Rally Ireland 2009
Racing data | |
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1st of 12 races of the 2009 World Rally Championship | |
Surname: | Rally Ireland |
Date: | January 30–1. February 2009 |
Begin: | Sligo |
Exams: | 19 tests over 366.94 km |
Distance: | 1407.68 km |
Covering: | asphalt |
Podium | |
First: |
Sébastien Loeb Citroën World Rally Team |
Second: |
Dani Sordo Citroën World Rally Team |
Third: |
Mikko Hirvonen Ford World Rally Team |
The Rally Ireland 2009 was the first round of the 2009 World Rally Championship and was held between January 30th and February 1st. It was also the first run of the Junior World Rally Championship (JWRC). The rally base was set up near the city of Sligo . The special stages were driven on asphalt roads in the northwest of Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland .
Race report
It was raining in Ireland and aquaplaning made driving a dangerous proposition for the pilots. In addition, the windows fogged up again and again. One who coped well with the poor conditions was Sébastien Loeb (Citroën). After just 11 special stages, Loeb had a lead of over 1:12 minutes over teammate Dani Sordo . Nothing changed in this order until the end of the rally. Ford driver Mikko Hirvonen finished the Rally Ireland in third place . At the end of the day, he was over 2:07 minutes behind Loeb and 39.9 seconds short of Sordo.
Aaron Burkart (Suzuki) won the JWRC class . Burkhart had switched from a Citroën C2 S1600 to a Suzuki Swift S1600 for the 2009 season. At first he had a close fight with Hans Weijs , which was canceled after an accident. From then on, Burkart only had to manage his lead. In the end, he had a lead of 47.3 seconds over second-placed Martin Prokop .
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: 48: 25.7 | 10 | |
2 | Dani Sordo | Marc Marti | Citroën C4 WRC | 2: 49: 53.6 | 01: 27.9 | 8th |
3 | Mikko Hirvonen | Jarmo Lehtinen | Ford Focus RS WRC | 2: 50: 33.5 | 02: 07.8 | 6th |
4th | Henning Solberg | Cato Menkerud | Ford Focus RS WRC | 2: 54: 58.1 | 06: 32.4 | 5 |
5 | Chris Atkinson | Stéphane Prévot | Citroën C4 WRC | 2: 56: 17.6 | 07: 51.9 | 4th |
6th | Sébastien Ogier | Julien Ingrassia | Citroën C4 WRC | 2: 59: 09.7 | 10: 44.0 | 3 |
7th | Matthew Wilson | Scott Martin | Ford Focus RS WRC | 2: 59: 49.5 | 11: 23.8 | 2 |
8th | Khalid Al Qassimi | Michael Orr | Ford Focus RS WRC | 3: 02: 33.6 | 14: 07.9 | 1 |
JWRC | ||||||
1 (16) | Aaron Burkart | Michael Koelbach | Suzuki Swift S1600 | 3: 16: 41.5 | 10 | |
2 (17) | Martin Prokop | Jan Tománek | Citroën C2 S1600 | 3: 17: 28.8 | 00: 47.3 | 8th |
3 (19) | Simone Bertolotti | Luca Celestini | Suzuki Swift S1600 | 3: 25: 41.6 | 09: 00.1 | 6th |
4 (20) | Yoann Bonato | Benjamin Boulloud | Suzuki Swift S1600 | 3: 29: 47.7 | 13: 06.2 | 5 |
5 (22) | Kevin Abbring | Erwin Mombaerts | Renault Clio S1600 | 3: 34: 19.5 | 17: 38.0 | 4th |
6 (25) | Luca Griotti | Corrado Bonato | Renault Clio S1600 | 3: 43: 49.9 | 27: 08.4 | 3 |
Special stages
Day | WP number |
WP name |
length | WP winner |
time | Ø km / h | leader |
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Day 1 (Jan. 30) |
WP1 | Glenboy 1 | 22.25 km | Jari-Matti Latvala | 12: 44.0 | 104.8 km / h | Jari-Matti Latvala |
WP2 | Cavan 1 | 15.09 km | Sébastien Loeb | 8: 31.5 | 106.2 km / h | Urmo Aava | |
WP3 | Aughnasheelan 1 | 25.19 km | Sébastien Loeb | 14: 35.2 | 103.6 km / h | ||
WP4 | Glenboy 2 | 22.25 km | Sébastien Loeb | 11: 37.4 | 114.9 km / h | Sébastien Loeb | |
WP5 | Cavan 2 | 15.09 km | Sébastien Loeb | 7: 40.5 | 118.0 km / h | ||
WP6 | Aughnasheelan 2 | 25.19 km | Sébastien Loeb | 13: 44.6 | 110.0 km / h | ||
WP7 | Murley | 24.70 km | called off | ||||
WP8 | Fardross | 14.77 km | called off | ||||
Day 2 (Jan. 31) |
WP9 | Sloughan Glen 1 | 27.76 km | Sébastien Loeb | 14: 43.3 | 113.1 km / h | |
WP10 | Ballinamallard 1 | 25.46 km | Sébastien Loeb | 13: 02.1 | 117.2 km / h | ||
WP11 | Tempo, County Fermanagh 1 | 13.46 km | Sébastien Loeb | 7: 33.1 | 106.9 km / h | ||
WP12 | Sloughan Glen 2 | 27.76 km | Mikko Hirvonen | 14: 33.9 | 114.4 km / h | ||
WP13 | Ballinamallard 2 | 25.46 km | Sébastien Loeb | 12: 51.4 | 118.8 km / h | ||
WP14 | Tempo, County Fermanagh 2 | 13.46 km | Sébastien Loeb | 7: 30.1 | 107.7 km / h | ||
Day 3 (Feb. 1) |
WP15 | Geevagh | 11.48 km | Mikko Hirvonen | 6: 11.3 | 111.3 km / h | |
WP16 | Arigna | 10.88 km | Sébastien Loeb | 6: 03.6 | 107.7 km / h | ||
WP17 | Lough Gill | 13.51 km | Mikko Hirvonen | 6: 27.0 | 125.7 km / h | ||
WP18 | Donegal Bay | 14.47 km | Mikko Hirvonen | 8: 09.7 | 106.4 km / h | ||
WP19 | Donegal Town | 1.50 km | Mikko Hirvonen | 1: 08.1 | 79.3 km / h |
Individual evidence
- ↑ motorsport-total.com: Citroën triumphs at the season opener , accessed on December 26, 2014