World Rally Championship 2008
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Season dates | |
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Number of rallies: | 15th |
<2007 season |
The FIA - World Rally Championship in 2008 was in January 24, Monte Carlo started and ended on 7 December in the UK . A total of 15 world championship races were held on four continents.
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The drivers' championship in the world championship was decided before the last race in Great Britain. Defending champion Sébastien Loeb with co-driver Daniel Elena was enough third place at the Rally Japan to secure the title early. For Loeb it was the fifth world championship title in a row, making him the sole record world champion of the WRC up to then. At the last race of the season in Great Britain , the Citroën Total World Rally Team won the Manufacturers' World Championship. The first and third places of the Citroën works drivers Sébastien Loeb and Daniel Sordo were enough to win the manufacturers' championship for the fourth time after 2003 , 2004 and 2005 .
vehicles
Teams and drivers
team | brand | automobile | No | driver | Co-driver | Rallies |
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Factory teams and private teams registered for manufacturer points | ||||||
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Citroën | Citroën C4 WRC | 1 |
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All |
2 |
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ford | Ford Focus RS WRC | 3 |
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All |
4th |
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1-11, 14-15 | |||
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12-13 | ||||
19th |
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1-2, 5-7, 9-10, 12-13, 15 | |||
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Subaru | Subaru Impreza WRC | 5 |
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All |
6th |
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All | |||
14th |
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12-13 | |||
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ford | Ford Focus RS WRC | 7th |
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1-10 |
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11, 14 | ||||
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15th | |||||
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12-13 | ||||
8th |
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1 | |||
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7th | |||||
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2, 4-5, 7-9 | ||||
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3, 6, 11, 14-15 | ||||
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12-13 | ||||
14th |
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1, 10, 13, 15 | |||
16 |
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1, 4-5, 7-10 | |||
20th |
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13, 15 | |||
46 |
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15th | |||
Ford Focus RS WRC | 23 |
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15th | ||
24 |
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15th | |||
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ford | Ford Focus RS WRC | 9 |
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3-9, 11-12, 14th |
10 |
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3, 6, 11-12, 14 | |||
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4, 9 | ||||
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5 | ||||
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8th | |||||
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7th | ||||
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Suzuki | SX4 WRC | 11 |
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All |
12 |
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All | |||
Teams without notification of manufacturer points | ||||||
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Citroën | Citroën C4 WRC | 15th |
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2, 5-13, 15 |
16 |
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3-15 | |||
17th |
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15th | |||
Citroën Xsara WRC | 21st |
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1-2 | ||
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Peugeot | Peugeot 307 WRC | 18th |
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1 |
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Subaru | Subaru Impreza WRC 2007 | 18th |
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2, 6-7, 9-10, 12-13, 15 |
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ford | Ford Focus RS WRC | 20th |
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9 |
23 |
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2, 8-10, 12-13 | |||
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6th | |||||
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Ford Focus RS WRC | 22nd |
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10, 12 | |
24 |
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2, 6, 10 | |||
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12 | |||||
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Ford Focus RS WRC | 61 |
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10 | |
64 |
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10 |
Competitions
The kilometers entered correspond to the distance of the special stages. The distance between the connecting routes between the individual WPs is not included.
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rally | rank | driver | vehicle | total time | Number of WP | length | Started | in the target |
