2009 Rally Argentina

Argentina
rallybase Córdoba, ArgentinaCordoba-Villa Carlos Paz
startdate April 23
enddate 26, 2009
stages 23
stagekm
surface Gravel
driver1 Sébastien Loeb
team1 Citroën Total World Rally TeamCitroën Total WRT
teamsstart 51
teamsfinish 33
commons

The "2009 Rally Argentina" was the 29th running of the Rally Argentina and the fifth round of the 2009 World Rally Championship season. The rally consisted of 23 Special stage (rallying)special stages and was run on 23–26 April. It was won by Citroën Total World Rally TeamCitroën's Sébastien Loeb for the fifth consecutive year. His teammate Dani Sordo finished second.

BP Ford World Rally TeamFord's Mikko Hirvonen, who was in second place only six seconds behind Loeb after stage 14, retired due to an engine problem. This gave Loeb a 20-point lead in the drivers' championship.
Hirvonen's teammate Jari-Matti Latvala, under pressure to get a good result after his recent crashes, dropped out of contention for the win after a puncture on Friday. His Ford Focus WRCFocus WRC later incurred an electrical problem, costing over eight minutes, but he was able to continue and finish sixth.

Following Ford's problems, Petter Solberg was on course for his second podium of the season, but he soon ran into fuel pressure problems and the third place was inherited by his brother Henning SolbergHenning. This marked his career fourth podium finish. Home country's Federico Villagra beat Stobart's Matthew Wilson to take a career-best fourth place. Citroën Junior Team drivers Sébastien Ogier and Conrad Rautenbach both retired on Saturday. However, Ogier re-joined the rally under 'superally' rules and finished seventh. Production World Rally Championship class winner Nasser Al-Attiyah took the last points-scoring position.

Results
( class'wikitable' width100% style'text-align: center; font-size: 90%; max-width: 950px;'
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!Pos.
!Driver
!Co-driver
!Car
!Time
!Difference
!Points
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!colspan'7' style'border-bottom: 2px solid LightSteelBlue;' WRC
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! 1
alignleft Sébastien Loeb
alignleft Daniel Elena
alignleft Citroën C4 WRC
3:57:40.3
0.0
! 10
-
! 2
alignleft Dani Sordo
alignleft Marc Marti
alignleft Citroën C4 WRC
3:58:53.4
1:13.1
! 8
-
! 3
alignleft Henning Solberg
alignleft Cato Menkerud
alignleft Ford Focus WRCFord Focus RS WRC 08
4:01:44.4
4:04.1
! 6
-
! 4
alignleft Federico Villagra
alignleft Jorge Perez Companc
alignleft Ford Focus WRCFord Focus RS WRC 08
4:03:40.0
5:59.7
! 5
-
! 5
alignleft Matthew Wilson
alignleft Scott Martin (rally)Scott Martin
alignleft Ford Focus WRCFord Focus RS WRC 08
4:03:51.2
6:10.9
! 4
-
! 6
alignleft Jari-Matti Latvala
alignleft Miikka Antilla
alignleft Ford Focus WRCFord Focus RS WRC 08
4:07:30.3
9:50.0
! 3
-
! 7
alignleft Sébastien Ogier
alignleft Julien Ingrassia
alignleft Citroën C4 WRC
4:18:35.4
20:55.1
! 2
-
! 8
alignleft Nasser Al-Attiyah
alignleft Giovanni Bernacchini
alignleft Subaru ImprezaSubaru Impreza N14
4:20:51.9
23:11.6
! 1
-
!colspan'7' style'border-bottom: 2px solid LightSteelBlue;' JWRC
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! 1
alignleft Michal Cosciuszko
alignleft Maciek Szczepaniak
alignleft Suzuki SwiftSuzuki Swift S1600
4:42:28.0
0.0
! 10
-
! 2
alignleft Aaron Nikolai Burkart
alignleft Michael Kölbach
alignleft Suzuki SwiftSuzuki Swift S1600
4:44:08.7
1:39.9
! 8
-
! 3
alignleft Alessandro Bettega (rally driver)Alessandro Bettega
alignleft Simone Scattolin
alignleft Renault ClioRenault Clio S1600
4:50:02.0
7:33.2
! 6
-
!colspan'7' style'border-bottom: 2px solid LightSteelBlue;' PWRC
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! 1
alignleft Nasser Al-Attiyah
alignleft Giovanni Bernacchini
alignleft Subaru ImprezaSubaru Impreza N14
4:20:51.9
0.0
! 10
-
! 2
alignleft Marcos Ligato
alignleft Rubén Garcia
alignleft Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X
4:23:04.8
2:12.9
! 8
-
! 3
alignleft Toshi Arai
alignleft Glenn MacNeall
alignleft Subaru Impreza
4:27:27.9
6:36.0
! 6
-
! 4
alignleft Spyros Pavlides
alignleft Chris Patterson (rally)Chris Patterson
alignleft Subaru ImprezaSubaru Impreza N14
4:45:10.4
24:18.5
! 5
-
! 5
alignleft Eyvind Brynildsen
alignleft Denis Giraudet
alignleft Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX
4:52:49.9
31:58.0
! 4
-
! 6
alignleft Gabor Mayer
alignleft Robert Tagai
alignleft Subaru Impreza
5:00:56.3
40:04.4
! 3
)

