Rally Italy 2007
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7th of 16 rounds of the 2007 World Rally Championship | |
Surname: | Rally Sardinia |
Date: | 18.-20. May 2007 |
Begin: | Olbia |
Exams: | 18 tests over 342.86 km |
Distance: | 1,061.84 km |
Covering: | gravel |
Podium | |
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The 4th Sardinia Rally (also known as Rally Italy ) was the seventh of 16 FIA World Championship races in 2007. The rally consisted of 18 special stages and was held between May 18th and 20th.
Race report
On Saturday evening, Marcus Grönholm (Ford) no longer had high hopes for victory. After a few technical problems, Sébastien Loeb (Citroën) drove away by over 36 seconds. On Sunday the tide turned in Grönholm's favor. After a spin, Loeb got stuck in the ditch and was eliminated. In the drivers' world championship table, too, Grönholm overtook Loeb again and was now in the lead with seven points.
Mikko Hirvonen , who won a total of three special stages, made the Ford one-two perfect. He helped Ford to a second one-two of the current season. In the manufacturers' championship, Ford was able to extend its lead over Citroën to 20 points. In the drivers' championship, Hirvonen remained third, four points behind Loeb.
Third place was contested to the end. Citroën driver Dani Sordo was able to successfully defend this in a duel against Henning Solberg (Ford). In the last special stage, Sordo was second fastest behind Hirvonen, Solberg slowed down a bit and finished tenth, giving Sordo a 14.8 second lead in the end.
Classifications
Bottom line
Item | driver | Co-driver | automobile | time | Residue | Points |
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Ford Focus RS WRC | 3: 48: 42.0 | 10 | |
2 |
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Ford Focus RS WRC | 3: 49: 11.2 | 00: 29.2 | 8th |
3 |
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Citroën C4 WRC | 3: 50: 03.8 | 1: 21.8 | 6th |
4th |
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Ford Focus RS WRC | 3: 50: 18.6 | 01: 36.6 | 5 |
5 |
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Subaru Impreza WRC | 3: 51: 16.2 | 02: 34.2 | 4th |
6th |
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Mitsubishi Lancer WRC | 3: 53: 44.1 | 05: 02.1 | 3 |
7th |
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Citroën Xsara WRC | 3: 54: 10.6 | 05: 28.6 | 2 |
8th |
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Mitsubishi Lancer WRC | 3: 58: 13.7 | 09: 31.7 | 1 |
JWRC | ||||||
1 (13) |
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Suzuki Swift S1600 | 4:15: 03.9 | 26: 21.9 | 10 |
2 (14) |
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Suzuki Swift S1600 | 4: 16: 13.3 | 27: 31.3 | 8th |
3 (16) |
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Citroën C2 S1600 | 4: 21: 26.7 | 32: 44.7 | 6th |
4 (18) |
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Citroën C2 S1600 | 4: 24: 13.8 | 35: 31.8 | 5 |
5 (19) |
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Suzuki Swift S1600 | 4: 24: 44.2 | 36: 02.2 | 4th |
6 (25) |
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Renault Clio S1600 | 4:30:15 | 41: 33.0 | 3 |
7 (29) |
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Citroën C2 R2 | 4: 35: 02.8 | 46: 20.8 | 2 |
8 (31) |
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Renault Clio 16S | 4: 37: 43.1 | 49: 01.1 | 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 18th |
WP1 | 09:43 | Crastazza 1 | 31.12 km |
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Ford Focus RS WRC | 21: 27.8 | 86.99 km / h |
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WP2 | 10:58 | Terranova 1 | 21.20 km |
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Citroën C4 WRC | 15: 14.9 | 83.42 km / h | ||
WP3 | 11:34 | Monte Olia 1 | 20.36 km |
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Ford Focus RS WRC | 14: 52.7 | 82.11 km / h | ||
WP4 | 14:53 | Crastazza 2 | 31.12 km |
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Ford Focus RS WRC | 20: 51.9 | 89.49 km / h |
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WP5 | 16:08 | Terranova 2 | 21.20 km |
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Citroën C4 WRC | 14: 44.9 | 86.25 km / h | ||
WP6 | 16:44 | Monte Olia 2 | 20.36 km |
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Citroën C4 WRC | 14: 30.9 | 84.16 km / h |
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Day 2 May 19th |
WP7 | 09:25 | Loelle 1 | 22.56 km |
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Citroën C4 WRC | 13: 40.6 | 98.97 km / h | |
WP8 | 10:25 | Monte Lerno 1 | 29.30 km |
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Citroën C4 WRC | 19: 23.3 | 90.67 km / h | ||
WP9 | 11:10 | Su Filigosu 1 | 19.47 km |
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Citroën C4 WRC | 12: 36.3 | 92.68 km / h | ||
WP10 | 14:45 | Loelle 2 | 22.56 km |
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Ford Focus RS WRC | 13: 31.6 | 100.07 km / h | ||
WP11 | 15:45 | Mento Lerno 2 | 29.30 km |
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Citroën C4 WRC | 18: 58.7 | 92.63 km / h | ||
WP12 | 16:30 | Su Filigosu 2 | 19.47 km |
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Ford Focus RS WRC | 12: 19.3 | 94.81 km / h | ||
Day 3 May 20th |
WP13 | 07:55 | S. Giovanni 1 | 10.65 km |
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Ford Focus RS WRC | 7: 21.9 | 86.76 km / h |
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WP14 | 09:06 | Monte Nuragone 1 | 7.67 km |
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Ford Focus RS WRC | 5: 37.3 | 81.86 km / h | ||
WP15 | 09:50 | Braniatogghiu 1 | 9.30 km |
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Ford Focus RS WRC | 4: 38.0 | 120.43 km / h | ||
WP16 | 10:57 | S. Giovanni 2 | 10.65 km |
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Citroën C4 WRC | 7: 06.4 | 89.92 km / h | ||
WP17 | 12:08 | Monte Nuragone 2 | 7.67 km |
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Ford Focus RS WRC | 5: 29.4 | 83.83 km / h | ||
WP18 | 12:52 | Braniatogghiu 2 | 9.30 km |
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Ford Focus RS WRC | 4: 31.3 | 123.41 km / h |
Source:
Individual evidence
- ↑ motorsport-total.com: Double victory for Ford , accessed on December 28, 2015
- ↑ ewrc-results.com: 4th Rally d'Italia Sardegna 2007 , accessed on December 28, 2015