The following are the most recent videos featuring the race car driver Armindo Araujo. Videos from several of the last rallies are included in this page and more recent videos are added as they are made available. Please check back later for updates.
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This video shows the Portuguese Rally Champion on Ireland PWRC 2007. Contains the amazing crash on the last real stage of the rally when he was on the first place.
Um vídeo editado por mim, de algumas imagens cedias pela armindo araujo fans, para mostrar um pouco do que este grande homem fez em monte carlo. Pode visitar o meu blog em: www.ibproducoes.blogspot.com rally crash spin drift slide loeb hirvonen citroen sordo bp ford latvala mcrae burns
Overall Classification after end of Rally: 1º Sebastien Loeb/Daniel Elena (Citroën DS3 WRC) 4:32:39:900 2º Daniel Sordo/Carlos Del Barrio (Mini JWC WRC) +0:02:45:500 3º Petter Solberg/Chris Patterson (Ford Fiesta RS WRC) +0:03:14:200 4º Mikko Hirvonen/Jarmo Lehtinen (Citroën DS3 WRC) +0:04:06:800 5º Evgeny Novikov/Denis Giraudet (Ford Fiesta RS WRC) +0:06:03:400 6º François Delecour/Dominique Savignoni (Ford Fiesta RS WRC) +0:07:47:900 7º Pierre Campana/Sabrina De Castelli (Mini JWC WRC) +0:08:31:400 8º Ott Tanak/Kuldar Sikk (Ford Fiesta RS WRC) +0:10:34:600 9º Martin Prokop/Jan Tomanek (Ford Fiesta RS WRC) +0:16:10:700 10º Armindo Araújo/Miguel Ramalho (Mini JWC WRC) +0:16:16:600 2012 FIA Drivers' Championship Standings: 1º Sebastien Loeb 28pts 2º Dani Sordo 18pts 3º Petter Solberg 15 pts 4º Mikko Hirvonen 14pts 5º Evgeny Novikov 11pts 6º Francois Delecour 8pts 7º Pierre Campana 6pts 8º Ott Tanak 4pts 9º Armindo Araujo 2pts 10º Martin Prokop 1pts 2012 FIA Manufacturers' Championship Standings: 1º Citroen Total World Rally Team 37pts 2º MINI WRC Team 26pts 3º M-Sport Ford World Rally Team 16pts 4º Ford World Rally Team 15pts 5º Armindo Araújo World Rally Team 4pts 6º Palmeirinha Rally 2pts Loeb claimed his 6th ever Monte Carlo WRC win in Fashion and a relaxed manner today after 5 tiring days in Monte Carlo. The French Man who was fighting with Ford's Latvala on day 1 took a bit of a conservative approach to finish the rally without any problems. On his way to his 6th <b>...</b>
Loeb Cruise to Monte-Carlo Win 1/22/2012: Sebastien Loeb has won Rallye Monte-Carlo for a sixth time following a dominant performance behind the wheel of the Citroen DS3 WRC he shares with Monegasque co-driver Daniel Elena. By claiming 25 points for victory plus three bonus points for winning the event-closing Power Stage, Loeb leaves the Principality with a maximum score in his bid to win the FIA World Rally Championship powered by Nokia for a ninth time. Loeb, from the Alsace region of France, began the final day of the WRC qualifier, which consisted of one test, the 5.16-kilometre Power Stage, with a lead of 2m41.6s. After completing the challenging run unscathed, victory was all but assured. "For sure it's always a great moment to start the season like this especially in front of so many fans," Loeb told World Rally Radio. "Full points in the first race is incredible and for sure it's the perfect start [to my title defence]. But Monte-Carlo is my rally and for the others we will have