2007 World Rally Championship

Last updated November 08, 2024

The 2007 World Rally Championship was the 35th season in the FIA World Rally Championship. The season began on 19 January, with the Monte Carlo Rally and ended on 2 December, with the Wales Rally GB. Citroën's Sébastien Loeb won his fourth consecutive drivers' world championship ahead of Ford's Marcus Grönholm and Mikko Hirvonen. Ford took the manufacturers' title.

Regulation changes

Remote service was introduced. Between two sets of stages, instead of returning to the main service location, cars are serviced in a remote location. The service duration is 15 minutes, only four mechanics are allowed and the only parts which can be changed (save for tires) are the ones carried in the car itself.

Since 2006 manufacturer is understood to mean a manufacturer, a team designated by a manufacturer, or a privateer team taking part with a single make of car. In 2007 two categories were created to compete for the Manufacturer's championship, replacing the previous M1 and M2 categories:

Manufacturer (M)

undertakes to take part in all the rallies of the Championship
must enter only cars corresponding to the latest homologated version of a World Rally Car in conformity with the 2007 Appendix J
must inform the FIA of the name of the first driver entered for the season at the time of registration for the Championship. No change of the first driver is authorised, except in a case of force majeure. The driver of the second car may be changed for each of the rallies in the Championship
In order to score points in the Championship, a Manufacturer must take part with two cars of the same make in all the rallies of the calendar

Manufacturer Team (MT)

undertakes to take part in 10 or more Championship rallies which it has nominated
cannot enter World Rally Cars homologated during the year 2007 and cannot use parts homologated after 2 January 2007
In order to score points in the Championship, a Manufacturer Team must take part with two cars of the same make in 10 or more rallies it nominated on registering for the Championship. The Manufacturer Team can only score points in the events it nominated on registering

Calendar

The 2007 championship was contested over sixteen rounds in Europe, Asia, the Americas and Oceania.

Round	Event	Dates	Surface	Stages	Length	Support class
1	/ Monte Carlo Rally	19–21 January	Tarmac/Ice	15	328.54 km	none
2	Swedish Rally	9–11 February	Snow	20	342.09 km	P-WRC
3	Rally Norway	16–18 February	Snow	18	355.99 km	J-WRC
4	Rally Mexico	9–11 March	Gravel	20	366.06 km	P-WRC
5	Rally Portugal	30 March – 1 April	Gravel	18	357.10 km	J-WRC
6	Rally Argentina	3–6 May	Gravel	23	370.36 km	P-WRC
7	Rally d'Italia Sardegna	18–20 May	Gravel	18	342.86 km	J-WRC
8	Acropolis Rally	31 May – 3 June	Gravel	21	334.44 km	P-WRC
9	Rally Finland	2–5 August	Gravel	23	360.34 km	J-WRC
10	Rallye Deutschland	17–19 August	Tarmac	19	356.27 km	J-WRC
11	Rally New Zealand	31 August – 2 September	Gravel	18	353.56 km	P-WRC
12	Rally Catalunya	5–7 October	Tarmac	18	352.87 km	J-WRC
13	Tour de Corse	12–14 October	Tarmac	16	359.32 km	J-WRC
14	Rally Japan	26–28 October	Gravel	27	350.19 km	P-WRC
15	/ Rally Ireland	15–18 November	Tarmac	20	328.72 km	P-WRC
16	Wales Rally GB	30 November – 2 December	Gravel	17	359.54 km	P-WRC

