Rally Argentina 2007
Racing data | |
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6th of 16 rounds of the 2007 World Rally Championship | |
Surname: | Rally Argentina |
Date: | 4th-6th May 2007 |
Begin: | Cordoba |
Exams: | 23 tests over 371.00 km |
Distance: | 1383.14 km |
Covering: | gravel |
Podium | |
First: |
Sébastien Loeb Citroën Total World Rally Team |
Second: |
Marcus Grönholm Ford World Rally Team |
Third: |
Mikko Hirvonen Ford World Rally Team |
The 27th Rally Argentina was the sixth of 16 FIA World Championship races in 2007. The rally consisted of 23 special stages and was held between May 4th and 6th.
Race report
At the start of the Argentina Rally , a short, first special stage of 2.4 kilometers was driven. The WRC teams and drivers had traveled around 700 kilometers to Buenos Aires from the rally base in Villa Carlos Paz . The fans thanked the drivers with a standing ovation and celebrated the WRC with enthusiasm during their short visit far away from the actual rally route. In the football stadium River Plate Stadium a gravel double course was heaped up. The pilots ran through the course three times. The best time went to the Ford works driver Mikko Hirvonen with 2: 08.3 minutes. His teammate Marcus Grönholm was classified in second place, 0.6 seconds behind. Because not all FIA delegates and team members were able to fly back to Córdoba from Buenos Aires in time due to the bad weather , seven of the eight special stages had to be canceled on Friday. Only the ninth special stage in the evening at the Estadio Cordoba could be driven. This special stage was also won by Hirvonen, who started Saturday as the leader of the rally.
With the Citroën C4 WRC, Sébastien Loeb secured his third victory in the Rally Argentina and the fourth success in the sixth round of the WRC. In the end, Loeb relegated the Ford Focus RS WRC driver Marcus Grönholm to second place by 36.7 seconds. Loeb thus extended his lead in the drivers' world championship by two to three points. Ford, in turn, benefited from a good team performance and strengthened its position in the manufacturers' standings. Third place went to Grönholm's team-mate Mikko Hirvonen , who could look forward to six World Cup points. With Jari-Matti Latvala and Henning Solberg , positions four and five also went to Ford. The second Citroën factory driver Dani Sordo followed in sixth place.
Classifications
Bottom line
Item | driver | Co-driver | automobile | time | Residue | Points |
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WRC | ||||||
1 | Sébastien Loeb | Daniel Elena | Citroën C4 WRC | 2: 52: 03.8 | 10 | |
2 | Marcus Grönholm | Timo Rautiainen | Ford Focus RS WRC | 2: 52: 40.5 | 0: 36.7 | 8th |
3 | Mikko Hirvonen | Jarmo Lehtinen | Ford Focus RS WRC | 2: 54: 19.0 | 2: 15.2 | 6th |
4th | Jari-Matti Latvala | Miikka Anttila | Ford Focus RS WRC | 2: 55: 46.8 | 3: 43.0 | 5 |
5 | Henning Solberg | Cato Menkerud | Ford Focus RS WRC | 2: 56: 13.9 | 4: 10.1 | 4th |
6th | Daniel Sordo | Marc Marti | Citroën C4 WRC | 2: 56: 27.4 | 4: 23.6 | 3 |
7th | Chris Atkinson | Stéphane Prévot | Subaru Impreza WRC | 2: 56: 47.2 | 4: 43.4 | 2 |
8th | Manfred Stohl | Ilka Minor | Citroën Xsara WRC | 2: 57: 24.0 | 5: 20.2 | 1 |
PCWRC | ||||||
1 (9) | Federico Villagra | Diego Curletto | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 3: 08: 53.7 | 16: 49.9 | 10 |
2 (10) | Toshi Arai | Tony Sircombe | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 3: 09: 03.0 | 16: 59.2 | 8th |
3 (11) | Juho Hänninen | Mikko Markkula | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 3: 09: 21.9 | 17: 18.1 | 6th |