to see." Dani Sordo finished second in his MINI John Cooper Works WRC, the marque's first podium on the legendary event since Rauno Aaltonen took the overall victory in 1967 in a Cooper S. Petter Solberg, in a Fiesta RS WRC, bagged the final podium spot on his return to the factory Ford team after an absence of more than a decade. It was the Norwegian's first Monte-Carlo podium. Mikko Hirvonen marked his debut for the works Citroen squad in fourth with Evgeny Novikov impressing throughout <b>...</b>
Rally Monte Carlo WRC 2012 Final Results - Loeb Takes First Blood Full after Day 5 and SS18: 1º Sebastien Loeb/Daniel Elena (Citroën DS3 WRC) 4:32:39:900 2º Daniel Sordo/Carlos Del Barrio (Mini JWC WRC) +0:02:45:500 3º Petter Solberg/Chris Patterson (Ford Fiesta RS WRC) +0:03:14:200 4º Mikko Hirvonen/Jarmo Lehtinen (Citroën DS3 WRC) +0:04:06:800 5º Evgeny Novikov/Denis Giraudet (Ford Fiesta RS WRC) +0:06:03:400 6º François Delecour/Dominique Savignoni (Ford Fiesta RS WRC) +0:07:47:900 7º Pierre Campana/Sabrina De Castelli (Mini JWC WRC) +0:08:31:400 8º Ott Tanak/Kuldar Sikk (Ford Fiesta RS WRC) +0:10:34:600 9º Martin Prokop/Jan Tomanek (Ford Fiesta RS WRC) +0:16:10:700 10º Armindo Araújo/Miguel Ramalho (Mini JWC WRC) +0:16:16:600 Loeb began the final day of the World Rally Championship qualifier, which consisted of one test, the 5.16-kilometre Power Stage, with a lead of 2m41.6s. After completing the challenging run unscathed, victory was all but assured. Standings Power Stage_SS18: Ste Agnes - Col De La Madone (5.16km): 1º Sebastien Loeb/Daniel Elena (Citroën DS3 WRC) 0:03:27:851 2º Mikko Hirvonen/Jarmo Lehtinen (Citroën DS3 WRC) +0:00:01:198 3º Evgeny Novikov/Denis Giraudet (Ford Fiesta RS WRC) +0:00:02:556 Loeb claimed his 6th ever Monte Carlo WRC win in Fashion and a relaxed manner today after 5 tiring days in Monte Carlo. The French Man who was fighting with Ford's Latvala on day 1 took a bit of a conservative approach to finish the rally without any problems. On his <b>...</b>
by www.rivierarally.net presto le foto del rally montecarlo 2012 classifica ; 1° Sébastien Loeb - Elena, Daniel Citroën DS3 WRC Citroën Total WRT WRC 2° Sordo, Dani - Del Barrio, Carlos Mini Cooper Rallye 4 WRC , WRC Mini équipe WRC 3° Solberg, Petter - Patterson, Chris Ford Fiesta RS WRC PX61 UTA , l'équipe Ford World Rally WRC 4° Hirvonen, Mikko - Lehtinen, Jarmo Citroën DS3 WRC BF 911 XB , Citroën Total WRT WRC 5° Novikov, Evgeniy - Giraudet, Denis Ford Fiesta RS WRC RU55 ALM , M-Sport Ford WRT WRC 6° Delecour, François - Sauvignon, Dominique Ford Fiesta RS WRC PX60 AWP , M-Sport Ford WRT WRC 7° Campana, Pierre - de Castelli, Sabrina Mini Cooper Rallye 2 WRC , WRC Mini équipe WRC 8° Tanaka, Ott - Sikka, Kuldar Ford Fiesta RS WRC PX11 AMV , M-Sport Ford WRT WRC 9° Prokop, Martin - Horreur, Zdenek Ford Fiesta RS WRC 06R 0029 , Royaume-Ford de l'équipe nationale WRC 10° Araújo, Armindo - Ramalho, Miguel Mini Cooper Rallye OU61 DLJ , Armindo Araujo WRT WRC
