Rally Mexico WRC: Result

Sebastien Loeb wins Rally Mexico for the sixth time in succession; Mikko Hirvonen is second, to give Citroen a 1-2; Petter Solberg completes the podium ahead of Mads Ostberg and Ott Tanak; Jari-Matti Latvala rolls out and retires with just two stages to go...

Robert Wilkins_1

11 Mar 2012

Rally Mexico: Overall standings after Stage 24:

1. Sebastien LoebCitroen Total WRT DS3 WRC4hours 15mins 32.7secs M
2. Mikko HirvonenCitroen Total WRT DS3 WRC+00mins 42.4secs M
3. Petter SolbergFord WRT Fiesta RS WRC+02mins 11.4secs M
4. Mads OstbergAdapta WRT Fiesta RS WRC+04mins 51.5secs M
5. Ott TanakM-Sport Ford WRT Fiesta RS WRC+05mins 02.6secs M
6. Nasser Al-AttiyahQatar WRT Citroen DS3 WRC+06mins 41.4secs M
7. Armindo Araujo WRC MINI Team Portugal John Cooper Works WRC +12mins 46.9secs
8. Sebastien OgierVW Motorsport Skoda Fabia S2000+14mins 57.8secs
9. Ken BlockMonster WRT Fiesta RS WRC+22mins 26.8secs
10. Ricardo TrivinoFord Fiesta RS WRC+23mins 30.7secs

11. Benito GuerraMitsubishi Lancer Evo X+23mins 53.3secs P
12. Nicolas FuchsMitsubishi Lancer Evo IX+28mins 03.3secs P
13. Thierry Neuville Citroen Junior WRT DS3 WRC+30mins 08.3secs M
14. Michal KosciuszkoMitsubishi Lancer Evo X+44mins 40.8secs P
15. Gianluca LinariSubaru Impreza STi+58mins 35.4secs P
16. Tibor ErdiMitsubishi Lancer Evo X+1hr 14mins 56.8secs
17. Rodrigo SalgadoMitsubishi Lancer Evo IX+1hr 30mins 22.2secs P
18. Ramona Karlsson Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X+1hr 43mins 56.5secs P
19. Luis OrdunaPeugeot 206 XS+2hrs 42mins 29.4secs

Rally Mexico: Power Stage / SS24 (Top 3):

1. Petter SolbergFord WRT Fiesta RS WRC3mins 11.4secs M
2. Sebastien LoebCitroen Total WRT DS3 WRC+00mins 01.5secs M
3. Mads OstbergAdapta WRT Fiesta RS WRC+00mins 02.7secs M

NOTE: Top three finishers in Power Stage are awarded bonus points. 1st = 3 points; 2nd = 2 points; 3rd = 1 point

PWRC standings after Stage 24:

1. Benito GuerraMitsubishi Lancer Evo X4hours 39mins 26.1secs P
2. Nicolas FuchsMitsubishi Lancer Evo IX+04mins 09.9secs P
3. Michal KosciuszkoMitsubishi Lancer Evo X+20mins 47.4secs P
4. Gianluca LinariSubaru Impreza STi+34mins 42.1secs P
5. Rodrigo SalgadoMitsubishi Lancer Evo IX+1hr 06mins 28.8secs P
6. Ramona Karlsson Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X+1hr 20mins 03.1secs P

Notable retirements:

DNS. Henning SolbergGo Fast Energy WRT Fiesta RS WRC Did not start
SS5. Paulo NobreWRC MINI Team Portugal John Cooper Works WRC Accident*
SS5/SS6. Kevin Abbring VW Motorsport Skoda Fabia S2000Mechanical*
SS6. Thierry Neuville Citroen Junior WRT DS3 WRCLost a wheel M*

SS14. Paulo NobreWRC MINI Team Portugal John Cooper Works WRC Accident*
SS16. Kevin Abbring VW Motorsport Skoda Fabia S2000Mechanical
SS16. Chris AtkinsonMonster WRT Fiesta RS WRCBrake failure*
SS20. Evgeny NovikovM-Sport Ford WRT Fiesta RS WRCLost a wheel M*

SS22. Chris AtkinsonMonster WRT Fiesta RS WRCSuspension
SS22. Evgeny NovikovM-Sport Ford WRT Fiesta RS WRCRolled M
SS22/SS23. Jari-Matti LatvalaFord WRT Fiesta RS WRCRolled M
SS23. Paulo NobreWRC MINI Team Portugal John Cooper Works WRC Retired

* re-started under Rally 2 (new name for SupeRally)

all times unofficial