Sweden 2011 rally: Mikko Hirvonen wins and Sébastien Ogier is Power Stage

  At the end whether was it complicated somewhat the situation the first pilot of Ford. Some very good Mads Ostberg Cronus had reduced the difference between the two to five seconds in the absence of the power stage. However weather Norwegian has allowed to finally Mikko Hirvonen repeat victory achieved last year.


The poor situation of the track to Hirvonen has forced him having to clean it and keep rivals a breeding ground for attack. Spotlight was Petter Solberg that spun him to lose the fourth position in favour of Sebastien Ogier. Latvala meanwhile returned to reopen the airline and flying low over the Swedish sections. To be able to vote this post you must login or register here.

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However the most striking was coming curiously the first power stage broadcast live this year. After mark Ogier better time could see with stupefaction to Copilot of Petter Solberg, Chris Patterson, driving the car of the Norwegian in the final stretch. Obviously the English towards what could and only reaching target after losing more than a minute in the special and the fourth position of the general.


The explanation is Solberg had fined for speeding in one of the links, this left his driver's license suspended and forced Patterson had to take managers to compete in the stretch and take the car to the Park of attendance.


The three points of the power stage is took Sebastien Ogier, while that Loeb had two and Latvala one. Victory eventually in the hands of Mikko Hirvonen, no major surprises, Mads Ostberg after a second incredible rally and completing have Jari-Matti Latvala.


1 M. HIRVONEN 3: 23: 56 6 0.0
2 M. OSTBERG 3: 24: 03 1 + 6.5
3 J. LATVALA 3: 24: 30 6 + 34.0
4 S. OGIER 3: 24: 44 3 + 47.7
5 P. SOLBERG 3: 25: 27 8 + 1: 31. 2
6 S. LOEB 3: 26: 26 9 + 2: 30. 3
7 P. ANDERSSON 3: 30: 18 6 + 6: 22. 0
8. K. RAIKKONEN 3: 30: 58 9 + 7: 02. 3
9 M. WILSON 3: 34: 08 1 + 10: 11. 5
10. BITING 3: 34: 27 7 K + 10: 31. 1