Teams and drivers

Manufacturers
Team	Manufacturer	Car	Tyre	No	Drivers	Co-driver	Rounds
Citroën Total World Rally Team	Citroën	C4 WRC	BF	1	Sébastien Loeb	Daniel Elena	All
Citroën Total World Rally Team	Citroën	C4 WRC	BF	2	Daniel Sordo	Marc Marti	All
BP Ford World Rally Team	Ford	Focus RS WRC 06 Focus RS WRC 07	BF	3	Marcus Grönholm	Timo Rautiainen	All
BP Ford World Rally Team	Ford	Focus RS WRC 06 Focus RS WRC 07	BF	4	Mikko Hirvonen	Jarmo Lehtinen	All
Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru	Impreza WRC 2006 Impreza WRC 2007	BF	7	Petter Solberg	Phil Mills	All
				8	Chris Atkinson	Glenn MacNeall	1–5
				8	Chris Atkinson	Stéphane Prévot	6–16
Manufacturers' teams
OMV Kronos Citroën World Rally Team	Citroën	Xsara WRC	BF	5	Manfred Stohl	Ilka Minor	All
				6	Daniel Carlsson	Denis Giraudet	2–3, 5, 7
				6	François Duval	Patrick Pivato	10, 12–13
Stobart VK M-Sport Ford Rally Team	Ford	Focus RS WRC 06	BF	9	Jari-Matti Latvala	Miikka Anttila	All
Stobart VK M-Sport Ford Rally Team	Ford	Focus RS WRC 06	BF	10	Henning Solberg	Cato Menkerud	All
Munchi's Ford World Rally Team	Ford	Focus RS WRC 06	BF	11	Luis Pérez Companc	Jose Maria Volta	2, 4–9, 11–12, 14, 16
				12	Juan Pablo Raies	Jorge Pérez Companc	2, 4–6
				12	Federico Villagra	Jorge Pérez Companc	7–9, 11–12, 14, 16
Major entries from teams not registered as manufacturers
BP Ford World Rally Team	Ford	Focus RS WRC 06	BF	*	Khalid Al Qassimi	Nicky Beech	9–10, 12, 15
Subaru World Rally Team	Subaru	Impreza WRC 2007	BF	*	Xavier Pons	Xavier Amigo	9–16
Suzuki World Rally Team	Suzuki	SX4 WRC	BF	19	Nicolas Bernardi	Jean-Marc Fortin	13
Suzuki World Rally Team	Suzuki	SX4 WRC	BF	19	Sebastian Lindholm	Tomi Tuominen	16
Stobart VK M-Sport Ford Rally Team	Ford	Focus RS WRC 06	BF	16	Matthew Wilson	Michael Orr	All
		Focus RS WRC 06		18	Alessandro Bettega	Simone Scattolin	13
		Focus RS WRC 04		*	Gareth Jones	James O'Brien	9
				*	Gareth Jones	David Moynihan	12, 15–16
				*	Andreas Mikkelsen	Ola Fløene	3, 5
				29	Ray Breen	Andrew Purcell	15
MMSP LTD	Mitsubishi	Lancer WRC 05	BF	*	Toni Gardemeister	Jakke Honkanen	1–3, 5, 7
				*	Juho Hänninen	Mikko Markkula	3, 7, 9
				*	Urmo Aava	Kuldar Sikk	8–9, 11
				18	Kristian Sohlberg	Risto Pietilainen	9
				*	Xavier Pons	Xavier Amigo	1–3
				22	Armindo Araújo	Miguel Ramalho	4
				27	Kaj Kuistila	Kari Jokinen	9
Astra Racing	Citroën	Xsara WRC	BF	14	Toni Gardemeister	Jakke Honkanen	10, 13
Ramsport	Ford	Focus RS WRC 05	BF	17	Guy Wilks	Phil Pugh	3, 5, 8–10
Ramsport	Ford	Focus RS WRC 06	BF	21	Andreas Mikkelsen	Ola Fløene	9–10, 12–13, 15–16
First Motorsport Škoda	Škoda	Fabia WRC	BF	17	François Duval	Patrick Pivato	8
First Motorsport Škoda	Škoda	Fabia WRC	BF	62	François Leandri	Gilbert Luigi	13
Czech Rally Team Kopecký	Škoda	Fabia WRC	BF	18	Jan Kopecký	Filip Schovánek	1–3, 5, 7–10, 12–13, 16
Guy Wilks	Subaru	Impreza WRC 2005	BF	18	Guy Wilks	Phil Pugh	15
Kris Meeke	Subaru	Impreza WRC 2006	P	19	Kris Meeke	Paul Nagle	15
Adapta	Subaru	Impreza WRC 2005	BF	20	Mads Østberg	Ole Kristian Unnelud	2–3, 5, 7, 9, 16
Team Rallye Cuoq	Peugeot	307 WRC	BF	21	Jean-Marie Cuoq	David Marty	1
Rally Team Olsbergs	Subaru	Impreza WRC 2004	BF	23	Patrik Flodin	Maria Andersson	2
PH Sport	Citroën	Xsara WRC	BF	24	Conrad Rautenbach	David Senior	16
Aimont Racing Team	Citroën	Xsara WRC	P	25	Gianluigi Galli	Giovanni Bernacchini	2–3, 5–7
Van Merksteijn Motorsport	Ford	Focus RS WRC 06	BF	25	Peter van Merksteijn Sr.	Erwin Berkhof	10, 12
Van Merksteijn Motorsport	Ford	Focus RS WRC 06	BF	25	Peter van Merksteijn Sr.	Hilco Van Beek	16
Bozian Racing	Peugeot	307 WRC	BF	61	Philippe Roux	Eric Jordan	1
Bozian Racing	Peugeot	307 WRC	BF	61	Anders Kjaer	Trond Odegard	3
Wevers Sport	Subaru	Impreza WRC 2006	BF	67	René Kuipers	Erwin Mombaerts	10, 16