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![]() 24th-27th January 2008 |
1. |
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Citroën C4 WRC | 3: 39: 17.0 | 19th | 365.09 km | 47 | 34 |
2. |
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Ford Focus RS WRC | + 02: 34.4 | |||||
3. |
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Subaru Impreza WRC | + 02: 58.6 | |||||
![]() 7-10 February 2008 |
1. |
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Ford Focus RS WRC | 2: 46: 41.2 | 20 2 canceled |
340.18 km 294.15 km |
61 | 49 |
2. |
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Ford Focus RS WRC | + 00: 58.3 | |||||
3. |
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Ford Focus RS WRC | + 02: 23.2 | |||||
![]() February 28–2. March 2008 |
1. |
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Citroën C4 WRC | 3: 33: 29.9 | 20 1 canceled |
353.75 km 331.45 km |
40 | 28 |
2. |
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Subaru Impreza WRC | + 01: 06.1 | |||||
3. |
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Ford Focus RS WRC | + 01: 39.7 | |||||
![]() 28-30. March 2008 |
1. |
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Citroën C4 WRC | 4: 05: 48.6 | 21st | 352.07 km | 56 | 31 |
2. |
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Subaru Impreza WRC | + 02: 33.2 | |||||
3. |
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Citroën C4 WRC | + 04: 04.7 | |||||
![]() 24.-27. April 2008 |
1. |
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Ford Focus RS WRC | 4: 02: 47.9 | 22nd | 359.26 km | 54 | 33 |
2. |
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Citroën C4 WRC | + 01: 15.7 | |||||
3. |
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Subaru Impreza WRC | + 04: 59.5 | |||||
![]() 16.-18. May 2008 |
1. |
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Citroën C4 WRC | 3: 57: 17.2 | 17th | 344.73 km | 57 | 38 |
2. |
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Ford Focus RS WRC | + 00: 10.6 | |||||
3. |
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Ford Focus RS WRC | + 00: 15.3 | |||||
![]() May 29th – 1st June 2008 |
1. |
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Citroën C4 WRC | 3: 54: 54.7 | 20th | 339.94 km | 60 | 42 |
2. |
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Subaru Impreza WRC | + 01: 09.5 | |||||
3. |
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Ford Focus RS WRC | + 01: 56.1 | |||||
![]() 12. – 15. June 2008 |
1. |
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Ford Focus RS WRC | 4: 42: 07.1 | 19th | 360.74 km | 60 | 37 |
2. |
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Ford Focus RS WRC | + 00: 07.9 | |||||
3. |
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Citroën C4 WRC | + 00: 25.7 | |||||
![]() July 31–3. August 2008 |
1. |
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Citroën C4 WRC | 2: 54: 05.5 | 24 | 340.42 km | 99 | 68 |
2. |
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Ford Focus RS WRC | + 00: 09.0 | |||||
3. |
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Subaru Impreza WRC | + 03: 17.0 | |||||
![]() 15. – 17. August 2008 |
1. |
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Citroën C4 WRC | 3: 26: 19.7 | 19th | 352.63 km | 81 | 58 |
2. |
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Citroën C4 WRC | + 00: 47.7 | |||||
3. |
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Ford Focus RS WRC | + 01: 20.0 | |||||
![]() 28.-31. August 2008 |
1. |
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Citroën C4 WRC | 3: 59: 18.9 | 18th | 353.04 km | 57 | 35 |
2. |
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Citroën C4 WRC | + 00: 17.5 | |||||
3. |
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Ford Focus RS WRC | + 00: 41.5 | |||||
![]() 2nd - 5th October 2008 |
1. |
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Citroën C4 WRC | 3: 21: 17.4 | 18th | 353.62 km | 69 | 48 |
2. |
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Citroën C4 WRC | + 00: 24.9 | |||||
3. |
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Ford Focus RS WRC | + 01: 02.5 | |||||
![]() 10-12 October 2008 |
1. |
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Citroën C4 WRC | 3: 42: 58.0 | 16 | 359.02 km | 71 | 54 |
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Ford Focus RS WRC | + 03: 24.7 | |||||
3. |
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Ford Focus RS WRC | + 03: 31.6 | |||||
![]() 24.-26. October 2008 |
1. |
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Ford Focus RS WRC | 3: 25: 03.0 | 29 3 canceled |
342.61 km 309.53 km |
86 | 57 |
2. |
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Ford Focus RS WRC | + 00: 31.1 | |||||
3. |
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Citroën C4 WRC | + 20: 30.6 | |||||
![]() 5-7 December 2008 |
1. |
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Citroën C4 WRC | 2: 43: 09.6 | 19 2 canceled |
282.46 km 275.12 km |
78 | 47 |
2. |
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Ford Focus RS WRC | + 00: 12.7 | |||||
3. |
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Citroën C4 WRC | + 01: 20.6 |
Overall rating
WRC drivers' championship
Distribution of points | ||||||||||
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rank | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | 8th | ||
Points | 10 | 8th | 6th | 5 | 4th | 3 | 2 | 1 |
rank | driver |
MON![]() |
SWE![]() |
MEX![]() |
ARG![]() |
JOR![]() |
ITA![]() |
GRE![]() |
DOOR![]() |
FIN![]() |
DEU![]() |
NZL![]() |
ESP![]() |
FRA![]() |
JPN![]() |
GBR![]() |
Points |
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1 |
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1 | DNF | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 122 |
2 |
