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2007 Rally Ireland

2007 Rally Ireland

FieldValue
name2007 Rally Ireland
native_name1st Rally Ireland
round15
championship2007 World Rally Championship
previous_round2007 Rally Japan
next_round2007 Wales Rally GB
countryRepublic of Ireland / Northern Ireland
imageBenbulbenmount.jpg
captionBenbulbin Mountain, in County Sligo, Ireland.
rallybaseSligo, County Sligo, Republic of Ireland
startdateNovember 15
enddate18 2007
stages20
stagekm328.43
overallkm1196.25overallkm_note = {{cite weburl=
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surfaceTarmac
driver1FRA Sébastien Loeb
team1FRA Citroën Total World Rally Team
teamsstart84
teamsfinish66

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Marcus Grönholm retired.

The 2007 Rally Ireland, the first Rally Ireland and fifteenth round of the 2007 World Rally Championship, was a motor rally held from 15 to 18 November. It took place over eight counties on both sides of the border between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. The event started in Stormont, Belfast, and finished in Mullaghmore, County Sligo.

Report

The rally began with the first special stage in front of Stormont Castle in Belfast, which Marcus Grönholm won Thursday evening. The next day, in the fourth special stage, Grönholm hit a wall hard, and he and co-driver Timo Rautiainen were taken to hospital as a precaution. Both remained unhurt but withdrew from the rally.

Citroën driver Sébastien Loeb took a step towards his fourth Drivers' World Championship title, retaking the lead in the drivers' standings. His advantage over his rival Grönholm, who retired on Friday after a serious accident, had been six points before the last round of the world championship. Mikko Hirvonen finished fourth, securing the second manufacturers' world championship title in a row for the Ford team.

Jari-Matti Latvala was third, taking his first WRC podium. On Friday, Latvala edged out Hirvonen for third place. He held this position to the finish despite briefly going off the road on Saturday, losing a little time.

Results

Pos.DriverCo-driverCarTimeDifferencePointsWRC108654321PCWRC108654321
1.FRA Sébastien LoebMCO Daniel ElenaCitroën C4 WRC3:01:39.20.0
2.ESP Dani SordoESP Marc MartíCitroën C4 WRC3:02:32.653.4
3.FIN Jari-Matti LatvalaFIN Miikka AnttilaFord Focus RS WRC 063:03:27.41:48.2
4.FIN Mikko HirvonenFIN Jarmo LehtinenFord Focus RS WRC 073:03:56.92:17.7
5.NOR Petter SolbergGBR Phil MillsSubaru Impreza WRC 073:04:35.02:55.8
6.GBR Guy WilksGBR Phil PughSubaru Impreza WRC3:07:37.15:57.9
7.GBR Matthew WilsonIRL Michael OrrFord Focus RS WRC 063:11:44.110:04.9
8.IRL Gareth McHaleGBR Allan HarrymanFord Focus RS WRC 063:12:47.511:08.3
1. (10.)GBR Niall McSheaGBR Marshall ClarkeSubaru Impreza3:18:11.30.0
2. (11.)ARG Gabriel PozzoARG Daniel StilloMitsubishi Lancer Evo 93:18:55.444.1
3. (17.)QAT Nasser Al-AttiyahGBR Chris PattersonSubaru Impreza C 073:22:42.44:31.1
4. (18.)ITA Simone CampedelliITA Danilo FappaniMitsubishi Lancer Evo 93:24:47.26:35.9
5. (20.)CZE Štěpán VojtěchCZE Michal ErnstMitsubishi Lancer Evo 93:26:45.48:34.1
6. (21.)JPN Fumio NutaharaGBR Daniel BarrittMitsubishi Lancer Evo 93:27:32.89:21.5
7. (22.)IRL Colm MurphyIRL Ger LoughreySubaru Impreza3:27:34.69:23.3
8. (23.)GBR Philip MorrowGBR David SeniorMitsubishi Lancer Evo 93:28:46.910:35.6

Retirements

  • IRL Eugene Donnelly - mechanical (SS4);
  • FIN Marcus Grönholm - went off the road - hit the wall (SS4);
  • ESP Xavier Pons - mechanical - engine (SS4);
  • AUT Andreas Aigner - went off the road (SS7);
  • GBR Kris Meeke - mechanical (SS9);
  • IRL Andrew Nesbitt - went off the road (SS11);
  • GBR Gareth Jones - mechanical (SS11);
  • IRL Ray Breen - went off the road (SS11);
  • IRL Tim McNulty - mechanical (SS12);
  • AUT Manfred Stohl - mechanical (SS13);
  • GBR Mark Higgins - rolled (SS16) ;
  • POL Leszek Kuzaj - mechanical (SS16);
  • SWE Patrik Flodin - mechanical (SS17);
  • POR Armindo Araújo - went off the road (SS19);

Special Stages

All dates and times are GMT (UTC).