– indicates a car running with varying numbers during the season

P-WRC Entries

No	Entrants	Drivers	Co-driver	Car	Rounds
31	Subaru Team Arai	Toshihiro Arai	Tony Sircombe	Subaru Impreza WRX STI	2, 4, 6, 8, 11, 14
32	Stuart Jones Rallying	Stuart Jones	Craig Parry	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX	4, 6, 8, 11
			Andrew Bull	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX	15
			Andrew Bull	MG S2000 Sport	16
33	Motoring Club	Loris Baldacci	Rudy Pollet	Subaru Impreza WRX STI	2, 16
33		Loris Baldacci	Silvio Stefanelli		4, 6, 8, 11
45		Mirco Baldacci	Giovanni Agnese		2, 4, 6, 8, 11, 16
44		Fabio Frisiero	Simone Scattolin	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX	2, 6, 8, 11
		Mauro Rongoni			4
		Alessandro Bettega			16
34	Top Run Racing	Mark Higgins	Scott Martin	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX	2, 4, 8, 14–16
51	Top Run Racing	Martin Rauam	Kristo Kraag	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX	4, 6, 8, 11, 14, 16
35	Advan-Piaa Rally Team	Fumio Nutahara	Daniel Barritt	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX	2, 4, 6, 11, 14–15
36	RRE Sports	Juho Hänninen	Mikko Markkula	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX	2, 6, 8, 11, 14, 16
37	Syms Rally Team	Spyros Pavlides	Denis Giraudet	Subaru Impreza WRX STI	4, 6, 8, 11, 14, 16
38		Kristian Sohlberg	Risto Pietilainen		2, 4, 6, 8
		Richard Mason	Sara Mason		11
		Yoshio Ikemachi	Sadatoshi Andou		14
39	QMMF	Nasser Al-Attiyah	Chris Patterson	Subaru Impreza WRX STI	2, 4, 6, 8, 11, 15
40	Errani Team Group	Riccardo Errani	Stefano Casadio	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX	2
		Stefano Marrini	Nicolas Garcia		6
		Stefano Marrini	Tiziana Sandroni		14
		Simone Campedelli	Danilo Fappani		8, 15
		Michał Sołowow	Maciek Baran	Fiat Abarth Grande Punto S2000	16
41	Subaru Poland Rally Team	Leszek Kuzaj	Jarosław Baran	Subaru Impreza WRX STI	4, 6, 8, 14–16
42	Subaru Rally Team Russia	Alexander Dorosinskiy	Dmitriy Yeremeyev	Subaru Impreza WRX STI	2, 4, 6
42	Subaru Rally Team Russia	Evgeny Vertunov	Georgiy Troshkin	Subaru Impreza WRX STI	8, 11, 16
43	OMV Bixxol Rally Team	Balazs Benik	Laszlo Bunkoczi	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX	4
		Andrej Jereb	Miran Kacin		8, 11
		Claudiu David	Mihaela Beldie		14, 16
		Jasen Popov	Dilian Popov		15
49		Martin Prokop	Jan Tománek		2
49		Štěpán Vojtěch	Michal Ernst		4, 6, 11, 15–16
46	Mitsubishi Motors de Portugal	Armindo Araújo	Miguel Ramalho	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX	2, 8, 11, 14–16
47	Red Bull Rallye Team	Andreas Aigner	Klaus Wicha	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX	2, 4, 6, 8, 15–16
48	Team Jordan	Amjad Farrah	Steve Lancaster	Subaru Impreza WRX STI	6
		Amjad Farrah	Nicola Arena	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX	8, 11, 14
		Phillip Morrow	David Senior		15
		Hayden Paddon	John Kennard		16
50	Rally Team Olsbergs	Patrik Flodin	Maria Andersson	Subaru Impreza WRX STI	6, 8, 11, 14–16
52	Subaru Rally Team International	Travis Pastrana	Bjorn Edstrom	Subaru Impreza WRX STI	4, 6, 16
52	Subaru Rally Team International	Takuma Kamada	Naoki Kase	Subaru Impreza WRX STI	8, 11, 14
53	TaCK	Anton Alén	Timo Alanne	Subaru Impreza WRX STI	2
		Niall McShea	Gordon Noble		6, 11, 15
		Evgeny Vertunov	Georgiy Troshkin		14
		David Higgins	Ieuan Thomas		16
54	Tango Rally Team	Gabriel Pozzo	Daniel Stillo	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX	6, 8, 11, 14–16
additional guest entries
59	Subaru Swedish Dealer Team	Oscar Svedlund	Björn Nilsson	Subaru Impreza WRX STI	2
60	Peugeot Sport Sweden	Jimmy Joge	Mattias Andersson	Peugeot 207 S2000	2
59	Francisco Name	Francisco Name	Armando Zapata	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII	4
60	Salgado Rally Team	Rodrigo Salgado	Diodoro Salgado	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX	4
59	Tango Rally Team	Marcos Ligato	Rubén Garcia	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX	6
60	VRS Rally Team	Federico Villagra	Diego Curletto	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX	6
59	Paddon Direct Team Green	Hayden Paddon	John Kennard	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII	11
60	Vantage Motorsport APL	Emma Gilmour	Glenn MacNeall	Subaru Impreza WRX STI	11
59	Colm Murphy Rallying	Colm Murphy	Ger Loughrey	Subaru Impreza WRX STI	15
60	Alan Ring Rally Team	Alan Ring	Adrian Deasy	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX	15
59	Mitsubishi Motors UK	Guy Wilks	Phil Pugh	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX	16
60	Mitsubishi Motors UK	Gwyndaf Evans	Huw Lewis	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX	16

