2009 Rally Poland

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2009 Rally Poland
66th ORLEN Platinum Rally Poland
Round 8 of the 2009 World Rally Championship
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Host country Flag of Poland.svg Poland
Rally base Mikołajki
Dates run25 28 June 2009
Stages18
Stage surface Gravel
Statistics
Crews48 at start, 34 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner Flag of Finland.svg Mikko Hirvonen
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg BP Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team

The 2009 ORLEN Platinum Rally Poland was the 66th running of the Rally Poland and the eighth round of the 2009 World Rally Championship season. Rally Poland had previously been part of the WRC schedule during the inaugural 1973 season. The rally consisted of 18 special stages and was won by Ford's Mikko Hirvonen, who took his first-ever back-to-back victories. However, the team's celebration was subdued after Jari-Matti Latvala crashed out from second place on the final super special stage, losing important manufacturers' championship points. [1]

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Citroën's Dani Sordo then finished second and Stobart's Henning Solberg beat his brother Petter to take the final podium spot. Home country's Krzysztof Hołowczyc, a three-time winner of the event, finished sixth behind regular Stobart driver Matthew Wilson. This marked the first time a Polish driver scored WRC points in the history of the series. [2]

Citroën's defending world champion Sébastien Loeb lost the drivers' championship lead by crashing out in the second rally in a row. However, he re-joined the event under superally rules and with mechanical problems for Andreas Mikkelsen, Mads Østberg and Sébastien Ogier, he had climbed back into the top ten. Citroën then issued team orders and Citroën Junior Team's Conrad Rautenbach and Evgeny Novikov both stopped for enough minutes to let the Frenchman take the eighth place, which eventually became seventh after Latvala's mistake. [1]

Results

Pos.DriverCo-driverCarTimeDifferencePoints
WRC
1 Flag of Finland.svg Mikko Hirvonen Flag of Finland.svg Jarmo Lehtinen Ford Focus RS WRC 09 3:07:27.50.010
2 Flag of Spain.svg Dani Sordo Flag of Spain.svg Marc Martí Citroën C4 WRC 3:08:37.8+1:10.38
3 Flag of Norway.svg Henning Solberg Flag of Norway.svg Cato Menkerud Ford Focus RS WRC 08 3:09:33.2+2:05.76
4 Flag of Norway.svg Petter Solberg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Phil Mills Citroën Xsara WRC 3:09:51.8+2:24.35
5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Matthew Wilson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Scott Martin Ford Focus RS WRC 08 3:11:45.0+4:17.54
6 Flag of Poland.svg Krzysztof Hołowczyc Flag of Poland.svg Łukasz Kurzeja Ford Focus RS WRC 08 3:12:01.4+4:33.93
7 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Loeb Flag of Monaco.svg Daniel Elena Citroën C4 WRC 3:26:42.6+19:15.12
8 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Conrad Rautenbach Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Daniel Barritt Citroën C4 WRC 3:26:48.1+19:20.61
JWRC
1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kevin Abbring Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Erwin Mombaerts Renault Clio R3 3:35:05.20.010
2 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Martin Prokop Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jan Tománek Citroën C2 S1600 3:36:15.4+1:10.28
3 Flag of France.svg Yoann Bonato Flag of France.svg Benjamin Boulloud Suzuki Swift S1600 3:40:39.7+5:34.56
4 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Hans Weijs Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Bjorn Degandt Citroën C2 S1600 3:45:17.2+10:12.05
5 Flag of Italy.svg Simone Bertolotti Flag of Italy.svg Luca Celestini Suzuki Swift S1600 3:51:50.3+16:45.14
6 Flag of Poland.svg Radosław Typa Flag of Poland.svg Maciej Wisławski Citroën C2 R2 3:56:32.3+21:27.13
7 Flag of Italy.svg Luca Griotti Flag of Italy.svg Corrado Bonato Renault Clio R3 4:00:53.6+25:48.42

