Solberg up to second

After SS13

By Franck Drui

17 April 2010 - 12:13
Solberg up to second

Citroen privateer Petter Solberg moved up to second place in the Rally of Turkey after setting the fastest time through Riva - the last of Saturday morning’s loop of speed tests.

Solberg was 1.7sec quicker than anybody else through the longest stage of the rally to leap ahead of Dani Sordo and Mikko Hirvonen.

Defending World Champion Sebastien Loeb was second fastest and moved up a place from fifth to fourth.

After the stage crews set off on the road section to Pendik and the 30-minute midday service.

Sebastien Ogier extended his lead of the Rally of Turkey to 10.9 sec on, while the surface of the SS12 drew criticism from several drivers.

Ogier was the fastest driver through the stage with Loeb second, three tenths slower, and Dani Sordo third, six seconds further back.

Mikko Hirvonen and Sebastien Loeb were especially critical of re-grading work they believed had significantly altered the character of the stage since the pre-event reconnaissance.

Pos.DriverCarTime
01 Sébastien OGIER Citroën C4 WRC 1h37m50.0s
02 Petter SOLBERG Citroën C4 WRC +10.9s
03 Mikko HIRVONEN Ford Focus WRC +14.6s
04 Sébastien LOEB Citroën C4 WRC +15.0s
05 Dani SORDO Citroën C4 WRC +15.6s
06 Kimi RAIKKÖNEN Citroën C4 WRC +3m19.6s
07 Federico VILLAGRA Ford Focus WRC +3m32.8s
08 Matthew WILSON Ford Focus WRC +3m52.6s
09 Ott TANAK Mitsubishi Lancer Gr N +9m56.6s
10 Dennis KUIPERS Ford Fiesta S2000 +12m02.7s
11 Aaron BURKART Suzuki Swift S1600 +12m41.5s
12 Serhat ÖZTEMIR Mitsubishi Lancer Gr N +14m24.0s
13 Alessandro BROCCOLI Renault Clio R3 +15m56.0s
14 Kevin ABBRING Renault Clio R3 +15m56.3s
15 Burcu ÇETINKAYA Peugeot 207 S2000 +16m05.4s

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