Special stages
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!Day
!Stage
!Time (ART)
!Name
!Length
!Winner
!Time
!Rally leader
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!rowspan'9' 1(23-24 APR)
! SS1
! 19:05
alignleft Estadio Olímpico Chateau CarrerasEstadio Cordoba I
2.4 km
alignleft Sébastien Loeb
2:23.6
alignleft Sébastien Loeb
-
! SS2
! 7:45
alignleft La Cumbre - Agua De Oro I
14.94 km
alignleft Jari-Matti Latvala
12:48.7
alignleft Jari-Matti Latvala
-
! SS3
! 8:41
alignleft Ascochinga - La Cumbre I
22.38 km
alignleft Dani Sordo
14:44.1
alignleft Dani Sordo
-
! SS4
! 9:44
alignleft Capilla Del Monte - San Marcos I
22.95 km
alignleft Petter Solberg
17:33.5
rowspan'2' alignleft Mikko Hirvonen
-
! SS5
! 10:16
alignleft San Marcos - Charbonier I
9.61 km
alignleft Sébastien Loeb
6:32.5
-
! SS6
! 14:26
alignleft Ascochinga - La Cumbre II
22.38 km
alignleft Dani Sordo
14:26.8
alignleft Dani Sordo
-
! SS7
! 15:29
alignleft Capilla Del Monte - San Marcos II
22.95 km
alignleft Mikko Hirvonen
17:16.8
alignleft Mikko Hirvonen
-
! SS8
! 16:01
alignleft San Marcos - Charbonier II
9.61 km
alignleft Sébastien Loeb
6:28.9
rowspan'4' alignleft Dani Sordo
-
! SS9
! 17:04
alignleft La Cumbre - Agua De Oro II
14.94 km
alignleft Jari-Matti Latvala
12:32.4
-
! rowspan'9'2(25 APR)
! SS10
! 9:38
alignleft El Mirador - San Lorenzo I
20.81 km
alignleft Sébastien Loeb
11:28.0
-
! SS11
! 10:12
alignleft Mina Clavero - Giulio Cesare I
22.79 km
alignleft Sébastien Loeb
18:18.2
-
! SS12
! 11:00
alignleft El Condor - Copina I
16.29 km
alignleft Sébastien Loeb
13:04.6
rowspan'12' alignleft Sébastien Loeb
-
! SS13
! 11:46
alignleft Icho Cruz - Carlos Paz I
9.73 km
alignleft Sébastien Loeb
6:19.4
-
! SS14
! 15:23
alignleft El Mirador - San Lorenzo II
20.81 km
alignleft Mikko Hirvonen
11:22.0
-
! SS15
! 15:57
alignleft Mina Clavero - Giulio Cesare II
22.79 km
alignleft Sébastien Loeb
18:04.5
-
! SS16
! 16:45
alignleft El Condor - Copina II
16.29 km
alignleft Jari-Matti Latvala
13:06.5
-
! SS17
! 17:31
alignleft Icho Cruz - Carlos Paz II
9.73 km
alignleft Sébastien Loeb
6:26.6
-
! SS18
! 19:05
alignleft Estadio Cordoba II
2.4 km
alignleft Dani Sordo
2:23.6
-
! rowspan'5'3(26 APR)
! SS19
! 8:48
alignleft Villa Giardino - La Falda
15.78 km
alignleft Sébastien Loeb
11:18.2
-
! SS20
! 9:20
alignleft Valle Hermoso - Casa Grande
10.95 km
alignleft Sébastien Loeb
7:14.8
-
! SS21
! 10:03
alignleft Cosquin - Tanti
11.27 km
alignleft Jari-Matti Latvala
6:19.8
-
! SS22
! 10:26
alignleft Tanta Nuevo - Villa Garcia
7.6 km
alignleft Jari-Matti Latvala
4:15.9
-
! SS23
! 12:05
alignleft Estadio Cordoba III
2.4 km
alignleft Sébastien Loeb
2:26.6
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)

