Rally Japan 2007
Racing data | |
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14th of 16 rounds of the 2007 World Rally Championship | |
Surname: | Rally Japan |
Date: | 26.-28. October 2007 |
Begin: | Obihiro |
Exams: | 27 tests over 350.19 km |
Distance: | 1,575.79 km |
Covering: | gravel |
Podium | |
First: |
Mikko Hirvonen Ford Abu Dhabi WRT |
Second: |
Dani Sordo Citroën Total World Rally Team |
Third: |
Henning Solberg Stobart VK Ford Rally Team |
The 4th Rally Japan was the fourteenth of 16 FIA World Championship races in 2007. The rally consisted of 27 special stages on gravel roads and was held between October 26th and 28th.
Race report
Ford works driver Mikko Hirvonen took over the lead on Friday afternoon when he overtook Jari-Matti Latvala (Ford). Hirvonen then led the rally to the end. After team-mate Marcus Grönholm had already retired on Friday morning, the task was to keep Sébastien Loeb behind him and thereby take points away from him in the drivers' world championship. Hirvonen did that with success, he put the three-time world champion under pressure and fought an exciting battle for the top with him. The situation changed on Saturday afternoon. Loeb also retired after a false announcement from his co-driver Daniel Elena . Third placed Latvala, who had led the rally at the beginning, also had to retire after an accident. Both started again later under the rally 2 regulations . So Hirvonen had a new pursuer in Dani Sordo (Citroën). But Hirvonen's lead was so big that he could control the rally. In the end, Hirvonen was 37.4 seconds ahead of Sordo. Loeb won four special stages on Sunday, after which he had to give up for good because of engine problems.
Classifications
Bottom line
Item | driver | Co-driver | automobile | time | Residue | Points |
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WRC | ||||||
1 | Mikko Hirvonen | Jarmo Lehtinen | Ford Focus RS WRC | 3: 23: 57.6 | 10 | |
2 | Daniel Sordo | Marc Marti | Citroën C4 WRC | 3: 24: 35.0 | 00: 37.4 | 8th |
3 | Henning Solberg | Cato Menkerud | Ford Focus RS WRC | 3: 28: 31.3 | 04: 33.7 | 6th |
4th | Matthew Wilson | Michael Orr | Ford Focus RS WRC | 3: 30: 35.5 | 06: 37.9 | 5 |
5 | Luís Pérez Companc | José Díaz | Ford Focus RS WRC | 3: 30: 38.0 | 06: 40.4 | 4th |
6th | Manfred Stohl | Ilka Minor | Citroën Xsara WRC | 3: 31: 01.9 | 07: 04.3 | 3 |
7th | Federico Villagra | Jorge Perez Companc | Ford Focus RS WRC | 03: 35: 12.9 | 11: 15.3 | 2 |
8th | Katsuhiko Taguchi | Mark Stacey | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 3: 44: 37.7 | 20: 40.1 | 1 |
PCWRC | ||||||
1 | (9)Gabriel Pozzo | Daniel Stillo | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 3: 45: 50.6 | 21: 53.0 | 10 |
2 (11) | Leszek Kuzaj | Craig Parry | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 3: 48: 30.7 | 24: 33.1 | 8th |
3 (12) | Takuma Kamada | Naoki cheese | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 3: 48: 39.0 | 24: 41.4 | 6th |
4 (17) | Yevgeni Vertunov | Georgi Troshkin | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 3: 50: 41.7 | 26: 44.1 | 5 |
5 (19) | Mark Higgins | Scott Martin | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 3: 51: 23.3 | 27: 25.7 | 4th |
6 (21) | Patrik Flodin | Maria Andersson | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 3: 58: 39.6 | 34: 42.0 | 3 |
7 (23) | Juho Hänninen | Mikko Markkula | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 4: 03: 12.4 | 39: 14.8 | 2 |
