Rally Finland: SS23 - Latvala wins final test
SS23 - Ruuhim?ki (6.50km): Latvala fastest in SS23; Ogier second - 0.5 seconds slower; Rantanen third and just holds on to P5 overall; Loeb fourth followed by Henning Solberg and Hirvonen; Prokop wins the JWRC category and takes the 2009 Junior title; Hirvonen secures the overall victory on the Rally Finland by 25.1 seconds.
Top ten stage times for SS23:
SS23 - Ruuhim?ki (6.50km): Latvala fastest in SS23; Ogier second - 0.5 seconds slower; Rantanen third and just holds on to P5 overall; Loeb fourth followed by Henning Solberg and Hirvonen; Prokop wins the JWRC category and takes the 2009 Junior title; Hirvonen secures the overall victory on the Rally Finland by 25.1 seconds.
Top ten stage times for SS23:
1. Jari-Matti LatvalaBP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC 3mins 12.4secs M
2. Sebastien OgierCitroen Junior Team C4 WRC+00mins 00.5secs MT
3. Matti RantanenMunchi's Ford Focus RS WRC+00mins 00.8secs MT
4. Sebastien LoebCitroen Total WRT C4 WRC+00mins 01.0secs M
5. Henning SolbergStobart VK Ford Focus WRC+00mins 01.5secs MT
6. Mikko HirvonenBP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC +00mins 01.7secs M
7. Dani SordoCitroen Total WRT C4 WRC+00mins 02.3secs M
8. Matthew WilsonStobart VK Ford Focus WRC+00mins 03.5secs MT
9. Jari KetomaaKetomaa WRT Subaru Impreza WRC +00mins 06.2secs A8
10. Khalid Al QassimiBP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC +00mins 11.6secs A8
Overall times after SS23 / Top 20:
1. Mikko HirvonenBP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC 2hours 50mins 40.9secs M
2. Sebastien LoebCitroen Total WRT C4 WRC+00mins 25.1secs M
3. Jari-Matti LatvalaBP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC +00mins 49.9secs M
4. Dani SordoCitroen Total WRT C4 WRC+01mins 06.1secs M
5. Matti RantanenMunchi's Ford Focus RS WRC+04mins 18.2secs MT
6. Sebastien OgierCitroen Junior Team C4 WRC+04mins 18.5ecs MT
7. Jari KetomaaKetomaa WRT Subaru Impreza WRC +05mins 07.5secs A8
8. Matthew WilsonStobart VK Ford Focus WRC+06mins 33.6secs MT
9. Khalid Al QassimiBP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC +12mins 57.3secs A8
10. Juho H?nninen Skoda Fabia S2000 +14mins 13.7secs N4
11. Federico Villagra Munchi's Ford Focus RS WRC+14mins 16.9secs MT
12. Anton Al?nFiat Grande Punto S2000 +16mins 55.2secs N4
13. Patrik Flodin Subaru Impreza WRX Sti +20mins 02.2secs N4
14. Martin ProkopCitroen C2 S1600+26mins 22.2secs J
15. Mattias Therman Munchi's Ford Focus RS WRC 08 +26mins 48.0secs A8
16. Kalle PinomakiRenault Clio R3+27mins 17.7secs J
17. Jouni Arolainen Ford Focus RS WRC 05 +27mins 38.0secs A8
18. Michal KosciuszkoSuzuki Swift S1600+29mins 43.1secs J
19. Aaron BurkartSuzuki Swift S1600+30mins 12.6secs J
20. Ari Laivola Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 9 +32mins 08.0secs N4
Overall JWRC after SS23 / Top 3:
1. Martin ProkopCitroen C2 S16003hours 17mins 03.1secs J
2. Kalle PinomakiRenault Clio R3+00mins 55.5secs J
3. Michal KosciuszkoSuzuki Swift S1600+03mins 20.9secs J
Notable retirements:
SS2/3. Evgeny NovikovCitroen Junior Team C4 WRCAccident. MT*
SS3. Jukka KetomakiSkoda Octavia WRCMechanical. A8
SS4. Petter SolbergPS WRT Citroen Xsara WRCWent off the road. A8*
SS11. Yoann BonatoSuzuki Swift S1600Crashed. J
SS12. Henning SolbergStobart VK Ford Focus WRCDriveshaft. MT*
SS13/14. Petter SolbergPS WRT Citroen Xsara WRCEngine. A8
SS14. Evgeny NovikovCitroen Junior Team C4 WRCWent off the road. MT
SS14. Kevin AbbringRenault Clio RS R3Went off the road. J
SS15. Luca GriottiRenault Clio R3Went off the road. J
SS19. Mads OstbergAdapta Subaru Impreza WRC2008 Went off the road. A8
SS19. Kimi R?ikk?nen Fiat Grande Punto S2000 Went off the road. N4
SS22. Conrad RautenbachCitroen Junior Team C4 WRCWent off the road. 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
