Germany 2008
WHAT CAN YOU SAY ABOUT SEBASTIEN LOEB! HE CONTINUES TO BREAK W.R.C. RECORDS WITH APPARENT EASE. THIS TIME HE CLOCKED UP HIS 43RD VICTORY AND MADE IT THE SEVENTH SUCCESSIVE TIME HE HAS WON HERE IN GERMANY IN THE SEVEN TIMES THE RALLY HAS BEEN ON THE CALENDAR - NO ONE ELSE HAS EVER WON HERE AND PROBABLY NEVER WILL!
MIKKO HIRVONEN TRIED ALL HE KNEW, BUT DESPITE CLEAR IMPROVEMENT ON TARMAC, IT WASN'T ENOUGH AND A PUNCTURE RELEGATED HIM TO 4TH. FORD WERE USING ACKNOWLEDGED TARMAC EXPERT FRANCOIS DUVAL IN THE STOBART TEAM BUT EVEN HE COULDN'T DENT THE FRENCHMAN'S PROGRESS ALTHOUGH HE COULD HAVE BEEN CLOSER BUT FOR A TEMPERAMENTAL GEAR-CHANGE ON DAY 1. STILL, HE MADE IT ONTO THE PODIUM AGAIN HERE IN 3RD PLACE.
DANIEL SORDO PROVED TO BE AN ABLE LIEUTENANT AND CITROEN WERE ABLE TO MAKE IT A 1-2 AND TAKE THE LEAD IN BOTH THE DRIVERS AND THE CONSTRUCTORS CHAMPIONSHIPS.
JARI-MATTI LATVALA HAD ANOTHER BAD DAY AT THE OFFICE BUT SURVIVED TO COMPLETE THE RALLY UNLIKE GIGI GALLI WHOSE CAR HIT A ROCK, WENT SLIGHTLY AIRBORNE PREVENTING ANY STEERING CORRECTION AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE IMPACT BROKE HIS FEMUR AND HE WILL BE OUT FOR THE REST OF THE SEASON
RESULT
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| 1.
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Sebastien Loeb / Citroen Total
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| 2.
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Daniel Sordo / Citroen Total
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| 3.
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Francois Duval / Stobart VK Ford
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| 4.
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Mikko Hirvonen / BP-Ford
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| 5.
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Petter Solberg / Subaru
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| 6.
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Chris Atkinson / Subaru
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| 7.
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Henning Solberg / Stobart VK Ford
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| 8.
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Urmo Aava / Citroën
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CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS
Drivers :
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| Sebastien Loeb
| 76
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| Mikko Hirvonen
| 72
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| Daniel Sordo
| 43
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| Chris Atkinson
| 40
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| Jari-Matti Latvala
| 34
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| Petter Solberg
| 27
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| Henning Solberg
| 22
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| Gigi Galli
| 17
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Constructors :
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| Citroën Total
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123
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| BP-Ford
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115
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| Subaru
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69
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| Stobart VK Ford
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51
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| Munchi's Ford
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19
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| Suzuki
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13
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Rally Results posted by
David Little
18th August 2008
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