Sébastien Loeb (Citroen C4) leads the Rally Great-Britain after day 1, following a puncture on Jari-Matti Latvala’s Ford Focus when he was running in first place.
The Frenchman and the Finn had an intense battle for the lead all day long, whith Latvala taking the advantage in the afternoon.
However, the Ford driver lost time following a puncture, which put Loeb back in the lead.
Behind the Frenchman, Petter Solberg lies in second place, only 1.8 second back to Loeb. Sébastien Ogier is third (+3.6 second), followed by Hirvonen, Sordo and Latvala.
Rallye Great Britain – Classification after day 1:
1. Loeb-Elena (Citroen C4) in 1h15’34’’6
2. P. Solberg-Patterson (Citroen C4) + 1’’8
3. Ogier-Ingrassa (Citroen C4) +3’’6
4. Hirvonen-Lehtinen (Ford Focus) +42’’2
5. Sordo-Vallejo (Citroen C4) +48’’9
6. Latvala-Anttila (Ford Focus) + 1’07’’0
7. H. Solberg-Prevot (Ford Focus) + 2’30’’5
8. Wilson-Martin (Ford Focus) +3’19’’3
etc.
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| Jari-Mari Latvala, Ford Focus RS WRC (Photo: Ford) |
The Frenchman and the Finn had an intense battle for the lead all day long, whith Latvala taking the advantage in the afternoon.
However, the Ford driver lost time following a puncture, which put Loeb back in the lead.
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| Citroen is saying farewell to the C4 WRC. (Photo: Citroen Sport) |
Behind the Frenchman, Petter Solberg lies in second place, only 1.8 second back to Loeb. Sébastien Ogier is third (+3.6 second), followed by Hirvonen, Sordo and Latvala.
Rallye Great Britain – Classification after day 1:
1. Loeb-Elena (Citroen C4) in 1h15’34’’6
2. P. Solberg-Patterson (Citroen C4) + 1’’8
3. Ogier-Ingrassa (Citroen C4) +3’’6
4. Hirvonen-Lehtinen (Ford Focus) +42’’2
5. Sordo-Vallejo (Citroen C4) +48’’9
6. Latvala-Anttila (Ford Focus) + 1’07’’0
7. H. Solberg-Prevot (Ford Focus) + 2’30’’5
8. Wilson-Martin (Ford Focus) +3’19’’3
etc.