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SS19/SS20: Loeb and Ogier share stage wins

Petter Solberg was third fastest on both runs

By Franck Drui

10 September 2011 - 11:43

Factory Citroen drivers Sebastien Loeb and Sebastien Ogier completed the final runs through the Castrol EDGE Super Special Stage in Coffs Harbour by recording a fastest time apiece in their Citroen DS3 WRCs.

Loeb, the world championship leader, was 1.7s faster than Ogier on the first pass before Ogier edged Loeb by 0.4s on the second run.

Petter Solberg was third fastest on both runs in his privateer Citroen. As a result the Norwegian will start the final day 59.5s behind outright leader Jari-Matti Latvala in a works Ford Fiesta RS WRC.

Peter van Merksteijn Jr completed the final run through the mainly asphalt test with damage to the front of his Citroen after going off the road on the small section of gravel included on the course.

Pos.	Driver	Car	Time
01	J. LATVALA / M. ANTTILA	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	2h43m47.4s
02	M. HIRVONEN / J. LEHTINEN	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	+22.7s
03	P. SOLBERG / C. PATTERSSON	Citroën DS3 WRC	+59.5s
04	M. WILSON / S. MARTIN	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	+5m53.7s
05	K. AL QASSIMI / M. ORR	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	+9m24.4s
06	H. PADDON / J. KENNARD	Subaru Impreza WRX STi	+13m29.2s
07	M. KOSCIUSZKO / M. SZCZEPANIAK	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X	+13m32.1s
08	O. SALIUK / P. CHEREPIN	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX	+15m33.1s
09	B. GUERRA / B. ROZADA	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X	+16m35.0s
10	E. NOVIKOV / D. GIRAUDET	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	+17m00.8s
11	S. OGIER / J. INGRASSIA	Citroën DS3 WRC	+19m34.3s
12	V. GORBAN / A. NIKOLAYEV	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX	+22m59.8s
13	H. SOLBERG / I. MINOR	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	+28m07.3s
14	G. LINARI / N. ARENA	Subaru Impreza WRX STi	+28m14.0s
15	P. VAN MERKSTEIJN / E. MOMBAERTS	Citroën DS3 WRC	+29m11.7s