Rally Japan: SS20 - Sordo wins final test of day.
SS20 - Sapporo 4 (1.49km): Sordo fastest in SS20; Gardemeister second; Latvala third; Loeb and Hirvonen joint fourth; Wilson sixth; Novikov heads the PWRC category; Hirvonen leads overall by 15.5 seconds at the end of day 2.
Top ten stage times for SS20:
SS20 - Sapporo 4 (1.49km): Sordo fastest in SS20; Gardemeister second; Latvala third; Loeb and Hirvonen joint fourth; Wilson sixth; Novikov heads the PWRC category; Hirvonen leads overall by 15.5 seconds at the end of day 2.
Top ten stage times for SS20:
1. Dani SordoCitroen Total WRT C4 WRC 1mins 23.2secs M
2. Toni GardemeisterSuzuki WRT SX4 WRC+00mins 00.4secs M
3. Jari-Matti LatvalaBP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC 08 +00mins 01.0secs M
4. Sebastien LoebCitroen Total WRT C4 WRC +00mins 01.5secs M
= Mikko HirvonenBP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC 08 +00mins 01.5secs M
6. Matthew WilsonStobart VK Ford Focus WRC 07+00mins 01.7secs MT
7. Chris AtkinsonSubaru WRT Impreza WRC 2008+00mins 01.8secs M
8. Federico VillagraMunchi's Ford Focus WRC 07+00mins 01.9secs MT
9. P-G AnderssonSuzuki WRT SX4 WRC+00mins 02.5secs M
10. Juho HanninenMitsubishi Lancer Evo 9+00mins 05.1secs P
Overall times after SS20:
1. Mikko HirvonenBP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC 08 2hours 21mins 31.8secs M
2. Jari-Matti LatvalaBP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC 08 +00mins 15.5secs M
3. Sebastien LoebCitroen Total WRT C4 WRC +00mins 53.5secs M
4. Chris AtkinsonSubaru WRT Impreza WRC 2008+02mins 26.0secs M
5. Matthew WilsonStobart VK Ford Focus WRC 07+04mins 31.6secs MT
6. Toni GardemeisterSuzuki WRT SX4 WRC+04mins 38.5secs M
7. P-G AnderssonSuzuki WRT SX4 WRC+05mins 11.8secs M
8. Federico VillagraMunchi's Ford Focus WRC 07+09mins 59.6secs MT
9. Jari KetomaaSubaru Impreza WRX STi+11mins 46.4secs N4
10. Evgeny NovikovMitsubishi Lancer Evo IX+12mins 29.5secs P
11. Juho HanninenMitsubishi Lancer Evo 9+12mins 48.6secs P
12. Toshi AraiSubaru Impreza WRX STi+12mins 50.3secs P
13. Petter SolbergSubaru WRT Impreza WRC 2008+13mins 02.7secs M
14. Eyvind BrynildsenMitsubishi Lancer Evo IX+13mins 59.8secs P
15. Takuma KamadaSubaru Impreza WRX STi+14mins 28.0secs P
16. Mirco BaldacciMitsubishi Lancer Evo IX+15mins 08.9secs P
17. Dani SordoCitroen Total WRT C4 WRC +15mins 48.5secs M
18. Fumio Nutahara Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X +17mins 54.8secs P
19. Eiichi IwashitaMitsubishi Lancer Evo IX+18mins 51.1secs N4
20. Henning SolbergMunchi's Ford Focus WRC 07+18mins 58.8secs MT
Overall PWRC after SS20:
1. Evgeny NovikovMitsubishi Lancer Evo IX2hours 34mins 01.3secs P
2. Juho HanninenMitsubishi Lancer Evo 9+00mins 19.1secs P
3. Toshi AraiSubaru Impreza WRX STi+00mins 20.8secs P
Notable retirements:
SS1. Conrad RautenbachPH Sport-Citroen C4 WRCWent off the road. A8*
SS2. Hiroshi Yanagisawa Subaru Impreza WRX STiEngine. P
SS6. Daniel SordoCitroen Total WRT C4 WRCTurbo. M*
SS6. Francois DuvalStobart VK Ford Focus WRC 07Crashed. MT
SS13. Martin RauamMitsubishi Lancer Evo IXWent off the road. P
SS13. Naren KumarSubaru Impreza WRX STiTurbo. P
SS16. Armindo AraujoMitsubishi Lancer Evo IXTransmission. P
SS16. Subhan AksaMitsubishi Lancer Evo 9Damper P
SS17. Henning SolbergMunchi's Ford Focus WRC 07Suspension. MT
SS18/SS19. Petter SolbergSubaru WRT Impreza WRC 2008Went off the road. M
* denotes elected/able to re-start under SupeRally format.
M - denotes Manufacturer entry.
MT - denotes Manufacturer Team entry.
P - denotes Production Car WRC entry.
all times unofficial
