Rally Ireland: SS2 - Latvala out.

SS2 - Cavan 1 (15.09km): Loeb fastest through SS2; Aava second again; Hirvonen third; Sordo fourth; Henning Solberg fifth; Al Qassimi sixth; Latvala lost over 1.5 minutes with two punctures and then retired after stage due to steering and driveshaft damage; Burkart heads the JWRC category; Aava leads overall by 22 secs.


Top ten stage times for SS2:

1. Sebastien Loeb Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC 8mins 31.5secs M
2. Urmo Aava Stobart Ford Focus RS WRC 08 +00mins 02.4secs MT
3. Mikko Hirvonen BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC 08 +00mins 16.1secs M
4. Daniel Sordo Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC +00mins 17.8secs M
5. Henning Solberg Stobart Ford Focus RS WRC 08 +00mins 21.7secs MT
6. Khalid Al Qassimi BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC 08 +00mins 24.4secs A8
7. Gareth MacHale Ford Focus +00mins 25.5secs A8
8. Niall McShea Proton Satria Neo S2000 +00mins 25.7secs S2000
9. Conrad Rautenbach Citroen Junior Team C4 WRC +00mins 26.3secs A8
10. Eamonn Boland Subaru Impreza WRC +00mins 27.8secs A8


Overall times after SS2:

1. Urmo Aava Stobart Ford Focus RS WRC 08 21mins 35.5secs MT
2. Sebastien Loeb Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC +00mins 22.0secs M
3. Mikko Hirvonen BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC 08 +00mins 27.6secs M
4. Daniel Sordo Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC +00mins 30.5secs M
5. Niall McShea Proton Satria Neo S2000 +00mins 32.8secs S2000
6. Henning Solberg Stobart Ford Focus RS WRC 08 +00mins 37.6secs MT
7. Gareth MacHale Ford Focus +00mins 51.5secs A8
8. Eamonn Boland Subaru Impreza WRC +00mins 59.5secs A8
9. Conrad Rautenbach Citroen Junior Team C4 WRC +01mins 00.5secs A8
10. Khalid Al Qassimi BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC 08 +01mins 04.0secs A8
11. Alan Ring Mitsubishi Evo 9 +01mins 18.4secs N4
12. Chris Atkinson Citroen Junior Team C4 WRC +01mins 18.5secs MT
13. Matthew Wilson Stobart Ford Focus RS WRC 08 +01mins 25.3secs A8
14. Jari-Matti Latvala BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC 08 01mins 32.2secs M
15. Aaron MacHale Ford Focus WRC +01mins 34.7secs A8
16. Sebastien Ogier Citroen Junior Team C4 WRC +01mins 39.0secs A8
17. Gary Jennings Mitsubishi Evo 9 +01mins 49.5secs N4
18. Shaun Gallagher Mitsubishi Evo 9 +01mins 52.3secs N4
19. Austin MacHale Ford Focus WRC +02mins 07.5secs A8
20. Aaron Burkart Suzuki Swift S1600 +02mins 32.9secs J


Overall JWRC after SS2:

1. Aaron Burkart Suzuki Swift S1600 24mins 08.4secs J
2. Yoann Bonato Suzuki Swift Sport +00mins 35.8secs J
3. Hans Weijs Citroen C2 S1600 +00mins 38.6secs J


Notable retirements:

SS2/3. Jari-Matti Latvala BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC 08 Mechanical. M

* denotes elected/able to re-start under SupeRally format.

M - denotes Manufacturer entry.
MT - denotes Manufacturer Team entry.
J - denotes Junior WRC entry.

all times unofficial