FIA World Rally Championship Neste Oil Rally Finland, 2 August
Munchi’s Ford World Rally Team crew Federico Villagra and co-driver Jorge Pérez Companc have retired from competition on Neste Oil Rally Finland today after leaving the road 200 metres from the end of stage 20.
In the incident their Munchi’s Ford Focus RS WRC07 caught fire but the pair were fortunate enough to quickly extinguish the flames and were unhurt during the accident. The damage to the car however means they will be unable to continue tomorrow.
In a separate incident, a heavy impact to the co-drivers side of Luis Pérez Companc and José María Volta’s Focus RS has also seen them retire from the event.
Close to the end of stage 21 Pérez Companc collided with a large rock and, while he was able to finish the test, 500 metres after the flying finish Volta began complaining of pain in his ribs and has been taken by helicopter to hospital for precautionary checks. Pérez Companc was unhurt in the accident and has retired from the event.
- Gus Burrows -
Solberg flies the Stobart flag in Finland
02.08.2008
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FIA World Rally Championship Neste Oil Rally Finland, 2 August
A tough second day on round nine of the FIA World Rally Championship sees Henning Solberg/Cato Menkerud lying in fifth position overall. The pai ... mehr |
WRC Rallyes - SS21 - Vaarinmaja stage & overall results top25
02.08.2008
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FINLAND RALLY - SS21 - Vaarinmaja stage results top25
1 1 LOEB Citroën 08:22.5 +00.0
2 3 HIRVONEN Ford 08:26.6 +04.1
3 4 LATVALA Ford 08:29.8 +07.3
4 6 ATKINSON Subaru 08:31.4 +08.9
5 15 AAVA Citroën 08:37.7 +15.2
6 8 SOLBERG Ford 08:38.5 +16.0
7 2 SORDO Citroën 08:38.5 +16.0
8 5 SOLBERG Subaru 0 ... mehr |
WRC Rallyes -SS 20 - Juupajoki stage & overall results top25
02.08.2008
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FINLAND RALLY SS20 - Juupajoki stage results top25
1 4 LATVALA Ford 10:57.4 +00.0
2 1 LOEB Citroën 11:04.2 +06.8
3 3 HIRVONEN Ford 11:06.8 +09.4
4 6 ATKINSON Subaru 11:07.0 +09.6
5 19 MIKKELSEN Ford 11:17.6 +20.2
6 2 SORDO Citroën 11:17.7 +20.3
7 5 SOLBERG Subaru 11:18.6 +21.2
8 15 AAVA Citroën 1 ... mehr |
WRC Rallyes - SS19 - Kakaristo 2 stage & overall results top25
02.08.2008
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FINLAND RALLY SS19- Kakaristo 2 stage results top25
1 3 HIRVONEN Ford 10:34.7 +00.0
2 4 LATVALA Ford 10:35.9 +01.2
3 1 LOEB Citroën 10:38.0 +03.3
4 5 SOLBERG Subaru 10:46.1 +11.4
5 6 ATKINSON Subaru 10:47.2 +12.5
6 2 SORDO Citroën 10:50.3 +15.6
7 8 SOLBERG Ford 10:51.8 +17.1
8 15 AAVA Citroën 10: ... mehr |
Top driver quotes after SS18
02.08.2008
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1. Sebastien Loeb: "At the moment it’s okay but on the last one (SS18) I pushed hard and hit a few stones in the road. They were right on the line, and you don’t see them until - bang - you’ve hit them.
The second pass is always a bit more difficult for cars and tyres - but the tyres look good, no problems. We have kept the lead since this morning but after seven ... mehr |
KNAF Talent First Team Holland: first day of positive learning for both drivers
02.08.2008
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NESTE OIL RALLY FINLAND – DAY 1
• Hans Weijs jr.: not yet fully pleased with 11th place in J-WRC and himself….
