ORLEN Platinum 66th Rally Poland 2009 – Photos and Video Clips

Photos and video clips from a very successful running of the 2009 Rally Poland, which drew praise from both teams and drivers who want to see it back in the WRC for 2011.

Ford team director Malcolm Wilson said:
What Rally Poland has shown here is the perfect template for a rally. It’s a great format: all really condensed. All [the stages within] 50kms from the service park. Here and Mexico are… 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.

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Rally Poland 2009 post event FIA Press Conference

Top 3 drivers at the end of the rally.

1st – Mikko Hirvonen & Jarmo Lehtinen, BP Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team
2nd – Dani Sord & Marc Marti, Citroën Total World Rally Team
3rd – Henning Solberg & Cato Menkerud, Stobart VK M-Sport Ford Rally Team
Malcolm Wilson OBE, Team Principal, BP Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team

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