Rally Sweden 2010

Today were the final day of Rally Sweden, and Petter ended 9th and scored 2 points in the championship. Mikko Hirvonen won the rally, Sebastien Loeb ended 2nd and Latvala 3rd.

Rally Sweden has been a real challenge for Petter Solberg World Rally Team. Petter and Phil started Friday morning 18 seconds behind the leader, caused by a spin on Thursdays Super Special. At SS5 on Friday they went off the road 13k’s into the stage, and lost more than 4 minutes.

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Itinerary day 3 – Rally Sweden

Final day in Sweden just about to start, and 100ks of stages are waiting. It’s not so cold here this morning, only minus 8. Petter will be car number 9 on the road.

Sunday 14 February
0752 SS17 Rämmen 1 21,87km
0828 SS18 Värmullsåsen 1 23,41km
Service Hagfors
1049 SS19 Lesjöfors 10,49km
1121 SS20 Rämmen 2 21,87km
1258 SS21 Värmullsåsen 2 23,41km

Day 2 Rally Sweden

The second day in Sweden is completed, and Mikko Hirvonen is in the lead. Sebastien Loeb is 2nd, and Latvala is on 3rd. Petter, who lost 5 five minutes when he went off the road yesterday, is 9th.

- After the time loss yesterday, I decided not to push to hard, to secure points in the championship. We had some good splits today, and will continue to drive for more points tomorrow, says Petter Solberg. – With more than 100 k’s of stages to go, still a lot can happen.

Rally Sweden continues with 5 more stages tomorrow.

Overall classification, end of day 2

1. Hirvonen, Ford
2. Loeb, Citroën +16,6
3. Latvala, Ford +51,4
4. Sordo, Citroën +1.46,2
5. Ogier, Citroën +2.42,1
6. Henning, Ford +3.47,9
7. Wilson, Ford +5.44,1
8. Østberg, Subaru +5.57,3
9. Petter, Citroën +8.35,2
10. PG Andersson, Skoda +8.48,1

Rally Sweden – images

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