SS2: Loeb quickest again, Ogier up to second

Loeb extends his rally lead to 16 seconds

SS2: Loeb quickest again, Ogier up to second
Author: Franck Drui
9 July 2010 - 12:00

Frenchman Sebastien Loeb was the fastest man through stage two in Bulgaria, extending his rally lead to 16 seconds after the opening 59 kilometres of the rally.

Loeb’s Citroen stable-mate Sebastien Ogier moved ahead of Dani Sordo into second place in the overall standings, while the closest man to Loeb on the stage was Petter Solberg - tackling his first rally with new co-driver Chris Patterson.

Solberg held fourth place overall, with Kimi Raikkonen rounding off an all-Citroen top five. Ford Focus driver Mikko Hirvonen holds sixth, 41.6 seconds off the lead.

Overall standings after SS2:

Pos.DriverCarTime
01 Sébastien LOEB Citroën C4 WRC 32m42.3s
02 Sébastien OGIER Citroën C4 WRC +16.0s
03 Dani SORDO Citroën C4 WRC +18.6s
04 Petter SOLBERG Citroën C4 WRC +20.4s
05 Kimi RAIKKONEN Citroën C4 WRC +34.3s
06 Mikko HIRVONEN Ford Focus WRC +41.6s
07 Jari-Matti LATVALA Ford Focus WRC +46.7s
08 Per Gunnar ANDERSSON Ford Focus WRC +1m19.3s
09 Frigyes TURAN Peugeot 307 WRC +1m33.8s
10 Matthew WILSON Ford Focus WRC +2m01.8s
11 Henning SOLBERG Ford Fiesta S2000 +2m26.8s
12 Mathieu ARZENO Citroën C2 S1600 +2m43.2s
13 Thierry NEUVILLE Citroën C2 S1600 +2m47.5s
14 Dimitar ILIEV Skoda Fabia S2000 +2m51.1s
15 Jasen POPOV Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX +2m55.0s
SS1: Loeb leads after the opening stage in Bulgaria WTCC next stop : Brands Hatch, UK
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