2007 Rally Norway
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Rally Norway
2007, the third round of the 2007 World Rally Championship season
, was held on February 16 – 18 2007. Race headquarters were located in the town of Hamar
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- went off the road (SS9); Toni Gardemeister
- engine failure (after SS14);
Rally Norway
Rally Norway is the Norwegian rally which, as of the 2007 season onwards, is part of the World Rally Championship organised by the FIA. Previously, it had long only been the case of the Swedish Rally where a WRC event was held on snow...
2007, the third round of the 2007 World Rally Championship season
2007 World Rally Championship season
The 2007 World Rally Championship season was the 35th season in the FIA World Rally Championship. The season began on January 19 with the 75ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo and ended on December 2 with the 63rd Wales Rally of Great Britain. Citroën's Sébastien Loeb won the drivers' world...
, was held on February 16 – 18 2007. Race headquarters were located in the town of Hamar
Hamar
is a town and municipality in Hedmark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Hedmarken. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Hamar. The municipality of Hamar was separated from Vang as a town and municipality of its own in 1849...
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Results
| Pos. | Driver | Co-driver | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
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| 1. |  Mikko HirvonenMikko Hirvonen Mikko Hirvonen is a Finnish rally driver currently driving for the Citroën Total World Rally Team in the World Rally Championship. He placed third in the drivers' championship and helped Ford to the manufacturers' title in both 2006 and 2007. In 2008, 2009 and 2011, he finished runner-up to... |
Jarmo Lehtinen Jarmo Lehtinen Jarmo Lehtinen is a Finnish sports commentator and journalist who works who works for Finland's National Broadcasting Company YLE. He commentates sports events, mainly football matches, for both radio and television. He regularly commentatos football for the Jalkapallokierros program in Radio Suomi... |
Ford Focus RS WRC 06 | 3:28:17.0 | 0.0 | 10 |
| 2. | Marcus Grönholm Marcus Grönholm Marcus "Bosse" Grönholm is a Finnish former rally driver. Driving for Peugeot, he won the World Rally Championship in 2000 and 2002. After Peugeot withdrew from the World Rally Championship, Grönholm moved to Ford for the 2006 season and placed second in the drivers' world championship, losing the... |
Timo Rautiainen Timo Rautiainen (co-driver) Timo Rautiainen is a Finnish former rally co-driver. He is best known for co-driving for Marcus Grönholm from 1995 to 2007. Rautiainen and Grönholm drove for Peugeot and Ford in the World Rally Championship, and won 30 world rallies and two drivers' world championship titles together... |
Ford Focus RS WRC 06 | 3:28:26.5 | 9.5 | 8 |
| 3. |  Henning SolbergHenning Solberg Henning Solberg is a Norwegian rally driver. Together with co-driver Ilka Minor, he currently competes in the World Rally Championship with Stobart M-Sport Ford. Solberg is the older brother of the 2003 world champion Petter Solberg.... |
