Miniatures of Juan Manuel Fangio and a flying Tommi Makinen

Italy 2007


MARCUS GRONHOLM WON THIS GRUELLING RALLY ON THE ROADS OF SARDINIA WHEN STAGE 13 PROVED TO BE UNLUCKY FOR SEBASTIEN LOEB. SEBASTIEN MADE AN UNCHARACTERISTIC ERROR AT THE START OF DAY 3 WHEN HE WAS LEADING BY 30/40 SECONDS. HE RAN WIDE IN A VERY HIGH SPEED BEND, HIT THE BANK ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE BEND AND THAT BROKE HIS SUSPENSION AND PUT HIM OUT OF THE RALLY. VERY FEW DRIVERS, INCLUDING MARCUS, GOT TO THE END OF THE RALLY WITHOUT SOME DAMAGE OR INCIDENT - IT WAS THAT KIND OF RALLY. MIKKO HIRVONEN BACKED UP HIS TEAM LEADER BY FINISHING 2ND AND DANIEL SORDO IMPROVED HIS GRAVEL TECHNIQUE TO FINISH 3RD. GRONHOLM NOW LEADS THE CHAMPIONSHIP BY 7 POINTS AND LOEB WILL FIND THIS HARD TO CLAW BACK UNLESS MARCUS HAS A SIMILAR DISASTER!




RESULT
1. Marcus Gronholm / BP-Ford
2. Mikko Hirvonen / BP-Ford
3. Daniel Sordo / Citroen Total
4. Henning Solberg / Stobart VK Ford
5. Petter Solberg / Subaru
6. Toni Gardemeister / Mitsubishi
7. Manfred Stohl / OMV Citroen
8. Juha Hanninen / Mitsubishi

 

CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS

Drivers :
Marcus Grönholm 55
Sebastien Loeb 48
Mikko Hirvonen 44
Daniel Sordo 28
Petter Solberg 20
=Henning Solberg 20
Chris Atkinson 12
=Jari-Matti Latvala 12

Constructors :
BP-Ford 99
Citroën Total 78
Stobart VK Ford 37
Subaru 34
OMV Kronos Citroen 25
Munchi's Ford 0

Rally Results posted by
David Little
21st May 2007

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