WRC Germany Aug 15-17 talk/results spoiler**

***Weasel 555*** · 08-16-2008 05:28 AM

Driver quotes from service D (after SS10)

Impreza WRC2008 No.5
Petter Solberg: “Chris and I are driving almost exactly the same speed this morning so I think we’re both driving well. It’s not so bad, we’re doing what we can but the stages are slippery and it’s easy to make a mistake so when you’re a little down on confidence in the car on tarmac it really shows in the times. We were on the soft tyres this morning, and then the hard tyres for the long stage after the remote service. It’s working ok for us so I’m quite happy with the decision. No problems, and we’re just doing what we can at the moment.”

Impreza WRC2008 No.6
Chris Atkinson: “We had a steady run through the stages this morning, not really trying to make up any ground but just making sure we stay ahead of the guys behind. We picked up a place with Jari-Matti’s incident, but we’ll have to see whether he can fight back. We’re being a little bit cautious this morning, but still driving hard as we can’t afford to back off too much. The roads had a lot of grass on them this morning and they seem more overgrown than last year. Then we have Panzerplatte which is even dirtier. You need a slightly different driving style in there so you can just go with what the grip will let you do.”

***Weasel 555*** · 08-16-2008 08:18 AM

Overall times after SS12:

1. Sebastien Loeb Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC 2hours 06mins 42.1secs M
2. Daniel Sordo Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC +00mins 42.7secs M
3. Mikko Hirvonen BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC 08 +01mins 00.4secs M
4. Francois Duval Stobart VK Ford Focus WRC 07 +01mins 28.0secs MT
5. Petter Solberg Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2008 +02mins 15.0secs M
6. Chris Atkinson Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2008 +03mins 08.6secs M
7. Henning Solberg Stobart VK Ford Focus WRC 07 +03mins 59.1secs A8
8. Urmo Aava PH Sport-Citroen C4 WRC +04mins 22.5secs A8
9. Jari-Matti Latvala BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC 08 +04mins 40.5secs M
10. Toni Gardemeister Suzuki WRT SX4 WRC +04mins 51.3secs M
11. Andreas Mikkelsen Ramsport Ford Focus RS WRC 06 +05mins 42.8secs A8
12. Matthew Wilson Stobart VK Ford Focus WRC 07 +06mins 07.2secs A8

Overall JWRC after SS12:

1. Sebastien Ogier Citroen C2 S1600 2hours 19mins 15.5secs J
2. Aaron Burkart Citroen C2 S1600 +03mins 09.5secs J
3. Alessandro Bettega Renault Clio R3 +03mins 27.0secs J
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Gigi Galli Update:

Originally Posted by VK M Sport

"Gigi Galli underwent successful surgery on Friday night to a fractured left femur he injured during a high-speed accident on day 1 of ADAC Rallye Deutschland.

"The Italian is recovering well and is expected be released from hospital on Wednesday.

"Doctors' have estimated that he will be unable to walk on the leg for six to eight weeks and will require physiotherapy after this time."

Galli is thus unlikely to compete again this season, although there is perhaps a slight outside chance he could return for the Wales Rally GB, as that doesn't run until December 5-7.

read more:
Galli Update

***Weasel 555*** · 08-16-2008 09:58 AM

Overall times after SS14:

1. Sebastien Loeb Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC 2hours 32mins 22.6secs M
2. Daniel Sordo Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC +00mins 40.3secs M
3. Francois Duval Stobart VK Ford Focus WRC 07 +01mins 44.3secs MT
4. Mikko Hirvonen BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC 08 +01mins 48.2secs M
5. Petter Solberg Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2008 +02mins 28.7secs M
6. Chris Atkinson Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2008 +03mins 32.1secs M
7. Henning Solberg Stobart VK Ford Focus WRC 07 +04mins 33.4secs A8
8. Urmo Aava PH Sport-Citroen C4 WRC +04mins 57.1secs A8
9. Jari-Matti Latvala BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC 08 +04mins 59.7secs M
10. Toni Gardemeister Suzuki WRT SX4 WRC +05mins 43.7secs M
11. Andreas Mikkelsen Ramsport Ford Focus RS WRC 06 +06mins 39.8secs A8
12. Matthew Wilson Stobart VK Ford Focus WRC 07 +06mins 56.0secs A8

Overall JWRC after SS14:

1. Sebastien Ogier Citroen C2 S1600 2hours 47mins 30.1secs J
2. Aaron Burkart Citroen C2 S1600 +03mins 32.6secs J
3. Alessandro Bettega Renault Clio R3 +04mins 17.1secs J

**WRXelent** · 08-16-2008 11:36 AM

Citroen
Citroen
Ford
Ford
Subaru
Subaru...
Makes you wonder if it's the cars or the drivers.

