Rally do Maritimo 2009: Bruno Magalhães wins as expected
The sixth round of Madeira championship took place on Saturday with the Rally do Maritimo, with some Portuguese drivers contesting the event in order to prepare for the forthcoming Rally Vinho da Madeira.
Bruno Magalhães was one of the participants from the mainland and led the rally from start to finish in the Peugeot 207 S2000.
Alexandre Camacho was the fastesd on one stage, trying not to make life too easy for the national champion, finishing in second position just 10,2s of… Continue reading
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Rally Poland 2009: Results & Day 3 Overview: 2 wins in a row for Hirvonen as Latvala throws away second
Mikko Hirvonen claimed his ninth WRC win in the ORLEN Platinum 66th Rally Poland on Sunday. A second successive WRC triumph also moved the Finnish driver a single point clear of seventh-placed Sébastien Loeb in the FIA Drivers’ Championship. Driving a Ford Focus RS and co-driven by Jarmo Lehtinen, Hirvonen began the day with a 12-second lead and finished 1m 10.3s clear of Citroën’s Dani Sordo.
But Ford’s… Continue reading
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Pole position for Ford as Hirvonen and Latvala shine in Poland
BP Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team won all six of today’s speed tests to hold first and second after the opening leg of Rally Poland. Mikko Hirvonen and Jarmo Lehtinen established themselves at the head of the leaderboard this morning in their Ford Focus RS World Rally Car and remained there throughout the day to build an overnight lead of 8.9sec. Team-mates Jari-Matti Latvala and Miikka… Continue reading
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