Řecká Acropolis 2009: Zatímco Loeb metal salta, radoval se Ford se dvěma vozy na podiu

Ford sweeps to 70th victory as Hirvonen nets Greek rally success

• Ford claimed its 70th world rally victory today in the Acropolis Rally of Greece.
• Finland's Mikko Hirvonen and Jarmo Lehtinen drove a Ford Focus RS World Rally Car to a 1min 12.9sec success on this seventh round of the FIA World Rally Championship.
• The rally, held in baking temperatures and on rocky gravel tracks west of Athens, is regarded as the toughest round in the WRC calendar.
• BP Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team colleagues Jari-Matti Latvala and Miikka Anttila finished third in another Focus RS WRC
• Ford's first WRC victory was in 1973 when Timo Mäkinen and Henry Liddon won Finland's 1000 Lakes Rally in an Escort RS1600  

Final positions
1. M Hirvonen/J Lehtinen FIN Ford Focus RS 4hr 09min 42.5sec
2. S Ogier/J Ingrassia FRA Citroen C4 4hr 10min 55.4sec
3. J-M Latvala/M Anttila FIN Ford Focus RS 4hr 11min 27.5sec
4. F Villagra/J Perez Companc ARG Ford Focus RS 4hr 13min 30.8sec
5. C Rautenbach/D Barritt ZIM Citroen C4 4hr 13min 42.3sec
6. K Al Qassimi/M Orr UAE Ford Focus RS 4hr 16min 46.8sec
7. M Østberg/J Andersson NOR Subaru Impreza 4hr 22min 07.4sec
8. L Athanassoulas/N Zakheos GRC Skoda Fabia 4hr 22min 30.1sec
9. N Al-Attiyah/G Bernacchini QAT Subaru Impreza 4hr 22min 52.4sec
10 A Araujo/M Ramalho POR Mitsubishi Lancer 4hr 24min 47.0sec

Drivers Manufacturers
1. S Loeb 55pts 1. Citroen Total 94pts
2. M Hirvonen 48pts 2. BP Ford Abu Dhabi 79pts
3. D Sordo 31pts 3. Stobart VK M-Sport Ford 49pts
4. J-M Latvala 25pts 4. Citroen Junior 24pts
5. H Solberg 21pts 5. Munchi's Ford 18pts
6. P Solberg 20pts
Stage Times

Stage 13: 1. Ostberg 7min 38.2sec; 2. Wilson + 1.2; 3. Sordo + 1.5; 4. H Solberg + 4.1; 5. Latvala + 6.1; 6. Ogier + 7.2; 8. Hirvonen + 10.2; 9. Al Qassimi + 13.1.
Overall: 1. Hirvonen 3hr 15min 21.4sec; 2. Ogier + 1:37.1; 3. Latvala + 2:40.1; 4. Villagra + 4:00.7; 5. Rautenbach + 4:12.0; 6. Al Qassimi + 6:12.3.

Stage 14: 1. H Solberg 22min 43.2sec; 2. Wilson + 2.6; 3. Ostberg + 5.4; 4. Latvala + 7.3; 5. Sordo + 10.0; 6. Ogier + 14.0; 8. Hirvonen + 21.9; 10. Al Qassimi + 52.3.
Overall: 1. Hirvonen 3hr 38min 26.5sec; 2. Ogier + 1:29.2; 3. Latvala + 2:25.5; 4. Villagra + 4:01.4; 5. Rautenbach + 4:09.5; 6. Al Qassimi + 6:42.7.

Stage 15: 1. Wilson 8min 16.2sec; 2. Sordo + 0.2; 3. H Solberg + 4.5; 4. Rautenbach + 4.7; 5. Latvala + 5.1; 6. Ogier + 5.9; 7. Hirvonen + 10.6; 9. Al Qassimi + 16.1.
Overall: 1. Hirvonen 3hr 46min 53.3sec; 2. Ogier + 1:24.5; 3. Latvala + 2:20.0; 4. Villagra + 4:02.7; 5. Rautenbach + 4:03.6; 6. Al Qassimi + 6:48.2.

Stage 16: Cancelled

Stage 17: 1. Latvala 22min 14.2sec; 2. Sordo + 5.3; 3. H Solberg + 11.2; 4. Wilson + 14.0; 5. Ostberg + 15.7; 6. Villagra + 20.6; 9. Hirvonen + 35.0; 10. Al Qassimi + 51.1.
Overall: 1. Hirvonen 4hr 09min 42.5sec; 2. Ogier + 1:12.9; 3. Latvala + 1:45.0; 4. Villagra + 3:48.3; 5. Rautenbach + 3:59.8; 6. Al Qassimi + 7:04.3.

Fotogalerie

Sardinie 2009 objektivem Mírka Knedly seniora