WRC Rally Jordan - Amman Jordan

[flying finn]

WRC Rally Jordan - Amman Jordan

Total Kms : 911.78 km
Liaison : 572.30 km
SS Kms : 339.48 km
Special Stages : 21

Thursday 01.04 > 7 stages (95.70 km)
Friday 02.04 > 6 stages (138.28 km)
Saturday 03.04 > 8 stages (105.50 km)

Home page > http://www.jordanrally.com/wrc_2010/Default.aspx
Itinerary > http://www.jordanrally.com/wrc_2010/...y_2010_new.pdf
Entry list > http://www.jordanrally.com/wrc_2010/...Entry_List.pdf
Rally Guide > http://www.jordanrally.com/wrc_2010/..._gaid_2010.pdf

Citroen preview > http://www.motorsport.com/news/artic...=361657&FS=WRC
Ford preview > http://www.motorsport.com/news/artic...=361653&FS=WRC
Stobart preview > http://www.motorsport.com/news/artic...=361655&FS=WRC
Citroen Jr preview > http://www.motorsport.com/news/artic...=361658&FS=WRC
Munchi's preview > http://www.motorsport.com/news/artic...=361659&FS=WRC

Championship Standings

1. Sebastien Loeb (F) > 43
2. Mikko Hirvonen (FIN) > 37
3. Jari-Matti Latvala (FIN) > 25
4. Sebastien Ogier (F) > 25
5. Petter Solberg (N) > 20
6. Henning Solberg (N) > 16
7. Dani Sordo (E) > 12
8. Matthew Wilson (GB) > 6
9. Federico Villagra (RA) > 6
10. Mads Ostberg (N) > 4

[rallycrosscraig]

was watching this on motors tv, is there any point having a rally there?

from the TV there didnt seem to be any specatators, does anyone in Jordan know there is a rally on (or what a wrc rally is?)


The onboard shots were really good, it looked very dangerous though, one stage seemed to have either solid rock face, huge boulders, or huge drops if you go off line. Shame no one would see the resultant crash and rescue you.

[flying finn]

1. Sebastien Loeb (FRA) > Citroen C4 > 3:51:35.9 (+0:00.0)
2. Jari-Matti Latvala (FIN) > Ford Focus > 3:52:11.7 (+0:35.8)
3. Petter Solberg (N) > Citroen C4 > 3:52:47.7 (+1:11.8)
4. Dani Sordo (ESP) > Citroen C4 > 3:53:25.2 (+1:49.3)
5. Matthew Wilson (GBR) > Ford Focus > 4:00:00.2 (+8:24.3)
6. Sebastien Ogier (FRA) > Citroen C4 > 4:02:02.3 (+10:26.4)
7. Federico Villagra (ARG) > Ford Focus > 4:03:03.9 (+11:28.0)
8. Kimi Raikkonen (FIN) > Citroen C4 > 4:04:06.9 (+12:31.0)
9. Henning Solberg (N) > Ford Focus > 4:05:44.5 (+14:08.6)
10. Xavier Pons (ESP) > Ford Fiesta > 4:10:09.8 (+18:33.9)
20. Mikko Hirvonen (FIN) > Ford Focus > 4:38:09.4 (+46:33.5)

> team tactics to rig the running order should be banned; Ogier lost out
> Loeb wins another one; nice podiums for Latvala and Petter Solberg
> costly mistake for Hirvonen; finally some points for Raikkonen but +12:31 behind

Championship Standings

1. Sebastien Loeb (FRA) > 68
2. Jari-Matti Latvala (FIN) > 43
3. Mikko Hirvonen (FIN) > 37
4. Petter Solberg (N) > 35
5. Sebastien Ogier (FRA) > 33
6. Dani Sordo (ESP) > 24
7. Henning Solberg (N) > 18
8. Matthew Wilson (GBR) > 16
9. Federico Villagra (ARG) > 12
10. Xavi Pons (ESP) > 5

[bodgit]

I agree that rigging the running order should be banned - Ogier had a brilliant rally, possibly his best in the WRC so far, and really deserved that podium.

Possibly a bit extreme but if I where him I would start looking for possible drives for the future as I think the same this is going to happen many more times before the end of the season.

[gizmo71]

Originally Posted by bodgit

I agree that rigging the running order should be banned - Ogier had a brilliant rally, possibly his best in the WRC so far, and really deserved that podium.

What happened to the rule they had a few years ago whereby the first so many drivers got to pick their start position for the next day in leaderboard order? That solved the problem quite neatly and meant nobody had to engage in these sorts of shenanigans - not even the slowing down at the end of a stage to lose time.

[gizmo71]

Dredging an old thread up here, but it looks like this nonsense is back in the spotlight again after Jordan 2011.