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SS10 : Rapid Latvala fastest again

Solberg picks up a puncture

By Franck Drui

7 May 2011 - 11:44

Jari-Matti Latvala continues to set a staggering pace on Rally d’Italia Sardegna with his second successive fastest stage time on round five of the world championship.

Driving a Ford Fiesta RS WRC, the Finn was 11.8s quicker than the Citroen DS3 WRC of Sebastien Ogier, who is now just 1.9s behind second-placed Petter Solberg in the overall standings.

Solberg’s privately entered DS3 WRC suffered a front-right puncture on the stage. As a result the Norwegian slips to 37s behind overall leader Sebastien Loeb, who is running first on the road and struggling for grip creating a clean line for those running behind.

Despite his pace, Latvala is making little impact on the overall positions due to the time penalties he incurred following his retirement on Friday’s second stage.

Standings after SS10:

Pos.	Driver	Car	Time
01	S. LOEB / D. ELENA	Citroën DS3 WRC	2h04m06.5s
02	P. SOLBERG / C. PATTERSSON	Citroën DS3 WRC	+37.0s
03	S. OGIER / J. INGRASSIA	Citroën DS3 WRC	+38.9s
04	M. HIRVONEN / J. LEHTINEN	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	+42.4s
05	M. ØSTBERG / J. ANDERSSON	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	+1m09.1s
06	D. SORDO / C. DEL BARRIO	MINI JOHN COOPER WORKS	+1m46.9s
07	O. TANAK / K. SIKK	FORD FIESTA S2000	+3m31.3s
08	M. PROKOP / J. TOMANEK	Ford Fiesta S2000	+4m09.8s
09	M. WILSON / S. MARTIN	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	+4m12.6s
10	J. HANNINEN / M. MARKKULA	SKODA FABIA S2000	+4m15.8s
11	A. ARAÚJO / R. MIGUEL	MINI JOHN COOPER WORKS	+6m54.5s
12	K. AL QASSIMI / M. ORR	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	+7m17.8s
13	D. KUIPERS / F. MICLOTTE	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	+7m38.8s
14	N. AL ATTIYAH / G. BERNACCHINI	Ford Fiesta S2000	+7m48.6s
15	P. VAN MERKSTEIJN / E. CHEVAILLIER	Citroën DS3 WRC	+9m08.4s