• Kevin Abbring: fantastic stag ... mehr |
Driver quotes from service G (after SS18)
02.08.2008
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Jumps and crests on the brand new stages are particularly challenging
Impreza WRC2008 No.5 Petter Solberg: "We had no major problems in the last stages, but we had a small stall with the clutch on stage 16 at the hairpin which lost us time. Sixth is ok, and we are doing the best we can.
It’s not an easy day today as the surface is very loose ... mehr |
WRC Rallyes SS18 - Surkee 2 stage & overall results top25
02.08.2008
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FINLAND RALLY SS18 - Surkee 2 stage results top25
1 1 LOEB Citroën 07:55.9 +00.0
2 3 HIRVONEN Ford 07:57.8 +01.9
3 6 ATKINSON Subaru 08:02.7 +06.8
4 4 LATVALA Ford 08:03.7 +07.8
5 8 SOLBERG Ford 08:04.5 +08.6
6 5 SOLBERG Subaru 08:07.4 +11.5
7 2 SORDO Citroën 08:07.8 +11.9
8 15 AAVA Citroën 08:08 ... mehr |
WRC Rallyes SS 17 - Kaipolanvuori stage & overall results top25
02.08.2008
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FINLAND RALLY SS17- Kaipolanvuori stage results top25
1 4 LATVALA Ford 07:06.6 +00.0
2 3 HIRVONEN Ford 07:06.9 +00.3
3 1 LOEB Citroën 07:08.3 +01.7
4 6 ATKINSON Subaru 07:11.1 +04.5
5 19 MIKKELSEN Ford 07:12.4 +05.8
6 2 SORDO Citroën 07:12.7 +06.1
7 15 AAVA Citroën 07:14.4 +07.8
8 5 SOLBERG Subaru 07:18 ... mehr |
WRC Rallyes SS16- Kakaristo 1 stage & overall results top25
02.08.2008
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FINLAND RALLY SS16 - Kakaristo 1 stage results top25
1 4 LATVALA Ford 10:43.2 +00.0
2 1 LOEB Citroën 10:48.3 +05.1
3 3 HIRVONEN Ford 10:51.5 +08.3
4 6 ATKINSON Subaru 11:02.1 +18.9
5 2 SORDO Citroën 11:04.9 +21.7
6 8 SOLBERG Ford 11:07.0 +23.8
7 15 AAVA Citroën 11:07.1 +23.9
8 19 MIKKELSEN Ford 1 ... mehr |
WRC Rallyes SS15 - Leustu stage & overall results top25
02.08.2008
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FINLAND RALLY SS15 Leustu stage results
1 3 HIRVONEN Ford 10:12.4 +00.0
2 1 LOEB Citroën 10:17.0 +04.6
3 4 LATVALA Ford 10:22.4 +10.0
4 2 SORDO Citroën 10:26.1 +13.7
5 5 SOLBERG Subaru 10:26.6 +14.2
6 6 ATKINSON Subaru 10:26.7 +14.3
7 7 GALLI Ford 10:28.3 +15.9
8 8 SOLBERG Ford 10:29.9 +17.5 ... mehr |
Subaru driver quotes from service F (after SS14)
02.08.2008
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SWRT hold sixth and seventh at day two mid-point
Impreza WRC2008 No.5 Petter Solberg: "The first two stages today we had quite a good feeling, but in the last stage [SS14] it went and I couldn’t push. It felt like I lost a lot of grip on the loose surface suddenly, so the engineers will look at it in service and make some changes before this afternoo ... mehr |
WRC Rallyes - SS14 - Surkee 1 stage & overall results top10
02.08.2008
