ROUND 13 FIA WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP - 11 - 14 October 2007
Thursday 11 October: Ceremonial start
Start Place Foch, Ajaccio 19.30
Friday 12 October: Leg 1 Ajaccio - Ajaccio
Start Port CCI 08.00 SS1 Monti Rossu - Pila Canale 18.10km 08.38 SS2 Belvedere - Bocca Albitrina 16.62km 09.46 SS3 Arbellara - Aullene 27.42km 10.44 Serv A Port CCI (30 mins) 12.54 SS4 Monti Rossu - Pila Canale 18.10km 14.02 SS5 Belvedere - Bocca Albitrina 16.62km 15.10 SS6 Arbellara - Aullene 27.42km 16.08 Serv B Port CCI (45 mins) 17.53 Finish Port CCI 18.38
Total 124.28km
Saturday 13 October: Leg 2 Ajaccio - Ajaccio
Start Place de Gaulle 08.00 Serv C Port CCI (10 mins) 08.10 SS7 Carbuccia - Scalella 21.88km 08.58 SS8 Calcatoggio - Plage du Liamone 26.55km 10.31 SS9 Vico - Col St Roch 13.04km 11.29 Serv D Port CCI (30 mins) 13.14 SS10 Carbuccia - Scalella 21.88km 14.22 SS11 Calcatoggio - Plage du Liamone 26.55km 15.55 SS12 Vico - Col St Roch 13.04km 16.53 Serv E Port CCI (45 mins) 18.13 Finish Port CCI 18.58
Total 122.94km
Sunday 14 October: Leg 3 Ajaccio - Ajaccio
Start Place de Gaulle 07.45 Serv F Port CCI (10 mins) 07.55 SS13 Penitencier Coti - Pietra Rossa 24.24km 08.53 SS14 Pont de Calzola - Agosta 31.81km 09.36 Serv G Port CCI (30 mins) 11.01 SS15 Penitencier Coti - Pietra Rossa 24.24km 12.19 SS16 Pont de Calzola - Agosta 31.81km 13.02 Finish Place Foch 14.02
Total 112.10km Rally total 359.32km
Rally Route
Although the rally is again based in Ajaccio and held over stages on the west of the island, organisers have introduced major changes for 2007 to increase the difficulty and pressure. Much of the opening two legs are new, with one of Saturday's tests reappearing for the first time since 1996. Almost 60 per cent of the stages are new or have not been used in this format for four years. The first two legs will also contain two identical loops of three tests rather than the traditional two. Sunday's final leg will be identical to last year. The route also heads further south than in previous years, reaching down to Sartène. The three legs are all of similar distance and drivers face 16 stages covering 359.32km in a route of 1117.20km.