8 (24) | Yoshio Ikemachi | Sadatoshi Ando | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 4: 03: 48.7 | 39: 51.1 | 1 |
Special stages
Day | WP number |
Start UTC + 9 | WP name | length | driver | automobile | time | Ø km / h | leader |
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Day 1 Oct 26 |
WP1 | 07:33 | Pawse Kamuy reverse 1 | 9.03 km | Jari-Matti Latvala | Ford Focus RS WRC | 4: 48.9 | 112.5 km / h | Jari-Matti Latvala |
WP2 | 08:13 | Cup Kamuy 1 | 13.95 km | Marcus Grönholm | Ford Focus RS WRC | 8: 29.7 | 98.5 km / h | ||
WP3 | 08:36 | Kimun Kamuy 1 | 26.03 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën C4 WRC | 13: 56.0 | 112.1 km / h | Marcus Grönholm | |
WP4 | 09:29 | Rikubetsu 1 | 2.73 km | Dani Sordo | Citroën C4 WRC | 2: 05.4 | 78.4 km / h | Jari-Matti Latvala | |
WP5 | 13:35 | Pawse Kamuy reverse 2 | 9.03 km | Jari-Matti Latvala | Ford Focus RS WRC | 4: 39.1 | 116.5 km / h | ||
WP6 | 14:15 | Cup Kamuy | 13.95 km | Mikko Hirvonen | Ford Focus RS WRC | 8: 09.0 | 102.7 km / h | Mikko Hirvonen | |
WP7 | 14:38 | Kimun Kamuy 2 | 26.03 km | Mikko Hirvonen | Ford Focus RS WRC | 13: 26.7 | 116.2 km / h | ||
WP8 | 15:31 | Rikubetsu 2 | 2.73 km | Dani Sordo | Citroën C4 WRC | 2: 04.2 | 79.1 km / h | ||
WP9 | 17:44 | Obihiro 1 | 1.35 km | Armindo Araujo | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 1: 18.5 | 61.9 km / h | ||
WP10 | 17:54 | Obihiro 2 | 1.35 km | Xavier Pons | Subaru Impreza WRC | 1: 16.8 | 63.3 km / h | ||
Day 2 Oct. 27 |
WP11 | 07:13 | Rikubetsu 3 | 2.73 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën C4 WRC | 2: 06.8 | 77.5 km / h | |
WP12 | 07:44 | Puray 1 | 34.96 km | Mikko Hirvonen | Ford Focus RS WRC | 19: 28.3 | 107.7 km / h | ||
WP13 | 08:23 | Niueo 1 | 20.75 km | Dani Sordo | Citroën C4 WRC | 12: 31.3 | 99.4 km / h | ||
WP14 | 09:01 | Sipirkakim 1 | 22.43 km | Petter Solberg | Subaru Impreza WRC | 12: 13.1 | 110.1 km / h | ||
WP15 | 13:44 | Rikubetsu 4 | 2.73 km | Petter Solberg | Subaru Impreza WRC | 2: 05.6 | 78.2 km / h | ||
WP16 | 14:15 | Puray 2 | 34.96 km | Petter Solberg | Subaru Impreza WRC | 19: 01.0 | 110.3 km / h | ||
WP17 | 14:54 | Niueo 2 | 20.75 km | Dani Sordo | Citroën C4 WRC | 12: 17.5 | 101.3 km / h | ||
WP18 | 15:47 | Sipirkakim Short | 4.67 km | Petter Solberg | Subaru Impreza WRC | 2: 42.4 | 103.5 km / h | ||
WP19 | 17:57 | Obihiro 3 | 1.35 km | Federico Villagra | Ford Focus RS WRC | 1: 21.4 | 59.7 km / h | ||
WP20 | 18:07 | Obihiro 4 | 1.35 km | Federico Villagra | Ford Focus RS WRC | 1: 22.0 | 59.3 km / h | ||
Day 3 Oct 28 |
WP21 | 07:06 | Rera Kamuy 1 | 8.76 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën C4 WRC | 5: 10.1 | 101.7 km / h | |
WP22 | 07:29 | Panke Nikorpet 1 | 17.04 km | Dani Sordo | Citroën C4 WRC | 9: 35.0 | 106.7 km / h | ||
WP23 | 08:09 | Penke 1 | 22.19 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën C4 WRC | 13: 23.8 | 99.4 km / h | ||
WP24 | 11:35 | Rera Kamuy 2 | 8.76 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën C4 WRC | 5: 02.5 | 104.3 km / h | ||
WP25 | 11:58 | Panke Nikorpet 2 | 17.04 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën C4 WRC | 9: 17.9 | 110.0 km / h | ||
WP26 | 12:38 | Penke 2 | 22.19 km | Dani Sordo | Citroën C4 WRC | 13: 05.4 | 101.7 km / h | ||
WP27 | 14:33 | Obihiro 5 | 1.35 km | Federico Villagra | Ford Focus RS WRC | 1: 23.6 | 58.1 km / h |
Source:
Individual evidence
- ↑ motorsport-total.com: Hirvonen wins Rally Japan , accessed on January 1, 2016
- ↑ ewrc-results.com: Rally Japan 2007 , accessed on January 1, 2016