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The 2007 Rally Ireland, the first Rally Ireland and fifteenth round of the 2007 World Rally Championship, was a motor rally run from 15 to 18 November. It took place over eight counties on both sides of the border between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. Event started in Stormont, Belfast and finished in Mullaghmore, County Sligo.
2007 Rally Ireland 1st Rally Ireland | |||
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Round 15 of the 2007 World Rally Championship
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![]() Benbulbin Mountain, in County Sligo, Ireland. | |||
Host country | Ireland / Northern Ireland | ||
Rally base | Sligo, County Sligo, Republic of Ireland | ||
Dates run | November 15 – 18 2007 | ||
Stages | 20 (328.43 km; 204.08 miles) | ||
Stage surface | Tarmac | ||
Overall distance | 1,196.25 km (743.32 miles)[1] | ||
Statistics | |||
Crews | 84 at start, 66 at finish | ||
Overall results | |||
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Report
editThe rally began with the first special stage in front of Stormont Castle in Belfast, which Marcus Grönholm won on Thursday evening. The next day, in the fourth special stage, Grönholm hit a wall hard, and he and co-driver Timo Rautiainen were taken to hospital as a precaution. Both remained unhurt, but withdrew from the rally.
Citroën driver Sébastien Loeb took a step towards his fourth Drivers' World Championship title, taking the lead again in the drivers' standings. His advantage over his rival Grönholm, who retired on Friday after a serious accident, had been six points before the last round of the world championship. Mikko Hirvonen finished fourth, securing the second manufacturers' world championship title in a row for the Ford team.
Jari-Matti Latvala was third, taking his first WRC podium. Latvala edged out Hirvonen from third place on Friday. He was able to hold this position to the finish despite briefly going off the road on Saturday, losing a little time.
Results
editPos. | Driver | Co-driver | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
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WRC | ||||||
1. | Sébastien Loeb | Daniel Elena | Citroën C4 WRC | 3:01:39.2 | 0.0 | 10 |
2. | Dani Sordo | Marc Martí | Citroën C4 WRC | 3:02:32.6 | 53.4 | 8 |
3. | Jari-Matti Latvala | Miikka Anttila | Ford Focus RS WRC 06 | 3:03:27.4 | 1:48.2 | 6 |
4. | Mikko Hirvonen | Jarmo Lehtinen | Ford Focus RS WRC 07 | 3:03:56.9 | 2:17.7 | 5 |
5. | Petter Solberg | Phil Mills | Subaru Impreza WRC 07 | 3:04:35.0 | 2:55.8 | 4 |
6. | Guy Wilks | Phil Pugh | Subaru Impreza WRC | 3:07:37.1 | 5:57.9 | 3 |
7. | Matthew Wilson | Michael Orr | Ford Focus RS WRC 06 | 3:11:44.1 | 10:04.9 | 2 |
8. | Gareth McHale | Allan Harryman | Ford Focus RS WRC 06 | 3:12:47.5 | 11:08.3 | 1 |
PCWRC | ||||||
1. (10.) | Niall McShea | Marshall Clarke | Subaru Impreza | 3:18:11.3 | 0.0 | 10 |
2. (11.) | Gabriel Pozzo | Daniel Stillo | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9 | 3:18:55.4 | 44.1 | 8 |
3. (17.) | Nasser Al-Attiyah | Chris Patterson | Subaru Impreza C 07 | 3:22:42.4 | 4:31.1 | 6 |
4. (18.) | Simone Campedelli | Danilo Fappani | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9 | 3:24:47.2 | 6:35.9 | 5 |
5. (20.) | Štěpán Vojtěch | Michal Ernst | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9 | 3:26:45.4 | 8:34.1 | 4 |
6. (21.) | Fumio Nutahara | Daniel Barritt | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9 | 3:27:32.8 | 9:21.5 | 3 |
7. (22.) | Colm Murphy | Ger Loughrey | Subaru Impreza | 3:27:34.6 | 9:23.3 | 2 |
8. (23.) | Philip Morrow | David Senior | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9 | 3:28:46.9 | 10:35.6 | 1 |
Retirements
edit- Eugene Donnelly - mechanical (SS4);
- Marcus Grönholm - went off the road - hit the wall (SS4);
- Xavier Pons - mechanical - engine (SS4);
- Andreas Aigner - went off the road (SS7);
- Kris Meeke - mechanical (SS9);
- Andrew Nesbitt - went off the road (SS11);
- Gareth Jones - mechanical (SS11);
- Ray Breen - went off the road (SS11);
- Tim McNulty - mechanical (SS12);
- Manfred Stohl - mechanical (SS13);
- Mark Higgins - rolled (SS16) ;
- Leszek Kuzaj - mechanical (SS16);
- Patrik Flodin - mechanical (SS17);
- Armindo Araújo - went off the road (SS19);
Special Stages
editAll dates and times are GMT (UTC).
