SS3: Champion Loeb fastest again

Loeb extends lead with second stage victory

By Franck Drui

28 July 2011 - 20:09
SS3: Champion Loeb fastest again

Sebastien Loeb has claimed his second stage victory on Neste Oil Rally Finland after edging out Citroen team-mate Sebastien Ogier through Thursday’s closing test.

Loeb, in a Citroen DS3 WRC, was 1.1s quicker than Ogier with Citroen privateer Petter Solberg third fastest.

Solberg began the stage in seventh overall but his speed through the spectator stage means he will return to the overnight halt in Jyvaskyla in fifth overall behind the impressive Jari Ketomaa, who was sixth quickest on the stage.

Jari-Matti Latvala was the leading Ford Fiesta RS WRC driver in fourth with Mads Ostberg fifth and Henning Solberg seventh in their similar Fiestas.

Mikko Hirvonen brought his damaged Fiesta to the stage finish with only three working brakes following his stage one off. The local hero’s time was 33.7s slower than the standard set by Loeb, whose overnight advantage is 2.8s.

Pos.DriverCarTime
01 S. LOEB / D. ELENA Citroën DS3 WRC 20m17.5s
02 S. OGIER / J. INGRASSIA Citroën DS3 WRC +2.8s
03 J. LATVALA / M. ANTTILA Ford Fiesta RS WRC +4.4s
04 J. KETOMAA / M. STENBERG Ford Fiesta RS WRC +7.0s
05 P. SOLBERG / C. PATTERSSON Citroën DS3 WRC +12.6s
06 D. SORDO / C. DEL BARRIO MINI WRC +14.3s
07 O. TÄNAK / K. SIKK Ford Fiesta S2000 +17.3s
08 M. ØSTBERG / J. ANDERSSON Ford Fiesta RS WRC +18.6s
09 K. MEEKE / P. NAGLE MINI WRC +20.9s
10 J. HANNINEN / M. MARKKULA Skoda Fabia S2000 +25.8s
11 H. SOLBERG / I. MINOR Ford Fiesta RS WRC +31.5s
12 M. WILSON / S. MARTIN Ford Fiesta RS WRC +32.8s
13 K. RAIKKONEN / K. LINDSTRÖM Citroën DS3 WRC +35.3s
14 M. PROKOP / J. TOMÁNEK Ford Fiesta S2000 +38.9s
15 E. NOVIKOV / D. GIRAUDET Ford Fiesta RS WRC +44.5s

WRC

Search

Motorsport news

Pics

Videos