Cato Menkerud Cato Menkerud Cato Menkerud is a rally co-driver. He started as a co-driver in 1992 for his father Helge Menkerud. In addition to Henning Solberg, he has co-driven for Petter Solberg, Birger Gundersen, Thomas Kolberg, Alexander Foss and Henrik Lundgaard... |
Ford Focus RS WRC 06 | 3:32:01.6 | 3:44.6 | 6 |
| 4. | Petter Solberg Petter Solberg Petter "Hollywood" Solberg , from Spydeberg in Østfold, Norway, is a professional rally driver. He debuted in the World Rally Championship in 1998 and was signed by the Ford factory team in 1999... |
 Phil MillsPhil Mills Phil Mills is a Welsh rally racing co-driver. He was winner of the 2003 World Rally Championship , as co-driver to Petter Solberg.... |
Subaru Impreza WRC06 | 3:32:18.1 | 4:01.1 | 5 |
| 5. | Jari-Matti Latvala Jari-Matti Latvala Jari-Matti Latvala is a Finnish rally driver competing in the World Rally Championship. His co-driver has been Miikka Anttila since the 2003 Rallye Deutschland... |
Miikka Antilla |
Ford Focus RS WRC 06 | 3:33:47.7 | 5:30.7 | 4 |
| 6. |  Gian-Luigi Galli |
Giovanni Bernacchini |
Citroën Xsara WRC | 3:35:22.2 | 7:05.2 | 3 |
| 7. |  Daniel Carlsson |
 Denis Giraudet |
Citroën Xsara WRC | 3:37:40.7 | 9:23.7 | 2 |
| 8. |  Jan KopeckýJan Kopecký Jan Kopecký is a professional rally driver from Czech Republic who currently competes in the Intercontinental Rally Challenge with Škoda Motorsport.... |
Filip Schovánek |
Škoda Fabia WRC | 3:40:06.9 | 11:49.9 | 1 |
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| 1. (18.) | Per-Gunner Andersson Per-Gunnar Andersson (rally driver) Per-Gunnar Andersson is a Swedish rally driver. He is a two-time winner of the Junior World Rally Championship.-Career:... |
Jonas Andersson |
Suzuki Swift S1600 | 3:49:37.9 | 0.0 | 10 |
| 2. (21.) | Patrik Sandell Patrik Sandell Patrik Sandell is a rally driver from Sweden. Sandell won the Swedish Junior Championship in 2004 and the Swedish Group N3 Championship in 2005. In 2006, he won the Junior World Rally Championship title driving for Renault... |
Emil Axelsson |
Renault Clio R3 | 3:57:11.6 | 7:33.7 | 8 |
| 3. (28.) |  Urmo AavaUrmo Aava Urmo Aava is an Estonian rally driver competing in the World Rally Championship. His regular co-driver was Kuldar Sikk, who is currently Ott Tänak's co-driver.-Career:... |
Kuldar Sikk |
Suzuki Swift S1600 | 4:04:50.3 [1] | 15:12.4 | 6 |
| 4. (31.) | Jaan Mölder jr. |
 Katrin Becker |
Suzuki Swift S1600 | 4:08:41.0 | 19:03.1 | 5 |
| 5. (38.) | Aaron Burkart Aaron Burkart Aaron Nikolai Burkart is a German rally driver. He is the 2010 Junior World Rally Champion.- Career :... |
Timo Gottschalk |
Citroën C2 S1600 | 4:13:22.6 | 23:44.7 | 4 |
| 6. (39.) | Trond Svenkerud |
Kay Ødegård |
Ford Fiesta ST | 4:18:03.9 | 28:26.0 | 3 |
| 7. (41.) | Andrea Cortinovis |
Flavio Zanella |
Renault Clio S1600 | 4:19:02.9 [1] | 29:25.0 | 2 |
| 8. (44.) |  Shaun Gallagher |
Clive Jenkins |
Citroën C2 R2 | 4:25:57.8 | 36:19.9 | 1 |
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Retirements
Guy WilksGuy Wilks
Guy Wilks is a British rally driver. Wilks started rallying at the age of 19 and currently drives for Škoda UK in the Intercontinental Rally Challenge...
- went off the road (SS9); Toni Gardemeister
Toni Gardemeister
Toni Gardemeister , is a professional rally driver in the World Rally Championship. After previously competing for SEAT's, Mitsubishi's, Škoda's and Ford's factory teams, as well as for privateer teams, he joined the Suzuki World Rally Team for the 2008 season.-Early:From the outset of his career...
