2007 Rally New Zealand
The 2007 Rally New Zealand, 11th round of 2007 World Rally Championship, was run on 31 August to 2 September. After a tight battle for three days, Marcus Grönholm beat Sébastien Loeb for the win by 0.3 seconds, making it the second-closest finish in WRC history. This was the closest finish in the history of the World Rally Championship. The previous record was held by the 1998 Rally de Portugal, in which Colin McRae took the win 2.1 seconds ahead of Carlos Sainz.Results
Special Stages
All dates and times are NZST.
| Leg | Stage | Time | Name | Length | Winner | Time | Avg. spd. | Rally leader |
1
| SS1 | 09:18 | Pirongia West 1 | 18.30 km |  M. Grönholm | 13:40.5 | 80.29 km/h | M. Grönholm |
1
| SS2 | 10:21 | Waitomo 1 | 43.88 km | M. Grönholm | 28:47.8 | 91.43 km/h | M. Grönholm |
1
| SS3 | 14:07 | Pirongia West 2 | 18.30 km |  S. Loeb | 13:32.4 | 81.09 km/h | M. Grönholm |
1
| SS4 | 15:10 | Waitomo 2 | 43.88 km | S. Loeb | 28:20.4 | 92.9 km/h | M. Grönholm |
1
| SS5 | 17:03 | Mystery Creek 1 | 3.14 km |  C. Atkinson | 2:56.2 | 64.15 km/h | M. Grönholm |
2
| SS6 | 09:03 | Port Waikato | 17.21 km | S. Loeb | 9:33.2 | 108.09 km/h | M. Grönholm |
2
| SS7 | 09:41 | Possum | 13.88 km | M. Grönholm | 10:38.2 | 78.3 km/h | M. Grönholm |
2
| SS8 | 10:19 | Franklin | 31.57 km | S. Loeb | 21:15.7 | 89.09 km/h | M. Grönholm |
2
| SS9 | 12:32 | Mystery Creek 2 | 3.14 km | M. Grönholm | 2:54.7 | 64.71 km/h | M. Grönholm |
2
| SS10 | 14:58 | Te Akau South | 31.92 km | S. Loeb | 18:25.0 | 103.99 km/h | M. Grönholm |
2
| SS11 | 15:41 | Te Akau North | 32.36 km | S. Loeb | 16:59.8 | 114.23 km/h | S. Loeb |
3
| SS12 | 09:03 | Maungatawhiri 1 | 5.34 km | M. Grönholm | 2:41.3 | 119.18 km/h | M. Grönholm |
3
| SS13 | 09:31 | Te Hutewai 1 | 11.22 km | S. Loeb | 7:54.3 | 85.16 km/h | S. Loeb |
3
| SS14 | 09:59 | Whaanga Coast 1 | 29.81 km | S. Loeb | 21:00.8 | 85.12 km/h | S. Loeb |
3
| SS15 | 11:38 | Maungatawhiri 2 | 5.34 km | M. Grönholm | 2:39.7 | 120.38 km/h | S. Loeb |
3
| SS16 | 12:06 | Te Hutewai 2 | 11.22 km | M. Grönholm | 7:43.0 | 87.24 km/h | S. Loeb |
3
| SS17 | 12:34 | Whaanga Coast 2 | 29.81 km | M. Grönholm | 20:32.1 | 87.1 km/h | M. Grönholm |
3
| SS18 | 14:18 | Mystery Creek 3 | 3.14 km | S. Loeb | 2:52.5 | 65.53 km/h | M. Grönholm |
Championship standings after the event
Drivers' championship
Manufacturers' championship
