2008 Rallye Deutschland Explained

2008 Rallye Deutschland
Native Name:27.ADAC Rallye Deutschland
Round:10
Championship:2008 World Rally Championship
Previous Round:2008 Rally Finland
Next Round:2008 Rally New Zealand
Rallybase:Trier
Startdate:August 15
Enddate:17 2008
Stages:19
Stagekm:352.89
Stagekm Note:[1]
Overallkm:1165.09
Surface:Tarmac
Driver1: Sébastien Loeb
Team1:Citroën Total World Rally Team
Teamsstart:81
Teamsfinish:57

The 2008 Rallye Deutschland was the tenth round of the 2008 World Rally Championship season. The event ran from August 15 to August 17 and was won by Sébastien Loeb for the seventh consecutive year.

The rally marked the first time a driver had won a WRC event seven times in a row, and the second time a driver had won the same event seven times during his career, after Marcus Grönholm's seven wins in the Rally Finland. Loeb's teammate Dani Sordo took second place, eventually starting a series of three double wins for the Citroën Total World Rally Team.Stobart M-Sport Ford driver François Duval beat factory Ford driver Mikko Hirvonen to the last podium place. Subaru's Petter Solberg and Chris Atkinson took the following positions, and Henning Solberg edged out Urmo Aava to take two points for seventh place. In the Junior World Rally Championship, Sébastien Ogier closed in on the title with his third win of the season.

Gigi Galli retired after crashing heavily on the fifth stage and fracturing his left femur. The recovery was expected to take five months, and he missed the five last rallies of the season.[2]

Results

Pos.DriverCo-driverCarTimeDifferencePoints
WRC
1. Sébastien Loeb Daniel ElenaCitroën C4 WRC3:26:19.70.010
2. Dani Sordo Marc MartíCitroën C4 WRC3:27:07.447.78
3. François Duval Patrick PivatoFord Focus RS WRC 073:27:39.71:20.06
4. Mikko Hirvonen Jarmo LehtinenFord Focus RS WRC 073:27:49.81:30.15
5. Petter Solberg Phil MillsSubaru Impreza WRC 20083:28:55.02:35.34
6. Chris Atkinson Stéphane PrévotSubaru Impreza WRC 20083:31:05.64:45.93
7. Henning Solberg Cato MenkerudFord Focus RS WRC 073:31:55.95:36.22
8. Urmo Aava Kuldar SikkCitroën C4 WRC3:31:57.55:37.81

Championship standings after the event

Drivers' championship

PosDriverMON
SWE
MEX
ARG
JOR
ITA
GRC
TUR
FIN
GER
NZL
ESP
FRA
JPN
GBR
 Pts 
1 Sébastien Loeb1Ret.11101131176
2 Mikko Hirvonen224512312472
3 Dani Sordo11617325544243
4 Chris Atkinson3212236Ret.133640
5 Jari-Matti Latvala121315737239934
6 Petter Solberg5412Ret.Ret.10266527
7 Henning Solberg9135Ret.47855722
8 Gigi Galli63Ret.784Ret.Ret.Ret.Ret.17
9 Matthew Wilson10Ret.6Ret.5126791212
10 François Duval4311
11 Federico Villagra76614139Ret.8
12 Urmo Aava18Ret.84Ret.1687
13 Conrad RautenbachRet.16164261310810106
14 Andreas Mikkelsen5Ret.2612114
15 Toni GardemeisterRet.7Ret.Ret.Ret.Ret.9Ret.8103
16 Jean-Marie Cuoq72
Matti Rantanen7
18 Per-Gunnar Andersson8Ret.Ret.24Ret.911Ret.Ret.151
Juho Hänninen82113
Sébastien Ogier811223619
Andreas Aigner3181411Ret.
PosDriverMON
SWE
MEX
ARG
JOR
ITA
GRC
TUR
FIN
GER
NZL
ESP
FRA
JPN
GBR
Pts

Manufacturers' championship

RankTeamEventTotal
points
MON
SWE
MEX
ARG
JOR
ITA
GRC
TUR
FIN
GER
NZL
ESP
FRA
JPN
GBR
1 Citroën Total World Rally Team11 4 10 16 9 14 15 11 15 18 - - - - -123
2 BP Ford World Rally Team8 18 11 7 13 14 10 18 9 7 - - - - -115
3 Subaru World Rally Team10 6 9 8 6 3 8 3 9 7 - - - - -69
4 Stobart VK M-Sport Ford Rally Team8 8 3 3 7 5 3 4 4 6 - - - - -51
5 Munchi's Ford World Rally Team0 0 6 4 4 2 0 3 0 0 - - - - -19
6 Suzuki World Rally Team2 3 0 1 0 1 3 0 2 1 - - - - -13

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rallies - Rallye Deutschland 2008. juwra.com. 2008-08-30.
  2. Web site: Injured Galli sidelined for five months . . 25 April 2009 . 15 August 2008.