Rally Ireland 2007
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15th of 16 races in the 2007 World Rally Championship | |
Surname: | Rally Ireland |
Date: | 15-18 November 2007 |
Begin: | Sligo |
Exams: | 20 tests over 328.43 km |
Distance: | 1196.25 km |
Covering: | asphalt |
Podium | |
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The 1st Rally Ireland (with World Championship title) was the fifteenth of 16 FIA World Championship races in 2007. The rally consisted of 20 special stages on asphalt roads and was held between November 15th and 18th.
Race report
Sébastien Loeb had seized his chance in Ireland and made a big step towards the fourth driver's world title. The Citroën driver had taken the lead again in the drivers' standings. His lead over rival Marcus Grönholm (Ford), who retired on Friday after a serious accident, was six points before the last world championship run. Mikko Hirvonen finished in fourth place and thus secured the Ford factory team the second manufacturers' world championship title in a row. Ford was 21 points ahead of Citroën and could not be overtaken at the season finale.
The rally began with the first special stage in front of Stormont Castle in Belfast , which Grönholm won on Thursday evening. But the next day the accident took its course. In the fourth special stage, Grönholm had a severe impact on a wall and had to be taken to the hospital as a precaution together with co-driver Timo Rautiainen. Both were uninjured, but that ended the rally for the duo.
Jari-Matti Latvala (Ford) finished third and won his first podium in the WRC . The Stobart team took third place in the Manufacturers' World Championship ahead of Subaru. Latvala ousted Hirvonen from third place on Friday. He was able to hold this position to the finish, although he briefly drifted off the road on Saturday. That cost Latvala a little time, but he had gained so much advantage that he stayed third. In the end, Latvala was 54.8 seconds behind Dani Sordo (Citroën) and 29.5 seconds ahead of Hirvonen.
Classifications
Bottom line
Item | driver | Co-driver | automobile | time | Residue | Points |
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Citroën C4 WRC | 3: 01: 39.2 | 10 | |
2 |
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Citroën C4 WRC | 3: 02: 32.6 | 00: 53.4 | 8th |
3 |
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Ford Focus RS WRC | 3: 03: 27.4 | 01: 48.2 | 6th |
4th |
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Ford Focus RS WRC | 3: 03: 56.9 | 02: 17.7 | 5 |
5 |
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Subaru Impreza WRC | 3: 04: 35.0 | 02: 55.8 | 4th |
6th |
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Subaru Impreza WRC | 3: 07: 37.1 | 05: 57.9 | 3 |
7th |
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Ford Focus RS WRC | 3: 11: 44.1 | 10: 04.9 | 2 |
8th |
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Ford Focus RS WRC | 3: 12: 47.5 | 11: 08.3 | 1 |
PCWRC | ||||||
1 (10) |
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Subaru Impreza STI | 3: 18: 11.3 | 16: 32.1 | 10 |
2 (11) |
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 3: 18: 55.4 | 17: 16.2 | 8th |
3 (17) |
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Subaru Impreza STI | 3: 22: 42.4 | 21: 03.2 | 6th |
4 (18) |
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 3: 24: 47.2 | 23: 08.0 | 5 |
5 (20) |
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 3: 26: 45.4 | 25: 06.2 | 4th |
6 (21) |
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 3: 27: 32.8 | 25: 53.6 | 3 |
7 (22) |
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Subaru Impreza STI | 3: 27: 34.6 | 25: 55.4 | 2 |
8 (23) |
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 3: 28: 46.9 | 27: 07.7 | 1 |
Special stages
Day | WP number |
Start CET | WP name | length | driver | automobile | time | Ø km / h | leader |
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Day 1 Nov 15th |
WP1 | 19:00 | Stormont Super Special | 1.82 km |
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Ford Focus RS WRC | 1: 30.8 | 72.16 km / h |
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Day 2 Nov 16 |
WP2 | 08:05 | Geevagh 1 | 11.47 km |
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Citroën C4 WRC | 6: 05.7 | 112.92 km / h |
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WP3 | 08:33 | Arigna 1 | 27.89 km |
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Citroën C4 WRC | 15: 44.0 | 106.36 km / h | ||
WP4 | 09:24 | Lough Gill 1 | 20.56 km |
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Citroën C4 WRC | 10: 54.7 | 113.05 km / h |
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WP5 | 11:29 | Geevagh 2 | 11.47 km |
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Citroën C4 WRC | 6: 22.0 | 108.09 km / h |
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WP6 | 11:57 | Arigna 2 | 27.89 km |
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Citroën C4 WRC | 16: 09.6 | 103.55 km / h | ||
WP7 | 12:48 | Lough Gill 2 | 20.56 km |
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Citroën C4 WRC | 10: 55.5 | 112.92 km / h | ||
WP8 | 15:01 | Glenboy | 22.21 km |
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Citroën C4 WRC | 11: 56.0 | 111.87 km / h | ||
WP9 | 15:54 | Bencroy | 15.44 km |
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Citroën C4 WRC | 8: 21.3 | 110.81 km / h | ||
WP10 | 16:19 | Drumshanbo | 8.65 km |
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Citroën C4 WRC | 5: 00.3 | 103.70 km / h | ||
Day 3 Nov 17th |
WP11 | 8:13 | Sloughan Glen 1 | 20.95 km |
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Citroën C4 WRC | 11: 37.7 | 108.10 km / h | |
WP12 | 09:08 | Ballinamallard 1 | 17.94 km |
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Citroën C4 WRC | 9: 35.9 | 112.21 km / h | ||
WP13 | 09:51 | Tempo 1 | 13.44 km |
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Citroën C4 WRC | 7: 31.6 | 107.30 km / h | ||
WP14 | 14:04 | Sloughan Glen 2 | 20.95 km |
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Subaru Impreza WRC | 11: 25.7 | 109.99 km / h | ||
WP15 | 14:59 | Ballinamallard 2 | 17.94 km |
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Citroën C4 WRC | 9: 30.7 | 113.23 km / h | ||
WP16 | 15:42 | Tempo 2 | 13.44 km |
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Ford Focus RS WRC | 7: 28.9 | 107.94 km / h | ||
Day 4 Nov 18th |
WP17 | 09:03 | Murley | 24.70 km |
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Ford Focus RS WRC | 13: 19.9 | 111.16 km / h | |
WP18 | 09:51 | Fardross | 14.77 km |
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Ford Focus RS WRC | 8: 49.8 | 100.36 km / h | ||
WP19 | 11:39 | Donegal Bay | 14.06 km |
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Ford Focus RS WRC | 7: 00.9 | 120.26 km / h | ||
WP20 | 13:08 | Mullaghmore | 2.38 km |
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Subaru Impreza WRC | 1: 16.9 | 111.42 km / h |
Source:
Individual evidence
- ↑ motorsport-total.com: Loeb wins rally, Ford wins the title , accessed on January 2, 2016
- ↑ ewrc-results.com: Rally Ireland 2007 , accessed on January 2, 2016