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The 2007 Rally Japan was the 14th round of the 2007 World Rally Championship. It took place between 26 and 28 October 2007.
2007 Rally Japan 4th Rally Japan | |||
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Round 14 of the 2007 World Rally Championship
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Rally winner Mikko Hirvonen. | |||
Host country | ![]() | ||
Rally base | Obihiro, Hokkaidō, Japan | ||
Dates run | October 26 – 28 2007 | ||
Stages | 27 (350.19 km; 217.60 miles) | ||
Stage surface | Gravel | ||
Overall distance | 1,575.79 km (979.15 miles) | ||
Statistics | |||
Crews | 84 at start, 73 at finish | ||
Overall results | |||
Overall winner | ![]() ![]() Ford Focus RS WRC 07 |
Ford Mikko Hirvonen took the lead on Friday afternoon after overtaking Jari-Matti Latvala. Hirvonen then led the rally to the end. After team-mate Marcus Grönholm had already retired on Friday morning, the task was to keep Sébastien Loeb behind and thereby take points from him in the Drivers' World Championship. Hirvonen did that with success, he put the three-time world champion under pressure and fought an exciting battle for the top with him.
The situation changed on Saturday afternoon. Loeb was also eliminated after his co-driver Daniel Elena misread a pace note. Third-placed Latvala, who had led the rally at the start, also had to retire after an accident. Both later started again under the Rallye 2 regulations. So Hirvonen had a new pursuer Daniel Sordo. However, Hirvonen's lead was already large enough for him to control the rally. In the end, Hirvonen had a 37.4 second lead over Sordo. Loeb won four special stages on Sunday, after which he finally had to retire due to oil pressure problems.[1]
Pos. | Driver | Co-driver | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
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Ford Focus RS WRC 07 | 3:23:57.6 | 0.0 | 10 |
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Citroën C4 WRC | 3:24:35.0 | 37.4 | 8 |
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Ford Focus RS WRC 06 | 3:28:31.3 | 4:33.7 | 6 |
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Ford Focus RS WRC 06 | 3:30:35.5 | 6:37.9 | 5 |
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Ford Focus RS WRC 06 | 3:30:38.0 | 6:40.4 | 4 |
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Citroën Xsara WRC | 3:31:01.9 | 7:04.3 | 3 |
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Ford Focus RS WRC 06 | 3:35:12.9 | 11:15.3 | 2 |
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9 | 3:44:37.7 | 20:40.1 | 1 |
PWRC | ||||||
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9 | 3:45:50.6 | 0.0 | 10 |
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Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 3:48:30.7 | 2:40.1 | 8 |
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Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 3:48:39.0 | 2:48.4 | 6 |
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Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 3:50:41.7 | 4:51.1 | 5 |
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9 | 3:51:23.3 | 5:32.7 | 4 |
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Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 3:58:39.6 | 12:49.0 | 3 |
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9 | 4:03:12.4 | 17:21.8 | 2 |
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Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 4:03:48.7 | 17:58.1 | 1 |
All dates and times are JST (UTC+9).