LegStageTimeNameLengthWinnerTimeAvg. spd.Rally leader1
(15/16 Nov)SSS119:00 (15-Nov)SS208:05 (16-Nov)SS308:33SS409:24SS511:29SS611:57SS712:48SS815:01SS915:54SS1016:192
(17 Nov)SS118:13SS1209:08SS1309:51SS1414:04SS1514:59SS1615:423
(18 Nov)SS1709:03SS1809:51SS1911:39SS2013:08
GBR Stormont1.82 kmFIN M. Grönholm1:30.872.16 km/hFIN M. Grönholm
IRE Geevagh 111.47 kmFRA S. Loeb6:05.7112.92 km/hFRA S. Loeb
IRE Arigna 127.89 kmESP D. Sordo15:44.0106.36 km/h
IRE Lough Gill 120.56 kmESP D. Sordo10:54.7113.05 km/hESP D. Sordo
IRE Geevagh 211.47 kmFRA S. Loeb6:22.0108.09 km/hFRA S. Loeb
IRE Arigna 227.89 kmFRA S. Loeb16:09.6103.55 km/h
IRE Lough Gill 220.56 kmESP D. Sordo10:55.5112.92 km/h
IRE Glenboy22.25 kmFRA S. Loeb11:56.0111.87 km/h
IRE Bencroy15.43 kmESP D. Sordo8:21.3110.81 km/h
IRE Drumshanbo8.65 kmFRA S. Loeb5:00.3103.70 km/h
GBR Sloughan Glen 120.95 kmFRA S. Loeb11:37.7108.10 km/h
GBR Ballinamallard 117.95 kmFRA S. Loeb9:35.9112.21 km/h
GBR Tempo 113.46 kmFRA S. Loeb7:31.6107.30 km/h
GBR Sloughan Glen 220.95 kmAUS C. Atkinson11:25.7109.99 km/h
GBR Ballinamallard 217.95 kmFRA S. Loeb9:30.7113.23 km/h
GBR Tempo 213.46 kmFIN J-M. Latvala7:28.9107.94 km/h
GBR Murley24.70 kmFIN M. Hirvonen13:19.9111.16 km/h
GBR Fardross14.77 kmFIN M. Hirvonen8:49.8100.36 km/h
IRE Donegal Bay14.06 kmFIN J-M. Latvala7:00.9120.26 km/h
IRE Mullaghmore2.38 kmNOR P. Solberg1:16.9111.42 km/h

Championship standings after the event

Drivers' championship

PosDriverMON
MonacoSWE
SwedenNOR
NorwayMEX
MexicoPOR
PortugalARG
ArgentinaITA
ItalyGRC
GreeceFIN
FinlandGER
GermanyNZL
New ZealandESP
SpainFRA
FranceJPN
JapanIRL
IrelandGBR
United KingdomPts1234567891113141516182021PosDriverMON
MonacoSWE
SwedenNOR
NorwayMEX
MexicoPOR
PortugalARG
ArgentinaITA
ItalyGRC
GreeceFIN
FinlandGER
GermanyNZL
New ZealandESP
SpainFRA
FranceJPN
JapanIRL
IrelandGBR
United KingdomPts
France Sébastien Loeb1214111Ret231211Ret1110
Finland Marcus Grönholm3122421114132RetRet104
Finland Mikko Hirvonen531353242334131489
Spain Dani Sordo21225436324RetRet6232261
Norway Petter Solberg6Ret4Ret2Ret53Ret6765Ret542
Norway Henning Solberg144399545514910931634
Finland Jari-Matti LatvalaRetRet5784912Ret857426330
Australia Chris Atkinson48195Ret7106415486Ret4229
Belgium François DuvalRet25Ret12
Austria Manfred Stohl10712610878RetRet12Ret146Ret12
Czech Republic Jan Kopecký810822Ret7Ret5Ret710
Finland Toni Gardemeister76RetDSQ6710
Sweden Daniel Carlsson576Ret9
United Kingdom Matthew Wilson12Ret268123012101091011Ret478
Italy Gigi Galli13675
Argentina Luís Pérez Companc1519DNS28Ret111123Ret54
Spain Xavier Pons25Ret16618Ret9836Ret4
United Kingdom Guy WilksRetRet991063
Estonia Urmo Aava28151314712818Ret183
Argentina Federico VillagraDNS9113214111372
Finland Juho HänninenDSQ17118RetRet1923241
Norway Mads Østberg937RetRet81
Japan Katsuhiko Taguchi81
Ireland Gareth MacHale11Ret13Ret81

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Manufacturers' championship

RankManufacturerEventTotal
pointsMON
MonacoSWE
SwedenNOR
NorwayMEX
MexicoPOR
PortugalARG
ArgentinaITA
ItalyGRC
GreeceFIN
FinlandGER
GermanyNZL
New ZealandESP
SpainFRA
FranceJPN
JapanIRL
IrelandGBR
United Kingdom11942173380479543614
BP Ford World Rally Team101618149141815181116119105-
Citroën Total World Rally Team189115161368610111816818-
Stobart VK M-Sport Ford1510329744552779-
Subaru World Rally Team825482595574726-
OMV Kronos275341320804040-
Munchi's Ford World Rally Team000015008-

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