Loeb leads Day 1 in Argentina

Leaderboard after Day 1

1.  S Loeb/D Elena                      FRA             Citroen C4              1hr 54min 28.0sec 2.  C Atkinson/S Prévot         AUS             Subaru Impreza  1hr 55min 58.6sec 3.  P Solberg/P Mills                   NOR             Subaru Impreza  1hr 56min 06.9sec 4.  G Galli/G Bernacchini               ITA             Ford Focus RS   1hr 56min 15.7sec 5.  D Sordo/M Marti                     ESP             Citroen C4              1hr 56min 34.9sec 6.  F Villagra/J Perez Companc  ARG             Ford Focus RS   1hr 59min 16.3sec 7.  M Wilson/S Martin           GBR             Ford Focus RS   2hr 00min 46.3sec 8.  J-M Latvala/M Anttila               FIN             Ford Focus RS   2hr 03min 55.5sec 9.  C Rautenbach/D Senior               ZIM             Citroen C4              2hr 04min 59.8sec 10 A Aigner/K Wicha                     GER             Mitsubishi Lancer       2hr 06min 49.0sec

Stage Times

Stage 1: 1. Hirvonen 16min 29.3sec; 2. Latvala + 48.1; 3. Loeb + 50.7; 4. Atkinson + 1:14.8; 5. P Solberg + 1:33.8; 6. Galli + 1:35.3.

Stage 2: 1. Hirvonen 14min 59.6sec; 2. Loeb + 2.0; 3. Atkinson + 11.6; 4. P Solberg + 13.6; 5. Galli + 36.0; 6. Sordo + 37.8; 41. Latvala + 9:06.6.

Overall: 1. Hirvonen 31min 28.9sec; 2. Loeb + 52.7; 3. Atkinson + 1:26.4; 4. P Solberg + 1:47.4; 5. Galli + 2:11.3; 6. Sordo + 2:17.6; 29. Latvala + 9:54.7.

Stage 3: 1. Latvala 17min 39.7sec; 2. Loeb + 3.0; 3. Galli + 6.5; 4. Hirvonen + 7.2; 5. Sordo + 8.0; 6. Atkinson + 8.8. Overall: 1. Hirvonen 49min 15.8sec; 2. Loeb + 48.5; 3. Atkinson + 1:28.0; 4. P Solberg + 1:59.3; 5. Galli + 2:10.6; 6. Sordo + 2:18.4; 22. Latvala + 9:47.5.

Stage 4: 1. Hirvonen 6min 38.3sec; 2. Sordo + 0.6; 3. H Solberg + 1.6; 4. Loeb + 2.3; 5. P Solberg + 4.6; 6. Galli + 5.2; 13. Latvala + 25.0.

Overall: 1. Hirvonen 55min 54.1sec; 2. Loeb + 50.8; 3. Atkinson + 1:33.8; 4. P Solberg + 2:03.9; 5. Galli + 2:15.8; 6. Sordo + 2:19.0; 21. Latvala + 10:12.5.

Stage 5: 1. Loeb 14min 51.3sec; 2. Galli + 10.5; 3. Sordo + 11.3; 4. Atkinson + 11.7; 5. P Solberg + 13.7; 6. Latvala + 16.9.

Overall: 1. Loeb 1hr 11min 36.2sec; 2. Atkinson + 54.7; 3. P Solberg + 1:26.8; 4. Sordo + 1:39.5; 5. Galli + 1:55.5; 6. Villagra + 3:33.5; 15. Latvala + 9:38.6.

Stage 6: 1. Latvala 17min 23.1sec; 2. Galli + 0.9; 3. Atkinson + 5.1; 4. Sordo + 6.0; 5. Loeb + 7.1; 6. P Solberg + 13.8.

Overall: 1. Loeb 1hr 29min 06.4sec; 2. Atkinson + 52.7; 3. P Solberg + 1:33.5; 4. Sordo + 1:38.4; 5. Galli + 1:49.3; 6. Villagra + 3:51.0; 12. Latvala + 9:38.6.

Stage 7: 1. Galli 6min 33.5sec; 2. Atkinson + 0.4; 3. Latvala + 1.1; 4. Sordo + 1.2; 5. Loeb + 2.1; 6. P Solberg + 5.7. Overall: 1. Loeb 1hr 35min 42.0sec; 2. Atkinson + 51.0; 3. P Solberg + 1:37.1; 4. Sordo + 1:37.5; 5. Galli + 1:47.2; 6. Villagra + 3:57.4; 11. Latvala + 9:30.5.

Stage 8: 1. Latvala 17min 02.3sec; 2. Loeb + 2.7; 3. Galli + 3.0; 4. P Solberg + 5.8; 5. Sordo + 30.3; 6. Atkinson + 43.9.

Overall: 1. Loeb 1hr 52min 47.0sec; 2. Atkinson + 1:32.2; 3. P Solberg + 1:40.2; 4. Galli + 1:47.5; 5. Sordo + 2:05.1; 6. Villagra + 4:45.5; 8. Latvala + 9:27.8.

Stage 9: 1. Atkinson 1min 39.4sec; 2. P Solberg + 0.3; 3. Latvala + 1.3; 4. Loeb + 1.6; 5. Galli + 1.8; 6. Sordo + 3.4. Overall: 1. Loeb 1hr 54min 28.0sec; 2. Atkinson + 1:30.6; 3. P Solberg + 1:38.9; 4. Galli + 1:47.7; 5. Sordo + 2:06.9; 6. Villagra + 4:48.3; 8. Latvala + 9:27.5.

Today’s Route

The second day is held over faster roads south of Carlos Paz in the Calamuchita valley.  After starting at 06.10, drivers face two identical loops of four tests, split by a return to Carlos Paz for service in the middle of the day.  The leg ends with a second pass over the short test at Cordoba's soccer stadium before competitors reach the final overnight halt at 20.10 after 154.38km of competition.


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