***Weasel 555*** · 08-16-2008 03:11 PM

FIA rules say they have to be in "alphabetical order"

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**WRXelent** · 08-16-2008 04:13 PM

***Weasel 555*** · 08-17-2008 05:03 AM

Day 3:
Overall times after SS15:

1. Sebastien Loeb Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC 2hours 46mins 56.4secs M
2. Daniel Sordo Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC +00mins 31.4secs M
3. Francois Duval Stobart VK Ford Focus WRC 07 +01mins 33.6secs MT
4. Mikko Hirvonen BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC 08 +01mins 39.7secs M
5. Petter Solberg Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2008 +02mins 27.3secs M
6. Chris Atkinson Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2008 +03mins 55.2secs M
7. Henning Solberg Stobart VK Ford Focus WRC 07 +04mins 51.6secs A8
8. Urmo Aava PH Sport-Citroen C4 WRC +05mins 08.8secs A8
9. Jari-Matti Latvala BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC 08 +05mins 57.2secs M
10. Toni Gardemeister Suzuki WRT SX4 WRC +06mins 01.4secs M
11. Matthew Wilson Stobart VK Ford Focus WRC 07 +07mins 23.3secs A8
12. Andreas Mikkelsen Ramsport Ford Focus RS WRC 06 +07mins 36.3secs A8

Overall JWRC after SS15:

1. Sebastien Ogier Citroen C2 S1600 3hours 03mins 42.5secs J
2. Aaron Burkart Citroen C2 S1600 +03mins 31.4secs J
3. Alessandro Bettega Renault Clio R3 +04mins 19.5secs J
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Overall times after SS17:

1. Sebastien Loeb Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC 3hours 12mins 06.0secs M
2. Daniel Sordo Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC +00mins 43.2secs M
3. Francois Duval Stobart VK Ford Focus WRC 07 +01mins 23.6secs MT
4. Mikko Hirvonen BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC 08 +01mins 35.3secs M
5. Petter Solberg Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2008 +02mins 40.5secs M
6. Chris Atkinson Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2008 +04mins 38.9secs M
7. Henning Solberg Stobart VK Ford Focus WRC 07 +05mins 27.8secs A8
8. Urmo Aava PH Sport-Citroen C4 WRC +05mins 35.6secs A8
9. Jari-Matti Latvala BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC 08 +06mins 16.2secs M
10. Toni Gardemeister Suzuki WRT SX4 WRC +06mins 51.9secs M
11. Andreas Mikkelsen Ramsport Ford Focus RS WRC 06 +08mins 07.9secs A8
12. Matthew Wilson Stobart VK Ford Focus WRC 07 +08mins 24.6secs A8

Overall JWRC after SS17:

1. Sebastien Ogier Citroen C2 S1600 3hours 32mins 01.5secs J
2. Aaron Burkart Citroen C2 S1600 +03mins 25.4secs J
3. Alessandro Bettega Renault Clio R3 +04mins 37.6secs J

***Weasel 555*** · 08-17-2008 05:18 AM

Overall times after SS18:

1. Sebastien Loeb Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC 3hours 22mins 57.3secs M
2. Daniel Sordo Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC +00mins 46.4secs M
3. Francois Duval Stobart VK Ford Focus WRC 07 +01mins 17.7secs MT
4. Mikko Hirvonen BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC 08 +01mins 29.7secs M
5. Petter Solberg Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2008 +02mins 35.3secs M

6. Chris Atkinson Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2008 +04mins 45.6secs M

7. Henning Solberg Stobart VK Ford Focus WRC 07 +05mins 33.7secs A8
8. Urmo Aava PH Sport-Citroen C4 WRC +05mins 37.7secs A8
9. Jari-Matti Latvala BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC 08 +06mins 16.2secs M
10. Toni Gardemeister Suzuki WRT SX4 WRC +07mins 11.1secs M
11. Andreas Mikkelsen Ramsport Ford Focus RS WRC 06 +08mins 30.8secs A8
12. Matthew Wilson Stobart VK Ford Focus WRC 07 +08mins 43.0secs A8

Overall JWRC after SS18:

1. Sebastien Ogier Citroen C2 S1600 3hours 43mins 54.5secs J
2. Aaron Burkart Citroen C2 S1600 +03mins 34.6secs J
3. Alessandro Bettega Renault Clio R3 +05mins 06.2secs J

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Sebastien Loeb has done it again on the Rallye Deutschland, once again coming through to take the victory on the Trier-based event.

Loeb dominated the tenth round in the World Rally Championship, as he has done now for so many, many years, leading the event in his Citroen C4 WRC car from start-to-finish.

The Frenchman won all six stages on Friday and then extended his lead on Saturday, winning all but one of the eight tests. Seb then paced himself through Sunday's final 85 competitive kilometres to take the laurels by over 40 seconds.

It is the seventh year in succession he has come out top in Germany – having won every year since the event joined the WRC back in 2002 - and the result moves him back into the lead in the battle for the 2008 drivers' championship, 4 points up on Mikko Hirvonen.

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