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The 2007 World Rally Championship season was the 35th season in the FIA World Rally Championship. The season began on January 19 with the 75ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo and ended on December 2 with the 63rd Wales Rally of Great Britain. Citroën's Sébastien Loeb won the drivers' world championship ahead of Ford's Marcus Grönholm and Mikko Hirvonen. Ford took the manufacturers' title.

[edit] Events

[edit] Results

Round	Rally name	Podium finishers
Round	Rally name	Rank	Driver	Car	Time
1	/ 75ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo (January 19–21) — Results and report	1	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën C4 WRC	3:10:27.4
		2	Dani Sordo	Citroën C4 WRC	3:11:05.6
		3	Marcus Grönholm	Ford Focus RS WRC 06	3:11:50.2

2	56th Uddeholm Swedish Rally (February 9–11) — Results and report	1	Marcus Grönholm	Ford Focus RS WRC 06	3:08:40.7
		2	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën C4 WRC	3:09:34.5
		3	Mikko Hirvonen	Ford Focus RS WRC 06	3:10:22.2

3	2nd Rally Norway (February 16–18) — Results and report	1	Mikko Hirvonen	Ford Focus RS WRC 06	3:28:17.0
		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	21º Corona Rally México (March 9–11) — Results and report	1	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën C4 WRC	3:48:13.3
		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	41º Vodafone Rally de Portugal (March 30–April 1) — Results and report	1	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën C4 WRC	3:53:33.1
		2	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza WRC	3:56:47.0
		3	Dani Sordo	Citroën C4 WRC	3:58:38.4

6	27º Rally Argentina (May 4–6) — Results and report	1	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën C4 WRC	2:52:03.8
		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	4º Supermag Rally Italia Sardinia (May 18–20) — Results and report	1	Marcus Grönholm	Ford Focus RS WRC 06	3:48:42.0
		2	Mikko Hirvonen	Ford Focus RS WRC 06	3:49:11.2
		3	Dani Sordo	Citroën C4 WRC	3:50:03.8

8	54th BP Ultimate Acropolis Rally of Greece (June 1–3) — Results and report	1	Marcus Grönholm	Ford Focus RS WRC 06	3:49:22.6
		2	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën C4 WRC	3:50:01.2
		3	Petter Solberg	Subaru Impreza WRC	3:50:56.7

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

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

11	37th Propecia Rally New Zealand (August 31–September 2) — Results and report	1	Marcus Grönholm	Ford Focus RS WRC 07	3:52:53.9
		2	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën C4 WRC	3:52:54.2
		3	Mikko Hirvonen	Ford Focus RS WRC 07	3:54:36.7

12	43º Rally RACC Catalunya - Costa Daurada (October 5–7) — Results and report	1	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën C4 WRC	3:22:50.5
		2	Dani Sordo	Citroën C4 WRC	3:23:04.3
		3	Marcus Grönholm	Ford Focus RS WRC 07	3:23:30.3

13	51ème Tour de Corse - Rallye de France (October 12–14) — Results and report	1	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën C4 WRC	3:28:31.5
		2	Marcus Grönholm	Ford Focus RS WRC 07	3:28:55.2
		3	Dani Sordo	Citroën C4 WRC	3:29:15.8

14	4th Rally Japan (October 26–28) — Results and report	1	Mikko Hirvonen	Ford Focus RS WRC 07	3:23:57.6
		2	Dani Sordo	Citroën C4 WRC	3:24:35.0
		3	Henning Solberg	Ford Focus RS WRC 06	3:28:31.3

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

16	63rd Wales Rally of Great Britain (November 30–December 2) — Results and report	1	Mikko Hirvonen	Ford Focus RS WRC 07	3:22:50.9
		2	Marcus Grönholm	Ford Focus RS WRC 07	3:23:06.1
		3	Sébastien Loeb	Citroën C4 WRC	3:24:23.9

[edit] Statistics

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

[edit] Season results summary

[edit] Drivers' championship

Pos	Driver	MON	SWE	NOR	MEX	POR	ARG	ITA	GRC	FIN	GER	NZL	ESP	FRA	JPN	IRL	GBR	Pts
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	Dani 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	10	8	7	8	Ret	Ret	12	Ret	14	6	Ret	8	13
10	François Duval								Ret		2		5	Ret				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
12	Toni Gardemeister	7	6	Ret		DSQ		6			7							10
14	Daniel Carlsson		5	7		6		Ret										9
15	Gigi Galli		13	6		7												5
16	Luís Pérez Companc		15		19	DNS	28	Ret	11	11		23	Ret		5		Ret	4
16	Xavier Pons	25	Ret	16						6	18	Ret	9	8	36	Ret	9	4
18	Guy Wilks			Ret		Ret			9	9	10					6	13	3
18	Urmo Aava			28		15		13	14	7	12	8	18	Ret	18			3
20	Federico Villagra					DNS	9	11	32	14		11	13		7		18	2
21	Juho Hänninen		DSQ	17			11	8	Ret	Ret		19	23		24			1
	Mads Østberg		9	37		Ret		Ret		8							11	1
	Katsuhiko Taguchi														8			1
	Gareth MacHale	11			Ret	13		Ret								8		1
Pos	Driver	MON	SWE	NOR	MEX	POR	ARG	ITA	GRC	FIN	GER	NZL	ESP	FRA	JPN	IRL	GBR	Pts

Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	2nd place
Bronze	3rd place
Green	Points finish (top 8)
Blue	Non-points finish
Purple	Did not finish (Ret)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
Blank	Did not practice (DNP)
	Injured or ill (Inj)
	Excluded (EX)
	Suspended (SUS)
	Did not arrive (DNA)
	Withdrew entry before the event (WD)

[edit] Manufacturers' championship

Rank	Manufacturer	Event																Total points
Rank	Manufacturer	MON	SWE	NOR	MEX	POR	ARG	ITA	GRC	FIN	GER	NZL	ESP	FRA	JPN	IRL	GBR	Total points
1	BP Ford World Rally Team	10	16	18	14	9	14	18	15	18	11	16	11	9	10	5	18	212
2	Citroën Total World Rally Team	18	9	1	15	16	13	6	8	6	10	11	18	16	8	18	10	183
3	Subaru World Rally Team	8	2	5	4	8	2	5	9	5	5	7	4	7	2	6	8	87
4	Stobart VK M-Sport Ford	1	5	10	3	2	9	7	4	4	5	5	2	7	7	9	1	81
5	OMV Kronos	2	7	5	3	4	1	3	2	0	8	0	4	0	4	0	2	45
6	Munchi's Ford World Rally Team	-	0	-	0	-	0	0	1	5	-	0	0	-	8	-	0	14

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