Per-Gunnar Andersson wins Romjulsrally 2008 after Henning Solberg retires his Fabia WRC

PG Andersson won today's Romjulsrally 2008 (one day rallysprint event held in Norway) in a Skoda Fabia WRC while Henning Solberg retired his sister car after leading Andersson by 20s.

Henning Solberg (pictured above) was fastest on the first four stages but retired the CRT run Fabia on SS5 with engine cooler problems. Three-time event winner Mats Jonsson finished over a minute behind in second driving his Escort WRC with Martin Stenshorne taking third in an Evo 9.

Romjulsrally 2008 Results

1. Andersson (Fabia WRC)
2. Jonsson (Escort WRC) +1:03
3. Stenshorne (Evo 9) +2:32
4. Bieltvedt (Subaru-cup car N14) +3:08
5. Axelsson (Subaru-cup car N14) +3:46

Photo: vgb.no

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