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2 | 2 | 4th | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4th | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8th | 103 |
3 |
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11 | 6th | 17th | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4th | 4th | 2 | 2 | 2 | DNF | DSQ | 3 | 65 |
4th |
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12 | 1 | 3 | 15th | 7th | 3 | 7th | 2 | 39 | 9 | DNF | 6th | 4th | 2 | 2 | 58 |
5 |
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3 | 21st | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6th | DNF | 13 | 3 | 6th | DNF | 7th | 6th | 4th | DNF | 50 |
6th |
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5 | 4th | 12 | DNF | DNF | 10 | 2 | 6th | 6th | 5 | 4th | 5 | 5 | 8th | 4th | 46 |
7th |
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4th | 3 | DNF | 4th | 3 | DNF | 6th | 25th | ||||||||
8th |
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9 | 13 | 5 | DNF | 4th | 7th | 8th | 5 | 5 | 7th | 9 | 11 | 15th | DNF | DNF | 22nd |
9 |
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6th | 3 | DNF | 7th | 8th | 4th | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | INJ | INJ | INJ | INJ | INJ | 17th |
10 |
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10 | DNF | 6th | DNF | 5 | 12 | 6th | 7th | 9 | 12 | 17th | 9 | 8th | 7th | 9 | 15th |
11 |
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18th | DNF | 8th | 4th | DNF | 16 | 8th | 5 | 35 | 7th | DNS | 13 | ||||
12 |
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8th | DNF | DNF | 24 | DNF | 9 | 11 | DNF | DNF | 15th | 6th | 32 | 17th | 5 | 5 | 12 |
13 |
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DNF | 7th | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | 9 | DNF | 8th | 10 | 7th | 13 | 13 | 6th | 7th | 10 |
14th |
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7th | 6th | 6th | 14th | 13 | 9 | DNF | 8th | 12 | 9 | 9 | |||||
15th |
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DNF | 16 | 16 | 4th | 26th | 13 | 10 | 8th | 10 | 10 | DNF | DNF | 14th | DNF | 15th | 6th |
16 |
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5 | DNF | 19th | 12 | 11 | 8th | 11 | 5 | ||||||||
17th |
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7th | 2 | ||||||||||||||
18th |
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7th | 2 | ||||||||||||||
19th |
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8th | 21st | 13 | 14th | 29 | 24 | 10 | DNF | 1 | |||||||
20th |
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31 | 8th | 14th | 11 | DNF | DNF | 13 | 1 | ||||||||
21st |
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8th | 11 | 22nd | 36 | 19th | DNF | 20th | 26th | 1 | |||||||
rank | driver |
MON![]() |
SWE![]() |
MEX![]() |
ARG![]() |
JOR![]() |
ITA![]() |
GRE![]() |
DOOR![]() |
FIN![]() |
DEU![]() |
NZL![]() |
ESP![]() |
FRA![]() |
JPN![]() |
GBR![]() |
Points |
colour | abbreviation | meaning |
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gold | - | victory |
silver | - | 2nd place |
bronze | - | 3rd place |
green | - | Placement in the points |
blue | - | Classified outside the point ranks |
violet | DNF | Rally not finished (did not finish) |
black | DSQ | Disqualified during or after the rally |
White | DNS | not at the start (did not start) |
Without |
1 2 3 |
Numbers in superscripts are positions of the power stage that are eligible for points |
no participation in the World Cup | ||
INJ | injured or sick | |
EX | Excluded from participating in the rally | |
DNA | did not arrive | |
† | deceased |
Manufacturer rating
rank | team | No. |
MON![]() |
SWE![]() |
MEX![]() |
ARG![]() |
JOR![]() |
ITA![]() |
GRC![]() |
DOOR![]() |
FIN![]() |
GER![]() |
NZL![]() |
ESP![]() |
FRA![]() |
JPN![]() |
GBR![]() |
Points |
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1 |
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1 | 1 | DNF | 1 | 1 | 8th | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 191 |
2 | 8th | 5 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4th | 4th | 4th | 2 | 2 | 2 | DNF | DNF | 3 | |||
2 |
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3 | 2 | 2 | 4th | 4th | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4th | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8th | 173 |
4th | 9 | 1 | 3 | 7th | 6th | 3 | 5 | 2 | 8th | 7th | DNF | 4th | 3 | 2 | 2 | |||
3 |
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5 | 5 | 4th | 8th | DNF | DNF | 9 | 2 | 6th | 6th | 5 | 4th | 5 | 5 | 8th | 4th | 98 |
6th | 3 | 8th | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6th | DNF | 9 | 3 | 6th | DNF | 7th | 6th | 4th | DNF | |||
4th |
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7th | 6th | 3 | DNF | 6th | 7th | 4th | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | 8th | 7th | DNF | 6th | 67 |
8th | 4th | 7th | 6th | DNF | 4th | 10 | 6th | 5 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 6th | 4th | 7th | 9 | |||
5 |
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11 | DNF | 6th | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | 7th | DNF | 7th | 8th | 6th | 11 | 8th | 6th | 7th | 34 |
12 | 7th | DNF | DNF | 8th | Ret | 8th | 8th | DNF | DNF | 9 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 5 | |||
6th |
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9 | 7th | 5 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 7th | DNF | 7th | 10 | 9 | 22nd | |||||
10 | 5 | DNF | 9 | 7th | DNF | 8th | DNF | 8th | 9 | DNF | ||||||||
rank | team | No. |
MON![]() |
SWE![]() |
MEX![]() |
ARG![]() |
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ITA![]() |
GRC![]() |
DOOR![]() |
FIN![]() |
GER![]() |
NZL![]() |
ESP![]() |
FRA![]() |
JPN![]() |
GBR![]() |
Points |
Individual evidence
- ↑ ewrc-results.com: Season 2008 , February 8, 2015