4 (13) | Gabriel Pozzo | Mario Stillo | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 3: 12: 15.7 | 20: 11.9 | 5 |
5 (14) | Marcos Ligato | Flavio Zanella | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 3: 13: 32.9 | 21: 29.1 | 4th |
6 (16) | Niall McShea | Gordon Noble | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 3: 14: 23.6 | 22: 19.8 | 3 |
7 (17) | Andreas Aigner | Klaus Wicha | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 3:15:02 | 22: 58.8 | 2 |
8 (19) | Martin Rauam | Kristo Kraag | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 3: 16: 59.5 | 24: 55.7 | 1 |
Special stages
Day | WP number |
Start CET | WP name | length | driver | automobile | time | Ø km / h | leader |
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Day 1 May 3rd |
WP1 | 18:35 | River Plate Stadium | 2.40 km | Mikko Hirvonen | Ford Focus RS WRC | 2: 08.3 | 67.34 km / h | Mikko Hirvonen |
Day 2 May 4th |
WP2 | 10:45 | Capilla del Monte 1 | 22.95 km | called off | - | - | ||
WP3 | 11:22 | San Marcos 1 | 19.23 km | called off | - | - | |||
WP4 | 12:20 | Villa Giardino 1 | 15.50 km | called off | - | - | |||
WP5 | 12:51 pm | Valle Hermoso 1 | 10.94 km | called off | - | - | |||
WP6 | 13:32 | Cosquin 1 | 11.27 km | called off | - | - | |||
WP7 | 16:11 | Capilla del Monte 2 | 22.95 km | called off | - | - | |||
WP8 | 16:48 | San Marcos 2 | 19.23 km | called off | - | - | |||
WP9 | 19:05 | Estadio Córdoba | 2.40 km | Mikko Hirvonen | Ford Focus RS WRC | 2: 31.7 | 55.85 km / h | ||
Day 3 May 5th |
WP10 | 08:23 | La Cumbre | 18.70 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën C4 WRC | 15: 35.1 | 71.99 km / h | Sébastien Loeb |
WP11 | 09:21 | Ascochinga | 23.28 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën C4 WRC | 14: 45.2 | 94.68 km / h | ||
WP12 | 10:14 | Villa Giardino 2 | 15.50 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën C4 WRC | 11: 02.6 | 84.21 km / h | ||
WP13 | 10:45 | Valle Hermoso 2 | 10.94 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën C4 WRC | 7: 11.3 | 91.31 km / h | ||
WP14 | 11:26 | Cosquin 2 | 11.27 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën C4 WRC | 6: 09.5 | 109.8 km / h | ||
WP15 | 14:13 | Santa Rosa 1 | 21.40 km | Marcus Grönholm | Ford Focus RS WRC | 12: 48.1 | 100.3 km / h | ||
WP16 | 15:06 | Las Bajadas | 16.35 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën C4 WRC | 8: 39.8 | 113.24 km / h | ||
WP17 | 15:52 | Amboy | 20.29 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën C4 WRC | 10: 19.4 | 117.93 km / h | ||
WP18 | 16:57 | Santa Rosa 2 | 21.40 km | Marcus Grönholm | Ford Focus RS WRC | 12: 56.3 | 99.24 km / h | ||
Day 4 May 6th |
WP19 | 08:19 | Mina Clavero I. | 23.81 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën C4 WRC | 18: 48.8 | 75.94 km / h | |
WP20 | 09:52 | El Condor 1 | 16.81 km | Daniel Sordo | Citroën C4 WRC | 13: 39.9 | 73.81 km / h | ||
WP21 | 10:39 | Mina Clavero 2 | 24.45 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën C4 WRC | 18: 51.2 | 77.81 km / h | ||
WP22 | 13:05 | El Condor 2 | 16.81 km | Daniel Sordo | Citroën C4 WRC | 13: 46.8 | 73.19 km / h | ||
WP23 | 15:05 | Estadio Córdoba 2 | 2.40 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën C4 WRC | 2: 25.4 | 59.42 km / h |
Source:
Individual evidence
- ^ Motorsport-total.com: Tango in Buenos Aires , accessed on December 26, 2015
- ↑ motorsport-total.com: Hirvonen after Kurz-Tag further ahead , accessed on December 26, 2015
- ^ Motorsport-total.com: The big "Sébastien-Loeb-Show" , accessed on December 26, 2015
- ↑ ewrc-results.com: 27th Rally Argentina 2007 , accessed on December 26, 2015