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2009 Rally GB
Rally car race
Rally car race
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | 2009 Rally GB |
| championship | 2009 World Rally Championship |
| round | 12 |
| previous_round | 2009 Rally Catalunya |
| country | GBR Great Britain |
| image | Loeb Wales GB 2009.jpg |
| caption | Sébastien Loeb to record sixth successive world rally title. |
| startdate | 23 |
| enddate | 25 October 2009 |
| stages | 16 |
| driver1 | France Sébastien Loeb |
| team1 | France Citroën Total WRT |
| teamsstart | 61 |
| teamsfinish | 51 |
The 2009 Rally GB was the 12th and last round of the 2009 World Rally Championship season and the 65th running of the Rally of Great Britain. The rally consisted of 16 special stages.
Sébastien Loeb claimed victory to record a sixth successive world rally title.{{cite web|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/world_rally/8324857.stm
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Sébastien Loeb secured his sixth world title with a win at the season finale in Wales. His rival Mikko Hirvonen had to settle for second place and thus buried his dream of his first world title. Loeb came to Wales a point behind World Cup leaders Hirvonen. So the starting position was clear. The one who finishes ahead of the other in points is world champion.
Loeb and Hirvonen fought a second duel at the top on the first day. Loeb took the lead in the first stage. Hirvonen kept getting close, but couldn't dislodge him from the lead. The preliminary decision was made on Saturday morning. On stages eight and nine, Hirvonen struggled to find the right pace and lost time. The gap grew to 25 seconds. So Loeb went into the final Sunday with a lead of 30.2 seconds. However, Hirvonen did not give up and reduced the gap to Loeb to 18.2 seconds in the first two special stages.
On the penultimate special stage, a hard landing after a jump caused the bonnet of Hirvonen's Ford to come off. On a full-throttle section, it flipped up and blocked the Finn's view. Hirvonen was forced to stop in order to let his co-driver Jarmo Lehtinen remove the hood, costing him about a minute. Despite Loeb having problems with his turbocharger on the final stage, Hirvonen was no longer able to catch up with the Frenchman, only being able to defend second place overall against Loeb's team-mate Daniel Sordo, who finished third just behind him.
Results
| Pos. | Driver | Co-driver | Car | Time (BST/GMT) | Penalty | Difference | Points | WRC | 1 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 1 | PWRC | 1 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA Sébastien Loeb | MON Daniel Elena | Citroën C4 WRC | 3:16:25.4 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIN Mikko Hirvonen | FIN Jarmo Lehtinen | Ford Focus RS WRC 09 | 3:17:31.5 | +1:06.1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ESP Dani Sordo | ESP Marc Martí | Citroën C4 WRC | 3:17:32.5 | +1:07.1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NOR Petter Solberg | UK Phil Mills | Citroën C4 WRC | 3:17:53.5 | +1:28.1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NOR Henning Solberg | NOR Cato Menkerud | Ford Focus RS WRC 08 | 3:22:53.4 | +6:28.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UK Matthew Wilson | UK Scott Martin | Ford Focus RS WRC 08 | 3:24:11.4 | +7:46.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIN Jari-Matti Latvala | FIN Miikka Anttila | Ford Focus RS WRC 08 | 3:28:37.3 | +12:11.9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ZIM Conrad Rautenbach | UK Daniel Barritt | Citroën C4 WRC | 3:30:53.2 | +14:27.8 |
Special stages
| Day | Stage | Time (BST) (23-24 October) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (GMT) (25 October) | Name | Length | Winner | Time | Rally leader | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (23 Oct) | SS1 | 9:23 | SS2 | 10:04 | SS3 | 10:22 | SS4 | 13:31 | SS5 | 14:12 | SS6 | 14:30 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (24 Oct) | SS7 | 8:35 | SS8 | 10:26 | SS9 | 10:54 | SS10 | 15:00 | SS11 | 16:51 | SS12 | 17: | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (25 Oct) | SS13 | 8:28 | SS14 | 9:27 | SS15 | 10:56 | SS16 | 11:55 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hafren 1 | 32.14 km | FRA Sébastien Loeb | 18:30.2 | FRA Sébastien Loeb | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sweet Lamb 1 | 5.13 km | FRA Sébastien Loeb | 3:23.7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Myherin 1 | 27.88 km | FRA Sébastien Loeb | 15:29.3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hafren 2 | 32.14 km | FIN Mikko Hirvonen | 18:49.8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sweet Lamb 2 | 5.13 km | FRA Sébastien Loeb | 3:24.1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Myherin 2 | 27.88 km | FIN Mikko Hirvonen | 15:39.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rhondda 1 | 35.72 km | FIN Mikko Hirvonen | 19:30.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Crychan 1 | 14.99 km | FRA Sébastien Loeb | 8:34.4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Halfway 1 | 18.37 km | FRA Sébastien Loeb | 10:19.6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rhondda 2 | 35.72 km | FIN Mikko Hirvonen | 19:07.9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Crychan 2 | 14.99 km | FRA Sébastien Loeb | 8:44.9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Halfway 2 | 18.37 km | FRA Sébastien Loeb | 10:38.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Port Talbot 1 | 17.41 km | FIN Mikko Hirvonen | 9:00.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rheola 1 | 22.51 km | FIN Mikko Hirvonen | 12:34.3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Port Talbot 2 | 17.41 km | FRA Sébastien Loeb | 9:11.9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rheola 2 | 22.51 km | FIN Mikko Hirvonen | 12:46.0 |
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