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Hirvonen leads WRC Finland by 3.3 seconds on first day

publication date: Aug 1, 2009
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author/source: Gary Jones
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Hirvonen celebrated birthday with 3.3s lead on Day 1 

BP Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team driver Mikko Hirvonen celebrated his 29th birthday in style yesterday as he and co-driver Jarmo Lehtinen led the opening leg of Rally Finland from start to finish.

The Finns (above) won four of the eight gravel speed tests in their Ford Focus RS World Rally Car to build a 3.3sec lead in this ninth round of the FIA World Rally Championship. WRC Sebastien Loeb and team-mate Dani Sordo are second and third in their Citroen C4s.
Roberts and Breen lead class in Finland on Day 1
Carmarthen’s Bronwydd navigator Gareth Roberts who is co-driving for Irishman Craig Breen are leading the WRC Finland Fiesta category and N3 while holding 40th place last night in their KelTech Engineering Fiesta (above).
©Images Gary Jones


          


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