Wales Rally GB: SS12 - Hirvonen makes point.

SS12 - Resolfen 2 (30.68 km): Hirvonen fastest through SS12; Loeb second; Petter Solberg third; Latvala fourth; Henning Solberg fifth; Sordo sixth; Andersson stalled; Flodin heads the PWRC category; Latvala leads the overall event by 8.4 secs.

Top ten stage times for SS12:

Mikko Hirvonen (FIN) Jarmo Lehtinen (FIN) Ford Focus RS WRC07, BP Ford Abu Dhabi WRT
Mikko Hirvonen (FIN) Jarmo Lehtinen (FIN) Ford Focus RS WRC07, BP Ford Abu…
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SS12 - Resolfen 2 (30.68 km): Hirvonen fastest through SS12; Loeb second; Petter Solberg third; Latvala fourth; Henning Solberg fifth; Sordo sixth; Andersson stalled; Flodin heads the PWRC category; Latvala leads the overall event by 8.4 secs.

Top ten stage times for SS12:

1. Mikko HirvonenBP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC 08 16mins 19.9secs M
2. Sebastien LoebCitroen Total WRT C4 WRC +00min 15.5secs M
3. Petter SolbergSubaru WRT Impreza WRC 2008+00mins 15.7secs M
4. Jari-Matti LatvalaBP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC 08 +00mins 16.0secs M
5. Henning SolbergStobart VK Ford Focus WRC 07+00mins 19.1secs A8
6. Daniel SordoCitroen Total WRT C4 WRC+00mins 19.8secs M
7. Francois DuvalStobart VK Ford Focus WRC 07+00mins 34.8secs MT
8. Mads OstbergAdapta WRT Subaru WRC +00mins 42.1secs A8
9. Toni GardemeisterSuzuki WRT SX4 WRC+00mins 42.4secs M
10. Per-Gunnar Andersson Suzuki WRT SX4 WRC+00mins 50.2secs M

Overall times after SS12:

1. Jari-Matti LatvalaBP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC 08 1hour 26mins 33.9secs M
2. Sebastien LoebCitroen Total WRT C4 WRC +00mins 08.4secs M
3. Daniel SordoCitroen Total WRT C4 WRC+00mins 21.4secs M
4. Petter SolbergSubaru WRT Impreza WRC 2008+00mins 46.0secs M
5. Mads OstbergAdapta WRT Subaru WRC +01mins 28.9secs A8
6. Per-Gunnar Andersson Suzuki WRT SX4 WRC+01mins 41.3secs M
7. Henning SolbergStobart VK Ford Focus WRC 07+01mins 52.5secs A8
8. Francois DuvalStobart VK Ford Focus WRC 07+01mins 56.6secs MT
9. Toni GardemeisterSuzuki WRT SX4 WRC+02mins 54.6secs M
10. Matthew WilsonStobart VK Ford Focus WRC 07+03mins 56.7secs MT
11. Barry ClarkStobart VK Ford Focus WRC 07+04mins 34.7secs A8
12. Mikko HirvonenBP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC 08 04mins 44.6secs M
13. Patrick FlodinSubaru Impreza WRX STi+06mins 05.9secs P / B
14. Patrik SandellPeugeot 207 S2000+06mins 32.8secs P
15. Andreas AignerMitsubishi Lancer Evo IX+06mins 41.4secs P
16. Valentino RossiStobart VK Ford Focus WRC 07+07mins 30.2secs A8
17. Guy WilksMitsubishi Lancer Evo IX+07mins 33.6secs P / B
18. Khalid Al QassimiBP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC 08 +07mins 41.2secs A8
19. Gareth JonesSubaru Impreza WRC +08mins 19.5secs A8
20. Jari KetomaaSubaru Impreza WRX STi+08mins 20.0secs P

Overall PWRC after SS12:

1. Patrick FlodinSubaru Impreza WRX STi1hour 32mins 39.8secs P / B
2. Patrik SandellPeugeot 207 S2000+00mins 26.9secs P
3. Andreas AignerMitsubishi Lancer Evo IX+00mins 35.5secs P

Notable retirements:

SS3. Giovanni ManfrinatoMitsubishi Lancer Evo 9Went off the road. P
SS3. Gaurav GillSubaru Impreza WRX STiWent off the road. P
SS3. Loris BaldacciMitsubishi Lancer Evo IXMechanical P
SS3. Mark HigginsSubaru Impreza WRX STiWent off the road P / B*
SS6. Juho HanninenMitsubishi Lancer Evo 9Engine. P / B
SS7. Chris AtkinsonSubaru WRT Impreza WRC 2008Crashed. M
SS7. Eyvind BrynildsenMitsubishi Lancer Evo IXMechanical. P / B
SS7. Martin ProkopMitsubishi Lancer Evo IXEngine.P
SS8. Fumio Nutahara Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 9 Mechanical P

SS9. Sebastien OgierPH Sport-Citroen C4 WRCRolled. A8
SS9. Mark HigginsSubaru Impreza WRX STiCrashed. P / B
SS9. Evgeny NovikovMitsubishi Lancer Evo IXEngine. P

* denotes elected/able to re-start under SupeRally format.

M - denotes Manufacturer entry.
MT - denotes Manufacturer Team entry.
P - denotes Production Car WRC entry.
B - denotes registered to score points in the BRC.

all times unofficial

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