Sebastien Loeb sets pace in penultimate test.

SS21 - Wadi Shuelb 2 (9.18 km): Loeb fastest through SS21; Galli second; Hirvonen third; Sordo fourth; Henning Solberg fifth; Wilson sixth; Ogier heads the JWRC category; Hirvonen leads the overall rally by 23.7 seconds.

Stage times and overall standings after SS21.

Top ten stage times for SS21:

1. Sebastien Loeb Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC 7mins 04.8secs M

2. Gigi Galli Stobart Ford Focus WRC 07 +00mins 03.9secs M

3. Mikko Hirvonen BP Ford Focus RS WRC 07 +00mins 13.1secs M

4. Daniel Sordo Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC +00mins 16.0secs M

5. Henning Solberg Stobart Ford Focus WRC 07 +00mins 16.8secs M

6. Matthew Wilson Stobart VK Ford Focus WRC 07 +00mins 20.7secs A8

7. Jari-Matti Latvala BP Ford Focus RS WRC 07 +00mins 21.3secs M

8. Chris Atkinson Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2007 +00mins 24.6secs M

9. Federico Villagra Munchi's Ford Focus WRC 07 +00mins 25.6secs M

10. Conrad Rautenbach PH Sport-Citroen C4 WRC +00mins 28.5secs

Overall times after SS21:

1. Mikko Hirvonen BP Ford Focus RS WRC 07 3hours 34mins 38.8secs M

2. Daniel Sordo Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC +00mins 23.7secs M

3. Chris Atkinson Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2007 +03mins 52.7secs M

4. Henning Solberg Stobart Ford Focus WRC 07 +06mins 44.5secs M

5. Matthew Wilson Stobart VK Ford Focus WRC 07 +09mins 17.9secs A8

6. Federico Villagra Munchi's Ford Focus WRC 07 +09mins 26.0secs M

7. Khalid Al-Qassimi BP Ford Focus RS WRC 07 +10mins 30.4secs A8

8. Gigi Galli Stobart Ford Focus WRC 07 +11mins 50.5secs M

9. Jari-Matti Latvala BP Ford Focus RS WRC 07 +11mins 54.5secs M

10. Sebastien Loeb Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC +23mins 27.7secs M

11. Sebastien Ogier Citroen C2 S1600 +23mins 49.4secs J

12. Shaun Gallagher Citroen C2 S1600 +28mins 12.1secs J

13. Barry Clark Munchi's Ford Focus WRC 07 +28mins 35.0secs M

14. Gilles Schammel Renault Clio R3 +30mins 05.0secs J

15. Abdullah Al-Qassimi Mitsubishi Evolution 9 +30mins 58.3secs N4

16. Nick Geogiou Mitsubishi Evolution 9 +31mins 56.2secs N4

17. Ameer Najjar Mitsubishi Evolution 9 +35mins 12.6secs N4

18. Mazen Tantash Mitsubishi Evolution 9 +38mins 10.7secs N4

19. Florian Niegel Suzuki Swift S1600 +39mins 23.0secs J

20. Michel Saleh Subaru Impreza +39mins 25.1secs N4

Overall JWRC after SS21:

1. Sebastien Ogier Citroen C2 S1600 3hours 56mins 08.2secs J

2. Shaun Gallagher Citroen C2 S1600 +04mins 22.7secs J

3. Gilles Schammel Renault Clio R3 +06mins 15.6secs J

Notable retirements:

SS1. P-G Andersson Suzuki WRT SX4 WRC Went off the road. M*

SS2/3. Toni Gardemeister Suzuki WRT SX4 WRC Engine. M

SS5. Milos Komljenovic Renault Clio R3 Accident. J

SS6. Petter Solberg Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2007 Hit a rock. M*

SS7. Gigi Galli Stobart Ford Focus WRC 07 Lost a wheel. M*

SS8/9. Conrad Rautenbach PH Sport-Citroen C4 WRC Clutch. A8*

SS11. Conrad Rautenbach PH Sport-Citroen C4 WRC Road section crash A8 *

SS11/12. Sebastien Loeb Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC Road section crash M *

SS15. Michal Kosciuszko Suzuki Swift S1600 Mechanical. J

SS16. Petter Solberg Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2007 Went off the road. M

SS16. Alessandro Bettega Renault Clio Mechanical. J

SS17. Patrik Sandell Renault Clio S1600 Crashed. J

SS18. Urmo Aava PH Sport-Citroen C4 WRC Suspension A8

SS19. P-G Andersson Suzuki WRT SX4 WRC Went off the road. M

SS19. Kevin Abbring Renault Clio RS Mechanical. J

SS20. Jaan Molder Suzuki Swift S1600 Stopped in stage. J

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

M - denotes Manufacturer entry.

J - denotes Junior WRC entry.

all times unofficial