Championship standings after the event
Drivers' championship
(

( class'wikitable' style'font-size: 85%; text-align: center;'
- valign'top'
!valign'middle' Pos
!valign'middle' Driver
! Rally IrelandIRL
! Rally NorwayNOR
! Cyprus RallyCYP
! Rally de PortugalPOR
! Rally ArgentinaARG
! Rally d'Italia SardegnaITA
! Acropolis Rally GreeceGRC
! Rally PolandPOL
! Rally FinlandFIN
! Rally AustraliaAUS
! Rally CatalunyaESP
! Rally GBGBR
!valign'middle'  Pts 
-
! 1
alignleft Sébastien Loeb
bgcolor'ffffbf' 1
bgcolor'ffffbf' 1
bgcolor'ffffbf' 1
bgcolor'ffffbf' 1
bgcolor'ffffbf' 1alignright"50"
-
! 2
alignleft Dani Sordo
bgcolor'dfdfdf' 2
bgcolor'dfffdf' 5
bgcolor'dfffdf' 4
bgcolor'ffdf9f' 3
bgcolor'dfdfdf' 2alignright"31"
-
! 3
alignleft Mikko Hirvonen
bgcolor'ffdf9f' 3
bgcolor'dfdfdf' 2
bgcolor'dfdfdf' 2
bgcolor'dfdfdf' 2
bgcolor'efcfff' Retalignright"30"
-
! 4
alignleft Henning Solberg
bgcolor'dfffdf' 4
bgcolor'dfffdf' 4
bgcolor'CFCFFF' 18
bgcolor'dfffdf' 5
bgcolor'ffdf9f' 3align'right' "20"
-
! 5
alignleft Petter Solberg

bgcolor'dfffdf' 6
bgcolor'ffdf9f' 3
bgcolor'dfffdf' 4
bgcolor'efcfff' Retalign'right' "14"
-
! 6
alignleft Matthew Wilson
bgcolor'dfffdf' 7
bgcolor'dfffdf' 7
bgcolor'dfffdf' 5
bgcolor'efcfff' Ret
bgcolor'dfffdf' 5align'right' "12"
-
! rowspan'2' 7
alignleft Jari-Matti Latvala
bgcolor'CFCFFF' 14
bgcolor'ffdf9f' 3
bgcolor'CFCFFF' 12
bgcolor'efcfff' Ret
bgcolor'dfffdf' 6alignright"9"
-
alignleft Federico Villagra


bgcolor'dfffdf' 7
bgcolor'dfffdf' 7
bgcolor'dfffdf' 4alignright"9"
-
! 9
alignleft Sébastien Ogier
bgcolor'dfffdf' 6
bgcolor'CFCFFF' 10
bgcolor'efcfff' Ret
bgcolor'cfcfff' 17
bgcolor'dfffdf' 7alignright"5"
-
! 10
alignleft Chris Atkinson
bgcolor'dfffdf' 5alignright"4"
-
!rowspan'3' 11
alignleft Mads Østberg

bgcolor'CFCFFF' 9

bgcolor'dfffdf' 6
align'right' "3"
-
alignleft Conrad Rautenbach
bgcolor'CFCFFF' 18
bgcolor'efcfff' Ret
bgcolor'dfffdf' 6
bgcolor'efcfff' Ret
bgcolor'efcfff' Retalignright"3"
-
alignleft Khalid al-Qassimi
bgcolor'dfffdf' 8

bgcolor'dfffdf' 8
bgcolor'dfffdf' 8
align'right' "3"
-
! rowspan'2' 14
alignleft Urmo Aava
bgcolor'CFCFFF' 10
bgcolor'dfffdf' 8


align'right' "1"
-
alignleft Nasser Al-Attiyah


bgcolor'CFCFFF' 11
bgcolor'CFCFFF' 16
bgcolor'dfffdf' 8align'right' "1"
-
- valign'top'
!valign'middle' Pos
!valign'middle' Driver
! Rally IrelandIRL
! Rally NorwayNOR
! Cyprus RallyCYP
! Rally de PortugalPOR
! Rally ArgentinaARG
! Rally d'Italia SardegnaITA
! Acropolis Rally GreeceGRC
! Rally PolandPOL
! Rally FinlandFIN
! Rally AustraliaAUS
! Rally CatalunyaESP
! Rally GBGBR
!valign'middle' Pts
)
valign'top'

)

Manufacturers' championship
( class'wikitable' style'text-align:center; font-size:90%;'
-
! rowspan2 Rank
! rowspan2 style'width:16em' Driver
! colspan12 Event
! rowspan2 Totalpoints
-valign'top'
! Rally IrelandIRL
! Rally NorwayNOR
! Cyprus RallyCYP
! Rally de PortugalPOR
! Rally ArgentinaARG
! Rally d'Italia SardegnaITA
! Acropolis Rally GreeceGRC
! Rally PolandPOL
! Rally FinlandFIN
! Rally AustraliaAUS
! Rally CatalunyaESP
! Rally GBGBR
-
"1"
align'left' Citroën Total World Rally Team
18 14 16 16 18 - - - - - - -
! 82
-
"2"
align'left' BP Ford World Rally Team
8 14 10 8 3 - - - - - - -
! 43
-
"3"
align'left' Stobart M-Sport Ford
8 8 6 5 10 - - - - - - -
! 37
-
"4"
align'left' Citroën Junior Team
5 2 4 0 2 - - - - - - -
! 13
-
"5"
align'left' Munchi's Ford World Rally Team
0 0 3 4 5 - - - - - - -
! 12
)

References




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