Rally Italy 2007
Racing data | |
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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 | |
First: |
Marcus Grönholm Ford Abu Dhabi WRT |
Second: |
Mikko Hirvonen Ford Abu Dhabi WRT |
Third: |
Dani Sordo Citroën Total World Rally Team |
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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WRC | ||||||
1 | Marcus Grönholm | Timo Rautiainen | Ford Focus RS WRC | 3: 48: 42.0 | 10 | |
2 | Mikko Hirvonen | Jarmo Lehtinen | Ford Focus RS WRC | 3: 49: 11.2 | 00: 29.2 | 8th |
3 | Daniel Sordo | Marc Marti | Citroën C4 WRC | 3: 50: 03.8 | 1: 21.8 | 6th |
4th | Henning Solberg | Cato Menkerud | Ford Focus RS WRC | 3: 50: 18.6 | 01: 36.6 | 5 |
5 | Petter Solberg | Phil Mills | Subaru Impreza WRC | 3: 51: 16.2 | 02: 34.2 | 4th |
6th | Toni Gardemeister | Jakke Honkanen | Mitsubishi Lancer WRC | 3: 53: 44.1 | 05: 02.1 | 3 |
7th | Manfred Stohl | Ilka Minor | Citroën Xsara WRC | 3: 54: 10.6 | 05: 28.6 | 2 |
8th | Juho Hänninen | Mikko Markkula | Mitsubishi Lancer WRC | 3: 58: 13.7 | 09: 31.7 | 1 |
JWRC | ||||||
1 (13) | Urmo Aava | Kuldar Sikk | Suzuki Swift S1600 | 4:15: 03.9 | 26: 21.9 | 10 |
2 (14) | Per-Gunnar Andersson | Jonas Andersson | Suzuki Swift S1600 | 4: 16: 13.3 | 27: 31.3 | 8th |
3 (16) | Martin Prokop | Jan Tománek | Citroën C2 S1600 | 4: 21: 26.7 | 32: 44.7 | 6th |
4 (18) | Aaron Burkart | Michael Koelbach | Citroën C2 S1600 | 4: 24: 13.8 | 35: 31.8 | 5 |
5 (19) | Jaan Mölder Jr. | Katrin Becker | Suzuki Swift S1600 | 4: 24: 44.2 | 36: 02.2 | 4th |
6 (25) | Jozef Béreš jr. | Petr Starý | Renault Clio S1600 | 4:30:15 | 41: 33.0 | 3 |
7 (29) | Bryan Bouffier | Matthieu Baumel | Citroën C2 R2 | 4: 35: 02.8 | 46: 20.8 | 2 |
8 (31) | Patrik Sandell | Emil Axelsson | 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 | Jari-Matti Latvala | Ford Focus RS WRC | 21: 27.8 | 86.99 km / h | Jari-Matti Latvala |
WP2 | 10:58 | Terranova 1 | 21.20 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën C4 WRC | 15: 14.9 | 83.42 km / h | ||
WP3 | 11:34 | Monte Olia 1 | 20.36 km | Henning Solberg | Ford Focus RS WRC | 14: 52.7 | 82.11 km / h | ||
WP4 | 14:53 | Crastazza 2 | 31.12 km | Marcus Grönholm | Ford Focus RS WRC | 20: 51.9 | 89.49 km / h | Marcus Grönholm | |
WP5 | 16:08 | Terranova 2 | 21.20 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën C4 WRC | 14: 44.9 | 86.25 km / h | ||
WP6 | 16:44 | Monte Olia 2 | 20.36 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën C4 WRC | 14: 30.9 | 84.16 km / h | Sébastien Loeb | |
Day 2 May 19th |
WP7 | 09:25 | Loelle 1 | 22.56 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën C4 WRC | 13: 40.6 | 98.97 km / h | |
WP8 | 10:25 | Monte Lerno 1 | 29.30 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën C4 WRC | 19: 23.3 | 90.67 km / h | ||
WP9 | 11:10 | Su Filigosu 1 | 19.47 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën C4 WRC | 12: 36.3 | 92.68 km / h | ||
WP10 | 14:45 | Loelle 2 | 22.56 km | Marcus Grönholm | Ford Focus RS WRC | 13: 31.6 | 100.07 km / h | ||
WP11 | 15:45 | Mento Lerno 2 | 29.30 km | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën C4 WRC | 18: 58.7 | 92.63 km / h | ||
WP12 | 16:30 | Su Filigosu 2 | 19.47 km | Marcus Grönholm | Ford Focus RS WRC | 12: 19.3 | 94.81 km / h | ||
Day 3 May 20th |
WP13 | 07:55 | S. Giovanni 1 | 10.65 km | Mikko Hirvonen | Ford Focus RS WRC | 7: 21.9 | 86.76 km / h | Marcus Grönholm |
WP14 | 09:06 | Monte Nuragone 1 | 7.67 km | Henning Solberg | Ford Focus RS WRC | 5: 37.3 | 81.86 km / h | ||
WP15 | 09:50 | Braniatogghiu 1 | 9.30 km | Mikko Hirvonen | Ford Focus RS WRC | 4: 38.0 | 120.43 km / h | ||
WP16 | 10:57 | S. Giovanni 2 | 10.65 km | Daniel Sordo | Citroën C4 WRC | 7: 06.4 | 89.92 km / h | ||
WP17 | 12:08 | Monte Nuragone 2 | 7.67 km | Henning Solberg | Ford Focus RS WRC | 5: 29.4 | 83.83 km / h | ||
WP18 | 12:52 | Braniatogghiu 2 | 9.30 km | Mikko Hirvonen | 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