As expected the third stage has not had much more emotion in regards to the struggle for the victory. Sebastien Loeb has proved to be the fastest pilot and has been perfectly content attacks from his rivals during this day. Second over Mikko Hirvonen who also managed to take three points from victory in the Power Stage, while the third has finally been Petter Solberg.
Sebastien Ogier for their part also went for this morning, however the young French star has broken its rear suspension when he quarreled with the Norwegian pilot for third place. This will to lift the foot and it left him in fourth place that him away a little momentary struggle for the head of the general classification.
Meanwhile Dani Sordo succeeded in sixth position final and sum the first eight points for the Mini John Cooper Works team. Of course it is a very good start for a Mini Countryman WRC that has shown to be still a bit lacking in form as to the engine. Let us hope that in the upcoming tests the performance of the BMW engine improved to see them further up.
1 3: 45: 40 9 S. LOEB 0.0
2. M. HIRVONEN 3: 45: 52 1 + 11.2
3 P. SOLBERG 3: 46: 04 7 + 23.8
4 S. OGIER 3: 47: 12 4 + 1: 31. 5
5. M. OSTBERG 3: 48: 23 5 + 2: 42. 6
6. D. SORDO 3: 49: 08 5 + 3: 27. 6
7 O. TANAK 3: 52: 51 8 + 7: 10. 9
8 J. HANNINEN 3: 53: 18 5 + 7: 37. 6
9. M. WILSON 3: 53: 41 3 + 8: 00. 4
10 B. TO ATTIYAH 3: 58: 14 7 + 12: 33. 8
Sebastien Ogier for their part also went for this morning, however the young French star has broken its rear suspension when he quarreled with the Norwegian pilot for third place. This will to lift the foot and it left him in fourth place that him away a little momentary struggle for the head of the general classification.
Meanwhile Dani Sordo succeeded in sixth position final and sum the first eight points for the Mini John Cooper Works team. Of course it is a very good start for a Mini Countryman WRC that has shown to be still a bit lacking in form as to the engine. Let us hope that in the upcoming tests the performance of the BMW engine improved to see them further up.
1 3: 45: 40 9 S. LOEB 0.0
2. M. HIRVONEN 3: 45: 52 1 + 11.2
3 P. SOLBERG 3: 46: 04 7 + 23.8
4 S. OGIER 3: 47: 12 4 + 1: 31. 5
5. M. OSTBERG 3: 48: 23 5 + 2: 42. 6
6. D. SORDO 3: 49: 08 5 + 3: 27. 6
7 O. TANAK 3: 52: 51 8 + 7: 10. 9
8 J. HANNINEN 3: 53: 18 5 + 7: 37. 6
9. M. WILSON 3: 53: 41 3 + 8: 00. 4
10 B. TO ATTIYAH 3: 58: 14 7 + 12: 33. 8

