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Citroen team leader Sebastien Loeb saw his hopes of taking the win on the inaugural WRC event in Jordan disappear in a bizarre incident this morning following the third test of the day.

Citroen's Sebastien Loeb re-took the advantage in the battle for the 2007 drivers' title this weekend, when he came through to win the inaugural Rally Ireland, the penultimate round in the 2007 FIA World Rally Championship.

SS10 - Drumshanbo (8.66 km): Loeb fastest through SS10; Latvala second; Sordo third; Petter Solberg fourth; Hirvonen fifth; Higgins heads the PWRC category; Loeb leads the overall event by 11.2 seconds at the end of leg 1. Stage times and overall standings after SS10.

SS8 - Glenboy (22.25 km): Loeb fastest through SS8; Latvala second; Sordo third; Petter Solberg fourth; Hirvonen fifth; Henning Solberg went off the road and hit a tree - retired from the leg; Higgins heads the PWRC category; Loeb leads the overall event by 10.4 seconds.