Mikko Hirvonen of the BP-Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team has won the inaugural WRC Jordan Rally.
The 27-year-old Finn and his co-driver Jarmo Lehtinen completed the final day with a rally lead of 1m 15.7sec. The result moves Hirvonen into the lead of the 2008 drivers' championship, five points ahead of Sebastien Loeb.
Second place went to Dani Sordo of the Total Citroen World Rally Team, who was lucky to survive a spin near the start of the final stage. The result moves Sordo up one place to fifth in the drivers' championship.
Despite being almost five minutes adrift of Hirvonen's rally wining time, Chris Atkinson of the Subaru World Rally Team took the final podium place - his fourth from the five rallies run this year. Atkinson stays third in the drivers' competition with a total of 28 points.
Sébastien Loeb/Daniel Elena profited from the Super Rally ruling to restart this morning after being hit by the car of another competitor on a road section yesterday. They used the last leg to do some test work.
The 27-year-old Finn and his co-driver Jarmo Lehtinen completed the final day with a rally lead of 1m 15.7sec. The result moves Hirvonen into the lead of the 2008 drivers' championship, five points ahead of Sebastien Loeb.
Second place went to Dani Sordo of the Total Citroen World Rally Team, who was lucky to survive a spin near the start of the final stage. The result moves Sordo up one place to fifth in the drivers' championship.
Despite being almost five minutes adrift of Hirvonen's rally wining time, Chris Atkinson of the Subaru World Rally Team took the final podium place - his fourth from the five rallies run this year. Atkinson stays third in the drivers' competition with a total of 28 points.
Sébastien Loeb/Daniel Elena profited from the Super Rally ruling to restart this morning after being hit by the car of another competitor on a road section yesterday. They used the last leg to do some test work.