JWRC entries

No	Entrant	Drivers	Co-driver	Car	Rounds
31	Renault Sport	Patrik Sandell	Emil Axelsson	Renault Clio R3	3, 5, 7, 9–10, 12
48	Renault Sport	Kalle Pinomäki	Tuomo Nikkola	Renault Clio R3	3, 5, 7, 9–10, 12
32	Suzuki Sport Europe	Urmo Aava	Kuldar Sikk	Suzuki Swift S1600	3, 5, 7, 10, 12–13
36		Jaan Mölder	Katrin Becker		3, 5, 7, 9–10
36		Jaan Mölder	Frédéric Miclotte		13
42		Aigar Pärs	Ken Järveoja		3, 5, 7, 9–10, 13
43		Vilius Rožukas	Audrius Šošas		3, 5, 7, 9
45		Per-Gunnar Andersson	Jonas Andersson		3, 5, 7, 12–13
45		James Wozencroft	Jonas Andersson		10
33	PH Sport	Conrad Rautenbach	David Senior	Citroën C2 S1600	5, 7, 9–10, 12–13
44		Yoann Bonato	Benjamin Boulloud	Citroën C2 S1600	13
		Yoann Bonato	Benjamin Boulloud	Citroën C2 R2	9–10, 12
		Dominique Rebout	Isabelle Galmiche		5
		Bryan Bouffier	Mathieu Baumel		7
34	Tempus Styllex	Jozef Béreš	Petr Starý	Renault Clio S1600	5, 7, 9–10, 12–13
35	Jipocar Czech National Team	Martin Prokop	Jan Tománek	Citroën C2 S1600	5, 7, 9–10, 12–13
37	PRT Motorsport	Aaron Burkart	Timo Gottschalk	Citroën C2 S1600	3
37	PRT Motorsport	Aaron Burkart	Michael Kölbach	Citroën C2 S1600	7, 9–10, 12–13
38	JM Engineering	Michał Kościuszko	Maciek Szczepaniak	Renault Clio S1600	5, 7, 9–10, 12
38	JM Engineering	Michał Kościuszko	Maciek Szczepaniak	Suzuki Swift S1600	13
39	Power Car Team	Andrea Cortinovis	Flavio Zanella	Renault Clio S1600	3, 5, 7, 9, 12–13
40	Mirabella Mille Miglia	Stefano Benoni	Enrico Cantoni	Citroën C2 R2	5, 7, 9–10, 12–13
41	Auto Laca Competicion	Manuel Rueda	Borja Rozada	Renault Clio R3	5, 7, 9–10
43	Rožukas Rally Team	Vilius Rožukas	Audrius Šošas	Citroën C2 R2	12–13
46	World Rally Team Ireland	Shaun Gallagher	Clive Jenkins	Citroën C2 R2	3, 5, 7, 9–10, 12
47	TRT srl	Alessandro Bettega	Simone Scattolin	Ford Fiesta S1600	3, 5, 7
				Suzuki Ignis S1600	9
				Renault Clio R3	12
		Luca Griotti	Massimiliano Bosi	Renault Clio S1600	10
49	Interspeed Racing Team	Miloš Komljenović	Aleksandar Jerermić	Renault Clio R3	5, 7, 9–10, 12–13
50	JPS Junior Team Luxemburg	Gilles Schammel	Renaud Jamoul	Citroën C2 R2	5, 7, 9–10, 12–13
51	Kronos Junior Team	Raphaël Auquier	Cédric Pirotte	Citroën C2 R2	5, 7, 9–10, 12–13
Additional guest entries
59	NAF Motorsport	Trond Svenkerud	Kay Odegard	Ford Fiesta ST	3
59	Suzuki Finland	Tapio Suominen	Jarno Ottman	Suzuki Swift S1600	9
60	Valvoline Racing Team	Jarkko Nikara	Petri Nikara	Honda Civic Type-R	9
59	Auto Laca Competicion	Yeray Lemes	Rogelio Peñate	Citroën C2 S1600	12
59	Equipe de France FFSA	Arnaud Augoyard	Xavier Panseri	Renault Clio R3	13
60	Equipe de France FFSA	Thomas Barral	Steeve Rebroin	Renault Clio R3	13

