Rally Poland 2009: Results & Day 3 Overview: 2 wins in a row for Hirvonen as Latvala throws away second

Posted by Chris Harrold 28 June, 2009 (0) Comment

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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Latvala crash Poland video – Rally Polski 2009 – Mikolajki Super Special

Posted by Scott Coursey 28 June, 2009 (0) Comment

Photo: ©willyweyens-rallyworld

Video clips of Jari-Matti Latvala’s dramatic final stage crash on Rally Poland 2009, where he retired from what a safe and comfortable second position for the BP Ford team.
 
Latvala nudged a sand filled oil barrel, forcing his Focus RS WRC off line and colliding straight on into the armco barrier. The Finn tried in vain to get the car to the end of the stage, but the suspension and steering were too badly damaged. The

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Rally Poland 2009 post event FIA Press Conference

Posted by Chris Harrold 28 June, 2009 (0) Comment

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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