2008 Jordan Rally

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2008 Jordan Rally
26th Jordan Rally
Round 5 of the 2008 World Rally Championship
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Host countryFlag of Jordan.svg  Jordan
Rally base Amman, Jordan
Dates runApril 24 27 2008
Stages22 (359.26 km; 223.23 miles)
Stage surfaceGravel
Overall distance983.44 km (611.08 miles)
Statistics
Crews55 at start, 33 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner Flag of Finland.svg Mikko Hirvonen
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg BP Ford World Rally Team

The 2008 Jordan Rally was the fifth round of 2008 World Rally Championship season and the third gravel round of the championship and also the second round of the Junior World Rally Championship. The event began with a ceremonial start on Thursday, April 24 in Amman, Jordan, [1] near the Dead Sea. [1]

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Results

Pos.DriverCo-driverCarTimeDifferencePoints
WRC
1. Flag of Finland.svg Mikko Hirvonen Flag of Finland.svg Jarmo Lehtinen Ford Focus RS WRC 07 4:02:47.90.010
2. Flag of Spain.svg Dani Sordo Flag of Spain.svg Marc Martí Citroën C4 WRC 4:04:03.61:15.78
3. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chris Atkinson Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Stéphane Prévot Subaru Impreza WRC 07 4:07:47.44:59.56
4. Flag of Norway.svg Henning Solberg Flag of Norway.svg Cato Menkerud Ford Focus RS WRC 07 4:10:23.77:35.85
5. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Matthew Wilson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Scott Martin Ford Focus RS WRC 07 4:13:29.610:41.74
6. Flag of Argentina.svg Federico Villagra Flag of Argentina.svg Jorge Pérez Companc Ford Focus RS WRC 07 4:14:10.111:22.23
7. Flag of Finland.svg Jari-Matti Latvala Flag of Finland.svg Miikka Anttila Ford Focus RS WRC 07 4:15:03.512:15.62
8. Flag of Italy.svg Gigi Galli Flag of Italy.svg Giovanni Bernacchini Ford Focus RS WRC 07 4:15:12.312:24.41
JWRC
1. (11.) Flag of France.svg Sébastien Ogier Flag of France.svg Julien Ingrassia Citroën C2 S1600 4:29:57.80.010
2. (13.) Flag of Ireland.svg Shaun Gallagher Flag of Ireland.svg Michael Morrissey Citroën C2 S1600 4:34:57.95:00.18
3. (14.) Flag of Luxembourg.svg Gilles Schammel Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Renaud Jamoul Renault Clio R3 4:37:29.47:31.66

Special stages

All dates and times are EEST (UTC+3).

DayStageTimeNameLengthWinnerTimeAvg. spd.Rally leader
1
(25 APR)
SS108:19Suwayma 113.03 km Flag of Spain.svg D. Sordo
Flag of Norway.svg P. Solberg
6:40.2117.2 km/h Flag of Spain.svg D. Sordo
Flag of Norway.svg P. Solberg
SS208:53Mahes 120.00 km Flag of Spain.svg D. Sordo 13:54.886.2 km/h Flag of Spain.svg D. Sordo
SS309:38 Mount Nebo 111.10 km Flag of Spain.svg D. Sordo 8:02.982.8 km/h
SS410:25Mal'n 113.46 km Flag of France.svg S. Loeb 9:55.481.4 km/h
SS512:35Suwayma 213.03 km Flag of Finland.svg J. Latvala 6:37.7117.7 km/h
SS613:09Mahes 220.00 km Flag of France.svg S. Loeb 13:38.588.0 km/h
SS713:54Mount Nebo 211.1 km Flag of France.svg S. Loeb 7:52.684.6 km/h
SS814:41Mal'n 213.46 km Flag of Finland.svg M. Hirvonen 9:46.782.6 km/h
2
(26 APR)
SS98:53Tirki 113.46 km Flag of France.svg S. Loeb 8:18.1102.1 km/h Flag of France.svg S. Loeb
SS1009:21Erak Elimir 112.47 km Flag of France.svg S. Loeb 8:40.986.2 km/h
SS1110:24Shuna 115:19 km Flag of France.svg S. Loeb 11:54.976.5 km/h
SS1211:05Baptism Site 113.13 km Flag of Spain.svg D. Sordo 6:42.2117.5 km/h Flag of Spain.svg D. Sordo
SS1313:06Turki 214.13 km Flag of Finland.svg M. Hirvonen 8:15.7102.6 km/h Flag of Finland.svg J. Latvala
SS1413:34Erak Elimir 212.47 km Flag of Italy.svg G. Galli 8:40.886.2 km/h
SS1514:37Shuna 215.19 km Flag of Italy.svg G. Galli 11:57.876.2 km/h
SS1615:18Baptism Site 213.13 km Flag of Italy.svg G. Galli 6:41.2117.8 km/h Flag of Spain.svg D. Sordo
3
(27APR)
SS1707:37Kafrain 116.49 km Flag of Finland.svg M. Hirvonen 11:02.589.6 km/h Flag of Finland.svg J. Latvala
SS1808:10Wadi Shueib 19.18 km Flag of France.svg S. Loeb 7:10.176.8 km/h Flag of Finland.svg M. Hirvonen
SS1909:13 Jordan River 141.45 km Flag of France.svg S. Loeb 28:32.887.1 km/h
SS2011:30Kafrain 216.49 km Flag of Finland.svg J. Latvala 11:00.489.9 km/h
SS2112:03Wadi Shueib 29.18 km Flag of France.svg S. Loeb 7:04.877.8 km/h
SS2213:06Jordan River 241.45 km Flag of Finland.svg M. Hirvonen 28:09.188.3 km/h

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