Sébastien Loeb (Citroen) led from start to finish to claim his second victory in consecutive weekends and his fifth in a row. The Frenchman won by 3min 24.7sec. Behind the Ford trio, Petter Solberg (Subaru) claimed fifth despite losing more than two minutes with a puncture on both passes through the second stage in the loop and team-mate Chris Atkinson rounded off the top six. Eighth for Stobart driver Matthew Wilson (Ford) and 13th for Toni Gardemeister (Suzuki) were enough to claim the final manufacturers' points.
Final positions 1. S Loeb/D Elena FRA Citroen C4 3hr 42min 58.0sec 2. M Hirvonen/J Lehtinen FIN Ford Focus RS 3hr 46min 22.7sec 3. F Duval/P Pivato BEL Ford Focus RS 3hr 46min 29.6sec 4. J-M Latvala/M Anttila FIN Ford Focus RS 3hr 46min 35.5sec 5. P Solberg/P Mills NOR Subaru Impreza 3hr 48min 33.4sec 6. C Atkinson/S Prévot AUS Subaru Impreza 3hr 49min 08.4sec 7. U Aava/K Sikk EST Citroen C4 3hr 50min 23.2sec 8. M Wilson/S Martin GBR Ford Focus RS 3hr 52min 00.2sec 9. M Østberg/O Unnerud NOR Subaru Impreza 3hr 52min 11.3sec 10 B Clark/P Nagle GBR Ford Focus RS 3hr 56min 36.3sec
Drivers 1. S Loeb 106pts 2. M Hirvonen 92pts 3. D Sordo 59pts 4. C Atkinson 45pts 5. J-M Latvala 42pts 6. P Solberg 40pts
Manufacturers 1. Citroen Total 169pts 2. BP Ford Abu Dhabi 146pts 3. Subaru 87pts 4. Stobart VK M-Sport Ford 62pts 5. Munchi's Ford 22pts 6. Suzuki 21pts
Stage Times
Stage 13: 1. Loeb 19min 10.2sec; 2. Latvala + 6.1; 3. Duval + 10.2; 4. P Solberg + 14.8; 5. Wilson + 28.4; 6. Aava + 29.4; 16. Al Qassimi + 1:12.3; 36. Hirvonen + 2:34.3.
Overall: 1. Loeb 2hr 50min 38.1sec; 2. Duval + 1:06.9; 3. Latvala + 1:56.7; 4. P Solberg + 2:27.8; 5. Hirvonen + 3:26.7; 6. Atkinson + 4:46.9; 12. Al Qassimi + 11:41.5.
Stage 14: 1. Loeb 16min 25.6sec; 2. Hirvonen + 0.6; 3. Latvala + 1.4; 4. Mikkelsen + 14.7; 5. Aava + 16.4; 6. Duval + 17.1; 15. Al Qassimi + 49.9.
Overall: 1. Loeb 3hr 07min 03.7sec; 2. Duval + 1:24.0; 3. Latvala + 1:58.1; 4. Hirvonen + 3:27.3; 5. P Solberg + 3:42.2; 6. Atkinson + 5:16.9; 11. Al Qassimi + 12:31.4.
Stage 15: 1= Loeb, Latvala 19min 22.0sec; 3. Duval + 1.4; 4. Hirvonen + 2.3; 5. P Solberg + 2.9; 6. Aava + 25.0; 16. Al Qassimi + 48.3.
Overall: 1. Loeb 3hr 26min 25.7sec; 2. Duval + 1:25.4; 3. Latvala + 1:58.1; 4. Hirvonen + 3:29.6; 5. P Solberg + 3:45.1; 6. Atkinson + 5:47.9; 11. Al Qassimi + 13:19.7.
Stage 16: 1. Hirvonen 16min 27.4sec; 2. Loeb + 4.9; 3. Duval + 11.1; 4. Mikkelsen + 11.2; 5. Latvala + 14.3; 6. H Solberg + 23.1; 15. Al Qassimi + 51.5.
Overall: 1. Loeb 3hr 42min 58.0sec; 2. Hirvonen + 3:24.7; 3. Duval + 3:31.6; 4. Latvala + 3:37.5; 5. P Solberg + 5:35.4; 6. Atkinson + 6:10.4; 12. Al Qassimi + 14:06.3.
Next round
After two asphalt events, the championship returns to gravel for the penultimate round later this month. Rally Japan (30 October - 2 November) is again based on the country's northernmost island of Hokkaido but has a new base in Sapporo and an entirely new route.
