Rally Mexico 2008
Racing data | |
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3rd of 15 races in the 2008 World Rally Championship | |
Surname: | Rally Mexico |
Date: | February 28–2. March 2008 |
Begin: | Leon |
Exams: | 20 tests over 353.75 km |
Distance: | 830.83 km |
Covering: | gravel |
Podium | |
First: |
Sébastien Loeb Citroën Total World Rally Team |
Second: |
Chris Atkinson Subaru World Rally Team |
Third: |
Jari-Matti Latvala Ford World Rally Team |
The 5th Rally Mexico was the third of 15 FIA World Championship races in 2008. The rally consisted of 20 special stages and was held between February 28 and March 2. The 18th special stage had to be canceled for safety reasons because too many spectators were crowding the street.
Classifications
Bottom line
Item | driver | Co-driver | automobile | time | Residue | Points |
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WRC | ||||||
1 | Sébastien Loeb | Daniel Elena | Citroën C4 WRC | 3: 33: 29.9 | 10 | |
2 | Chris Atkinson | Stéphane Prévot | Subaru Impreza WRC | 3: 34: 36.0 | + 01: 06.1 | 8th |
3 | Jari-Matti Latvala | Miikka Anttila | Ford Focus RS WRC | 3: 35: 09.6 | + 01: 39.7 | 6th |
4th | Mikko Hirvonen | Jarmo Lehtinen | Ford Focus RS WRC | 3: 37: 08.6 | + 03: 38.7 | 5 |
5 | Henning Solberg | Cato Menkerud | Ford Focus RS WRC | 3: 38: 27.8 | + 04: 57.9 | 4th |
6th | Matthew Wilson | Michael Orr | Ford Focus RS WRC | 3: 39: 58.8 | + 06: 28.9 | 3 |
7th | Federico Villagra | Jorge Perez Companc | Ford Focus RS WRC | 3: 52: 32.9 | + 19: 03.0 | 2 |
8th | Sebastien Ogier | Julien Ingrassia | Citroën C2 S1600 | 3: 58: 54.8 | + 25: 24.9 | 1 |
9 | Jaan Mölder Jr. | Frederic Miclotte | Suzuki Swift S1600 | 4: 00: 26.7 | + 26: 56.8 | |
10 | Michał Kościuszko | Maciej Szczepaniak | Suzuki Swift S1600 | 4: 02: 00.0 | + 28: 30.1 | |
JWRC | ||||||
1 | (8)Sebastien Ogier | Julien Ingrassia | Citroën C2 S1600 | 3: 58: 54.8 | + 25: 24.9 | 10 |
2 | (9)Jaan Mölder Jr. | Frederic Miclotte | Suzuki Swift S1600 | 4: 00: 26.7 | + 26: 56.8 | 8th |
3 (10) | Michał Kościuszko | Maciej Szczepaniak | Suzuki Swift S1600 | 4: 02: 00.0 | + 28: 30.1 | 6th |
4 (12) | Aaron Burkart | Michael Koelbach | Citroën C2 S1600 | 4: 04: 56.6 | + 31: 26.7 | 5 |
5 (13) | Patrik Sandell | Emil Axelsson | Renault Clio S1600 | 4: 06: 40.5 | + 33: 10.6 | 4th |
6 (19) | Shaun Gallagher | Clive Jenkins | Citroën C2 S1600 | 4: 14: 16.0 | +1: 10: 46.1 | 3 |
7 (22) | Martin Prokop | Jan Tománek | Citroën C2 S1600 | 4: 48: 43.2 | +1: 15: 13.3 | 2 |
8 (23) | Francesco Fanari | Massimiliano Bosi | Citroën C2 S1600 | 4: 51: 28.8 | +1: 17: 58.9 | 1 |
Special stages
Day | WP number |
WP name |
length | WP winner |
time | Ø km / h | leader |
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Day 1 (Feb 29) |
WP1 | Alfaro 1 | 22.96 km | Jari-Matti Latvala | 14: 14.6 | 96.7 km / h | Jari-Matti Latvala |
WP2 | Ortega 1 | 23.83 km | Sébastien Loeb | 14: 11.8 | 100.7 km / h | ||
WP3 | El Cubilete 1 | 18.87 km | Sébastien Loeb | 11: 51.5 | 95.5 km / h | ||
WP4 | Alfaro 2 | 22.96 km | Petter Solberg | 14: 02.5 | 98.1 km / h | ||
WP5 | Ortega 2 | 23.83 km | Jari-Matti Latvala | 14: 00.1 | 102.1 km / h | ||
WP6 | El Cubilete 2 | 18.87 km | Jari-Matti Latvala | 11: 45.5 | 96.3 km / h | ||
WP7 | Super special 1 | 2.21 km | Petter Solberg | 1: 41.7 | 78.2 km / h | ||
WP8 | Super special 2 | 2.21 km | Sébastien Loeb | 1: 42.0 | 78.0 km / h | ||
Day 2 (March 1st) |
WP9 | Ibarilla 1 | 29.90 km | Sébastien Loeb | 18: 35.7 | 96.5 km / h | |
WP10 | Duarte 1 | 23.27 km | Sébastien Loeb | 18: 19.6 | 76.2 km / h | Sébastien Loeb | |
WP11 | Derramadero 1 | 23.28 km | D. Sordo | 14: 04.6 | 99.2 km / h | ||
WP12 | Ibarilla 2 | 29.90 km | Sébastien Loeb | 18: 21.0 | 97.8 km / h | ||
WP13 | Duarte 2 | 23.27 km | D. Sordo | 17: 56.2 | 77.8 km / h | ||
WP14 | Derramadero 2 | 23.28 km | Henning Solberg | 13: 52.9 | 100.6 km / h | ||
WP15 | Super special 3 | 2.21 km |
Sébastien Loeb Henning Solberg |
1: 41.9 | 78.1 km / h | ||
WP16 | Super special 4 | 2.21 km |
Chris Atkinson Sébastien Loeb |
1: 40.8 | 78.9 km / h | ||
Day 3 (March 2nd) |
WP17 | Leon | 16.09 km | Jari-Matti Latvala | 10: 43.3 | 90.0 km / h | |
WP18 | Guanajuatito | 22.30 km | called off | ||||
WP19 | Comanjilla | 17.88 km | Mikko Hirvonen | 10: 12.7 | 105.1 km / h | ||
WP20 | Super special 5 | 4.42 km | Daniel Sordo | 3: 19.3 | 79.8 km / h |
Source:
Individual evidence
- ↑ ewrc-results.com: Stage results , accessed on September 19, 2015
Web links
Commons : World Rally Championship 2008 - Collection of images, videos and audio files