- engine failure (after SS14);
Special Stages
| Leg | Stage | Time | Name | Length | Winner | Time | Avg. spd. | Rally leader |
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| 1 (16 Feb) |
SS1 | 07:43 | Loten 1 | 30.30 km | M. Hirvonen Mikko Hirvonen Mikko Hirvonen is a Finnish rally driver currently driving for the Citroën Total World Rally Team in the World Rally Championship. He placed third in the drivers' championship and helped Ford to the manufacturers' title in both 2006 and 2007. In 2008, 2009 and 2011, he finished runner-up to... |
16:14.1 | 111.98 km/h | M. Hirvonen Mikko Hirvonen Mikko Hirvonen is a Finnish rally driver currently driving for the Citroën Total World Rally Team in the World Rally Championship. He placed third in the drivers' championship and helped Ford to the manufacturers' title in both 2006 and 2007. In 2008, 2009 and 2011, he finished runner-up to... |
| SS2 | 08:34 | Haslemoen | 11.92 km | S. Loeb Sébastien Loeb Sébastien Loeb is a French rally driver currently driving for the Citroën World Rally Team in the World Rally Championship... |
8:08.4 | 87.86 km/h | ||
| SS3 | 11:24 | Loten 2 | 30.30 km | M. Hirvonen Mikko Hirvonen Mikko Hirvonen is a Finnish rally driver currently driving for the Citroën Total World Rally Team in the World Rally Championship. He placed third in the drivers' championship and helped Ford to the manufacturers' title in both 2006 and 2007. In 2008, 2009 and 2011, he finished runner-up to... |
16:09.9 | 112.47 km/h | ||
| SS4 | 12:30 | Grue | 14.36 km | S. Loeb Sébastien Loeb Sébastien Loeb is a French rally driver currently driving for the Citroën World Rally Team in the World Rally Championship... |
7:31.8 | 114.42 km/h | ||
| SS5 | 13:52 | Opaker | 14.64 km | J. Latvala Jari-Matti Latvala Jari-Matti Latvala is a Finnish rally driver competing in the World Rally Championship. His co-driver has been Miikka Anttila since the 2003 Rallye Deutschland... |
7:59.8 | 109.85 km/h | ||
| SS6 | 14:36 | Kongsvinger | 14.60 km | S. Loeb Sébastien Loeb Sébastien Loeb is a French rally driver currently driving for the Citroën World Rally Team in the World Rally Championship... |
9:44.5 | 89.92 km/h | ||
| SS7 | 15:30 | Finnskogen | 21.29 km | S. Loeb Sébastien Loeb Sébastien Loeb is a French rally driver currently driving for the Citroën World Rally Team in the World Rally Championship... |
12:42.3 | 100.54 km/h | ||
| SS8 | 16:33 | Kirkanaer | 6.75 km | S. Loeb Sébastien Loeb Sébastien Loeb is a French rally driver currently driving for the Citroën World Rally Team in the World Rally Championship... |
5:48.9 | 69.65 km/h | ||
| 2 (17 Feb) |
SS9 | 08:09 | Eleverum 1 | 44.27 km | M. Hirvonen Mikko Hirvonen Mikko Hirvonen is a Finnish rally driver currently driving for the Citroën Total World Rally Team in the World Rally Championship. He placed third in the drivers' championship and helped Ford to the manufacturers' title in both 2006 and 2007. In 2008, 2009 and 2011, he finished runner-up to... |
24:40.3 | 107.66 km/h | |
| SS10 | 09:23 | Terningmoen | 12.71 km |  D. Sordo |
7:59.1 | 95.5 km/h | ||
| SS11 | 12:05 | Mountain 1 | 24.36 km | M. Hirvonen Mikko Hirvonen Mikko Hirvonen is a Finnish rally driver currently driving for the Citroën Total World Rally Team in the World Rally Championship. He placed third in the drivers' championship and helped Ford to the manufacturers' title in both 2006 and 2007. In 2008, 2009 and 2011, he finished runner-up to... |
14:01.8 | 104.18 km/h | ||
| SS12 | 13:06 | Lillehammar | 5.98 km | M. Grönholm Marcus Grönholm Marcus "Bosse" Grönholm is a Finnish former rally driver. Driving for Peugeot, he won the World Rally Championship in 2000 and 2002. After Peugeot withdrew from the World Rally Championship, Grönholm moved to Ford for the 2006 season and placed second in the drivers' world championship, losing the... |
4:33.9 | 78.6 km/h | ||
| SS13 | 14:00 | Ringsaker 1 | 27.30 km | M. Grönholm Marcus Grönholm Marcus "Bosse" Grönholm is a Finnish former rally driver. Driving for Peugeot, he won the World Rally Championship in 2000 and 2002. After Peugeot withdrew from the World Rally Championship, Grönholm moved to Ford for the 2006 season and placed second in the drivers' world championship, losing the... |
