Rallye Deutschland: SS9.
SS9 - Bosenberg 1 (22.52 km): Kopecky fastest through SS9; Sordo second; Loeb third; Sarrazin fourth; Gardemeister fifth; Hirvonen sixth; Gronholm stalled; Solberg stopped in the stage and retired from the leg - engine problems; Latvala re-started; Duval did not re-start; Vojtech re-started and then crashed out after the stage when he missed a pace note and ended up in the trees; Casier heads the JWRC category; Loeb leads the overall event by 34.2secs.
Stage times and overall standings after SS9.
Top ten stage times for SS9:
SS9 - Bosenberg 1 (22.52 km): Kopecky fastest through SS9; Sordo second; Loeb third; Sarrazin fourth; Gardemeister fifth; Hirvonen sixth; Gronholm stalled; Solberg stopped in the stage and retired from the leg - engine problems; Latvala re-started; Duval did not re-start; Vojtech re-started and then crashed out after the stage when he missed a pace note and ended up in the trees; Casier heads the JWRC category; Loeb leads the overall event by 34.2secs.
Stage times and overall standings after SS9.
Top ten stage times for SS9:
1. Jan KopeckyCzech RT Skoda Fabia WRC13mins 02.7secs
2. Daniel SordoKronos Citroen Xsara WRC 06+00mins 00.9secs M1
3. Sebastien LoebKronos Citroen Xsara WRC 06+00mins 09.4secs M1
4. Stephane SarrazinSubaru WRT Impreza WRC 2006+00mins 10.0secs M1
5. Toni GardemeisterAstra Citroen Xsara WRC+00mins 10.1secs
6. Mikko HirvonenBP Ford Focus RS WRC 06+00mins 11.4secs M1
7. Manfred StohlOMV Peugeot Norway 307 WRC+00mins 18.5secs
8. Andreas AignerRed Bull Skoda Fabia WRC 05+00mins 23.1secs M2
9. Marcus GronholmBP Ford Focus RS WRC 06+00mins 23.5secs M1
10. Xavier Pons Kronos Citroen Xsara WRC+00mins 26.1secs
Overall times after SS9:
1. Sebastien LoebKronos Citroen Xsara WRC 061hour 33mins 47.1secs M1
2. Daniel SordoKronos Citroen Xsara WRC 06+00mins 34.2secs M1
3. Toni GardemeisterAstra Citroen Xsara WRC+02mins 07.5secs
4. Marcus GronholmBP Ford Focus RS WRC 06+02mins 11.4secs M1
5. Manfred StohlOMV Peugeot Norway 307 WRC+02mins 38.2secs
6. Mikko HirvonenBP Ford Focus RS WRC 06+02mins 50.8secs M1
7. Andreas AignerRed Bull Skoda Fabia WRC 05+03mins 09.4secs M2
8. Chris AtkinsonSubaru WRT Impreza WRC+03mins 41.7secs
9. Stephane SarrazinSubaru WRT Impreza WRC 2006+03mins 44.6secs M1
10. Xavier Pons Kronos Citroen Xsara WRC+04mins 06.8secs
11. Jan KopeckyCzech RT Skoda Fabia WRC+04mins 34.2secs
12. Mattias EkstromRed Bull Skoda Fabia WRC 06+04mins 54.2secs M2
13. Matthias KahleSkoda Fabia WRC+06mins 44.8secs
14. Petter SolbergSubaru WRT Impreza WRC 2006+07mins 14.7secs M1
15. Gareth MacHaleFord Focus WRC+07mins 15.5secs
16. Erik WeversToyota Corolla WRC+08mins 37.0secs
17. Pieter TsjoenFord Focus RS WRC+09mins 50.2secs
18. Hermann GassnerMitsubishi Lancer Evo IX+11mins 03.5secs
19. Bernd CasierRenault Clio S1600+11mins 45.5secs J
20. Matthew WilsonStobart VK Ford Focus WRC 05+12mins 19.4secs M2
Overall JWRC after SS9:
1. Bernd CasierRenault Clio S16001hour 45mins 33.3secs J
2. Pavel ValousekSuzuki Swift S1600+00mins 49.7secs J
3. Aaron BurkartCitroen C2 S1600+00mins 57.2secs J
4. Julien PressacCitroen C2 S1600+01mins 01.3secs J
5. Conrad RautenbachRenault Clio S1600+01mins 37.4secs J
Notable retirements*:
SS1. Jari-Matti LatvalaStobart VK Ford Focus WRC 05Accident. M2#
SS4. Stepan VojtechCzech OMV RT Peugeot 307 WRC Accident#
SS7/8. Francois DuvalFirst Skoda Fabia WRCAccident.
SS9. Petter SolbergSubaru WRT Impreza WRC 2006Engine M1
SS9/10. Stepan VojtechCzech OMV RT Peugeot 307 WRC Accident
* 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