Leg | Stage | Time | Name | Length | Winner | Time | Avg. spd. | Rally leader |
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1 (26 Oct) |
SS1 | 07:33 | Pawse Kamuy reverse 1 | 9.03 km | ![]() |
4:48.9 | 112.5 km/h | ![]() |
SS2 | 08:13 | Cup Kamuy 1 | 13.95 km | ![]() |
8:29.7 | 98.5 km/h | ||
SS3 | 08:36 | Kimun Kamuy 1 | 26.03 km | ![]() |
13:56.0 | 112.1 km/h | ![]() | |
SS4 | 09:29 | Rikubetsu 1 | 2.73 km | ![]() |
2:05.4 | 78.4 km/h | ![]() | |
SS5 | 13:35 | Pawse Kamuy reverse 2 | 9.03 km | ![]() |
4:39.1 | 116.5 km/h | ||
SS6 | 14:15 | Cup Kamuy | 13.95 km | ![]() |
8:09.0 | 102.7 km/h | ![]() | |
SS7 | 14:38 | Kimun Kamuy 2 | 26.03 km | ![]() |
13:26.7 | 116.2 km/h | ||
SS8 | 15:31 | Rikubetsu 2 | 2.73 km | ![]() |
2:04.2 | 79.1 km/h | ||
SS9 | 17:44 | Obihiro 1 | 1.35 km | ![]() |
1:18.5 | 61.9 km/h | ||
SS10 | 17:54 | Obihiro 2 | 1.35 km | ![]() |
1:16.8 | 63.3 km/h | ||
2 (27 Oct) |
SS11 | 07:13 | Rikubetsu 3 | 2.73 km | ![]() |
2:06.8 | 77.5 km/h | |
SS12 | 07:44 | Puray 1 | 34.96 km | ![]() |
19:28.3 | 107.7 km/h | ||
SS13 | 08:23 | Niueo 1 | 20.75 km | ![]() |
12:31.3 | 99.4 km/h | ||
SS14 | 09:01 | Sipirkakim 1 | 22.43 km | ![]() |
12:13.1 | 110.1 km/h | ||
SS15 | 13:44 | Rikubetsu 4 | 2.73 km | ![]() |
2:05.6 | 78.2 km/h | ||
SS16 | 14:15 | Puray 2 | 34.96 km | ![]() |
19:01.0 | 110.3 km/h | ||
SS17 | 14:54 | Niueo 2 | 20.75 km | ![]() |
12:17.5 | 101.3 km/h | ||
SS18 | 15:47 | Sipirkakim Short | 4.67 km | ![]() |
2:42.4 | 103.5 km/h | ||
SS19 | 17:57 | Obihiro 3 | 1.35 km | ![]() |
1:21.4 | 59.7 km/h | ||
SS20 | 18:07 | Obihiro 4 | 1.35 km | ![]() |
1:22.0 | 59.3 km/h | ||
3 (28 Oct) |
SS21 | 07:06 | Rera Kamuy 1 | 8.76 km | ![]() |
5:10.1 | 101.7 km/h | |
SS22 | 07:29 | Panke Nikorpet 1 | 17.04 km | ![]() |
9:35.0 | 106.7 km/h | ||
SS23 | 08:09 | Penke 1 | 22.19 km | ![]() |
13:23.8 | 99.4 km/h | ||
SS24 | 11:35 | Rera Kamuy 2 | 8.76 km | ![]() |
5:02.5 | 104.3 km/h | ||
SS25 | 11:58 | Panke Nikorpet 2 | 17.04 km | ![]() |
9:17.9 | 110.0 km/h | ||
SS26 | 12:38 | Penke 2 | 22.19 km | ![]() |
13:05.4 | 101.7 km/h | ||
SS27 | 14:33 | Obihiro 5 | 1.35 km | ![]() |
1:23.6 | 58.1 km/h |
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Rank | Manufacturer | Event | Total points | |||||||||||||||
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MON![]() |
SWE![]() |
NOR![]() |
MEX![]() |
POR![]() |
ARG![]() |
ITA![]() |
GRC![]() |
FIN![]() |
GER![]() |
NZL![]() |
ESP![]() |
FRA![]() |
JPN![]() |
IRL![]() |
GBR![]() | |||
1 | BP Ford World Rally Team | 10 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 10 | - | - | 189 |
2 | Citroën Total World Rally Team | 18 | 9 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 18 | 16 | 8 | - | - | 155 |
3 | Subaru World Rally Team | 8 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 2 | - | - | 73 |
4 | Stobart VK M-Sport Ford | 1 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 7 | - | - | 71 |
5 | OMV Kronos | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | - | - | 43 |
6 | Munchi's Ford World Rally Team | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | - | - | 14 |