2009 Rally Poland
The 2009 ORLEN Platinum Rally Poland was the 66th running of the Rally Poland and the eighth round of the 2009 World Rally Championship season. Rally Poland had previously been part of the WRC schedule during the inaugural 1973 season. The rally consisted of 18 special stages and was won by Ford's Mikko Hirvonen, who took his first-ever back-to-back victories. However, the team's celebration was subdued after Jari-Matti Latvala crashed out from second place on the final super special stage, losing important manufacturers' championship points.[1]
2009 Rally Poland 66th ORLEN Platinum Rally Poland | |||
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Round 8 of the 2009 World Rally Championship
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Host country | ![]() | ||
Rally base | Mikołajki | ||
Dates run | June 25 – 28, 2009 | ||
Stages | 18 | ||
Stage surface | Gravel | ||
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Overall winner | ![]() ![]() | ||
Crews | 48 at start, 34 at finish |
Citroën's Dani Sordo then finished second and Stobart's Henning Solberg beat his brother Petter to take the final podium spot. Home country's Krzysztof Hołowczyc, a three-time winner of the event, finished sixth behind regular Stobart driver Matthew Wilson. This marked the first time a Polish driver scored WRC points in the history of the series.[2]
Citroën's defending world champion Sébastien Loeb lost the drivers' championship lead by crashing out in the second rally in a row. However, he re-joined the event under superally rules and with mechanical problems for Andreas Mikkelsen, Mads Østberg and Sébastien Ogier, he had climbed back into the top ten. Citroën then issued team orders and Citroën Junior Team's Conrad Rautenbach and Evgeny Novikov both stopped for enough minutes to let the Frenchman take the eighth place, which eventually became seventh after Latvala's mistake.[1]
Results
Pos. | Driver | Co-driver | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
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Ford Focus RS WRC 09 | 3:07:27.5 | 0.0 | 10 |
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Citroën C4 WRC | 3:08:37.8 | +1:10.3 | 8 |
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Ford Focus RS WRC 08 | 3:09:33.2 | +2:05.7 | 6 |
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Citroën Xsara WRC | 3:09:51.8 | +2:24.3 | 5 |
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Ford Focus RS WRC 08 | 3:11:45.0 | +4:17.5 | 4 |
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Ford Focus RS WRC 08 | 3:12:01.4 | +4:33.9 | 3 |
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Citroën C4 WRC | 3:26:42.6 | +19:15.1 | 2 |
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Citroën C4 WRC | 3:26:48.1 | +19:20.6 | 1 |
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Renault Clio R3 | 3:35:05.2 | 0.0 | 10 |
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Citroën C2 S1600 | 3:36:15.4 | +1:10.2 | 8 |
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Suzuki Swift S1600 | 3:40:39.7 | +5:34.5 | 6 |
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Citroën C2 S1600 | 3:45:17.2 | +10:12.0 | 5 |
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Suzuki Swift S1600 | 3:51:50.3 | +16:45.1 | 4 |
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Citroën C2 R2 | 3:56:32.3 | +21:27.1 | 3 |
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Renault Clio R3 | 4:00:53.6 | +25:48.4 | 2 |
Special stages
Day | Stage | Time (CEST) | Name | Length | Winner | Time | Rally leader |
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1 (June 25) |
SS1 | 20:00 | Mikołajki 1 | 2.50 km | ![]() |
1:48.3 | ![]() |
2 (June 26) |
SS2 | 9:51 | Grabówka 1 | 12.09 km | ![]() |
6:49.7 | ![]() |
SS3 | 10:19 | Pianki 1 | 11.34 km | ![]() |
5:22.2 | ![]() | |
SS4 | 10:39 | Paprotki 1 | 33.17 km | ![]() |
18:14.0 | ||
SS5 | 14:01 | Grabówka 2 | 12.09 km | ![]() |
6:49.3 | ||
SS6 | 14:29 | Pianki 2 | 11.34 km | ![]() |
5:15.4 | ||
SS7 | 14:59 | Paprotki 2 | 33.17 km | ![]() |
17:57.2 | ||
3 (June 27) |
SS8 | 10:14 | Danowo 1 | 11.88 km | ![]() |
6:18.1 | |
SS9 | 10:59 | Gawliki 1 | 32.75 km | ![]() |
17:44.4 | ||
SS10 | 11:52 | Wydminy 1 | 30.09 km | ![]() |
15:40.9 | ||
SS11 | 15:18 | Danowo 2 | 11.88 km | ![]() |
6:12.5 | ||
SS12 | 16:03 | Gawliki 2 | 32.75 km | ![]() |
17:21.1 | ||
SS13 | 16:56 | Wydminy 2 | 30.09 km | ![]() |
15:26.9 | ||
4 (June 28) |
SS14 | 7:51 | Miłki 1 | 27.07 km | ![]() |
13:59.3 | |
SS15 | 8:57 | Tros 1 | 15.11 km | ![]() |
7:53.2 | ||
SS16 | 11:49 | Miłki 2 | 27.07 km | ![]() |
13:56.0 | ||
SS17 | 12:55 | Tros 2 | 15.11 km | ![]() |
7:44.4 | ||
SS18 | 14:24 | Mikołajki 2 | 2.50 km | ![]() |
1:49.0 |
Championship standings after the event
Drivers' championship
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Manufacturers' championship
Pos | Team | Event | Total points | |||||||||||
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IRL![]() |
NOR![]() |
CYP![]() |
POR![]() |
ARG![]() |
ITA![]() |
GRC![]() |
POL![]() |
FIN![]() |
AUS![]() |
ESP![]() |
GBR![]() | |||
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18 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 106 | ||||
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8 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 89 | ||||
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8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 60 | ||||
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5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 29 | ||||
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0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 18 |
References
- Beer, Matt (28 June 2009). "Hirvonen takes win and points lead". Autosport. Retrieved 29 June 2009.
- "Solberg snatches a place on the podium". Rally-Live.com. 28 June 2009. Retrieved 29 June 2009.