Rally Monte Carlo WRC 2012 - Day 4 Results: Loeb leads ahead of last day Sebastien Loeb is one stage away from winning Rallye Monte-Carlo for a sixth time after he completed the penultimate day of the FIA World Rally Championship powered by Nokia season-opener leading by 2m41.6s. Full Standings after Day 4 and SS17: 1º Sebastien Loeb/Daniel Elena (Citroën DS3 WRC) 4:29:12:100 2º Daniel Sordo/Carlos Del Barrio (Mini JWC WRC) +0:02:41:600 3º Petter Solberg/Chris Patterson (Ford Fiesta RS WRC) +0:03:00:700 4º Mikko Hirvonen/Jarmo Lehtinen (Citroën DS3 WRC) +0:04:05:600 5º Evgeny Novikov/Denis Giraudet (Ford Fiesta RS WRC) +0:06:00:800 6º François Delecour/Dominique Savignoni (Ford Fiesta RS WRC) +0:06:55:700 7º Pierre Campana/Sabrina De Castelli (Mini JWC WRC) +0:08:21:300 8º Ott Tanak/Kuldar Sikk (Ford Fiesta RS WRC) +0:10:27:200 9º Martin Prokop/Jan Tomanek (Ford Fiesta RS WRC) +0:16:06:300 10º Armindo Araújo/Miguel Ramalho (Mini JWC WRC) +0:16:09:200 One stage before the end of the very long Monte Carlo Rally, Loeb still leads the rally and has a complete command over the the results. Sordo has established himself in the 2nd position but Solberg has drifted ever so near to the Spaniard. Hirvonen who was on fire on Friday was very average today and settled in Fourth. The rally's surprise driver Novikov is still in 5th place and looking to his best ever finish in his WRC career. Expert and comeback driver François Delecour is in 6th place as he heads into a very impressive <b>...</b>
Sebastien Loeb is one stage away from winning Rallye Monte-Carlo for a sixth time after he completed the penultimate day of the FIA World Rally Championship powered by Nokia season-opener leading by 2m41.6s. Loeb, in a Citroen DS3 WRC, started the penultimate day's stages in the mountains above Monaco intent on avoiding taking any risks in order to preserve his commanding advantage. He failed to set a fastest stage time alongside his Monegasque co-driver Daniel Elena as a result but was nevertheless highly satisfied at the end of day four. "We have one small stage tomorrow but at the moment it has been great and really fantastic to drive those stages with an atmosphere like that," said Loeb. "It's a real pleasure for me to be here and leading the rally right now." With Loeb continuing to dominate out front, the battle for the final podium places has taken centre stage today. Dani Sordo continues to hold second in his MINI John Cooper Works WRC but Petter Solberg has closed to within 19.1s of the Spaniard in his Ford Fiesta RS WRC after winning three of Saturday's four stages. "Everything is so nice and easy and I am really enjoying this rally," said Solberg. "Being back in a factory team is great, I've been made to feel so welcome." Sordo added: "Petter was pushing hard but I think the gap is now too much for him. To finish second is really important because we can show Prodrive and MINI can do a really good job." Fourth-placed Mikko Hirvonen had put Solberg under <b>...</b>
by www.rivierarally.net presto on-line le foto rally montecarlo classifica ; 1° Sébastien Loeb - Elena, Daniel Citroën DS3 WRC Citroën Total WRT WRC 2° Sordo, Dani - Del Barrio, Carlos Mini Cooper Rallye 4 WRC , WRC Mini équipe WRC 3° Solberg, Petter - Patterson, Chris Ford Fiesta RS WRC PX61 UTA , l'équipe Ford World Rally WRC 4° Hirvonen, Mikko - Lehtinen, Jarmo Citroën DS3 WRC BF 911 XB , Citroën Total WRT WRC 5° Novikov, Evgeniy - Giraudet, Denis Ford Fiesta RS WRC RU55 ALM , M-Sport Ford WRT WRC 6° Delecour, François - Sauvignon, Dominique Ford Fiesta RS WRC PX60 AWP , M-Sport Ford WRT WRC 7° Campana, Pierre - de Castelli, Sabrina Mini Cooper Rallye 2 WRC , WRC Mini équipe WRC 8° Tanaka, Ott - Sikka, Kuldar Ford Fiesta RS WRC PX11 AMV , M-Sport Ford WRT WRC 9° Prokop, Martin - Horreur, Zdenek Ford Fiesta RS WRC 06R 0029 , Royaume-Ford de l'équipe nationale WRC 10° Araújo, Armindo - Ramalho, Miguel Mini Cooper Rallye OU61 DLJ , Armindo Araujo WRT WRC
