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SS15: Stage joy for Loeb as battle for victory heats up

15 seconds cover the top five drivers after 15 stages

By Franck Drui

12 February 2011 - 17:20

Fifteen seconds will cover the top five drivers heading into Karlstad superspecial stage tonight following a sensational finish to the second Varmullsasen stage, the standings after which will be used to determine the starting order for day three of the event.

Ford Fiesta RS WRC driver Mikko Hirvonen leads Mads Ostberg by 7.5s with Petter Solberg 2.4s adrift in his Citroen DS3 WRC. Jari-Matti Latvala is a further 1.9s behind while Sebastien Ogier, who was second fastest through the stage, is 14.8s adrift of leader Hirvonen.

Defending world champion Sebastien Loeb set the pace through the stage but his delays on Friday means he is not in the fight for glory in Sweden.

Standings after SS15:

Pos.	Driver	Car	Time
01	M. HIRVONEN / J. LEHTINEN	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	2h33m16.2s
02	M. ØSTBERG / J. ANDERSSON	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	+7.5s
03	P. SOLBERG / C. PATTERSSON	Citroën DS3 WRC	+9.9s
04	J. LATVALA / M. ANTTILA	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	+11.8s
05	S. OGIER / J. INGRASSIA	Citroën DS3 WRC	+14.8s
06	S. LOEB / D. ELENA	Citroën DS3 WRC	+1m41.5s
07	K. RÄIKKONEN / K. LINDSTRÖM	Citroën DS3 WRC	+5m03.0s
08	P. ANDERSSON / E. AXELSSON	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	+5m31.0s
09	P. SANDELL / S. PARMANDER	Skoda Fabia S2000	+7m41.5s
10	M. WILSON / S. MARTIN	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	+7m41.9s
11	K. AL QASSIMI / M. ORR	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	+7m45.6s
12	M. PROKOP / J. TOMANEK	Ford Fiesta S2000	+9m07.9s
13	D. KUIPERS / F. MICLOTTE	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	+9m47.3s
14	K. BLOCK / A. GELSOMINO	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	+13m17.1s
15	C. BREEN / G. ROBERTS	Ford Fiesta S2000	+14m09.3s