Championship leader Sébastien Loeb (Citroen) claimed his fourth win of the season yesterday in Argentina - and leads the drivers' championship by three points from Grönholm.
Jari-Matti Latvala (Ford) equalled his career-best result with fourth ahead of team-mate Henning Solberg, who slipped behind Chris Atkinson (Subaru) Sunday morning before regaining fifth later in the leg. Fourth and fifth allowed the Stobart VK M-Sport team to climb to third in the manufacturers' championship. Atkinson dropped to seventh as Dani Sordo (Citroen) posted two fastest times to recover to sixth following Saturday afternoon's time loss with hydraulic problems. Manfred Stohl (Citroen) claimed the final point in eighth.
Final positions 1. S Loeb/D Elena F Citroen C4 2hr 52min 03.8sec 2. M Grönholm/T Rautiainen FIN Ford Focus RS 2hr 52min 40.5sec 3. M Hirvonen/J Lehtinen FIN Ford Focus RS 2hr 54min 19.0sec 4. J-M Latvala/M Anttila FIN Ford Focus RS 2hr 55min 46.8sec 5. H Solberg/C Menkerud N Ford Focus RS 2hr 56min 13.9sec 6. D Sordo/M Marti E Citroen C4 2hr 56min 27.4sec 7. C Atkinson/S Prévot AUS Subaru Impreza 2hr 56min 47.2sec 8. M Stohl/I Minor A Citroen Xsara 2hr 57min 24.0sec 9. F Villagra/D Curletto ARG Mitsubishi Lancer 3hr 08min 53.7sec 10 T Arai/T Sircombe J Subaru Impreza 3hr 09min 03.0sec
Drivers 1. S Loeb 48pts 2. M Grönholm 45pts 3. M Hirvonen 36pts 4. D Sordo 22pts 5. P Solberg 16pts 6. H Solberg 15pts
Manufacturers 1. BP-Ford 81pts 2. Citroen Total 72pts 3. Stobart VK M-Sport Ford 30pts 4. Subaru 29pts 5. OMV Kronos Citroen 22pts
Stage Times
Stage 19a: 1. Loeb 18min 48.8sec; 2. Grönholm + 8.3; 3. Atkinson + 21.8; 4. Sordo + 23.1; 5. Latvala + 23.6; 6. Hirvonen + 25.7.
Overall: 1. Loeb 2hr 03min 01.8sec; 2. Grönholm + 27.5; 3. Hirvonen + 1:51.0; 4. Latvala + 2:55.6; 5. Atkinson + 3:36.9; 6. H Solberg + 3:38.7.
Stage 19: 1. Sordo 13min 39.9sec; 2. Loeb + 9.5; 3= Hirvonen, Atkinson + 14.1; 5. H Solberg + 15.3; 6. Perez Companc + 15.4; 8. Grönholm + 20.1.
Overall: 1. Loeb 2hr 16min 51.2sec; 2. Grönholm + 38.1; 3. Hirvonen + 1:55.6; 4. Latvala + 3:02.3; 5. Atkinson + 3:41.5; 6. H Solberg + 3:44.5.
Stage 20: 1. Loeb 18min 51.2sec; 2. Sordo + 4.1; 3. Grönholm + 5.4; 4. Hirvonen + 19.1; 5. H Solberg + 22.7; 6. Latvala + 27.9.
Overall: 1. Loeb 2hr 35min 42.4sec; 2. Grönholm + 43.5; 3. Hirvonen + 2:14.7; 4. Latvala + 3:30.2; 5. H Solberg + 4:07.2; 6. Atkinson + 4:14.3.
Stage 21: 1. Sordo 13min 46.8sec; 2. Grönholm + 1.1; 3. H Solberg + 6.6; 4. Hirvonen + 8.0; 5. Loeb + 9.2; 6. Latvala + 17.2.
Overall: 1. Loeb 2hr 49min 38.4sec; 2. Grönholm + 35.4; 3. Hirvonen + 2:13.5; 4. Latvala + 3:38.2; 5. H Solberg + 4:04.6; 6. Sordo + 4:09.9.
Stage 22: 1. Loeb 2min 25.4sec; 2. Grönholm + 1.3; 3. Hirvonen + 1.7; 4. Wilson + 4.4; 5. Latvala + 4.8; 6. Atkinson + 5.0.
Overall: 1. Loeb 2hr 52min 03.8sec; 2. Grönholm + 36.7; 3. Hirvonen + 2:15.2; 4. Latvala + 3:43.0; 5. H Solberg + 4:10.1; 6. Sordo + 4:23.6.