16:29.7 | 99.3 km/h | ||
| SS14 | 15:10 | Hamar 1 | 1.14 km | M. Grönholm Marcus Grönholm Marcus "Bosse" Grönholm is a Finnish former rally driver. Driving for Peugeot, he won the World Rally Championship in 2000 and 2002. After Peugeot withdrew from the World Rally Championship, Grönholm moved to Ford for the 2006 season and placed second in the drivers' world championship, losing the... |
1:13.8 | 55.61 km/h | ||
| 3 (18 Feb) |
SS15 | 08:08 | Mountain 2 | 24.36 km | S. Loeb Sébastien Loeb Sébastien Loeb is a French rally driver currently driving for the Citroën World Rally Team in the World Rally Championship... |
13:18.2 | 109.87 km/h | |
| SS16 | 08:55 | Ringsaker 2 | 27.30 km | H. Solberg Henning Solberg Henning Solberg is a Norwegian rally driver. Together with co-driver Ilka Minor, he currently competes in the World Rally Championship with Stobart M-Sport Ford. Solberg is the older brother of the 2003 world champion Petter Solberg.... |
15:28.6 | 105.84 km/h | ||
| SS17 | 10:05 | Hamar 2 | 1.14 km | X. Pons Xavier Pons Xavier "Xevi" Pons Puigdillers is a rally driver competing in the World Rally Championship.Pons started his racing career on motorcycles and won the Spanish national enduro championship in 1998. That same year, he competed with the Spanish junior team at the International Six Days Enduro and won... S. LoebSébastien Loeb Sébastien Loeb is a French rally driver currently driving for the Citroën World Rally Team in the World Rally Championship... P. SolbergPetter Solberg Petter "Hollywood" Solberg , from Spydeberg in Østfold, Norway, is a professional rally driver. He debuted in the World Rally Championship in 1998 and was signed by the Ford factory team in 1999... |
1:11.8 | 57.16 km/h | ||
| SS18 | 12:14 | Eleverum 2 | 44.27 km | M. Grönholm Marcus Grönholm Marcus "Bosse" Grönholm is a Finnish former rally driver. Driving for Peugeot, he won the World Rally Championship in 2000 and 2002. After Peugeot withdrew from the World Rally Championship, Grönholm moved to Ford for the 2006 season and placed second in the drivers' world championship, losing the... |
24:10.3 | 109.89 km/h |
Drivers' championship
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Manufacturers' championship
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| 1 | BP Ford World Rally Team BP Ford World Rally Team The Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team, also known as the Ford Motor Co. Team prior to 2005, is Ford Motor Company's full factory World Rally Championship team. In its current form, it has been a competitor since the 1997 season, when Ford Motor Company's motorsport arm selected the Malcolm Wilson... |
10 | 16 | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 44 |
| 2 | Citroën Total World Rally Team Citroën Total World Rally Team The Citroën Total World Rally Team is the Citroën factory backed entry into the World Rally Championship, run by Citroën Racing.-Management:* Olivier Quesnel – team director* Xavier Mestelan-Pinon – technical director-1990-1998 Seasons:... |
18 | 9 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 28 |
| 3 | Stobart VK M-Sport Ford | 1 | 5 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16 |
| 4 | Subaru World Rally Team Subaru World Rally Team The Subaru World Rally Team was Subaru's World Rally Championship team. It used a distinctive blue with yellow color scheme that is a throwback to the sponsorship deal with State Express 555, a BAT cigarette brand popular in Asia. 555 logos were found on Subaru cars from 1993 to 2003... |
8 | 2 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15 |
| 5 | OMV Kronos | 2 | 7 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 |
| 6 | Munchi's Ford World Rally Team Munchi's Ford World Rally Team The Munchi's Ford World Rally Team is a private team currently competing in the World Rally Championship. The team made its debut in the 2007 Swedish Rally... |
0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||
External links
- Results on official site - WRC.com
- Results on RallyBase.nl
- Results on eWRC-results.com