2007 Rally Ireland
1st Rally Ireland
Round 15 of the 2007 World Rally Championship
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Benbulbin Mountain, in County Sligo, Ireland.
Host countryIreland / Northern Ireland
Rally baseSligo, County Sligo, Republic of Ireland
Dates runNovember 15 18 2007
Stages20 (328.43 km; 204.08 miles)
Stage surfaceTarmac
Overall distance1,196.25 km (743.32 miles)[1]
Statistics
Crews84 at start, 66 at finish
Overall results
Overall winnerFrance Sébastien Loeb
France Citroën Total World Rally Team
Marcus Grönholm retired.

The 2007 Rally Ireland, the first Rally Ireland and fifteenth round of the 2007 World Rally Championship, was a motor rally run 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. 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 on 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, taking the lead again 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. Latvala edged out Hirvonen from third place on Friday. He was able to hold this position to the finish despite briefly going off the road on Saturday, losing a little time.

Results

Pos. Driver Co-driver Car Time Difference Points
WRC
1. France Sébastien Loeb Monaco Daniel Elena Citroën C4 WRC 3:01:39.2 0.0 10
2. Spain Dani Sordo Spain Marc Martí Citroën C4 WRC 3:02:32.6 53.4 8
3. Finland Jari-Matti Latvala Finland Miikka Anttila Ford Focus RS WRC 06 3:03:27.4 1:48.2 6
4. Finland Mikko Hirvonen Finland Jarmo Lehtinen Ford Focus RS WRC 07 3:03:56.9 2:17.7 5
5. Norway Petter Solberg United Kingdom Phil Mills Subaru Impreza WRC 07 3:04:35.0 2:55.8 4
6. United Kingdom Guy Wilks United Kingdom Phil Pugh Subaru Impreza WRC 3:07:37.1 5:57.9 3
7. United Kingdom Matthew Wilson Republic of Ireland Michael Orr Ford Focus RS WRC 06 3:11:44.1 10:04.9 2
8. Republic of Ireland Gareth McHale United Kingdom Allan Harryman Ford Focus RS WRC 06 3:12:47.5 11:08.3 1
PCWRC
1. (10.) United Kingdom Niall McShea United Kingdom Marshall Clarke Subaru Impreza 3:18:11.3 0.0 10
2. (11.) Argentina Gabriel Pozzo Argentina Daniel Stillo Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9 3:18:55.4 44.1 8
3. (17.) Qatar Nasser Al-Attiyah United Kingdom Chris Patterson Subaru Impreza C 07 3:22:42.4 4:31.1 6
4. (18.) Italy Simone Campedelli Italy Danilo Fappani Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9 3:24:47.2 6:35.9 5
5. (20.) Czech Republic Štěpán Vojtěch Czech Republic Michal Ernst Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9 3:26:45.4 8:34.1 4
6. (21.) Japan Fumio Nutahara United Kingdom Daniel Barritt Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9 3:27:32.8 9:21.5 3
7. (22.) Republic of Ireland Colm Murphy Republic of Ireland Ger Loughrey Subaru Impreza 3:27:34.6 9:23.3 2
8. (23.) United Kingdom Philip Morrow United Kingdom David Senior Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9 3:28:46.9 10:35.6 1

Retirements

Special Stages

All dates and times are GMT (UTC).

Leg Stage Time Name Length Winner Time Avg. spd. Rally leader
1
(15/16 Nov)
SSS1 19:00 (15-Nov) United Kingdom Stormont 1.82 km Finland M. Grönholm 1:30.8 72.16 km/h Finland M. Grönholm
SS2 08:05 (16-Nov) Republic of Ireland Geevagh 1 11.47 km France S. Loeb 6:05.7 112.92 km/h France S. Loeb
SS3 08:33 Republic of Ireland Arigna 1 27.89 km Spain D. Sordo 15:44.0 106.36 km/h
SS4 09:24 Republic of Ireland Lough Gill 1 20.56 km Spain D. Sordo 10:54.7 113.05 km/h Spain D. Sordo
SS5 11:29 Republic of Ireland Geevagh 2 11.47 km France S. Loeb 6:22.0 108.09 km/h France S. Loeb
SS6 11:57 Republic of Ireland Arigna 2 27.89 km France S. Loeb 16:09.6 103.55 km/h
SS7 12:48 Republic of Ireland Lough Gill 2 20.56 km Spain D. Sordo 10:55.5 112.92 km/h
SS8 15:01 Republic of Ireland Glenboy 22.25 km France S. Loeb 11:56.0 111.87 km/h
SS9 15:54 Republic of Ireland Bencroy 15.43 km Spain D. Sordo 8:21.3 110.81 km/h
SS10 16:19 Republic of Ireland Drumshanbo 8.65 km France S. Loeb 5:00.3 103.70 km/h
2
(17 Nov)
SS11 8:13 United Kingdom Sloughan Glen 1 20.95 km France S. Loeb 11:37.7 108.10 km/h
SS12 09:08 United Kingdom Ballinamallard 1 17.95 km France S. Loeb 9:35.9 112.21 km/h
SS13 09:51 United Kingdom Tempo 1 13.46 km France S. Loeb 7:31.6 107.30 km/h
SS14 14:04 United Kingdom Sloughan Glen 2 20.95 km Australia C. Atkinson 11:25.7 109.99 km/h
SS15 14:59 United Kingdom Ballinamallard 2 17.95 km France S. Loeb 9:30.7 113.23 km/h
SS16 15:42 United Kingdom Tempo 2 13.46 km Finland J-M. Latvala 7:28.9 107.94 km/h
3
(18 Nov)
SS17 09:03 United Kingdom Murley 24.70 km Finland M. Hirvonen 13:19.9 111.16 km/h
SS18 09:51 United Kingdom Fardross 14.77 km Finland M. Hirvonen 8:49.8 100.36 km/h
SS19 11:39 Republic of Ireland Donegal Bay 14.06 km Finland J-M. Latvala 7:00.9 120.26 km/h
SS20 13:08 Republic of Ireland Mullaghmore 2.38 km Norway P. Solberg 1:16.9 111.42 km/h

