Rallye Deutschland: SS7.
SS7 - Grafschaft Veldenz 2 (17.73 km): Loeb fastest through SS7 - conditions remain very wet with torrential rain; Sordo second; Gardemeister third; Gronholm fourth; Stohl fifth; Ekstrom sixth; Duval went off the road and hit a tree, damaging the rear suspension - lost 3.5 minutes; Casier leads the JWRC class; Loeb leads the overall event by 40.2secs.
Stage times and overall standings after SS7.
Top ten stage times for SS7:
SS7 - Grafschaft Veldenz 2 (17.73 km): Loeb fastest through SS7 - conditions remain very wet with torrential rain; Sordo second; Gardemeister third; Gronholm fourth; Stohl fifth; Ekstrom sixth; Duval went off the road and hit a tree, damaging the rear suspension - lost 3.5 minutes; Casier leads the JWRC class; Loeb leads the overall event by 40.2secs.
Stage times and overall standings after SS7.
Top ten stage times for SS7:
1. Sebastien LoebKronos Citroen Xsara WRC 0610mins 57.9secs M1
2. Daniel SordoKronos Citroen Xsara WRC 06+00mins 16.6secs M1
3. Toni GardemeisterAstra Citroen Xsara WRC+00mins 41.9secs
4. Marcus GronholmBP Ford Focus RS WRC 06+00mins 43.5secs M1
5. Manfred StohlOMV Peugeot Norway 307 WRC+00mins 49.1secs
6. Mattias EkstromRed Bull Skoda Fabia WRC 06+00mins 54.1secs M2
7. Mikko HirvonenBP Ford Focus RS WRC 06+00mins 56.5secs M1
8. Petter SolbergSubaru WRT Impreza WRC 2006+00mins 57.4secs M1
9. Xavier Pons Kronos Citroen Xsara WRC+00mins 58.8secs
10. Andreas AignerRed Bull Skoda Fabia WRC 05+01mins 02.1secs M2
Overall times after SS7:
1. Sebastien LoebKronos Citroen Xsara WRC 061hour 10mins 14.6secs M1
2. Daniel SordoKronos Citroen Xsara WRC 06+00mins 40.2secs M1
3. Toni GardemeisterAstra Citroen Xsara WRC+01mins 57.9secs
4. Marcus GronholmBP Ford Focus RS WRC 06+02mins 04.8secs M1
5. Petter SolbergSubaru WRT Impreza WRC 2006+02mins 06.7secs M1
6. Manfred StohlOMV Peugeot Norway 307 WRC+02mins 20.3secs
7. Andreas AignerRed Bull Skoda Fabia WRC 05+02mins 39.8secs M2
8. Mikko HirvonenBP Ford Focus RS WRC 06+02mins 47.6secs M1
9. Chris AtkinsonSubaru WRT Impreza WRC+02mins 53.4secs
10. Xavier Pons Kronos Citroen Xsara WRC+03mins 16.7secs
11. Stephane SarrazinSubaru WRT Impreza WRC 2006+03mins 24.1secs M1
12. Mattias EkstromRed Bull Skoda Fabia WRC 06+04mins 06.3secs M2
13. Pieter TsjoenFord Focus RS WRC+04mins 09.7secs
14. Jan KopeckyCzech RT Skoda Fabia WRC+04mins 26.6secs
15. Francois DuvalFirst Skoda Fabia WRC+04mins 58.7secs
16. Matthias KahleSkoda Fabia WRC+05mins 22.1secs
17. Gareth MacHaleFord Focus WRC+05mins 58.6secs
18. Erik WeversToyota Corolla WRC+06mins 30.2secs
19. Gareth JonesSubaru Impreza WRC+07mins 19.8secs
20. Kristian PoulsenToyota Corolla WRC+07mins 53.7secs
Overall JWRC after SS7:
1. Bernd CasierRenault Clio S16001hour 18mins 45.8secs J
2. Martin ProkopCitroen C2 S1600+00mins 41.5secs J
3. Pavel ValousekSuzuki Swift S1600+00mins 50.1secs J
4. Julien PressacCitroen C2 S1600+00mins 55.6secs J
5. Aaron BurkartCitroen C2 S1600+01mins 02.8secs J
Notable retirements*:
SS1. Jari-Matti LatvalaStobart VK Ford Focus WRC 05Accident. M2
* Under the 'SupeRally' system, retired cars can re-start on subsequent legs with time penalties imposed for however many stages they miss.
# denotes elected/able to re-start.
M1 - denotes Manufacturer 1 entry.
M2 - denotes Manufacturer 2 entry.
J - denotes Junior WRC entry.
all times unofficial