Special stages

DayStageTime (CEST)NameLengthWinnerTimeRally leader
1
(June 25)
SS120:00Mikołajki 12.50 km Flag of Norway.svg Petter Solberg 1:48.3 Flag of Norway.svg Petter Solberg
2
(June 26)
SS29:51Grabówka 112.09 km Flag of Finland.svg Mikko Hirvonen 6:49.7 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Loeb
SS310:19Pianki 111.34 km Flag of Finland.svg Mikko Hirvonen 5:22.2 Flag of Finland.svg Mikko Hirvonen
SS410:39Paprotki 133.17 km Flag of Finland.svg Jari-Matti Latvala 18:14.0
SS514:01Grabówka 212.09 km Flag of Finland.svg Jari-Matti Latvala 6:49.3
SS614:29Pianki 211.34 km Flag of Finland.svg Mikko Hirvonen 5:15.4
SS714:59Paprotki 233.17 km Flag of Finland.svg Jari-Matti Latvala 17:57.2
3
(June 27)
SS810:14Danowo 111.88 km Flag of France.svg Sébastien Loeb 6:18.1
SS910:59Gawliki 132.75 km Flag of Spain.svg Dani Sordo 17:44.4
SS1011:52Wydminy 130.09 km Flag of France.svg Sébastien Loeb 15:40.9
SS1115:18Danowo 211.88 km Flag of Finland.svg Mikko Hirvonen 6:12.5
SS1216:03Gawliki 232.75 km Flag of France.svg Sébastien Loeb 17:21.1
SS1316:56Wydminy 230.09 km Flag of France.svg Sébastien Loeb 15:26.9
4
(June 28)
SS147:51Miłki 127.07 km Flag of France.svg Sébastien Ogier 13:59.3
SS158:57Tros 115.11 km Flag of Norway.svg Henning Solberg 7:53.2
SS1611:49Miłki 227.07 km Flag of Norway.svg Henning Solberg 13:56.0
SS1712:55Tros 215.11 km Flag of France.svg Sébastien Loeb 7:44.4
SS1814:24Mikołajki 22.50 km Flag of Norway.svg Petter Solberg 1:49.0

Championship standings after the event

Drivers' championship

PosDriver IRL
Flag of Ireland.svg
NOR
Flag of Norway.svg
CYP
Flag of Cyprus.svg
POR
Flag of Portugal (official).svg
ARG
Flag of Argentina.svg
ITA
Flag of Italy.svg
GRC
Flag of Greece.svg
POL
Flag of Poland.svg
FIN
Flag of Finland.svg
AUS
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
ESP
Flag of Spain.svg
GBR
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
 Pts 
1 Flag of Finland.svg Mikko Hirvonen 3222Ret21158
2 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Loeb 111114Ret757
3 Flag of Spain.svg Dani Sordo 254322312239
4 Flag of Norway.svg Henning Solberg 441853815327
5 Flag of Finland.svg Jari-Matti Latvala 14312Ret613Ret25
Flag of Norway.svg Petter Solberg 634Ret3Ret425
7 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Matthew Wilson 775Ret5614519
8 Flag of Argentina.svg Federico Villagra 774Ret414
9 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Ogier 610Ret177Ret2Ret13
10 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Conrad Rautenbach 18Ret6RetRet9588
11 Flag of Norway.svg Mads Østberg 9677Ret7
12 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Khalid al-Qassimi 8881666
13 Flag of Russia.svg Evgeny Novikov 12RetRet51694
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chris Atkinson 54
15 Flag of Poland.svg Krzysztof Hołowczyc 63
16 Flag of Qatar.svg Nasser Al-Attiyah 111681091
Flag of Estonia.svg Urmo Aava 1081
Flag of Greece.svg Lambros Athanassoulas 81
PosDriver IRL
Flag of Ireland.svg
NOR
Flag of Norway.svg
CYP
Flag of Cyprus.svg
POR
Flag of Portugal (official).svg
ARG
Flag of Argentina.svg
ITA
Flag of Italy.svg
GRC
Flag of Greece.svg
POL
Flag of Poland.svg
FIN
Flag of Finland.svg
AUS
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
ESP
Flag of Spain.svg
GBR
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
Pts
Key
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleDid not finish (Ret)
BlackExcluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
BlankWithdrew entry from
the event (WD)

Manufacturers' championship

PosTeamEventTotal
points
IRL
Flag of Ireland.svg
NOR
Flag of Norway.svg
CYP
Flag of Cyprus.svg
POR
Flag of Portugal (official).svg
ARG
Flag of Argentina.svg
ITA
Flag of Italy.svg
GRC
Flag of Greece.svg
POL
Flag of Poland.svg
FIN
Flag of Finland.svg
AUS
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
ESP
Flag of Spain.svg
GBR
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
1 Flag of France.svg Citroën Total World Rally Team 18141616188412106
2 Flag of the United States.svg BP Ford World Rally Team 814108318181089
3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stobart M-Sport Ford Rally Team 886510751160
4 Flag of France.svg Citroën Junior Team 5240256529
5 Flag of Argentina.svg Munchi's Ford World Rally Team 0034506018

References

  1. 1 2 Beer, Matt (28 June 2009). "Hirvonen takes win and points lead". Autosport . Retrieved 29 June 2009.
  2. "Solberg snatches a place on the podium". Rally-Live.com. 28 June 2009. Retrieved 29 June 2009.