2010 FIA WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP
RALLYE DEUTSCHLAND
22.08.2010
Sébastien Loeb and Daniel Elena claimed a record-breaking eighth consecutive win in Rallye Deutschland today. The Citroën crew led from the start to claim victory by 51.3 seconds over team-mates Dani Sordo and Diego Vallejo. Rounding off the perfect weekend, the French manufacturer also took third position with Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia, the pair driving a third Citroën C4 World Rally Car.
In the FIA World Rally Championship for Drivers, maximum points for Loeb see him extend his advantage and the Frenchman now has a 58 point lead over Ogier. Fourth position in Germany was enough for Jari-Matti Latvala to maintain third in the series. In the Manufacturers’ Championship, Citroën continues to head Ford with an 86 point advantage.
Today’s route was the shortest and took the crews back to the vineyards of the Mosel for two loops of two identical stages before returning to Trier for the closing super special stage through the streets of the town. Loeb started the day with a 35.7 second advantage and gradually extended it with two stage victories. Both Sordo and Ogier were too far adrift to challenge, although Ogier was forced to maintain the pace with Latvala less than 20 seconds behind.
Petter Solberg finished fifth, after losing time on the opening day and then with clutch problems in the final stage. Matthew Wilson and Kimi Raikkonen battled for sixth, the Britain claiming the position by just 3.8 seconds. The only retirements of the day were Mikko Hirvonen and Ken Block. The Finn restarted under SupeRally regulations this morning but was forced out with a broken gearbox, while Block retired on the first road section with a broken alternator.
The FIA World Rally Championship contenders now head to Asia for Rally Japan (9-12 September).
Rallye Deutschland – Final Results (subject to final scrutineering)
1. Sébastien Loeb/Daniel Elena
2. Dani Sordo/Diego Vallejo
3. Sébastien Ogier/Julien Ingrassia
4. Jari-Matti Latvala/Miikka Anttila
5. Petter Solberg/Chris Patterson
6. Matthew Wilson/Scott Martin
7. Kimi Räikkönen/Kaj Lindström
8. Khalid Al Qassimi/Michael Orr
9. Mark van Eldik/Robin Buysmans
10. Patrik Sandell/Emil Axelsson |
Citroën C4 WRC
Citroën C4 WRC
Citroën C4 WRC
Ford Focus RS WRC
Citroën C4 WRC
Ford Focus RS WRC
Citroën C4 WRC
Ford Focus RS WRC
Subaru Impreza WRC
Skoda Fabia S2000 |
3 hr 59 min 38.3sec
4 hr 00 min 29.6sec
4 hr 01 min 51.6sec
4 hr 02 min 12.2sec
4 hr 06 min 26.0sec
4 hr 08 min 25.0sec
4 hr 08 min 28.8sec
4 hr 17 min 14.8sec
4 hr 17 min 31.3sec
4 hr 17 min 37.1sec |
FIA World Rally Championship for Drivers (after 9 of 13 rounds)
Sébastien Loeb (FRA)
Sébastien Ogier (FRA)
Jari-Matti Latvala (FIN)
Petter Solberg (NOR)
Dani Sordo (ESP)
Mikko Hirvonen (FIN)
Matthew Wilson (GBR)
Federico Villagra (ARG)
Henning Solberg (NOR)
Kimi Räikkönen (FIN)
Mads Östberg (NOR)
Per-Gunnar Andersson (SWE)
Khalid Al Qassimi (ARE)
Xevi Pons (ESP)
Jari Ketomaa (FIN)
Frigyes Turan (HUN)
Juha Kankkunen (FIN)
Martin Prokop (CZE)
Dennis Kuipers (NED)
Juho Hanninen (FIN)
Mark van Eldik (NLD)
Armindo Araújo (PRT)
Aaron Burkart (DEU)
Patrik Sandell (SWE) |
191 points
133 points
117 points
100 points
95 points
86 points
56 points
26 points
25 points
21 points
16 points
8 points
6 points
6 points
4 points
4 points
4 points
2 points
2 points
2 points
2 points
1 point
1 point
1 point |
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FIA World Rally Championship for Manufacturers (after 9 of 13 rounds)
Citroën Total World Rally Team
BP-Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team
Citroën Junior Team
Stobart M-Sport Ford Rally Team
Munchi’s Ford World Rally Team |
308 points
222 points
168 points
118 points
40 points |
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Note to Editors:
A downloadable stage chart showing the progressive positions of the leading crews during the rally is available. This is copyright free for editorial purposes and available at the following link:
http://www.fia.com/en-GB/sport/championships/wrc/2010/germany/Pages/stage_chart.aspx