SS2
SS2 Ungerberg 1 (15,45km)
1. Ogier, Citroën
2. Sordo, Mini +2,9
3. Loeb, Citroën +3,6
4. Petter, Citroën +4,0
5. Hirvonen, Ford +5,0
6. Latvala, Ford +6,3
Early morning in Strasbourg, and we are about to start the first day of Rallye de France. A total of 8 stages and 148kms to be run today. Petter and Chris are running as car number 5 on the road.
Itinerary Friday
07:48 SS1 Klevener 1 – 9,68km
08:14 SS2 Ungersberg 1 – 15,45km
09:19 SS3 Pays d’Ormont 1 – 36km
10:12 SS4 Salm 1 - 13,06km
Service Strasbourg
13:23 SS5 Klevener 2 – 9,68km
13:49 SS6 Ungersberg 2 – 15,45km
14:54 SS7 Pays d’Ormont 2 – 36km
15:47 SS8 Salm 2 – 15,47km
Just before the ceremonial start, Petter and Chris attended an autograph signing session in Illkirch. Lots of people and good fun!
This mornings Rally France Shakedown
Petter and Chris have just completed Rally France Shakedown. They did six runs of the 2.2kms stage and had their fastest time on their third run through.
Sebastien Loeb set the fastest time on Shakedown while his Citroën team-mate Sebastien Ogier and Mini’s Dani Sordo shared the same next fastest time. Petter and Chris were fifth fastest through the shakedown stage.
- Just finished 6 runs on the shakedown stage, says Petter. – Everything worked perfectly with the car from the start. Looking forward to the start tomorrow.
Rallye de France Alsace begins tomorrow morning at 07.48 local time.
Shakedown times
Loeb, Citroën 1.47,1
Ogier, Citroën 1.47,3
Sordo, Mini 1.47,3
Latvala, Ford 1.47,9
Petter, Citroën 1.48,1
Meeke, Mini 1.48,2
Henning, Ford 1.48,3
Räikkönen, Citroën 1.48,5
Wilson, Ford 1.48,6
Hirvonen, Ford 1.48,9
Østberg, Ford 1.49,0
While the PSWRT are in France for the rally, PS Collection with Frode and Pernilla are left behind in Norway for a trade fair with all the merchandise. You can find all our products in the webshop on www.pettersolberg.com.