Loeb grows Monte lead 1/20/2012 Citroen's Sebastien Loeb continues to lead Rallye Monte-Carlo following day three of the thrilling FIA World Rally Championship powered by Nokia 2012 season-opener. Loeb, from the Alsace region of France, has been building his overall advantage ever since his closest rival Jari-Matti Latvala crashed his Ford Fiesta into retirement on Wednesday afternoon. Despite his commanding margin of 2m12.4s over second-placed MINI driver Dani Sordo, Loeb said the treacherous conditions that greeted the crews on Friday's second stage served as a timely reminder of the challenging nature of this rally, which he has won on five occasions in the past. "It's been a very difficult day," said Loeb, who is chasing a ninth world title in 2012. "It was hard to make the right tyre choice this morning and I was not taking any risks because I really want to get to Monaco tonight so there could be no mistakes now." Ford's Petter Solberg began day three on a high after winning the opening test to pull clear of Sordo. However, his choice of tyres lacked the necessary grip for stage 12 and he slipped back to more than one minute adrift of his Spanish rival. And it got worse for the 2003 world champion when he broke his Fiesta's front-left wheel rim cutting a corner too tightly nearing the end of stage 13. The Norwegian heads to the overnight halt in Monaco in third overall, 1m06.8s behind Sordo but only 23.8s clear of Mikko Hirvonen, who has impressed with two stage <b>...</b>
Rally Monte Carlo WRC 2012 - Day 3 Results: Hirvonen Recovers as Loeb leads Full Standings after Day 3 and SS13: 1º Sebastien Loeb/Daniel Elena (Citroën DS3 WRC) 3:31:25:200 2º Daniel Sordo/Carlos Del Barrio (Mini JWC WRC) +0:02:12:400 3º Petter Solberg/Chris Patterson (Ford Fiesta RS WRC) +0:03:19:200 4º Mikko Hirvonen/Jarmo Lehtinen (Citroën DS3 WRC) +0:03:43:000 5º Evgeny Novikov/Denis Giraudet (Ford Fiesta RS WRC) +0:04:28:200 6º François Delecour/Dominique Savignoni (Ford Fiesta RS WRC) +0:06:39:100 7º Pierre Campana/Sabrina De Castelli (Mini JWC WRC) +0:07:45:100 8º Ott Tanak/Kuldar Sikk (Ford Fiesta RS WRC) +0:08:44:800 9º Pergunnar Andersson/Emil Axelsson (Proton Satria S2000) +0:13:20:800 10º Armindo Araújo/Miguel Ramalho (Mini JWC WRC) +0:14:40:700 WRC champion Sebastien Loeb has increased his lead in the Monte Carlo Rally to over 2 min after dominating yet another day. Citroen's Second driver Mikko Hirvonen has closed up on Petter Solberg in his quest to grab the last podium place. The gap between the 2 has went down to 24 seconds. Daniel Sordo has maintained second place and increased the difference to Solberg by over 1 Minute. Per Gunner Andersson remains very impressive on his Proton S2000 in 9th place as Evgeny Novikov continues his impressive form lying 5th on his Fiesta WRC.
