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Post by mlittle » Sat Apr 14, 2007 12:44 pm

Current WRC Standings(after 5 of 16 rounds).............

1st} Sebastien Loeb(FRA)....................................38 pts(3 wins)
2nd} Marcus Gronholm(FIN).................................37 pts(1 win)
3rd} Mikko Hirvonen(FIN)....................................30 pts(1 win)
4th} Daniel Sordo(SPN).......................................19 pts
5th} Petter Solberg(NOR).....................................16 pts
6th} Henning Solberg(NOR)..................................11 pts
7th} Chris Atkinson(AUS).....................................10 pts
8th} Daniel Carlsson(SWE)....................................9 pts
9th} Jari-Matti Latvala(FIN)....................................7 pts
t-10th}[10]Toni Gardemeister(FIN)........................5 pts
t-10th}[11]Manfred Stohl(AUT)..............................5 pts
t-10th}[12]Gigi Galli(ITA).....................................5 pts
13th} Jan Kopecky(CZE)......................................2 pts
14th} Matthew Wilson(GBR)..................................1 pt

1st} BP-Ford World Rally Team.............................67 pts
2nd} Citroen Total WRT.......................................59 pts
3rd} Subaru World Rally Team.............................27 pts
t-4th}[4]Stobart M-Sport WRT..............................21 pts
t-4th}[5]OMV Kronos Citroen WRT........................21 pts
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Post by mlittle » Wed May 16, 2007 3:00 pm

Current WRC Standings after six of 16 rounds............

WRC Drivers' Standings...............................
1st} Sebastien Loeb(FRA).....................................48 pts(4 wins)
2nd} Marcus Gronholm(FIN)..................................45 pts(1 win)
3rd} Mikko Hirvonen(FIN).....................................36 pts(1 win)
4th} Daniel Sordo(SPN)........................................22 pts
5th} Petter Solberg(NOR)......................................16 pts
6th} Henning Solberg(NOR)...................................15 pts
t-7th}[7]Jari-Matti Latvala(FIN)..............................12 pts
t-7th}[8]Chris Atkinson(AUS)................................12 pts
9th} Daniel Carlsson(SWE).....................................9 pts
10th} Manfred Stohl(AUT).......................................6 pts
t-11th}[11]Toni Gardemeister(FIN)..........................5 pts
t-11th}[12]Gigi Galli(ITA).......................................5 pts
13th} Jan Kopecky(CZE)........................................2 pts
14th} Matthew Wilson(GBR)....................................1 pt

WRC Manufacturers Standings.......................
1st} BP-Ford World Rally Team...............................81 pts(2 wins)
2nd} Citroen Total World Rally Team.......................72 pts(4 wins)
3rd} Stobart M-Sport World Rally Team...................30 pts
4th} Subaru World Rally Team................................29 pts
5th} OMV Kronos Citroen WRT................................22 pts
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Gronholm wins Rally Sardinia following Loeb DNF.............

Post by mlittle » Tue May 22, 2007 3:51 am

Going into Sunday's third leg of the 2007 Rally Sardinia, it appeared to be yet another Sebastien Loeb-led romp..........guess again; Loeb retired after stage 13 when he took a jump on the stage too fast, overcorrected on landing and crashed, hitting a large rock on the left-front tire and ending his day just a bit early. The beneficiary.....Ford WRT's Marcus Gronholm, who had battled his own problems during the day but took advantage of the situation to post his 2nd victory of the 2007 WRC campaign; rounding out the podium were Gronholm's Blue Oval teammate, Mikko Hirvonen and Loeb's Citroen teammate, Daniel Sordo, who had his best finish on gravel with a third. Here are the top-10 from the Rally Sardinia..................

1st} Marcus Gronholm, Ford...........................3 hrs, 48 min., 42.0 sec
2nd} Mikko Hirvonen, Ford.............................-29.2 sec
3rd} Daniel Sordo, Citroen.............................-1:21.8 sec
4th} Henning Solberg, Subaru........................-1:36.6 sec
5th} Petter Solberg, Subaru...........................-2:34.2 sec
6th} Toni Gardemeister, Mitsubishi.................-5:02.1 sec
7th} Manfred Stohl, Citroen...........................-5:28.6 sec
8th} Juho Hanninen, Mitsubishi.......................-9:31.7 sec
9th} Jari-Matti Latvala, Ford...........................-11:27.3 sec
10th} Chris Atkinson, Subaru.........................-16:19.4 sec
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2 in a row for Gronholm..........

Post by mlittle » Wed Jun 06, 2007 9:00 am

As the World Rally Championship enters its' summer off-period, the teams all apporached the Rally Acropolis hoping to achieve max points(the next 2 rallies, Rally Finland and Rally Deutschland(a/k/a Rally Germany, are in August, an 8-week break)...........and for the second year in a row, it was the Blue Oval and Marcus Gronholm that carried the day, easily defending his 2006 win from the hard-chargin' Citroen of Sebastien Loeb...........