Championship standings after the event

Drivers' championship

Pos Driver MON
Monaco
SWE
Sweden
NOR
Norway
MEX
Mexico
POR
Portugal
ARG
Argentina
ITA
Italy
GRC
Greece
FIN
Finland
GER
Germany
NZL
New Zealand
ESP
Spain
FRA
France
JPN
Japan
IRL
Republic of Ireland
GBR
United Kingdom
 Pts 
1 France Sébastien Loeb 1 2 14 1 1 1 Ret 2 3 1 2 1 1 Ret 1 110
2 Finland Marcus Grönholm 3 1 2 2 4 2 1 1 1 4 1 3 2 Ret Ret 104
3 Finland Mikko Hirvonen 5 3 1 3 5 3 2 4 2 3 3 4 13 1 4 89
4 Spain Dani Sordo 2 12 25 4 3 6 3 24 Ret Ret 6 2 3 2 2 61
5 Norway Petter Solberg 6 Ret 4 Ret 2 Ret 5 3 Ret 6 7 6 5 Ret 5 42
6 Norway Henning Solberg 14 4 3 9 9 5 4 5 5 14 9 10 9 3 16 34
7 Finland Jari-Matti Latvala Ret Ret 5 7 8 4 9 12 Ret 8 5 7 4 26 3 30
8 Australia Chris Atkinson 4 8 19 5 Ret 7 10 6 4 15 4 8 6 Ret 42 29
9 Belgium François Duval Ret 2 5 Ret 12
Austria Manfred Stohl 10 7 12 6 10 8 7 8 Ret Ret 12 Ret 14 6 Ret 12
11 Czech Republic Jan Kopecký 8 10 8 22 Ret 7 Ret 5 Ret 7 10
Finland Toni Gardemeister 7 6 Ret DSQ 6 7 10
13 Sweden Daniel Carlsson 5 7 6 Ret 9
14 United Kingdom Matthew Wilson 12 Ret 26 8 12 30 12 10 10 9 10 11 Ret 4 7 8
15 Italy Gigi Galli 13 6 7 5
16 Argentina Luís Pérez Companc 15 19 DNS 28 Ret 11 11 23 Ret 5 4
Spain Xavier Pons 25 Ret 16 6 18 Ret 9 8 36 Ret 4
18 United Kingdom Guy Wilks Ret Ret 9 9 10 6 3
Estonia Urmo Aava 28 15 13 14 7 12 8 18 Ret 18 3
20 Argentina Federico Villagra DNS 9 11 32 14 11 13 7 2
21 Finland Juho Hänninen DSQ 17 11 8 Ret Ret 19 23 24 1
Norway Mads Østberg 9 37 Ret Ret 8 1
Japan Katsuhiko Taguchi 8 1
Republic of Ireland Gareth MacHale 11 Ret 13 Ret 8 1
Pos Driver MON
Monaco
SWE
Sweden
NOR
Norway
MEX
Mexico
POR
Portugal
ARG
Argentina
ITA
Italy
GRC
Greece
FIN
Finland
GER
Germany
NZL
New Zealand
ESP
Spain
FRA
France
JPN
Japan
IRL
Republic of Ireland
GBR
United Kingdom
 Pts 
Key
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green Points finish
Blue Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Did not finish (Ret)
Black Excluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
Blank Withdrew entry from
the event (WD)

Manufacturers' championship

Rank Manufacturer Event Total
points
MON
Monaco
SWE
Sweden
NOR
Norway
MEX
Mexico
POR
Portugal
ARG
Argentina
ITA
Italy
GRC
Greece
FIN
Finland
GER
Germany
NZL
New Zealand
ESP
Spain
FRA
France
JPN
Japan
IRL
Republic of Ireland
GBR
United Kingdom
1 BP Ford World Rally Team 101618149141815181116119105- 194
2 Citroën Total World Rally Team 189115161368610111816818- 173
3 Stobart VK M-Sport Ford 1510329744552779- 80
4 Subaru World Rally Team 825482595574726- 79
5 OMV Kronos 275341320804040- 43
6 Munchi's Ford World Rally Team 000015008- 14

References

  1. Wilkins, Robert (2007-11-13). "Preview: 2007 Rally Ireland". Crash.net. Archived from the original on 2008-11-23.
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