SupeRally format.M - denotes Manufacturer entry.
P - denotes Production WRC entry.
all times unofficial