Events

Results

Colour	Rally Surface
Gold	Gravel
Silver	Tarmac
Blue	Snow/Ice
Bronze	Mixed Surface

Round	Rally name	Podium finishers				Statistics
Round	Rally name	Rank	Driver	Car	Time	Stages	Length	Starters	Finishers
1	/ Monte Carlo Rally (19–21 January) — Results and report	1	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën C4 WRC	3:10:27.4	15	328.54 km	47	39
		2	Daniel Sordo	Citroën C4 WRC	3:11:05.6
		3	Marcus Grönholm	Ford Focus RS WRC 06	3:11:50.2

2	Swedish Rally (9–11 February) — Results and report	1	Marcus Grönholm	Ford Focus RS WRC 06	3:08:40.7	20	342.09 km	58	43
		2	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën C4 WRC	3:09:34.5
		3	Mikko Hirvonen	Ford Focus RS WRC 06	3:10:22.2

3	Rally Norway (16–18 February) — Results and report	1	Mikko Hirvonen	Ford Focus RS WRC 06	3:28:17.0	18	355.99 km	74	63
		2	Marcus Grönholm	Ford Focus RS WRC 06	3:28:26.5
		3	Henning Solberg	Ford Focus RS WRC 06	3:32:01.6

4	Rally Mexico (9–11 March) — Results and report	1	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën C4 WRC	3:48:13.3	20	366.06 km	47	36
		2	Marcus Grönholm	Ford Focus RS WRC 06	3:49:09.1
		3	Mikko Hirvonen	Ford Focus RS WRC 06	3:49:41.0

5	Rallye de Portugal (30 March – 1 April) — Results and report	1	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën C4 WRC	3:53:33.1	18	357.10 km	80	61
		2	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza WRC2007	3:56:47.0
		3	Daniel Sordo	Citroën C4 WRC	3:58:38.4

6	Rally Argentina (4–6 May) — Results and report	1	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën C4 WRC	2:52:03.8	23	370.36 km	70	41
		2	Marcus Grönholm	Ford Focus RS WRC 06	2:52:40.5
		3	Mikko Hirvonen	Ford Focus RS WRC 06	2:54:19.0

7	Rally d'Italia Sardegna (18–20 May) — Results and report	1	Marcus Grönholm	Ford Focus RS WRC 06	3:48:42.0	18	342.86 km	82	67
		2	Mikko Hirvonen	Ford Focus RS WRC 06	3:49:11.2
		3	Daniel Sordo	Citroën C4 WRC	3:50:03.8

8	Acropolis Rally (1–3 June) — Results and report	1	Marcus Grönholm	Ford Focus RS WRC 06	3:49:22.6	21	334.44 km	64	49
		2	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën C4 WRC	3:50:01.2
		3	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza WRC2007	3:50:56.7

9	Rally Finland (3–5 August) — Results and report	1	Marcus Grönholm	Ford Focus RS WRC 07	2:57:26.1	23	360.34 km	97	70
		2	Mikko Hirvonen	Ford Focus RS WRC 07	2:57:50.3
		3	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën C4 WRC	2:58:36.0

10	Rallye Deutschland (17–19 August) — Results and report	1	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën C4 WRC	3:27:27.5	19	356.27 km	102	88
		2	François Duval	Citroën Xsara WRC	3:27:47.8
		3	Mikko Hirvonen	Ford Focus RS WRC 07	3:28:46.6

