ROUND 15 FIA WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP   -   15 - 18 November 2007

Rally Route

The rally is based in the small town of Sligo, in the north-west of the Republic of Ireland, which also hosts the single service park.  Even for those drivers who competed in the candidate event here last year, there will be little advantage as more than two-thirds of the route is new and only one stage is unchanged.  The rally begins on Thursday evening with a super special stage at Stormont, Northern Ireland's Parliament buildings in Belfast.  The opening day is the longest and is based entirely in the Republic, taking in fast moorland and mountain roads east of Sligo.  The second leg's stages cover narrow farm roads in the Fermanagh lakelands, across the border in Northern Ireland.  The final day includes both countries, ending with a picture postcard test on the coast at Mullaghmore, which will be covered live on television, before the afternoon finish in Sligo.  Drivers face 20 stages covering 342.34km in a total route of 1196.25km.  Of the 14 stage locations, six are in Northern Ireland and eight in the Republic.

Thursday 15 November: Leg 1: Belfast - Belfast

Start   Stormont                        18.50 SS1     Stormont Super Special           1.82km 19.00 Finish  Stormont                        19.15

Friday 16 November: Leg 1 (continued) Sligo - Sligo

Start   Sligo                   07.25 SS2     Geevagh 1                       11.48km 08.05 SS3     Arigna 1                        27.90km 08.33 SS4     Lough Gill 1                    20.57km 09.24 Serv A  Sligo (30 mins)                 10.19 SS5     Geevagh 2                       11.48km 11.29 SS6     Arigna 2                        27.90km 11.57 SS7     Lough Gill 2                    20.57km 12.48 Serv B  Sligo (30 mins)                 13.43 SS8     Glenboy                 22.25km 15.01 SS9     Bencroy                 15.44km 15.54 SS10    Drumshanbo                        8.66km        16.19 Serv C  Sligo (45 mins)                 17.49 Finish  Sligo                   18.34

Total                                                       168.07km

Saturday 17 November: Leg 2 Sligo - Sligo

Serv D  Sligo (10 mins)                 06.30 SS11    Sloughan Glen 1                 27.76km 08.13 SS12    Ballinamallard 1                17.96km 09.08 SS13    Tempo 1                 13.46km 09.51 Serv E  Sligo (30 mins)                 12.01 SS14    Sloughan Glen 2                 27.76km 14.04 SS15    Ballinamallard 2                17.96km 14.59 SS16    Tempo 2                 13.46km 15.42 Serv F  Sligo (45 mins)                 17.32 Finish  Sligo                   18.17

Total                                                       118.36km

Sunday 18 November: Leg 3 Sligo - Sligo

Serv G  Sligo (10 mins)                 07.00 SS17    Murley          24.70km 09.03 SS18    Fardross                14.77km 09.51 SS19    Donegal Bay             14.06km 11.39 SS20    Mullaghmore             2.38km  13.08 Finish  Sligo                   14.18

Total                                                         55.91km Rally total                                               342.34km