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.

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Topaz Donegal International Rally 2009: Results – MacHale wins – Photos – Video Clips

Photo: Roy Dempster (www.roydempster.com)

Gareth MacHale has won his first International event with a fine victory on the 2009 Topaz Donegal Rally.

MacHale dominated the event, leading from the first stage and he was never headed throughout the three days in the Ford Focus WRC 06. This victory was a long time coming for the talented Dubliner and will boost his confidence for the rest

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Novikov scores career best result and collects Abu Dhabi Spirit of the Rally award

Photo: ©willyweyens-rallyworld

After a rally that confirmed the potential already seen in their first three outings with the Citroën Junior Team, Evgeny Novikov and Dale Moscatt finished in fifth place on the Rally d’Italia – Sardegna, round six of the 2009 FIA World Rally Championship.

 
The Rally d’Italia – Sardegna ended with the shortest of the three days that made up the Olbia-based event. With a total of five… Continue reading

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