2007 Rally México


The 21º Corona Rally México, the fourth round of the 2007 World Rally Championship season, took place between March 9-11 2007. The rally consisted of 20 special stages, of which five were super specials. The event was won by Citroën's Sébastien Loeb, followed by Ford drivers Marcus Grönholm and Mikko Hirvonen.
The drivers' championship leaders, Grönholm and Hirvonen, were the first drivers on road and lost time as they had to sweep the loose gravel. They were followed by Loeb, who was able to keep close to Subaru's Petter Solberg, who benefited from his better starting position during the first three stages. However, Solberg, in the new Subaru Impreza WRC 07, had to retire at the start of SS6 giving the lead to Loeb. After the first day, Ford identified and fixed a sensory fault in Grönholm's car. The problem had caused lack of engine power and troubled the Finn: "In the morning, I was sweeping. In the afternoon, I was sleeping". The second leg saw Grönholm quickly climb to second place, but Loeb continued setting top times and extended his lead to Grönholm from 43 to 60 seconds. Hirvonen, Chris Atkinson and Dani Sordo battled for the third place. Hirvonen was the fastest driver on the final day and secured the last podium position, ahead of Sordo, Atkinson, Manfred Stohl, Jari-Matti Latvala and Matthew Wilson. Loeb took the win 55.8 seconds clear of Grönholm.

Results

Retirements

All dates and times are CST.
LegStageTimeNameLengthWinnerTimeAvg. spd.Rally leader
1
SS108:28Alfaro 123.50 km P. Solberg14:03.5100.3 km/h P. Solberg
1
SS209:51Ortega 129.65 km P. Solberg17:28.7101.78 km/h P. Solberg
1
SS310:34El Cubilete 117.87 km P. Solberg9:45.6109.86 km/h P. Solberg
1
SS413:02Alfaro 223.50 km S. Loeb13:47.0102.3 km/h P. Solberg
1
SS514:25Ortega 229.65 km M. Stohl16:58.2104.83 km/h P. Solberg
1
SS615:08El Cubilete 217.87 km S. Loeb9:37.5111.4 km/h S. Loeb
1
SS716:29Super Special 12.21 km M. Grönholm1:42.677.54 km/h S. Loeb
1
SS816:33Super Special 22.21 km C. Atkinson1:42.078.0 km/h S. Loeb
2
SS908:19Ibarilla 130.20 km S. Loeb18:17.399.08 km/h S. Loeb
2
SS1009:42Duarte 123.51 km S. Loeb17:55.078.73 km/h S. Loeb
2
SS1110:33Derramadero 123.27 km M. Grönholm14:01.699.54 km/h S. Loeb
2
SS1213:07Ibarilla 230.20 km S. Loeb18:02.6100.42 km/h S. Loeb
2
SS1314:30Duarte 223.51 km M. Grönholm17:32.280.48 km/h S. Loeb
2
SS1415:21Derramadero 223.27 km S. Loeb13:49.4101.0 km/h S. Loeb
2
SS1516:35Super Special 32.21 km D. Sordo1:44.676.06 km/h S. Loeb
2
SS1616:39Super Special 42.21 km M. Grönholm1:43.676.8 km/h S. Loeb
3
SS1708:23Leon16.29 km M. Hirvonen10:35.892.24 km/h S. Loeb
3
SS1808:54Guanajuatito23.34 km M. Grönholm15:12.392.1 km/h S. Loeb
3
SS1910:17Comanjilla18.10 km M. Hirvonen10:17.6105.51 km/h S. Loeb
3
SS2011:28Super Special 54.42 km M. Grönholm3:23.678.15 km/h S. Loeb

Championship standings after the event

Drivers' championship

Manufacturers' championship