2009 Rally Argentina Explained

2009 Rally Argentina
Native Name:29º Rally Argentina
Round:5
Championship:2009 World Rally Championship
Previous Round:2009 Rally de Portugal
Next Round:2009 Rally d'Italia Sardegna
Country: Argentina
Rallybase:Córdoba - Villa Carlos Paz
Startdate:April 23
Enddate:26, 2009
Stages:23
Surface:Gravel
Driver1: Sébastien Loeb
Team1: Citroën Total WRT
Teamsstart:51
Teamsfinish:33

The 2009 Rally Argentina was the 29th running of the Rally Argentina and the fifth round of the 2009 World Rally Championship season. The rally consisted of 23 special stages and was run on 23 - 26 April. It was won by Citroën's Sébastien Loeb for the fifth consecutive year. His teammate Dani Sordo finished second.

Ford's Mikko Hirvonen, who was in second place only six seconds behind Loeb after stage 14, retired from the rally due to an engine problem. This gave Loeb a 20-point lead in the drivers' championship.[1] Hirvonen's teammate Jari-Matti Latvala, under pressure to get a good result after his recent crashes, dropped out of contention for the win after a puncture on Friday. His Focus WRC later experienced an electrical problem, costing him over eight minutes, but he managed to continue and finish sixth.

Following Ford's problems, Petter Solberg was on course for his second podium of the season, but he soon ran into fuel pressure problems and the third place was inherited by his brother Henning. This marked his career fourth podium finish. Home country's Federico Villagra beat Stobart's Matthew Wilson to take a career-best fourth place. Citroën Junior Team drivers Sébastien Ogier and Conrad Rautenbach both retired on Saturday. However, Ogier re-joined the rally under superally rules and finished seventh. Production World Rally Championship class winner Nasser Al-Attiyah took the last points-scoring position.[2]

Results

Pos.DriverCo-driverCarTimeDifferencePoints
WRC
1 Sébastien Loeb Daniel ElenaCitroën C4 WRC3:57:40.30.010
2 Dani Sordo Marc MartiCitroën C4 WRC3:58:53.41:13.18
3 Henning Solberg Cato MenkerudFord Focus RS WRC 084:01:44.44:04.16
4 Federico Villagra Jorge Perez CompancFord Focus RS WRC 084:03:40.05:59.75
5 Matthew Wilson Scott MartinFord Focus RS WRC 084:03:51.26:10.94
6 Jari-Matti Latvala Miikka AnttilaFord Focus RS WRC 084:07:30.39:50.03
7 Sébastien Ogier Julien IngrassiaCitroën C4 WRC4:18:35.420:55.12
8 Nasser Al-Attiyah Giovanni BernacchiniSubaru Impreza N144:20:51.923:11.61
JWRC
1 Michal Kosciuszko Maciek SzczepaniakSuzuki Swift S16004:42:28.00.010
2 Aaron Nikolai Burkart Michael KölbachSuzuki Swift S16004:44:08.71:39.98
3 Alessandro Bettega Simone ScattolinRenault Clio S16004:50:02.07:33.26
PWRC
1 Nasser Al-Attiyah Giovanni BernacchiniSubaru Impreza N144:20:51.90.010
2 Marcos Ligato Rubén GarciaMitsubishi Lancer Evolution X4:23:04.82:12.98
3 Toshi Arai Glenn MacNeallSubaru Impreza4:27:27.96:36.06
4 Spyros Pavlides Chris PattersonSubaru Impreza N144:45:10.424:18.55
5 Eyvind Brynildsen Denis GiraudetMitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX4:52:49.931:58.04
6 Gabor Mayer Robert TagaiSubaru Impreza5:00:56.340:04.43