Leg | Stage | Time | Name | Length | Winner | Time | Avg. spd. | Rally leader |
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1 (15/16 Nov) |
SSS1 | 19:00 (15-Nov) | Stormont | 1.82 km | M. Grönholm | 1:30.8 | 72.16 km/h | M. Grönholm |
SS2 | 08:05 (16-Nov) | Geevagh 1 | 11.47 km | S. Loeb | 6:05.7 | 112.92 km/h | S. Loeb | |
SS3 | 08:33 | Arigna 1 | 27.89 km | D. Sordo | 15:44.0 | 106.36 km/h | ||
SS4 | 09:24 | Lough Gill 1 | 20.56 km | D. Sordo | 10:54.7 | 113.05 km/h | D. Sordo | |
SS5 | 11:29 | Geevagh 2 | 11.47 km | S. Loeb | 6:22.0 | 108.09 km/h | S. Loeb | |
SS6 | 11:57 | Arigna 2 | 27.89 km | S. Loeb | 16:09.6 | 103.55 km/h | ||
SS7 | 12:48 | Lough Gill 2 | 20.56 km | D. Sordo | 10:55.5 | 112.92 km/h | ||
SS8 | 15:01 | Glenboy | 22.25 km | S. Loeb | 11:56.0 | 111.87 km/h | ||
SS9 | 15:54 | Bencroy | 15.43 km | D. Sordo | 8:21.3 | 110.81 km/h | ||
SS10 | 16:19 | Drumshanbo | 8.65 km | S. Loeb | 5:00.3 | 103.70 km/h | ||
2 (17 Nov) |
SS11 | 8:13 | Sloughan Glen 1 | 20.95 km | S. Loeb | 11:37.7 | 108.10 km/h | |
SS12 | 09:08 | Ballinamallard 1 | 17.95 km | S. Loeb | 9:35.9 | 112.21 km/h | ||
SS13 | 09:51 | Tempo 1 | 13.46 km | S. Loeb | 7:31.6 | 107.30 km/h | ||
SS14 | 14:04 | Sloughan Glen 2 | 20.95 km | C. Atkinson | 11:25.7 | 109.99 km/h | ||
SS15 | 14:59 | Ballinamallard 2 | 17.95 km | S. Loeb | 9:30.7 | 113.23 km/h | ||
SS16 | 15:42 | Tempo 2 | 13.46 km | J-M. Latvala | 7:28.9 | 107.94 km/h | ||
3 (18 Nov) |
SS17 | 09:03 | Murley | 24.70 km | M. Hirvonen | 13:19.9 | 111.16 km/h | |
SS18 | 09:51 | Fardross | 14.77 km | M. Hirvonen | 8:49.8 | 100.36 km/h | ||
SS19 | 11:39 | Donegal Bay | 14.06 km | J-M. Latvala | 7:00.9 | 120.26 km/h | ||
SS20 | 13:08 | Mullaghmore | 2.38 km | P. Solberg | 1:16.9 | 111.42 km/h |
Championship standings after the event
editDrivers' championship
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Manufacturers' championship
editRank | Manufacturer | Event | Total points | |||||||||||||||
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MON |
SWE |
NOR |
MEX |
POR |
ARG |
ITA |
GRC |
FIN |
GER |
NZL |
ESP |
FRA |
JPN |
IRL |
GBR | |||
1 | BP Ford World Rally Team | 10 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 5 | - | 194 |
2 | Citroën Total World Rally Team | 18 | 9 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 18 | - | 173 |
3 | Stobart VK M-Sport Ford | 1 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 9 | - | 80 |
4 | Subaru World Rally Team | 8 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 6 | - | 79 |
5 | OMV Kronos | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - | 43 |
6 | Munchi's Ford World Rally Team | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | - | 14 |
References
edit- ^ Wilkins, Robert (2007-11-13). "Preview: 2007 Rally Ireland". Crash.net. Archived from the original on 2008-11-23.
External links
edit- Results on the official site: WRC.com
- Stage Time List on rallyireland.org
- Results on eWRC.com
- Results at Jonkka's World Rally Archive