Rally Poland: SS14 - Ogier shows class

SS14 - Milki 1 (27.07km): Ogier quickest through a narrow and muddy SS14; Loeb second - 2.5 seconds slower; Latvala third followed by Hirvonen and Henning Solberg; Holowczyc completes top six; Sordo made a mistake in a hairpin; Petter Solberg had an oil leak; Ostberg lost over 25 minutes; Kosciuszko edges back in front in the JWRC - 0.1 seconds up on Abbring; Hirvonen leads overall by 9.5 seconds.

Top ten stage times for SS14:

Sebastien Ogier (F) Julien Ingrassia (F) Citroen C4 WRC, Citroen Junior Team
Sebastien Ogier (F) Julien Ingrassia (F) Citroen C4 WRC, Citroen Junior…
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SS14 - Milki 1 (27.07km): Ogier quickest through a narrow and muddy SS14; Loeb second - 2.5 seconds slower; Latvala third followed by Hirvonen and Henning Solberg; Holowczyc completes top six; Sordo made a mistake in a hairpin; Petter Solberg had an oil leak; Ostberg lost over 25 minutes; Kosciuszko edges back in front in the JWRC - 0.1 seconds up on Abbring; Hirvonen leads overall by 9.5 seconds.

Top ten stage times for SS14:

1. Sebastien OgierCitroen Junior Team C4 WRC13mins 59.3secs A8
2. Sebastien LoebCitroen Total WRT C4 WRC+00mins 02.5secs M
3. Jari-Matti LatvalaBP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC +00mins 04.5secs M
4. Mikko HirvonenBP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC +00mins 07.0secs M
5. Henning SolbergStobart VK Ford Focus WRC+00mins 08.5secs MT
6. Krzysztof HolowczycStobart VK Ford Focus WRC+00mins 13.0secs A8
7. Matthew WilsonStobart VK Ford Focus WRC+00mins 20.2secs MT
8. Petter SolbergPS WRT Citroen Xsara WRC+00mins 21.0secs A8
9. Dani SordoCitroen Total WRT C4 WRC+00mins 25.3secs M
10. Conrad RautenbachCitroen Junior Team C4 WRC+00mins 39.0secs MT

Overall times after SS14 / Top 20:

1. Mikko HirvonenBP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC 2hours 35mins 52.1secs M
2. Jari-Matti LatvalaBP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC +00mins 09.5secs M
3. Dani SordoCitroen Total WRT C4 WRC+00mins 56.8secs M
4. Sebastien OgierCitroen Junior Team C4 WRC+01mins 52.3secs A8
5. Henning SolbergStobart VK Ford Focus WRC+02mins 09.5secs MT
6. Petter SolbergPS WRT Citroen Xsara WRC+02mins 20.7secs A8
7. Matthew WilsonStobart VK Ford Focus WRC+04mins 01.2secs MT
8. Krzysztof HolowczycStobart VK Ford Focus WRC+04mins 19.3secs A8
9. Conrad RautenbachCitroen Junior Team C4 WRC+05mins 57.9secs MT
10. Evgeny NovikovCitroen Junior Team C4 WRC+17mins 27.8secs MT
11. Michal BebenekMitsubishi Lancer Evo IX+19mins 14.6secs N4
12. Sebastien LoebCitroen Total WRT C4 WRC+19mins 15.1secs M
13. Michal KosciuszkoSuzuki Swift S1600+23mins 21.4secs J
14. Kevin AbbringRenault Clio RS R3+23mins 21.5secs J
15. Martin ProkopCitroen C2 S1600+23mins 56.3secs J
16. Lukasz Sztuka Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX+25mins 40.5secs N4
17. Yoann BonatoSuzuki Swift S1600+27mins 36.6secs J
18. Valeriy Gorban Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX +27mins 57.9secs N4
19. Vytautas Svedas Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX +29mins 28.0secs N4
20. Hans WeijsCitroen C2 S1600+31mins 33.6secs J

Overall JWRC after SS14 / Top 3:

1. Michal KosciuszkoSuzuki Swift S16002hours 59mins 13.5secs J
2. Kevin AbbringRenault Clio RS R3+00mins 00.1secs J
3. Martin ProkopCitroen C2 S1600+00mins 34.9secs J

Notable retirements:

SS4. Sebastien LoebCitroen Total WRT C4 WRCWent off the road. M*
SS4/5. Evgeny NovikovCitroen Junior Team C4 WRCWent off the road. MT*
SS7. Andreas MikkelsenSkoda Fabia WRCEngine. A8

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

M - denotes Manufacturer entry.
MT - denotes Manufacturer Team entry.
J - denotes Junior WRC entry.

all times unofficial

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