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Rally d'Italia: SS10 - Latvala again.

Sat 17 May, 02:58 PM


Jari-Matti Latvala continues to set standard.

SS10 - Punta Pianedda 2 (18.53 km): Latvala fastest through SS10; Hirvonen second; Loeb third; Galli fourth - despite hitting something; Sordo fifth; Atkinson fifth; Al Qassimi had a puncture; Ostberg spun; Kosciuszko heads the JWRC category; Loeb leads the event overall by 38.2 seconds.

Stage times and overall standings after SS10.

Top ten stage times for SS10:

1. Jari-Matti Latvala BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC 07 11mins 09.3secs M

2. Mikko Hirvonen BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC 07 +00mins 05.3secs M

3. Sebastien Loeb Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC +00mins 09.1secs M

4. Gigi Galli Stobart VK Ford Focus WRC 07 +00mins 09.5secs MT

5. Daniel Sordo Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC +00mins 13.9secs M

6. Chris Atkinson Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2007 +00mins 24.4secs M

7. Petter Solberg Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2007 +00mins 25.9secs M

8. Henning Solberg Munchi's Ford Focus WRC 07 +00mins 26.5secs MT

9. Mads Ostberg Adapta-Subaru Impreza WRC +00mins 31.9secs A8

10. P-G Andersson Suzuki WRT SX4 WRC +00mins 32.6secs M

Overall times after SS10:

1. Sebastien Loeb Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC 2hours 27mins 20.1secs M

2. Mikko Hirvonen BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC 07 +00mins 38.2secs M

3. Jari-Matti Latvala BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC 07 +00mins 45.3secs M

4. Daniel Sordo Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC +01mins 00.6secs M

5. Gigi Galli Stobart VK Ford Focus WRC 07 +01mins 15.6secs MT

6. Chris Atkinson Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2007 +02mins 10.8secs M

7. Henning Solberg Munchi's Ford Focus WRC 07 +03mins 35.7secs MT

8. Urmo Aava PH Sport-Citroen C4 WRC +03mins 53.7secs A8

9. Toni Gardemeister Suzuki WRT SX4 WRC +04mins 35.7secs M

10. P-G Andersson Suzuki WRT SX4 WRC +04mins 36.2secs M

11. Matthew Wilson Stobart VK Ford Focus WRC 07 +06mins 28.0secs MT

12. Conrad Rautenbach PH Sport-Citroen C4 WRC +06mins 37.6secs A8

13. Federico Villagra Munchi's Ford Focus WRC 07 +06mins 47.7secs MT

14. Petter Solberg Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2007 +06mins 49.7secs M

15. Mads Ostberg Adapta-Subaru Impreza WRC +07mins 08.3secs A8

16. Michal Kosciuszko Suzuki Swift S1600 +15mins 02.4secs J

17. Martin Prokop Citroen C2 S1600 +15mins 03.6secs J

18. Alessandro Bettega Renault Clio R3 +17mins 07.3secs J

Overall JWRC after SS10:

1. Michal Kosciuszko Suzuki Swift S1600 2hours 42mins 22.5secs J

2. Martin Prokop Citroen C2 S1600 +00mins 01.2secs J

3. Alessandro Bettega Renault Clio R3 +02mins 04.9secs J

Notable retirements:

SS2. Andreas Mikkelsen Ramsport-Ford Focus RS WRC Rolled. A8

SS2. Peter van Merksteyn Ford Focus RS WRC Rolled. A8

SS4. Khalid Al-Qassimi BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC 07 Lost a wheel. A8*

* denotes elected/able to re-start under SupeRally format.

M - denotes Manufacturer entry.

MT - denotes Manufacturer Team entry.

J - denotes Junior WRC entry.

all times unofficial