11	Rally New Zealand (31 August – 2 September) — Results and report	1	Marcus Grönholm	Ford Focus RS WRC 07	3:52:53.9	18	353.56 km	68	59
		2	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën C4 WRC	3:52:54.2
		3	Mikko Hirvonen	Ford Focus RS WRC 07	3:54:36.7

12	Rally Catalunya (5–7 October) — Results and report	1	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën C4 WRC	3:22:50.5	18	352.87 km	81	65
		2	Daniel Sordo	Citroën C4 WRC	3:23:04.3
		3	Marcus Grönholm	Ford Focus RS WRC 07	3:23:30.3

13	Tour de Corse (12–14 October) — Results and report	1	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën C4 WRC	3:28:31.5	16	359.32 km	74	60
		2	Marcus Grönholm	Ford Focus RS WRC 07	3:28:55.2
		3	Daniel Sordo	Citroën C4 WRC	3:29:15.8

14	Rally Japan (26–28 October) — Results and report	1	Mikko Hirvonen	Ford Focus RS WRC 07	3:23:57.6	27	350.19 km	85	72
		2	Daniel Sordo	Citroën C4 WRC	3:24:35.0
		3	Henning Solberg	Ford Focus RS WRC 06	3:28:31.3

15	/ Rally Ireland (16–18 November) — Results and report	1	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën C4 WRC	3:01:39.2	20	328.72 km	84	66
		2	Daniel Sordo	Citroën C4 WRC	3:02:32.6
		3	Jari-Matti Latvala	Ford Focus RS WRC 06	3:03:27.4

16	Wales Rally GB (30 November – 2 December) — Results and report	1	Mikko Hirvonen	Ford Focus RS WRC 07	3:22:50.9	17	359.54 km	84	66
		2	Marcus Grönholm	Ford Focus RS WRC 07	3:23:06.1
		3	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën C4 WRC	3:24:23.9

Statistics

Rnd	Event	Dates	Surface	Stages	Length	Starters	Finishers	Winner	Avg. speed
1	/ Monte Carlo Rally	19–21 January	Tarmac/Ice	15	328.54 km	47	39	S. Loeb	103.50 km/h
2	Swedish Rally	9–11 February	Snow	20	342.09 km	58	43	M. Grönholm	108.79 km/h
3	Rally Norway	16–18 February	Snow	18	355.99 km	74	63	M. Hirvonen	102.55 km/h
4	Rally Mexico	9–11 March	Gravel	20	366.06 km	47	36	S. Loeb	96.24 km/h
5	Rally Portugal	30 March – 1 April	Gravel	18	357.10 km	80	61	S. Loeb	91.74 km/h
6	Rally Argentina	3–6 May	Gravel	23	370.36 km	70	41	S. Loeb	86.57 km/h
7	Rally d'Italia Sardegna	18–20 May	Gravel	18	342.86 km	82	67	M. Grönholm	89.95 km/h
8	Acropolis Rally	31 May – 3 June	Gravel	21	334.44 km	64	49	M. Grönholm	87.48 km/h
9	Rally Finland	2–5 August	Gravel	23	360.34 km	97	70	M. Grönholm	121.85 km/h
10	Rallye Deutschland	17–19 August	Tarmac	19	356.27 km	102	88	S. Loeb	103.04 km/h
11	Rally New Zealand	31 August – 2 September	Gravel	18	353.56 km	68	59	M. Grönholm	91.09 km/h
12	Rally Catalunya	5–7 October	Tarmac	18	352.87 km	81	65	S. Loeb	104.38 km/h
13	Tour de Corse	12–14 October	Tarmac	16	359.32 km	74	60	S. Loeb	98.18 km/h
14	Rally Japan	26–28 October	Gravel	27	350.19 km	85	72	M. Hirvonen	103.02 km/h
15	/ Rally Ireland	15–18 November	Tarmac	20	328.72 km	84	66	S. Loeb	108.58 km/h
16	Wales Rally GB	30 November – 2 December	Gravel	17	359.54 km	108	86	M. Hirvonen	106.35 km/h

