2010 FIA WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP
RALLY MEXICO
07.03.2010
The Citroën Total World Rally Team crew of Sébastien Loeb and Daniel Elena today won Rally Mexico, the second round of the FIA World Rally Championship. After their dominant performance on the second day, the reigning World Champions were able to cruise to the finish while the battle for second raged behind them. Petter Solberg and Phil Mills clinched the position on the final super special stage, heading Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia by just 1.1 seconds at the end of the rally.
In the FIA World Rally Championship for Drivers, Loeb has snatched the lead from Mikko Hirvonen, the Finn now six points adrift in second position. Jari-Matti Latvala and Ogier follow, equal on 25 points. In the Manufacturers’ Championship, the BP Ford Abu Dhabi team has however retained its lead and heads Citroën Total, also by six points.
The final day of Rally Mexico took in just two mountain stages before returning to the city for the closing and decisive super special stage in León. With a 55.5 second lead going into the day, Loeb was able to ease the pace and the Frenchman arrived at the finish with a 24.2 second advantage. This is his fourth victory in Mexico. Ogier and Solberg headed into the final stage split by 0.6 seconds but it was Solberg who claimed victory in the 4.42 kilometre stage to take second overall.
Ford’s Mikko Hirvonen and Jari-Matti Latvala finished fourth and fifth respectively, after a frustrating and uncharacteristically disappointing event.
The FIA World Rally Championship crews now heads to the Middle East for Jordan Rally (1-3 April).
Rally Mexico – Final Results (subject to final scrutineering)
1. Sébastien Loeb/Daniel Elena
2. Petter Solberg/Phil Mills
3. Sébastien Ogier/Julien Ingrassia
4. Mikko Hirvonen/Jarmo Lehtinen
5. Jari-Matti Latvala/Miikka Anttila
6. Henning Solberg/Ilka Minor
7. Federico Villagra/Jorge P Companc
8. Xevi Pons/Alex Haro
9. Martin Prokop/Jan Tománek
10. Armindo Araújo/Ramalho Miguel |
Citroën C4 WRC
Citroën C4 WRC
Citroën C4 WRC
Ford Focus RS WRC
Ford Focus RS WRC
Ford Focus RS WRC
Ford Focus RS WRC
Ford Fiesta S2000
Ford Fiesta S2000
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX |
3 hr 42 min 41.7sec
3 hr 43 min 05.9sec
3 hr 43 min 07.0sec
3 hr 44 min 29.2sec
3 hr 44 min 56.8sec
3 hr 45 min 29.7sec
3 hr 52 min 55.1sec
4 hr 01 min 26.1sec
4 hr 01 min 43.7sec
4 hr 04 min 14.2sec |
FIA World Rally Championship for Drivers (after 2 of 13 rounds)
Sébastien Loeb (FRA)
Mikko Hirvonen (FIN)
Jari-Matti Latvala (FIN)
Sébastien Ogier (FRA)
Petter Solberg (NOR)
Henning Solberg (NOR)
Dani Sordo (ESP)
Matthew Wilson (GBR)
Federico Villagra (ARG)
Mads Östberg (NOR)
Xevi Pons (ESP)
Martin Prokop (CZE)
Per-Gunnar Andersson (SWE)
Armindo Araújo (PRT) |
43 points
37 points
25 points
25 points
20 points
16 points
12 points
6 points
6 points
4 points
4 points
2 points
1 point
1 point |
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FIA World Rally Championship for Manufacturers (after 2 of 13 rounds)
BP-Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team
Citroën Total World Rally Team
Citroën Junior Team
Stobart M-Sport Ford Rally Team
Munchi’s Ford World Rally Team |
67 points
61 points
32 points
28 points
8 points |
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