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Ford drivers jointly lead WRC after thrilling Rallye de France
publication date: Oct 3, 2011
Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team drivers Mikko Hirvonen and Jarmo Lehtinen are tied for the lead of the FIA World Rally Championship following a dramatic turn of events after the finish of Rallye de France yesterday. The Finns finished round 11 of the series in fourth place in a Ford Fiesta RS World Rally Car, to leave them just three points from the head of the championship. However, Petter Solberg was this evening excluded from third after his car was found to be under weight, promoting Ford's 31-year-old Finnish driver onto the podium of the asphalt event. The additional points mean Hirvonen is tied for the lead of the drivers' championship with Sébastien Loeb, who retired from the rally in Friday's opening leg with engine problems. Just three points cover the leading trio, with two rounds remaining in Spain later this month and in Britain next month. Second for the MINI WRC Team in Rally France-Alsace is a result it is justifiably proud of on only its fourth event of the 2011 season. Dani Sordo (ES) and Carlos del Barrio (ES) took the fight down to the wire with just 6.3secs separating the number 37 MINI John Cooper Works WRC and the Citroen of Sébastien Ogier (FR) at the finish in Strasbourg yesterday afternoon. |
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