Rally Acropolis top-10......................
1st} Marcus Gronholm, Ford...........................3 hrs., 46 min., 25.9 sec
2nd} Sebastien Loeb, Citroen.........................-38.5 sec
3rd} Petter Solberg, Subaru...........................-1:34.9 sec
4th} Mikko Hirvonen, Ford..............................-2:40.7 sec
5th} Henning Solberg, Ford............................-4:50.2 sec
6th} Chris Atkinson, Subaru...........................-6:30.2 sec
7th} Jan Kopecky, Skoda...............................-8:13.5 sec
8th} Manfred Stohl, Citroen............................-8:53.3 sec
9th} Gareth Wilks, Ford.................................-9:51.6 sec
10th} Matthew Wilson, Ford...........................-10:38.6 sec
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Gronholm wins the Rally Finland............

Post by mlittle » Tue Aug 07, 2007 12:05 pm

After an 8-week summer break, the World Rally Championship came back to action at the Rally Finland and it was the Flying Finn, Marcus Gronholm giving the Blue Oval another win on the WRC calendar, leading a 1-2 Ford win over fellow Ford driver Mikko Hirvonen; rounding out the podium in third was current WRC series champion Sebastien Loeb who couldn't match the pace of the Fords' and settled for the third place finish.

Top-10 from the Rally Finland.................
1st} Marcus Gronholm, Ford..........................2 hrs., 57 minutes, 26.1 sec
2nd} Mikko Hirvonen, Ford............................-24.2 sec
3rd} Sebastien Loeb, Citroen........................-1:09.9 sec
4th} Chris Atkinson, Subaru.........................-3:02.8 sec
5th} Henning Solberg, Ford..........................-4:29.4 sec
6th} Xavier Pons, Subaru............................-7:00.5 sec
7th} Urmo Aava, Mitsubishi..........................-7:39.6 sec
8th} Mads Ostbrg, Subaru............................-9:31.9 sec
9th} Gareth Wilks, Ford...............................-9:39.4 sec
10th} Matthew Wilson, Ford..........................-11:13.4 sec
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Post by mlittle » Tue Aug 07, 2007 12:16 pm

Updated WRC Standings after 9 of 16 rounds....................

1st} Marcus Gronholm(FIN)..................................75 pts(4 wins)
2nd} Sebastien Loeb(FRA)...................................62 pts(4 wins)
3rd} Mikko Hirvonen(FIN)....................................57 pts(1 win)
t-4th}[4]Daniel Sordo(SPN).................................28 pts
t-4th}[5]Henning Solberg(NOR)............................28 pts
6th} Petter Solberg(NOR).....................................26 pts
7th} Chris Atkinson(AUS).....................................20 pts
8th} Jari-Matti Latvala(FIN)...................................12 pts
t-9th}[9]Daniel Carlsson(SWE)...............................9 pts
t-9th}[10]Manfred Stohl(AUT).................................9 pts
11th} Toni Gardemeister(FIN)................................8 pts
12th} Gigi Galli(ITA)..............................................5 pts
13th} Jan Kopecky(CZE)........................................4 pts
14th} Xavier Pons(SPN).........................................3 pts
15th} Urmo Aava(EST)..........................................2 pts
t-16th}[16]Matthew Wilson(GBR)............................1 pt
t-16th}[17]Mads Ostbrg(NOR)................................1 pt
t-16th}[18]Juho Hanninen(FIN)...............................1 pt

1st} BP-Ford World Rally Team.............................132 pts(5 wins)
2nd} Citroen Total WRT........................................92 pts(4 wins)
3rd} Subaru World Rally Team..............................48 pts
4th} Stobart M-Sport Ford WRT.............................45 pts
5th} OMV Kronos Citroen WRT..............................27 pts
6th} Munchi's Ford WRT.........................................6 pts
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Post by Julian Mayo » Tue Aug 07, 2007 12:45 pm

Atko is starting to show his true potential :lol:
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Loeb wins 6th straight Rally Deutschland..............

Post by mlittle » Tue Aug 21, 2007 11:26 am

Question..........since the World Rally Championship began running the Rally Deutschland in 2002, who is currently the only driver to win each and every one?

Answer............Citroen works driver Sebastien Loeb, who cut into current WRC points leader Marcus Gronholm with his 6th-win over the weekend. It wasn't the easiest win, though, for the Alsatian-born Loeb, who had to hold off a late challenge from privateer Francois Duval and from works Blue Oval drivers Gronholm and teammate Mikko Hirvonen.