Rally Monte Carlo WRC 2012 -- Day 1 Results Loeb Leads Overall after SS5: 1º Sébastien Loeb/Daniel Elena (Citroën DS3 WRC) 1h30min30,100seg 2º Daniel Sordo/Carlos Del Barrio (Mini JWC WRC) +0:01:04:200 3º Petter Solberg/Chris Patterson (Ford Fiesta RS WRC) +0:01:05:200 4º Sébastien Ogier/Julien Ingrassia (Skoda Fabia S2000) +0:02:21:100 5º Evgeny Novikov/Denis Giraudet (Ford Fiesta RS WRC) +0:02:26:500 6º Mikko Hirvonen/Jarmo Lehtinen (Citroën DS3 WRC) +0:02:30:000 7º François Delecour/Dominique Savignoni (Ford Fiesta RS WRC) +0:02:49:900 8º Pierre Campana/Sabrina De Castelli (Mini JWC WRC) +0:04:09:700 9º Ott Tanak/Kuldar Sikk (Ford Fiesta RS WRC) +0:04:14:000 10º Pergunnar Andersson/Emil Axelsson (Proton Satria S2000) +0:04:33:800 ... 14º Armindo Araújo/Miguel Ramalho (Mini JWC WRC) +0:08:38:700 Sebastien Loeb leads the Monte Carlo Rally After the end of day 1. The lead was possible after Finnish driver Jari-Matti Latvala crashed his car on stage 4 despite leading by 30 seconds. Tomorrow will feature six stages of the tricky rally and everything is still possible despite Loeb's big lead ahead of 2nd place driver Daniel Sordo. Latvala who was bloody fast on stage 2 took over 52 seconds from Loeb due to a very smart tyre choice upon recommendation from his new team 2003 world champion Petter Solberg. Novikov has been very impressive today and finished 5th while Hirvonen was very disappointing finishing the day 6th. The most impressive of them all would be with no doubt <b>...</b>
Rally Monte Carlo WRC 2012 -- Day 2 Results Loeb Continues his domination Full Standings after Day 2 and SS10: 1º Sébastien Loeb/Daniel Elena (Citroën DS3 WRC) 2:45:56:900 2º Daniel Sordo/Carlos Del Barrio (Mini JWC WRC) +0:01:37:200 3º Petter Solberg/Chris Patterson (Ford Fiesta RS WRC) +0:01:40:900 4º Mikko Hirvonen/Jarmo Lehtinen (Citroën DS3 WRC) +0:03:40:400 5º Evgeny Novikov/Denis Giraudet (Ford Fiesta RS WRC) +0:03:51:500 6º François Delecour/Dominique Savignoni (Ford Fiesta RS WRC) +0:05:19:900 7º Pierre Campana/Sabrina De Castelli (Mini JWC WRC) +0:06:49:600 8º Ott Tanak/Kuldar Sikk (Ford Fiesta RS WRC) +0:07:00:600 9º Pergunnar Andersson/Emil Axelsson (Proton Satria S2000) +0:10:08:900 10º Kevin Abbring/Lara Vanneste (Skoda Fabia S2000) +0:10:31:400 11º Armindo Araújo/Miguel Ramalho (Mini JWC WRC) +0:12:38:200 Sebastien Loeb continues his domination over the tricky rally Monte Carlo after the second day of action and after the end of the SS10. The French man has increased the lead to over 1 minute and a half from second place Daniel Sordo who is battling hard to keep his position with Ford Driver and 2003 WRC champion Petter Solberg. Hirvonen continues to trail the front runner but has picked up his pace a little. Russian Ace Novikov has been the stand out of the event so far hanging 5th place 11 seconds away from Hirvonen. Per Gunner Anderson continues his strong form on the Proton S2000 car and keeps his strong hold on a top 10 finish. Ogier Crashes out of the <b>...</b>