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FINLAND RALLY SS14- Surkee 1 stage results top10
1 1 LOEB Citroën 08:03.4 +00.0
2 3 HIRVONEN Ford 08:04.0 +00.6
3 4 LATVALA Ford 08:08.8 +05.4
4 6 ATKINSON Subaru 08:11.9 +08.5
5 2 SORDO Citroën 08:14.5 +11.1
6 7 GALLI Ford 08:14.5 +11.1
7 15 AAVA Citroën 08:15.8 +12.4
8 8 SOLBERG Ford 08:19.4 +1 ... mehr |
WRC Rallyes SS13 - Hirvimaki stage & overall results top10
02.08.2008
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FINLAND RALLY SS13 - Hirvimaki stage results top10
1 1 LOEB Citroën 05:47.7 +00.0
2 3 HIRVONEN Ford 05:51.4 +03.7
3 4 LATVALA Ford 05:57.1 +09.4
4 2 SORDO Citroën 05:58.4 +10.7
5 6 ATKINSON Subaru 05:58.5 +10.8
6 5 SOLBERG Subaru 06:00.6 +12.9
7 7 GALLI Ford 06:01.4 +13.7
8 8 SOLBERG Ford 06:01.4 ... mehr |
WRC Rallyes SS12- Himos -stage & overall results top10
02.08.2008
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FINLAND RALLY SS12 - Himos stage results
1 3 HIRVONEN Ford 08:37.3 +00.0
2 1 LOEB Citroën 08:40.3 +03.0
3 6 ATKINSON Subaru 08:49.5 +12.2
4 7 GALLI Ford 08:50.5 +13.2
5 5 SOLBERG Subaru 08:51.8 +14.5
6 20 RANTANEN Ford 08:52.4 +15.1
7 2 SORDO Citroën 08:53.9 +16.6
8 19 MIKKELSEN Ford 08:54.9 +17. ... mehr |
KNAF Talent First Team Holland optimistic at start of Rally Finland….
01.08.2008
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NESTE OIL RALLY FINLAND – SUPER SPECIAL
• Hans Weijs jr.: make use of 2007 experience in a positive way….
• Kevin Abbring: 4th time in Super Special boosts confidenc ... mehr |
Stobart crews float into top-four in Finland
01.08.2008
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FIA World Rally Championship Neste Oil Rally Finland, 1 August Day 1
After the opening day of Neste Oil Rally Finland both nominated points scoring drivers for the Stobart VK M-Sport Ford rally team sit nice ... mehr |
Citroën - Le rallye en chiffres
01.08.2008
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Position de la C4 WRC et écart par rapport au meilleur temps, spéciale par spéciale.
Sébastien Loeb/Daniel Elena -Dani Sordo/ Marc Martí
ES1 : Superspéciale de ... mehr |
Jour 1 : Citroën Sport, la "classe" dès la rentrée
01.08.2008
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58e Rally Finland (31 juillet-3 août 2008)
Entamée à l'aube, cette longue et difficile première étape du 58e 'Rally Finland', s'est achevée en début de soirée. Marquant la reprise, la neuvième manche du WRC ... mehr |
The Red Bull Rallye Team at the "Neste Oil Rally Finland 2008"
01.08.2008
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- Andreas Aigner retired on SS7
- The Austrian ended up in a pond!
The "Neste Oil Rally Finland 2008" was a rather short event for the Red Bull Rallye Team: Andreas Aigner (AUT)/Klaus Wicha (GER) – Mitsubishi EVO IX ended up in a pond after an off-track excursion on SS7!
