Jari-Matti Latvala sets the pace in qualifying in Argentina, ahead of Sebastien Loeb and Sebastien Ogier; Dani Sordo and Mikko Hirvonen round out the top five...
Sven Smeets: Portugal is a real drivers' rally. The closing Power Stage is also over 52 kilometres long. That is extraordinary in itself, and means that the drivers must really earn the extra world championship points
Sebastien Ogier wins Rallye Deutschland and puts an end to Sebastien Loeb's German reign; Loeb has to settle for the runners-up spot after his puncture in Panzerplatte 2; Dani Sordo completes the podium following an excellent run in his MINI.
Sebastien Ogier will head the pack going into the third day of the ADAC Rallye Deutschland - more than a minute up on Sebastien Loeb who slips down to second following a front-left puncture in Panzerplatte 2, the final test of the day.
Mikko Hirvonen has defied his early running order to emerge from the opening leg of the Rally Portugal with a comfortable 15 second lead over Dani Sordo having managed to stay error free throughout the day.
Sebastian Ogier has won the Rallye Monte Carlo, the opening round in the 2009 Intercontinental Rally Challenge. Ogier inherited the lead at the end of day two, when Juho Hanninen picked up a puncture and slipped down the order.
Citroen's Sebastien Ogier was left bitterly disappointed at the end of the second day of the Rally RACC Catalunya-Costa Daurada after a mistake in the final stage forced him out.
Junior World Rally Championship points' leader Sebastien Ogier will replace Simon Jean-Joseph on the Ulster International Rally next weekend, Citroen Sport announced today.