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Rally d'Italia: SS12 - Perfect day for Latvala.

Sat 17 May, 04:52 PM


Jari-Matti Latvala ends day with clean sweep - and in equal second overall.

SS12 - Su Filigosu 2 (19.46 km): Latvala fastest through SS12; Hirvonen second; Loeb third; Latvala fourth; Petter Solberg fifth; Atkinson fifth; Gardemeister retired from day 2 after SS11; Kosciuszko re-takes lead in the JWRC category; Loeb leads the event overall by 29.4 seconds at the end of day 2.

Stage times and overall standings after SS12.

Top ten stage times for SS12:

1. Jari-Matti Latvala BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC 07 12mins 25.6secs M

2. Mikko Hirvonen BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC 07 +00mins 02.8secs M

3. Sebastien Loeb Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC +00mins 03.5secs M

4. Gigi Galli Stobart VK Ford Focus WRC 07 +00mins 07.5secs MT

5. Petter Solberg Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2007 +00mins 17.6secs M

6. Chris Atkinson Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2007 +00mins 19.7secs M

7. Daniel Sordo Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC +00mins 20.8secs M

8. Henning Solberg Munchi's Ford Focus WRC 07 +00mins 22.4secs MT

9. Urmo Aava PH Sport-Citroen C4 WRC +00mins 25.4secs A8

10. P-G Andersson Suzuki WRT SX4 WRC +00mins 27.1secs M

Overall times after SS12:

1. Sebastien Loeb Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC 2hours 59mins 21.5secs M

2. Mikko Hirvonen BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC 07 +00mins 29.4secs M

= Jari-Matti Latvala BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC 07 +00mins 29.4secs M

4. Gigi Galli Stobart VK Ford Focus WRC 07 +01mins 17.7secs MT

5. Daniel Sordo Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC +01mins 31.3secs M

6. Chris Atkinson Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2007 +02mins 42.1secs M

7. Henning Solberg Munchi's Ford Focus WRC 07 +04mins 29.0secs MT

8. Urmo Aava PH Sport-Citroen C4 WRC +04mins 34.5secs A8

9. P-G Andersson Suzuki WRT SX4 WRC +05mins 45.9secs M

10. Petter Solberg Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2007 +07mins 29.2secs M

11. Matthew Wilson Stobart VK Ford Focus WRC 07 +07mins 51.7secs MT

12. Mads Ostberg Adapta-Subaru Impreza WRC +08mins 11.6secs A8

13. Federico Villagra Munchi's Ford Focus WRC 07 +08mins 14.7secs MT

14. Conrad Rautenbach PH Sport-Citroen C4 WRC +08mins 27.0secs A8

15. Michal Kosciuszko Suzuki Swift S1600 +18mins 11.0secs J

16. Martin Prokop Citroen C2 S1600 +18mins 11.5secs J

17. Alessandro Bettega Renault Clio R3 +20mins 39.5secs J

18. Moreno Cenedese Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX +23mins 10.8secs N4

19. Shaun Gallagher Citroen C2 S1600 +24mins 43.5secs J

20. Khalid Al-Qassimi BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC 07 +25mins 12.2secs A8

Overall JWRC after SS12:

1. Michal Kosciuszko Suzuki Swift S1600 3hours 17mins 32.5secs J

2. Martin Prokop Citroen C2 S1600 +00mins 00.5secs J

3. Alessandro Bettega Renault Clio R3 +02mins 28.5secs 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*

SS11/12. Toni Gardemeister Suzuki WRT SX4 WRC Suspension. M

* 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