Driver and co-driver are unharmed, most of the car is submerged in water ... mehr |
WRC Rallyes SS10 - Jukokarvi stage & overall results top25
01.08.2008
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FINLAND RALLY SS10 - Jukokarvi stage results top 25
1 1 LOEB Citroën 10:37.2 +00.0
2 3 HIRVONEN Ford 10:41.2 +04.0
3 8 SOLBERG Ford 10:43.4 +06.2
4 7 GALLI Ford 10:46.8 +09.6
5 2 SORDO Citroën 10:52.6 +15.4
6 6 ATKINSON Subaru 10:53.1 +15.9
7 20 RANTANEN Ford 10:53.4 +16.2
8 12 ANDERSSON Suzuki 10:56.4 ... mehr |
WRC Rallyes SS9 Lautapera stage & overall results
01.08.2008
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FINLAND RALLY SS9 - Lautapera stage results top25
1 1 LOEB Citroën 03:52.4 +00.0
2 3 HIRVONEN Ford 03:53.1 +00.7
3 8 SOLBERG Ford 03:55.5 +03.1
4 7 GALLI Ford 03:58.2 +05.8
5 19 MI ... mehr |
WRC Rallyes SS8- Urria stage & overall results top25
01.08.2008
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IRELAND RALLY SS8 - Urria stage results top25
1 3 HIRVONEN Ford 06:00.5 +00.0
2 1 LOEB Citroën 06:01.2 +00.7
3 8 SOLBERG Ford 06:01.9 +01.4
4 7 GALLI Ford 06:03.3 +02.8
5 15 AAVA Citroën 06:06.6 +06.1
6 19 MIKKELSEN Ford 06:07.6 +07.1
7 6 ATKINSON Subaru 06:07.6 +07.1
8 20 RANTANEN Ford 06:09.6 +09.1 ... mehr |
Subaru driver quotes from service C (after SS7)
01.08.2008
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Atkinson currently lies ninth overall, with teammate Solberg just ahead
Subaru Impreza WRC2008 No.5 Petter Solberg:
"We know the new car will be really very good, but we just have to do a little more work. I’m trying hard and pushing a lot, but the speed has not come yet. We have to try to find it and improve it, as it’s very tough at the mo ... mehr |
WRC Rallyes SS7 - Palsankyla 2 stage & overall results top25
01.08.2008
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FINLAND RALLY SS7- Palsankyla 2 Length - 13.9kms stage results
1 1 LOEB Citroën 07:07.8 +00.0
2 3 HIRVONEN Ford 07:10.3 +02.5
3 8 SOLBERG Ford 07:11.9 +04.1
4 7 GALLI Ford 07:12.0 +04.2
5 2 SORDO Citroën 07:14.5 +06.7
6 15 AAVA Citroën 07:16.8 +09.0
7 5 SOLBERG Subaru 07:17.6 +09.8
... mehr |
WRC Rallyes SS6 Mokkipera 2 stage & overall results top20
01.08.2008
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FINLAND Rally SS6 - Mokkipera 2 stage results top20
1 1 LOEB Citroën 05:28.8 +00.0
2 3 HIRVONEN Ford 05:28.8 +00.0
3 2 SORDO Citroën 05:31.9 +03.1
4 7 GALLI Ford 05:32.4 +0.6
5 8 SOLBERG Ford 05:32.6 +03.8
6 15 AAVA Citroën 05:36.4 +07.6
7 5 SOLBERG Subaru 05:36.7 +07.9
8 19 MIKKELSEN Ford 05:37. ... mehr |
WRC Rallyes SS5- Vellipohja 2 stage & overall results top20
01.08.2008
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FINLAND RALLY SS5 Vellipohja 2 Length - 17.16kms- stage results top20
1 1 LOEB Citroën 08:09.9 +00.0
2 3 HIRVONEN Ford 08:12.6 +02.7
3 2 SORDO Citroën 08:13.7 +03.8
4 7 GALLI Ford 08:15.9 +06.0
5 8 SOLBE ... mehr |
Loeb holds rally lead after SS4
01.08.2008
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Sebastien Loeb of the Citroen Total team has got off to an excellent start on Rally Finland, winning each of the stages run so far and giving himself a rally lead of 3.9seconds after SS4.
After 42.44 competitive kilometres Loeb’s nearest rival is Mikko Hirvonen of the BP Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team.
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WRC Rallyes SS4 Palsankyla 1 overall results
01.08.2008
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FINLAND Rally - After Stage 4 - Palsankyla 1 Length - 13.9kms
1 1 LOEB Citroën 22:20.6 +00.0
2 3 HIRVONEN Ford 22:24.5 +03.9
3 15 AAVA Citroën 22:37.5 +16.9
4 2 SORDO Citroën 22:39.2 +18.6
5 19 MIKKELSEN Ford 22:41.0 +20.4
6 7 GALLI Ford 22:43.3 +22.7
7 6 ATKINSON Subaru 22:45.5 +24.9
8 8 ... mehr |