Special stages

DayStageTime (ART)NameLengthWinnerTimeRally leader
1
(23-24 APR)		SS119:05Estadio Córdoba I2.4 km Sébastien Loeb2:23.6 Sébastien Loeb
SS27:45La Cumbre - Agua De Oro I14.94 km Jari-Matti Latvala12:48.7 Jari-Matti Latvala
SS38:41Ascochinga - La Cumbre I22.38 km Dani Sordo14:44.1 Dani Sordo
SS49:44Capilla Del Monte - San Marcos I22.95 km Petter Solberg17:33.5 Mikko Hirvonen
SS510:16San Marcos - Charbonier I9.61 km Sébastien Loeb6:32.5
SS614:26Ascochinga - La Cumbre II22.38 km Dani Sordo14:26.8 Dani Sordo
SS715:29Capilla Del Monte - San Marcos II22.95 km Mikko Hirvonen17:16.8 Mikko Hirvonen
SS816:01San Marcos - Charbonier II9.61 km Sébastien Loeb6:28.9 Dani Sordo
SS917:04La Cumbre - Agua De Oro II14.94 km Jari-Matti Latvala12:32.4
2
(25 APR)		SS109:38El Mirador - San Lorenzo I20.81 km Sébastien Loeb11:28.0
SS1110:12Mina Clavero - Giulio Cesare I22.79 km Sébastien Loeb18:18.2
SS1211:00El Condor - Copina I16.29 km Sébastien Loeb13:04.6 Sébastien Loeb
SS1311:46Icho Cruz - Carlos Paz I9.73 km Sébastien Loeb6:19.4
SS1415:23El Mirador - San Lorenzo II20.81 km Mikko Hirvonen11:22.0
SS1515:57Mina Clavero - Giulio Cesare II22.79 km Sébastien Loeb18:04.5
SS1616:45El Condor - Copina II16.29 km Jari-Matti Latvala13:06.5
SS1717:31Icho Cruz - Carlos Paz II9.73 km Sébastien Loeb6:26.6
SS1819:05Estadio Córdoba II2.4 km Dani Sordo2:23.6
3
(26 APR)		SS198:48Villa Giardino - La Falda15.78 km Sébastien Loeb11:18.2
SS209:20Valle Hermoso - Casa Grande10.95 km Sébastien Loeb7:14.8
SS2110:03Cosquin - Tanti11.27 km Jari-Matti Latvala6:19.8
SS2210:26Tanta Nuevo - Villa Garcia7.6 km Jari-Matti Latvala4:15.9
SS2312:05Estadio Córdoba III2.4 km Sébastien Loeb2:26.6

Championship standings after the event

Drivers' championship

PosDriverIRL
NOR
CYP
POR
ARG
ITA
GRC
POL
FIN
AUS
ESP
GBR
 Pts 
1 Sébastien Loeb1111150
2 Dani Sordo2543231
3 Mikko Hirvonen3222Ret30
4 Henning Solberg44185320
5 Petter Solberg634Ret14
6 Matthew Wilson775Ret512
7 Jari-Matti Latvala14312Ret69
Federico Villagra7749
9 Sébastien Ogier610Ret1775
10 Chris Atkinson54
11 Mads Østberg963
Conrad Rautenbach18Ret6RetRet3
Khalid al-Qassimi8883
14 Urmo Aava1081
Nasser Al-Attiyah111681
PosDriverIRL
NOR
CYP
POR
ARG
ITA
GRC
POL
FIN
AUS
ESP
GBR
Pts

Manufacturers' championship

RankDriverEventTotal
points
IRL
NOR
CYP
POR
ARG
ITA
GRC
POL
FIN
AUS
ESP
GBR
1 Citroën Total World Rally Team18 14 16 16 18 - - - - - - - 82
2 BP Ford World Rally Team8 14 10 8 3 - - - - - - - 43
3 Stobart M-Sport Ford8 8 6 5 10 - - - - - - - 37
4 Citroën Junior Team5 2 4 0 2 - - - - - - - 13
5 Munchi's Ford World Rally Team0 0 3 4 5 - - - - - - - 12

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Five-star effort by Loeb. 2009-04-26. Press Association. 2009-04-28.
  2. Web site: Beer, Matt . Loeb clinches fifth Argentina win . . 27 April 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090428192658/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/74885. 28 April 2009 . live.

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