Top-10 finishers from the Rally Deutschland............................................
1st} Sebastien Loeb, Citroen...................3 hrs., 27 min., 27.5 sec
2nd} Francois Duval, Citroen...................-20.3 sec
3rd} Mikko Hirvonen, Ford......................-1:19.1 sec
4th} Marcus Gronholm, Ford...................-1:36.5 sec
5th} Jan Kopecky, Skoda.......................-3:07.1 sec
6th} Petter Solberg, Subaru...................-3:14.7 sec
7th} Toni Gardemeister, Citroen.............-3:37.5 sec
8th} Jari-Matti Latvala, Ford....................-5:29.3 sec
9th} Matthew Wilson, Ford......................-11:04.2 sec
10th} Gareth Wilks, Ford........................-19:47.8 sec
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Post by mlittle » Tue Aug 21, 2007 11:41 am

Current WRC Standings..................................................

WRC Drivers' Standings...................................
1st} Marcus Gronholm(FIN)..................................80 pts(4 wins)
2nd} Sebastien Loeb(FRA)....................................72 pts(5 wins)
3rd} Mikko Hirvonen(FIN).....................................63 pts(1 win)
4th} Petter Solberg(SWE).....................................29 pts
t-5th}[5]Daniel Sordo(SPN)..................................28 pts
t-5th}[6]Henning Solberg(SWE)............................28 pts
7th} Chris Atkinson(AUS).....................................20 pts
8th} Jari-Matti Latvala(FIN)...................................13 pts
9th} Toni Gardemeister(FIN).................................10 pts
t-10th}[10]Daniel Carlsson(SWE)............................9 pts
t-10th}[11]Manfred Stohl(AUT)................................9 pts
t-12th}[12]Francois Duval(BEL)...............................8 pts
t-12th}[13]Jan Kopecky(CZE)..................................8 pts
14th} Gigi Galli(ITA)...............................................5 pts
15th} Xavier Pons(SPN)..........................................3 pts
16th} Urmo Aava(EST)...........................................2 pts
t-17th}[17]Matthew Wilson(GBR).............................1 pt
t-17th}[18]Mads Ostberg(NOR)................................1 pt
t-17th}[19]Juho Hanninen(FIN).................................1 pt

WRC Constructors Standings.............................
1st} BP-Ford World Rally Team..............................143 pts(5 wins)
2nd} Citroen Total WRT.........................................102 pts(5 wins)
3rd} Subaru World Rally Team................................53 pts
4th} Stobart M-Sport Ford WRT...............................50 pts
5th} OMV Kronos Citroen WRT................................35 pts
6th} Munchi's Ford WRT...........................................6 pts
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Gronholm takes Rally New Zealand by a whisker...............

Post by mlittle » Wed Sep 05, 2007 2:17 pm

In the cloest finish in WRC history, Ford's Marcus Gronholm eeked out a 3/10ths' second victory over reigning WRC champion Sebastien Loeb, expanding his lead over the Frenchman................top-10 from the Rally New Zealand:

1st} Marcus Gronholm, Ford...........................3 hrs., 52 min., 53.9 sec
2nd} Sebastien Loeb, Citroen.........................-0.3 sec
3rd} Mikko Hirvonen, Ford..............................-1:42.8 sec
4th} Chris Atkinson, Subaru...........................-2:32.3 sec
5th} Jari-Matti Latvala, Ford...........................-2:36.9 sec
6th} Daniel Sordo, Citroen.............................-3:42.0 sec
7th} Petter Solberg, Subaru...........................-3:54.7 sec
8th} Urmo Aava, Mitsubishi............................-9:16.3 sec
9th} Henning Solberg, Ford............................-9:54.6 sec
10th} Matthew Wilson, Ford............................-10:19.9 sec
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Post by Julian Mayo » Wed Sep 05, 2007 3:47 pm

Rumours are strong that Solberg wants out. Maybe Atko will get paid to drive, next season :furious:
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Post by Julian Mayo » Wed Sep 12, 2007 11:09 pm

Julian Mayo wrote:Rumours are strong that Solberg wants out. Maybe Atko will get paid to drive, next season :furious:
Atko has been signed to a 2 year contract, he now actually gets paid to drive :roll:
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Hirvonen wins a weer, slippery Rally Japan.............

Post by mlittle » Mon Oct 29, 2007 1:28 am

With weather and track conditions that took out the two top points runners, Marcus Gronholm and Sebastien Loeb, it was time for another one of the Blue Oval's world rally stars, Mikko Hirvonen, to shine.....and he did, winning the Rally Japan and possibly tightening the points battle with two rounds remaining..........