Season results summary

Drivers' championship

Pos.	Driver	MON	SWE	NOR	MEX	POR	ARG	ITA	GRC	FIN	GER	NZL	ESP	FRA	JPN	IRL	GBR	Pts ^[1]
1	Sébastien Loeb	1	2	14	1	1	1	Ret	2	3	1	2	1	1	Ret	1	3	116
2	Marcus Grönholm	3	1	2	2	4	2	1	1	1	4	1	3	2	Ret	Ret	2	112
3	Mikko Hirvonen	5	3	1	3	5	3	2	4	2	3	3	4	13	1	4	1	99
4	Daniel Sordo	2	12	25	4	3	6	3	24	Ret	Ret	6	2	3	2	2	5	65
5	Petter Solberg	6	Ret	4	Ret	2	Ret	5	3	Ret	6	7	6	5	Ret	5	4	47
6	Henning Solberg	14	4	3	9	11	5	4	5	5	13	9	10	9	3	16	15	34
7	Chris Atkinson	4	8	19	5	Ret	7	10	6	4	15	4	8	6	Ret	42	7	31
8	Jari-Matti Latvala	Ret	Ret	5	7	8	4	9	12	Ret	8	5	7	4	26	3	10	30
9	Manfred Stohl	10	7	12	6	9	8	7	8	Ret	Ret	12	Ret	14	6	Ret	8	13
10	François Duval								Ret		2		5	Ret		DNS		12
11	Matthew Wilson	12	Ret	26	8	12	30	12	10	10	9	10	11	Ret	4	7	6	11
12	Jan Kopecký	8	10	8		22		Ret	7	Ret	5		Ret	7			12	10
13	Toni Gardemeister	7	6	Ret		DSQ		6	DNS		7							10
14	Daniel Carlsson		5	7		6		Ret	DNS									9
15	Gianluigi Galli		13	6		7	DNS	DNS										5
16	Luís Pérez Companc		15		19	DNS	28	Ret	11	11		23	Ret		5		Ret	4
17	Xavier Pons	25	Ret	16	DNS					6	18	Ret	9	8	36	Ret	9	4
18	Guy Wilks			Ret		Ret			9	9	10					6	13	3
19	Urmo Aava			28		15		13	14	7	12	8	18	Ret	18			3
20	Federico Villagra						9	11	32	14		11	13		7		18	2
21	Mads Østberg		9	37		Ret		Ret		8							11	1
22	Gareth MacHale	11			Ret	13		Ret								8		1
23	Juho Hänninen		DSQ	17			11	8	Ret	Ret		19	23		24			1
24	Katsuhiko Taguchi														8			1
Pos.	Driver	MON	SWE	NOR	MEX	POR	ARG	ITA	GRC	FIN	GER	NZL	ESP	FRA	JPN	IRL	GBR	Pts

Key
Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	2nd place
Bronze	3rd place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Did not finish (Ret)
Black	Excluded (EX)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
White	Cancelled (C)
Blank	Withdrew entry from the event (WD)

Sébastien Loeb secured the drivers' championship title in Wales.^[2]

Manufacturers' championship

Pos.	Manufacturer	No.	MON	SWE	NOR	MEX	POR	ARG	ITA	GRE	FIN	GER	NZL	ESP	FRA	JPN	IRL	GBR	Points
1	BP Ford World Rally Team	3	3	1	2	2	4	2	1	1	1	4	1	3	2	Ret	Ret	2	212
1	BP Ford World Rally Team	4	5	3	1	3	5	3	2	4	2	3	3	4	8	1	4	1	212
2	Citroën Total World Rally Team	1	1	2	8	1	1	1	Ret	2	3	1	2	1	1	Ret	1	3	183
2	Citroën Total World Rally Team	2	2	8	10	4	3	6	3	10	Ret	Ret	6	2	3	2	2	5	183
3	Subaru World Rally Team	7	6	Ret	4	Ret	2	Ret	5	3	Ret	5	7	6	5	7	5	4	87
3	Subaru World Rally Team	8	4	7	9	5	Ret	7	8	6	4	8	4	8	6	Ret	7	6	87
4	Stobart VK M-Sport Ford	9	Ret	Ret	5	7	7	4	7	9	Ret	6	5	7	4	8	3	8	81
4	Stobart VK M-Sport Ford	10	8	4	3	8	9	5	4	5	5	7	8	9	7	3	6	9	81
5	OMV Kronos	5	7	6	7	6	8	8	6	7	Ret	Ret	10	Ret	9	5	Ret	7	45
5	OMV Kronos	6		5	6		6		Ret			2		5	Ret				45
6	Munchi's Ford World Rally Team	11		9		10		10	Ret	8	6		11	Ret		4		Ret	14
6	Munchi's Ford World Rally Team	12		Ret		9		9	9	11	7		9	10		6		10	14
Pos.	Manufacturer	No.	MON	SWE	NOR	MEX	POR	ARG	ITA	GRE	FIN	GER	NZL	ESP	FRA	JPN	IRL	GBR	Points

