Events
The Rally Finland is notable this year for having dropped its famous Ouninpohja stage. This has been done for safety reasons, however this is likely to be a huge disappointment for race fans.
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| Round | Rally name | Podium finishers | Statistics | ||||||
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| Rank | Driver | Car | Time | Stages | Length | Starters | Finishers | ||
| 1 | / 76ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo (January 24–27) — Results and report |
1 | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën C4 WRC | 3:39:17.0 | 19 | 365.09 km | 47 | 34 |
| 2 | Mikko Hirvonen | Ford Focus RS WRC 07 | 3:41:51.4 | ||||||
| 3 | Chris Atkinson | Subaru Impreza WRC2007 | 3:42:15.6 | ||||||
| 2 | 57th Uddeholm Swedish Rally (February 8–10) — Results and report |
1 | Jari-Matti Latvala | Ford Focus RS WRC 07 | 2:46:41.2 | 20 | 340.24 km | 61 | 49 |
| 2 | Mikko Hirvonen | Ford Focus RS WRC 07 | 2:47:39.5 | ||||||
| 3 | Gianluigi Galli | Ford Focus RS WRC 07 | 2:49:04.4 | ||||||
| 3 | 22º Corona Rally México (February 28– March 02) — Results and report |
1 | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën C4 WRC | 3:33:29.9 | 20 | 353.75 km | 40 | 28 |
| 2 | Chris Atkinson | Subaru Impreza WRC2007 | 3:34:36.0 | ||||||
| 3 | Jari-Matti Latvala | Ford Focus RS WRC 07 | 3:35:09.6 | ||||||
| 4 | 28º Rally Argentina (March 27–30) — Results and report |
1 | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën C4 WRC | 4:05:48.6 | 21 | 347.91 km | 56 | 31 |
| 2 | Chris Atkinson | Subaru Impreza WRC2007 | 4:08:21.8 | ||||||
| 3 | Daniel Sordo | Citroën C4 WRC | 4:09:53.3 | ||||||
| 5 | Jordan Rally (April 24–27) — Results and report |
1 | Mikko Hirvonen | Ford Focus RS WRC 07 | 4:02:47.9 | 22 | 359.26 km | 54 | 33 |
| 2 | Daniel Sordo | Citroën C4 WRC | 4:04:03.6 | ||||||
| 3 | Chris Atkinson | Subaru Impreza WRC2007 | 4:07:47.4 | ||||||
| 6 | 5º Rally d'Italia Sardegna (May 16–18) — Results and report |
1 | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën C4 WRC | 3:57:17.2 | 17 | 344.73 km | 57 | 38 |
| 2 | Mikko Hirvonen | Ford Focus RS WRC 07 | 3:57:27.8 | ||||||
| 3 | Jari-Matti Latvala | Ford Focus RS WRC 07 | 3:57:32.5 | ||||||
| 7 | 55th BP Ultimate Acropolis Rally of Greece (May 28– June 01) — Results and report |
1 | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën C4 WRC | 3:54:54.7 | 20 | 331.52 km | 60 | 42 |
| 2 | Petter Solberg | Subaru Impreza WRC2008 | 3:56:04.2 | ||||||
| 3 | Mikko Hirvonen | Ford Focus RS WRC 07 | 3:56:50.8 | ||||||
| 8 | 9th Rally of Turkey (June 13–15) — Results and report |
1 | Mikko Hirvonen | Ford Focus RS WRC 07 | 4:42:07.1 | 19 | 360.12 km | 60 | 37 |
| 2 | Jari-Matti Latvala | Ford Focus RS WRC 07 | 4:42:15.0 | ||||||
| 3 | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën C4 WRC | 4:42:32.8 | ||||||
| 9 | 58th Neste Oil Rally Finland (July 31– August 03) — Results and report |
1 | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën C4 WRC | 2:54:05.5 | 24 | 340.42 km | 99 | 68 |
| 2 | Mikko Hirvonen | Ford Focus RS WRC 07 | 2:54:14.5 | ||||||
| 3 | Chris Atkinson | Subaru Impreza WRC2008 | 2:57:22.5 | ||||||
| 10 | 27. ADAC Rallye Deutschland (August 15–17) — Results and report |
1 | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën C4 WRC | 3:26:19.7 | 19 | 352.89 km | 81 | 57 |
| 2 | Daniel Sordo | Citroën C4 WRC | 3:27:07.4 | ||||||
| 3 | François Duval | Ford Focus RS WRC 07 | 3:27:39.7 | ||||||
| 11 | 38th Repco Rally New Zealand (August 28–31) — Results and report |
1 | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën C4 WRC | 3:59:18.9 | 18 | 353.04 km | 57 | 35 |
| 2 | Dani Sordo | Citroën C4 WRC | 3:59:36.4 | ||||||
| 3 | Mikko Hirvonen | Ford Focus RS WRC 08 | 4:00:00.4 | ||||||
| 12 | 44º Rally RACC Catalunya – Costa Daurada (October 02–05) — Results and report |
1 | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën C4 WRC | 3:21:17.4 | 18 | 353.62 km | 69 | 48 |
| 2 | Daniel Sordo | Citroën C4 WRC | 3:21:42.3 | ||||||
| 3 | Mikko Hirvonen | Ford Focus RS WRC 08 | 3:22:19.9 | ||||||
| 13 | 52ème Tour de Corse – Rallye de France (October 10–12) — Results and report |
1 | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën C4 WRC | 3:42:58.0 | 16 | 359.02 km | 71 | 54 |
| 2 | Mikko Hirvonen | Ford Focus RS WRC 08 | 3:46:22.7 | ||||||
| 3 | François Duval | Ford Focus RS WRC 08 | 3:46:29.6 | ||||||
| 14 | 5th Rally Japan (October 31– November 02) — Results and report |
1 | Mikko Hirvonen | Ford Focus RS WRC 08 | 3:25:03.0 | 29 | 343.69 km | 86 | 57 |
| 2 | Jari-Matti Latvala | Ford Focus RS WRC 08 | 3:25:34.1 | ||||||
| 3 | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën C4 WRC | 3:27:33.6 | ||||||
| 15 | 64th Wales Rally of Great Britain (December 05-07) — Results and report |
1 | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën C4 WRC | 2:43:09.6 | 19 | 282.35 km | 78 | 47 |
| 2 | Jari-Matti Latvala | Ford Focus RS WRC 08 | 3:25:34.1 | ||||||
| 3 | Daniel Sordo | Citroën C4 WRC | 2:44:30.2 | ||||||
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