Rally Monte Carlo WRC 2012 - Day 2 Results Loeb Continues his domination Sebastien Loeb continues his domination over the tricky rally Monte Carlo after the second day of action and after the end of the SS10. The French man has increased the lead to over 1 minute and a half from second place Daniel Sordo who is battling hard to keep his position with Ford Driver and 2003 WRC champion Petter Solberg. Hirvonen continues to trail the front runner but has picked up his pace a little. Russian Ace Novikov has been the stand out of the event so far hanging 5th place 11 seconds away from Hirvonen. Per Gunner Anderson continues his strong form on the Proton S2000 car and keeps his strong hold on a top 10 finish. Ogier Crashes out of the rally after an impressive form challenging the WRC cars in an S2000. Maybe he pushed too much!!! Full Standings after Day 2 and SS10: 1º Sébastien Loeb/Daniel Elena (Citroën DS3 WRC) 2:45:56:900 2º Daniel Sordo/Carlos Del Barrio (Mini JWC WRC) +0:01:37:200 3º Petter Solberg/Chris Patterson (Ford Fiesta RS WRC) +0:01:40:900 4º Mikko Hirvonen/Jarmo Lehtinen (Citroën DS3 WRC) +0:03:40:400 5º Evgeny Novikov/Denis Giraudet (Ford Fiesta RS WRC) +0:03:51:500 6º François Delecour/Dominique Savignoni (Ford Fiesta RS WRC) +0:05:19:900 7º Pierre Campana/Sabrina De Castelli (Mini JWC WRC) +0:06:49:600 8º Ott Tanak/Kuldar Sikk (Ford Fiesta RS WRC) +0:07:00:600 9º Pergunnar Andersson/Emil Axelsson (Proton Satria S2000) +0:10:08:900 10º Kevin Abbring/Lara <b>...</b>
Part 2/2 - www.youtube.com Rally Monte Carlo WRC 2012 -- Day 2 Results Loeb Continues his domination Full Standings after Day 2 and SS10: 1º Sébastien Loeb/Daniel Elena (Citroën DS3 WRC) 2:45:56:900 2º Daniel Sordo/Carlos Del Barrio (Mini JWC WRC) +0:01:37:200 3º Petter Solberg/Chris Patterson (Ford Fiesta RS WRC) +0:01:40:900 4º Mikko Hirvonen/Jarmo Lehtinen (Citroën DS3 WRC) +0:03:40:400 5º Evgeny Novikov/Denis Giraudet (Ford Fiesta RS WRC) +0:03:51:500 6º François Delecour/Dominique Savignoni (Ford Fiesta RS WRC) +0:05:19:900 7º Pierre Campana/Sabrina De Castelli (Mini JWC WRC) +0:06:49:600 8º Ott Tanak/Kuldar Sikk (Ford Fiesta RS WRC) +0:07:00:600 9º Pergunnar Andersson/Emil Axelsson (Proton Satria S2000) +0:10:08:900 10º Kevin Abbring/Lara Vanneste (Skoda Fabia S2000) +0:10:31:400 11º Armindo Araújo/Miguel Ramalho (Mini JWC WRC) +0:12:38:200 Sebastien Loeb continues his domination over the tricky rally Monte Carlo after the second day of action and after the end of the SS10. The French man has increased the lead to over 1 minute and a half from second place Daniel Sordo who is battling hard to keep his position with Ford Driver and 2003 WRC champion Petter Solberg. Hirvonen continues to trail the front runner but has picked up his pace a little. Russian Ace Novikov has been the stand out of the event so far hanging 5th place 11 seconds away from Hirvonen. Per Gunner Anderson continues his strong form on the Proton S2000 car and keeps his strong hold on a top 10 <b>...</b>
N° dans l'ordre de passage 1. Sébastien LOEB - Daniel ELENA ( Citroën DS3 WRC ) 2. Mikko HIRVONEN - Jarmo LEHTINEN ( Citroën DS3 WRC ) 3. Petter SOLBERG - Chris PATTERSON ( Ford Fiesta WRC ) 4. Matthew WILSON - Scott MARTIN ( Ford Fiesta WRC ) 5. Daniel SORDO CASTILLO - Carlos DEL BARRIO CORRAL ( Mini Cooper WRC ) 6. Henning SOLBERG -IIka MINOR ( Ford Fiesta WRC ) 7. Ott TANAK - Kuldar SIKK ( Ford Fiesta WRC ) 8. Evgeny NOVIKOV - Denis GIRAUDET ( Ford Fiesta WRC ) 9. Martin PROKOP - Jan TOMANEK ( Ford Fiesta WRC ) 10. Armindo ARAUJO - Miguel RAMALHO ( Mini Cooper WRC ) 11. Pierre CAMPANA - Sabrina DE CASTELLI ( Mini Cooper WRC ) 12. François DELECOUR - Dominique SAVIGNONI ( Ford Fiesta WRC) 13. Paulo NOBRE - Edu PAULA ( Mini Cooper WRC ) 14. Peter VAN MERKSTEIJN - Eddy CHEVAILLIER ( Citroën DS3 WRC ) 15. Thierry NEUVILLE - Nicolas GILSOUL ( Citroën DS3 WRC ) 16. Sebastien OGIER - Julien INGRASSIA ( Skoda Fabia S2000 ) Abandon WRC --- Jari-Matti LATVALA ( Ford Fiesta WRC) et Julien MAURIN ( Citroën DS3 WRC )