Top-10 from the Rally Japan.......................
1st} Mikko Hirvonen, Ford...............................3 hrs., 23:57.6 sec
2nd} Daniel Sordo, Citroen.............................-37.4 sec
3rd} Henning Solberg, Ford.............................-4:33.7 sec
4th} Matthew Wilson, Ford...............................-6:37.9 sec
5th} Luis Perez, Ford......................................-6:40.6 sec
6th} Manfred Stohl, Citroen.............................-7:04.3 sec
7th} Frederico Villagra, Ford............................-11:15.4 sec
8th} Katsuihiko Taguchi, Mitsubishi...................-20:40.0 sec
9th} Gabriel Pozzo, Mitsubishi..........................-21:53.0 sec
10th} Armindo Aranja, Mitsubishi.....................-24.15.3 sec
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Post by mlittle » Tue Oct 30, 2007 3:57 am

Updated WRC Drivers and Team Standings......................

Drivers Championships............................................
1st} Marcus Gronholm(FIN)...................................104 pts(5 wins)
2nd} Sebastien Loeb(FRA).....................................100 pts(7 wins)
3rd} Mikko Hirvonen(FIN)......................................84 pts(2 wins)
4th} Daniel Sordo(SPN).........................................54 pts
5th} Petter Solberg(SWE).......................................38 pts
6th} Henning Solberg(SWE)....................................34 pts
7th} Chris Atkinson(AUS).......................................29 pts
8th} Jari-Matti Latvala(FIN).....................................24 pts
t-9th}[9]Francois Duval(BEL)..................................12 pts
t-9th}[10]Manfred Stohl(AUT).................................12 pts
t-11th}[11]Jan Kopecky(CZE).................................10 pts
t-11th}[12]Toni Gardemeister(FIN)..........................10 pts
13th} Daniel Carlsson(SWE)....................................9 pts
14th} Matthew Wilson(GBR).....................................6 pts
15th} Gigi Galli(ITA)...............................................5 pts
t-16th}[16]Luis Perez(ARG).....................................4 pts
t-16th}[17]Xavier Pons(SPN)...................................4 pts
18th} Urmo Aava(EST)............................................3 pts
t-19th}[19]Frederico Villegra(ARG)...........................2 pts
t-19th}[20]Mads Ostberg(NOR)................................2 pts
t-21st}[21]Katsuhiko Taguchi(JPN)...........................1 pt
t-21st}[22]Juho Hanninen(FIN).................................1 pt

WRC Team Standings.....................................................
1st} BP-Ford World Rally Team...............................189 pts(7 wins)
2nd} Citroen Total WRT..........................................155 pts(7 wins)
3rd} Subaru World Rally Team.................................73 pts
4th} Stobart VK M-Sport Ford WRT...........................71 pts
5th} OMV Kronos Citroen WRT.................................43 pts
6th} Munchi's Ford WRT...........................................14 pts
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Post by mlittle » Sat Dec 01, 2007 12:45 pm

Updated WRC Standings following the Rally Ireland...........

****Drivers Standings****
1st} Sebastien Loeb(FRA).................................110 pts(8 wins)
2nd} Marcus Gronholm(FIN)..............................104 pts(5 wins)
3rd} Mikko Hirvonen(FIN)..................................89 pts(2 wins)
4th} Daniel Sordo(SPN).....................................61 pts
5th} Petter Solberg(NOR)..................................42 pts
6th} Henning Solberg(NOR)...............................34 pts
7th} Jari-Matti Latvala(FIN)................................30 pts
8th} Chris Atkinson(AUS)..................................29 pts
t-9th}[9]Francois Duval(FRA).............................12 pts
t-9th}[10]Manfred Stohl(AUT)............................12 pts
t-11th}[11]Jan Kopecky(CZE)............................10 pts
t-11th}[12]Toni Gardemeister(FIN).....................10 pts
13th} Daniel Carlsson(SWE)...............................9 pts
14th} Matthew Wilson(GBR)................................8 pts
15th} Gigi Galli(ITA)..........................................5 pts
t-16th}[16]Luis Perez(ARG)................................4 pts
t-16th}[17]Xavier Pons(SPN)..............................4 pts
t-18th}[18]Gareth Wilks(GBR)............................3 pts
t-18th}[19]Urmo Aava(EST)...............................3 pts
t-20th}[20]Frederico Villegra(ARG).....................2 pts
t-21st}[21]Mads Ostberg(NOR)...........................1 pt
t-21st}[22]Katsuhiko Taguchi(JPN)......................1 pt
t-21st}[23]Gareth McHale(GBR)..........................1 pt
t-21st}[24]Juho Hanninen(FIN)...........................1 pt

****WRC Team Standings****
1st} BP-Ford World Rally Team.........................194 pts(7 wins)
2nd} Citroen Total WRT....................................173 pts(8 wins)
3rd} Stobart VK-M Sport Ford WRT.....................80 pts
4th} Subaru World Rally Team...........................79 pts
5th} OMV Kronos Citroen WRT...........................43 pts
6th} Munchi's Ford WRT.....................................14 pts
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