Loebs 4th consecutive Argentina win

Final positions

1.  S Loeb/D Elena                      FRA             Citroen C4              4hr 05min 48.6sec 2.  C Atkinson/S Prévot         AUS             Subaru Impreza  4hr 08min 21.8sec 3.  D Sordo/M Marti                     ESP             Citroen C4              4hr 09min 53.3sec 4.  C Rautenbach/D Senior               ZIM             Citroen C4              4hr 25min 52.1sec 5.  M Hirvonen/J Lehtinen               FIN             Ford Focus RS   4hr 31min 03.9sec 6.  F Villagra/J Perez Companc  ARG             Ford Focus RS   4hr 33min 30.6sec 7.  G Galli/G Bernacchini               ITA             Ford Focus RS   4hr 33min 40.4sec 8.  A Aigner/K Wicha                    GER             Mitsubishi Lancer       4hr 34min 47.9sec 9.  S Beltran/R Rojas                   ARG             Mitsubishi Lancer       4hr 35min 53.5sec 10 J Ketomaa/M Teiskonen                FIN             Subaru Impreza  4hr 37min 41.2sec 

Drivers                                                 1.  S Loeb                      30pts                   2.  M Hirvonen          25pts                   3.  C Atkinson                  22pts                   4.  J-M Latvala         16pts                   5.  G Galli                     11pts                   6.  D Sordo                       9pts                 

Manufacturers 1.  BP Ford Abu Dhabi   44pts 2.  Citroen Total               41pts 3.  Subaru                      33pts 4.  Stobart VK M-Sport  22pts 5.  Munchi's Ford               10pts 6.  Suzuki                            6pts

Stage Times

Stage 19: 1. Latvala 19min 57.9sec; 2. Sordo + 8.2; 3. Galli + 8.6; 4. Hirvonen + 9.9; 5. Loeb + 10.7; 6. Villagra + 12.4.

Overall: 1. Loeb 3hr 48min 25.1sec; 2. Atkinson + 2:11.0; 3. Sordo + 3:29.8; 4. Rautenbach + 18:39.2; 5. Hirvonen + 24:43.7; 6. Villagra + 25:55.1; 17. Latvala + 49:04.1.

Stage 20: 1. Loeb 15min 08.6sec; 2. Latvala + 10.7; 3. Atkinson + 19.3; 4. Galli + 19.8; 5. Sordo + 29.0; 6. Hirvonen + 32.5.

Overall: 1. Loeb 4hr 03min 33.7sec; 2. Atkinson + 2:30.3; 3. Sordo + 3:58.8; 4. Rautenbach + 19:56.5; 5. Hirvonen + 25:16.2; 6. Villagra + 26:55.0.

Stage 21: 1. Latvala 2min 13.3sec; 2. Hirvonen + 0.7; 3. Loeb + 1.6; 4. Galli + 2.0; 5. Atkinson + 4.5; 6. Sordo + 7.5. Overall: 1. Loeb 4hr 05min 48.6sec; 2. Atkinson + 2:33.2; 3. Sordo + 4:04.7; 4. Rautenbach + 20:03.5; 5. Hirvonen + 25:15.3; 6. Villagra + 27:42.0.

Next round

The championship's third consecutive event outside Europe takes teams to Jordan next month for the first time.  The all-gravel Jordan Rally is based at the Dead Sea on 24 - 27 April.


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