Rally Catalonia 2007
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12th of 16 races in the 2007 World Rally Championship | |
Surname: | Rally Catalonia |
Date: | 5th-7th October 2007 |
Begin: | Salou |
Exams: | 18 tests over 352.87 km |
Distance: | 1359.96 km |
Covering: | asphalt |
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The 43rd Rally of Catalonia (also known as Rally Spain / Catalonia) was the twelfth of 16 FIA World Championship races in 2007. The rally consisted of 18 special stages and was held between October 5th and 7th.
Race report
Sébastien Loeb (Citroën) had already taken the lead in the overall standings on Friday evening, ahead of teammate Dani Sordo with a lead of 13.8 seconds. The leader in the drivers' world championship, Marcus Grönholm (Ford), was third, 44.2 seconds behind Loeb. This enabled Loeb to shorten his gap to Grönholm in the drivers' standings to six points. The preliminary decision was made on Friday evening in the sixth special stage. At the start of the test, a strong thunderstorm hit the site. Grönholm lost half a minute on the Citroën duo in heavy rain. He finished Friday more than 50 seconds behind. Grönholm was unable to catch up, although he was the fastest driver in the rally on Saturday and Sunday.
Classifications
Bottom line
Item | driver | Co-driver | automobile | time | Residue | Points |
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Citroën C4 WRC | 3: 22: 50.5 | 10 | |
2 |
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Citroën C4 WRC | 3: 23: 04.3 | 00: 13.8 | 8th |
3 |
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Ford Focus RS WRC | 3: 28: 46.6 | 00: 39.8 | 6th |
4th |
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Ford Focus RS WRC | 3: 23: 30.3 | 01: 25.8 | 5 |
5 |
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Citroën Xsara WRC | 3: 24: 16.3 | 02: 28.7 | 4th |
6th |
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Subaru Impreza WRC | 3: 25: 19.2 | 02: 54.1 | 3 |
7th |
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Ford Focus RS WRC | 3: 25: 44.6 | 03: 38.2 | 2 |
8th |
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Subaru Impreza WRC | 3: 26: 28.7 | 04: 22.4 | 1 |
JWRC | ||||||
1 (15) |
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Suzuki Swift S1600 | 3: 44: 24.5 | 21: 34.0 | 10 |
2 (17) |
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Citroën C2 S1600 | 3: 44: 58.4 | 22: 07.9 | 8th |
3 (18) |
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Suzuki Swift S1600 | 3: 45: 04.4 | 22: 13.9 | 6th |
4 (22) |
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Renault Clio S1600 | 3: 48: 03.9 | 25: 13.4 | 5 |
5 (24) |
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Citroën C2 S1600 | 3: 49: 24.3 | 26: 33.8 | 4th |
6 (26) |
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Suzuki Swift S1600 | 3: 53: 24.0 | 30: 33.5 | 3 |
7 (30) |
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Citroën C2 S1600 | 3: 55: 04.1 | 32: 13.6 | 2 |
8 (32) |
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Citroën C2 R2 | 3: 57: 03.4 | 34: 12.9 | 1 |
Special stages
Day | WP number |
Start CET | WP name | length | driver | automobile | time | Ø km / h | leader |
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Day 1 Oct 5th |
WP1 | 08:21 | Querol 1 | 25.43 km |
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Ford Focus RS WRC | 13: 57.1 | 109.4 km / h |
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WP2 | 09:09 | El Montmell 1 | 24.14 km |
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Citroën C4 WRC | 12: 56.4 | 111.9 km / h |
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WP3 | 12:46 | Querol 2 | 25.43 km |
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Citroën Xsara WRC | 13: 48.5 | 110.5 km / h | ||
WP4 | 13:34 | El Montmell 2 | 24.14 km |
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Citroën C4 WRC | 12: 31.4 | 115.7 km / h |
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WP5 | 16:48 | El Lloar - La Figuera | 22.43 km |
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Ford Focus RS WRC | 12: 27.7 | 108.0 km / h | ||
WP6 | 18:00 | Pratdip | 26.48 km |
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Citroën C4 WRC | 16: 16.7 | 97.6 km / h |
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Day 2 Oct. 6 |
WP7 | 08:43 | Villaplana 1 | 13.29 km |
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Ford Focus RS WRC | 7: 54.4 | 100.9 km / h | |
WP8 | 09:37 | Coll del Grau 1 | 26.33 km |
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Citroën C4 WRC | 13: 59.5 | 112.9 km / h | ||
WP9 | 10:16 | Margalef - La Palma 1 | 15.85 km |
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Ford Focus RS WRC | 9: 45.8 | 97.4 km / h | ||
WP10 | 11:21 | La Serra d'Almos 1 | 4.11 km |
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Citroën C4 WRC | 2: 38.3 | 93.5 km / h | ||
WP11 | 13:22 | Villaplana 2 | 13.29 km |
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Ford Focus RS WRC | 7: 44.1 | 103.1 km / h | ||
WP12 | 14:16 | Coll del Grau 2 | 26.33 km |
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Citroën C4 WRC | 13: 59.0 | 113.0 km / h | ||
WP13 | 14:55 | Margalef - La Palma 2 | 15.85 km |
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Citroën C4 WRC | 9: 38.8 | 98.6 km / h | ||
WP14 | 16:00 | La Serra d'Almos 2 | 4.11 km |
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Ford Focus RS WRC | 2: 37.7 | 93.8 km / h | ||
Day 3 Oct 7 |
WP15 | 08:15 | Riudecanyes 1 | 16.32 km |
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Ford Focus RS WRC Citroën C4 WRC |
10: 19.2 | 94.9 km / h | |
WP16 | 09:16 | Colldejou 1 | 26.51 km |
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Citroën C4 WRC | 15: 38.7 | 101.7 km / h | ||
WP17 | 11:59 | Riudecanyes 2 | 16.32 km |
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Ford Focus RS WRC | 10: 15.1 | 95.5 km / h | ||
WP18 | 13:00 | Colldejou 2 | 26.51 km |
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Ford Focus RS WRC | 15: 39.9 | 101.5 km / h |
Source:
Individual evidence
- ↑ motorsport-total.com: Loeb wins Rally Catalonia , accessed on December 30, 2015
- ↑ ewrc-results.com: 43rd RallyRACC Catalunya - Costa Daurada 2007 , accessed on December 30, 2015