Key
Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	2nd place
Bronze	3rd place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Did not finish (Ret)
Black	Excluded (EX)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
White	Cancelled (C)
Blank	Withdrew entry from the event (WD)

Ford secured the manufacturers' championship in Ireland.^[3]

PWRC

Pos.	Driver	SWE	MEX	ARG	GRC	NZL	JPN	IRL	GBR	Pts ^[4]
1	Toshihiro Arai	6	2	2	1	1	10			39
2	Gabriel Pozzo			4	7	4	1	2	Ret	30
3	Mark Higgins	Ret	1		4		5	Ret	3	25
4	Niall McShea			6		2		1		21
5	Juho Hänninen	Ret		3	Ret	7	7		2	18
6	Mirco Baldacci	10	4	Ret	3	15			6	14
7	Fumio Nutahara	5	7	Ret		5	Ret	6		13
8	Kristian Sohlberg	3	3	Ret	Ret					12
9	Nasser Al-Attiyah	7	Ret	Ret	5			3		12
10	Oscar Svedlund	1								10
11	Federico Villagra			1						10
12	Guy Wilks								1	10
13	Andreas Aigner	9	11	7	2				9	10
Pos.	Driver	SWE	MEX	ARG	GRC	NZL	JPN	IRL	GBR	Pts

JWRC Drivers' championship

Pos.	Driver	NOR	POR	ITA	FIN	GER	ESP	FRA	Pts
1	Per-Gunnar Andersson	1	1	2			1	4	43
2	Urmo Aava	3	2	1		2	3	Ret	38
3	Martin Prokop		Ret	3	Ret	1	2	1	34
4	Jozef Béreš jun.		3	3	Ret	5	4	2	26
5	Jaan Mölder jr.	4	4	5	13	6	6		20
6	Patrik Sandell	2	15	8	1	Ret	Ret		19
7	Aaron Burkart	5		4	14	4	7	7	18
8	Conrad Rautenbach		10	Ret	4	3	5	8	16
9	Yoann Bonato				8	7	8	3	10
10	Andrea Cortinovis	7	5	14	12		Ret	6	9
11	Kalle Pinomäki	10	9	Ret	2	9	Ret		8
12	Michal Kosciuszko		Ret	12	3	Ret	Ret	9	6
13	Vilius Rožukas jun.	11	8	9	6		11	14	4
14	Tapio Suominen				5				4
15	Arnaud Augoyard							5	4
16	Trond Svenkerud	6							3
17	Manuel Rueda		6	Ret		12			3
18	Shaun Gallagher	8	7	10	11	10	10		3
19	Alessandro Bettega	9	Ret	Ret	7		9		2
20	Bryan Bouffier			7					2
21	Aigar Pärs	12	14	Ret	Ret	8		Ret	1
-	Gilles Schammel		16	11	Ret	14	12	Ret	0
-	Miloš Komljenović		12	13	Ret	17	13	12	0
Pos.	Driver	NOR	POR	ITA	FIN	GER	ESP	FRA	Pts

Key
Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	2nd place
Bronze	3rd place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Did not finish (Ret)
Black	Excluded (EX)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
White	Cancelled (C)
Blank	Withdrew entry from the event (WD)

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References

↑ "2007 FIA WRC Drivers Championship Standings". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Archived from the original on July 21, 2012. Retrieved November 16, 2011.
↑ Peacock, Anthony (December 3, 2007). "True grit: Loeb lands fourth world title". The Guardian . Retrieved April 9, 2024.
↑ "Ford wins Back-to-back WRC Titles". AutoIndustriya.com . November 27, 2007. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
↑ "2007 FIA Production WRC Drivers Championship Standings". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Archived from the original on July 21, 2012. Retrieved November 16, 2011.

External links

FIA World Rally Championship 2007 at ewrc-results.com
Season 2007 at World Rally Archive

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[1] "2007 FIA WRC Drivers Championship Standings". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Archived from the original on July 21, 2012. Retrieved November 16, 2011.

[2] Peacock, Anthony (December 3, 2007). "True grit: Loeb lands fourth world title". The Guardian . Retrieved April 9, 2024.

[3] "Ford wins Back-to-back WRC Titles". AutoIndustriya.com . November 27, 2007. Retrieved April 9, 2024.

[4] "2007 FIA Production WRC Drivers Championship Standings". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Archived from the original on July 21, 2012. Retrieved November 16, 2011.

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