Loeb wins Rally Ireland

Final positions

1.  S Loeb/D Elena                      F               Citroen C4              3hr 01min 39.2sec 2.  D Sordo/M Marti                   E               Citroen C4              3hr 02min 32.6sec 3.  J-M Latvala/M Anttila          FIN             Ford Focus RS   3hr 03min 27.4sec 4.  M Hirvonen/J Lehtinen          FIN             Ford Focus RS   3hr 03min 56.9sec 5.  P Solberg/P Mills                   N               Subaru Impreza  3hr 04min 35.0sec 6.  G Wilks/P Pugh                    GB              Subaru Impreza  3hr 07min 37.1sec 7.  M Wilson/M Orr                  GB              Ford Focus RS   3hr 11min 44.1sec 8.  G MacHale/A Harrym          IRL             Ford Focus RS   3hr 12min 47.5sec 9.  A Mikkelsen/O Floene          N               Ford Focus RS   3hr 14min 47.4sec 10 N McShea/M Clarke            GB              Subaru Impreza  3hr 18min 11.3sec

Drivers                                                 1.  S Loeb                       110pts                 2.  M Grönholm           104pts         3.  M Hirvonen             89pts                4.  D Sordo                        61pts                        5.  P Solberg                      42pts                        6.  H Solberg                      34pts        Manufacturers 1. BP-Ford (champion*)  194pts 2. Citroen Total                173pts 3. Stobart VK M-Sport Ford        80pts 4. Subaru                         79pts 5. OMV Kronos Citroen     43pts 6. Munchi's Ford                  14pts

* Subject to the official publication of the results by the FIA

Stage Times

Stage 17: 1. Hirvonen 13min 19.9sec; 2. Latvala + 2.6; 3. Sordo + 3.5; 4. Loeb + 4.5; 5. Mikkelsen + 11.3; 6. P Solberg + 15.4; 14. Al Qassimi + 53.3.

Overall: 1. Loeb 2hr 44min 09.6sec; 2. Sordo + 48.3; 3. Latvala + 1:56.9; 4. Hirvonen + 2:23.1; 5. P Solberg + 2:54.1; 6. Wilks + 6.01.1; 18. Al Qassimi + 19:53.5.

Stage 18: 1. Hirvonen 8min 49.8sec; 2. Loeb + 4.6; 3. Mikkelsen + 7.8; 4. Latvala + 10.4; 5. Sordo + 10.6; 6. Wilks + 11.2; 16. Al Qassimi + 42.1.

Overall: 1. Loeb 2hr 53min 04.0sec; 2. Sordo + 54.3; 3. Latvala + 2:02.7; 4. Hirvonen + 2:18.5; 5. P Solberg + 3:00.8; 6. Wilks + 6.07.7; 17. Al Qassimi + 20:31.0.

Stage 19: 1. Latvala 7min 00.9sec; 2. Wilks + 5.0; 3. Hirvonen + 12.2; 4. P Solberg + 12.4; 5. Loeb + 14.9; 6. Sordo + 15.1; 9. Al Qassimi + 32.0.

Overall: 1. Loeb 3hr 00min 19.8sec; 2. Sordo + 54.5; 3. Latvala + 1:47.8; 4. Hirvonen + 2:15.8; 5. P Solberg + 2:58.3; 6. Wilks + 5.57.8; 15. Al Qassimi + 20:48.1.

Stage 20: 1. P Solberg 1min 16.9sec; 2. Sordo + 1.4; 3= H Solberg, Loeb + 2.5; 5. Wilks + 2.6; 5. Loeb + 14.9; 6. Sordo + 15.1; 9. Al Qassimi + 32.0.

Overall: 1. Loeb 3hr 00min 19.8sec; 2. Sordo + 54.5; 3. Latvala + 1:47.8; 4. Hirvonen + 2:15.8; 5. P Solberg + 2:58.3; 6. Wilks + 5.57.8; 15. Al Qassimi + 20:48.1.


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