SS9: Advantage Loeb

News after SS9

SS9: Advantage Loeb
Author: Franck Drui
21 August 2010 - 09:47

The nip and tuck battle for the lead between Citroen drivers Sebastien Loeb and Dani Sordo swung back in Loeb’s favour on SS9, when the Frenchman clawed back all the time lost to his team-mate on the previous test.

At the stage end, Loeb admitted he had made a few mistakes, and had slid off the racing line on some of the gravel sections as he pushed hard to keep Sordo at bay.

Sordo was Loeb’s closest challenger, completing the 17.50km stage 3.5sec slower. Petter Solberg was third quickest, 6.6sec off Sordo’s time.

Jari-Matti Latvala, third in the overall standings, slipped another 10 seconds behind Loeb. “We just can’t match their speed in the dirty corners. I think that’s where I’m losing the time” said Latvala.

Overall standings after SS9:

Pos.DriverCarTime
01 Sébastien LOEB Citroën C4 WRC 1h44m12.7s
02 Dani SORDO Citroën C4 WRC +10.8s
03 Jari-Matti LATVALA Ford Focus WRC +1m28.8s
04 Sébastien OGIER Citroën C4 WRC +1m36.5s
05 Mikko HIRVONEN Ford Focus WRC +1m47.3s
06 Francois DUVAL Ford Focus WRC +3m38.5s
07 Matthew WILSON Ford Focus WRC +4m27.1s
08 Kimi RAIKKONEN Citroën C4 WRC +4m37.3s
09 Petter SOLBERG Citroën C4 WRC +5m09.5s
10 Ken BLOCK Ford Focus WRC +7m29.8s
11 Mark VAN ELDIK Subaru Impreza WRC +8m00.3s
12 Per Gunnar ANDERSSON Skoda Fabia S2000 +8m40.7s
13 Martin PROKOP Ford Fiesta S2000 +8m41.3s
14 Patrik SANDELL Skoda Fabia S2000 +8m51.2s
15 Khalid AL QASSIMI Ford Focus WRC +9m01.6s
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