Loeb maintains Monte Carlo advantage 1/19/2012: Sebastien Loeb has completed day two of Rallye Monte-Carlo with his lead of the FIA World Rally Championship presented by Nokia qualifier firmly intact following another impressive display in his Citroen DS3 WRC. Loeb has been fastest on five of Thursday's six demanding stages to open up a lead of 1m37.5s. After snow and ice caused havoc on day one, drier and milder conditions have prevailed on day two although several drivers reported a build up of mud on the stages making the road surface slippery. "Today was easier than yesterday, more like a normal Tarmac rally but it was still tricky because it was very muddy in places," said Loeb. "But I was feeling good so I tried to push. I don't know what will happen tomorrow and with the conditions suiting me today I tried to take everything I can." MINI driver Dani Sordo heads Ford's Petter Solberg in a thrilling battle for second place. Sordo and Solberg have swapped position throughout the day but it's Spaniard Sordo who will take a slender 3.4s advantage over his Norwegian rival into the third day of the rally. Mikko Hirvonen is fourth in the second factory Citroen with Evgeny Novikov closing up in his M-Sport Fiesta. The Russian is 6.0s behind the Finn after a measured performance. Volkswagen Motorsport's Sebastien Ogier started Thursday's final stage in an impressive sixth overall in his Super 2000-specification Skoda Fabia only to suffer a high-speed crash approximately five <b>...</b>
Rally Monte Carlo WRC 2012 - Day 1 Results Loeb Leads Sebastien Loeb leads the Monte Carlo Rally After the end of day 1. The lead was possible after Finnish driver Jari-Matti Latvala crashed his car on stage 4 despite leading by 30 seconds. Tomorrow will feature six stages of the tricky rally and everything is still possible despite Loeb's big lead ahead of 2nd place driver Daniel Sordo. Latvala who was bloody fast on stage 2 took over 52 seconds from Loeb due to a very smart tyre choice upon recommendation from his new team 2003 world champion Petter Solberg. Novikov has been very impressive today and finished 5th while Hirvonen was very disappointing finishing the day 6th. The most impressive of them all would be with no doubt Sebastien Ogier who finished 4th on an S2000 car. Full Standings after Day 1 and SS5: 1º Sébastien Loeb/Daniel Elena (Citroën DS3 WRC) 1h30min30,100seg 2º Daniel Sordo/Carlos Del Barrio (Mini JWC WRC) +0:01:04:200 3º Petter Solberg/Chris Patterson (Ford Fiesta RS WRC) +0:01:05:200 4º Sébastien Ogier/Julien Ingrassia (Skoda Fabia S2000) +0:02:21:100 5º Evgeny Novikov/Denis Giraudet (Ford Fiesta RS WRC) +0:02:26:500 6º Mikko Hirvonen/Jarmo Lehtinen (Citroën DS3 WRC) +0:02:30:000 7º François Delecour/Dominique Savignoni (Ford Fiesta RS WRC) +0:02:49:900 8º Pierre Campana/Sabrina De Castelli (Mini JWC WRC) +0:04:09:700 9º Ott Tanak/Kuldar Sikk (Ford Fiesta RS WRC) +0:04:14:000 10º Pergunnar Andersson/Emil Axelsson (Proton Satria S2000) +0:04:33:800 <b>...</b>
