Rally Poland 2009
Racing data | |
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8th of 12 races of the 2009 World Rally Championship | |
Surname: | Rally Poland |
Date: | 25.-28. June 2009 |
Begin: | Mikołajki |
Exams: | 18 tests over 352 km |
Distance: | 1024.60 km |
Covering: | gravel |
Podium | |
First: |
Mikko Hirvonen Ford World Rally Team |
Second: |
Dani Sordo Citroën Junior Team |
Third: |
Henning Solberg Stobart VK Ford Rally Team |
The Rally Poland was the eighth World Championship run in 2009. Since 1973, a World Rally Championship run (WRC) has been held in Poland for the first time . The rally consisted of 18 special stages on gravel roads and was driven between June 25th and 28th.
Race report
Ford driver Mikko Hirvonen had taken the lead in the world championship. The Finn won the Rally Poland, where the Ford team could even have won a double. Hirvonen's second-placed team-mate Jari-Matti Latvala retired in the last special stage after a driving error. Dani Sordo (Citroën) finished second after a solid performance. Sébastien Loeb fell back to 33rd place after an accident on Friday morning. After repairs to the car, he began to catch up for two days and finished seventh. Loeb thus won two world championship points in the drivers' championship and four points for Citroën in the manufacturers’ world championship, where Citroën is still in the lead. Sébastien Ogier (Citroën) could have finished third again. Ogier retired on Sunday afternoon due to an engine problem. Henning Solberg (Ford) thus climbed onto the podium in third place.
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: 07: 27.5 | 10 | |
2 | Dani Sordo | Marc Martí | Citroën C4 WRC | 3: 08: 37.8 | 1: 10.3 | 8th |
3 | Henning Solberg | Cato Menkerud | Ford Focus RS WRC | 3: 09: 33.2 | 2: 05.7 | 6th |
4th | Petter Solberg | Phil Mills | Citroën Xsara WRC | 3: 09: 51.8 | 2: 24.3 | 5 |
5 | Matthew Wilson | Scott Martin | Ford Focus RS WRC | 3: 11: 45.0 | 4: 17.5 | 4th |
6th | Krzysztof Hołowczyc | Łukasz kurzja | Ford Focus RS WRC | 3: 12: 01.4 | 4: 33.9 | 3 |
7th | Sébastien Loeb | Daniel Elena | Citroën C4 WRC | 3: 26: 42.6 | 19: 15.1 | 2 |
8th | Conrad Rautenbach | Daniel Barritt | Citroën C4 WRC | 3: 26: 48.1 | 19: 20.6 | 1 |
JWRC | ||||||
1 | Kevin Abbring | Erwin Mombaerts | Renault Clio R3 | 3: 35: 05.2 | 10 | |
2 | Martin Prokop | Jan Tománek | Citroën C2 S1600 | 3: 36: 15.4 | 1: 10.2 | 8th |
3 | Yoann Bonato | Benjamin Boulloud | Suzuki Swift S1600 | 3: 40: 39.7 | 5: 34.5 | 6th |
4th | Hans Weijs | Bjorn Degandt | Citroën C2 S1600 | 3: 45: 17.2 | 10: 12.0 | 5 |
5 | Simone Bertolotti | Luca Celestini | Suzuki Swift S1600 | 3: 51: 50.3 | 16: 45.1 | 4th |
6th | Radoslaw Typa | Maciej Wisławski | Citroën C2 R2 | 3: 56: 32.3 | 21: 27.1 | 3 |
7th | Luca Griotti | Corrado Bonato | Renault Clio R3 | 4: 00: 53.6 | 25: 48.4 | 2 |
Special stages
Day | WP number |
WP name |
length | WP winner |
time | leader |
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Day 1 (June 25th) |
WP1 | Mikołajki 1 | 2.50 km | Petter Solberg | 1: 48.3 | Petter Solberg |
Day 2 (June 26th) |
WP2 | Grabówka 1 | 12.09 km | Mikko Hirvonen | 6: 49.7 | Sébastien Loeb |
WP3 | Pianki 1 | 11.34 km | Mikko Hirvonen | 5: 22.2 | Mikko Hirvonen | |
WP4 | Paprotki 1 | 33.17 km | Jari-Matti Latvala | 18: 14.0 | ||
WP5 | Grabówka 2 | 12.09 km | Jari-Matti Latvala | 6: 49.3 | ||
WP6 | Pianki 2 | 11.34 km | Mikko Hirvonen | 5: 15.4 | ||
WP7 | Paprotki 2 | 33.17 km | Jari-Matti Latvala | 17: 57.2 | ||
Day 3 (June 27th) |
WP8 | Danowo 1 | 11.88 km | Sébastien Loeb | 6: 18.1 | |
WP9 | Gawliki 1 | 32.75 km | Dani Sordo | 17: 44.4 | ||
WP10 | Wydminy 1 | 30.09 km | Sébastien Loeb | 15: 40.9 | ||
WP11 | Danowo 2 | 11.88 km | Mikko Hirvonen | 6: 12.5 | ||
WP12 | Gawliki 2 | 32.75 km | Sébastien Loeb | 17: 21.1 | ||
WP13 | Wydminy 2 | 30.09 km | Sébastien Loeb | 15: 26.9 | ||
Day 4 (June 28th) |
WP14 | Miłki 1 | 27.07 km | Sébastien Ogier | 13: 59.3 | |
WP15 | Troop 1 | 15.11 km | Henning Solberg | 7: 53.2 | ||
WP16 | Miłki 2 | 27.07 km | Henning Solberg | 13: 56.0 | ||
WP17 | Troop 2 | 15.11 km | Sébastien Loeb | 7: 44.4 | ||
WP18 | Mikołajki 2 | 2.50 km | Petter Solberg | 1: 49.0 |
Individual evidence
- ↑ motorsport-total.com: Hirvonen wins - World Championship leader! , Retrieved January 2, 2015