| 2007 Rally México 21º Corona Rally México | |||
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Round 4 of the2007 World Rally Championship
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| Host country | |||
| Rally base | León, Mexico | ||
| Dates run | March 9 – 11 2007 | ||
| Stages | 20 (366.06 km; 227.46 miles) | ||
| Stage surface | Gravel | ||
| Overall distance | 849.55 km (527.89 miles) | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Crews | 47 at start, 36 at finish | ||
| Overall results | |||
| Overall winner | |||
The21ºCorona Rally México, the fourth round of the2007 World Rally Championship season, took place between March 9–11 2007. The rally consisted of 20 special stages, of which five were super specials. The event was won byCitroën'sSébastien Loeb, followed byFord driversMarcus Grönholm andMikko Hirvonen.
The drivers' championship leaders, Grönholm and Hirvonen, were the first drivers on road and lost time as they had to sweep the loose gravel. They were followed by Loeb, who was able to keep close toSubaru'sPetter Solberg, who benefited from his better starting position during the first three stages. However, Solberg, in the newSubaru Impreza WRC 07, had to retire at the start of SS6 giving the lead to Loeb.[1] After the first day, Ford identified and fixed a sensory fault in Grönholm's car.[2] The problem had caused lack of engine power and troubled the Finn: "In the morning, I was sweeping. In the afternoon, I was sleeping".[3] The second leg saw Grönholm quickly climb to second place, but Loeb continued setting top times and extended his lead to Grönholm from 43 to 60 seconds. Hirvonen,Chris Atkinson andDani Sordo battled for the third place. Hirvonen was the fastest driver on the final day and secured the last podium position, ahead of Sordo, Atkinson,Manfred Stohl,Jari-Matti Latvala andMatthew Wilson. Loeb took the win 55.8 seconds clear of Grönholm.[4]
All dates and times areCST (UTC-6).
| Leg | Stage | Time | Name | Length | Winner | Time | Avg. spd. | Rally leader |
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| 1 (9 Mar) | SS1 | 08:28 | Alfaro 1 | 23.50 km | 14:03.5 | 100.3 km/h | ||
| SS2 | 09:51 | Ortega 1 | 29.65 km | 17:28.7 | 101.78 km/h | |||
| SS3 | 10:34 | El Cubilete 1 | 17.87 km | 9:45.6 | 109.86 km/h | |||
| SS4 | 13:02 | Alfaro 2 | 23.50 km | 13:47.0 | 102.3 km/h | |||
| SS5 | 14:25 | Ortega 2 | 29.65 km | 16:58.2 | 104.83 km/h | |||
| SS6 | 15:08 | El Cubilete 2 | 17.87 km | 9:37.5 | 111.4 km/h | |||
| SS7 | 16:29 | Super Special 1 | 2.21 km | 1:42.6 | 77.54 km/h | |||
| SS8 | 16:33 | Super Special 2 | 2.21 km | 1:42.0 | 78.0 km/h | |||
| 2 (10 Mar) | SS9 | 08:19 | Ibarilla 1 | 30.20 km | 18:17.3 | 99.08 km/h | ||
| SS10 | 09:42 | Duarte 1 | 23.51 km | 17:55.0 | 78.73 km/h | |||
| SS11 | 10:33 | Derramadero 1 | 23.27 km | 14:01.6 | 99.54 km/h | |||
| SS12 | 13:07 | Ibarilla 2 | 30.20 km | 18:02.6 | 100.42 km/h | |||
| SS13 | 14:30 | Duarte 2 | 23.51 km | 17:32.2 | 80.48 km/h | |||
| SS14 | 15:21 | Derramadero 2 | 23.27 km | 13:49.4 | 101.0 km/h | |||
| SS15 | 16:35 | Super Special 3 | 2.21 km | 1:44.6 | 76.06 km/h | |||
| SS16 | 16:39 | Super Special 4 | 2.21 km | 1:43.6 | 76.8 km/h | |||
| 3 (11 Mar) | SS17 | 08:23 | Leon | 16.29 km | 10:35.8 | 92.24 km/h | ||
| SS18 | 08:54 | Guanajuatito | 23.34 km | 15:12.3 | 92.1 km/h | |||
| SS19 | 10:17 | Comanjilla | 18.10 km | 10:17.6 | 105.51 km/h | |||
| SS20 | 11:28 | Super Special 5 | 4.42 km | 3:23.6 | 78.15 km/h |
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| Rank | Manufacturer | Event | Total points | |||||||||||||||
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| MON | SWE | NOR | MEX | POR | ARG | ITA | GRC | FIN | GER | NZL | ESP | FRA | JPN | IRL | GBR | |||
| 1 | BP Ford World Rally Team | 10 | 16 | 18 | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 58 |
| 2 | Citroën Total World Rally Team | 18 | 9 | 1 | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 43 |
| 3 | Stobart VK M-Sport Ford | 1 | 5 | 10 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 19 |
| Subaru World Rally Team | 8 | 2 | 5 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 19 | |
| 5 | OMV Kronos | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 17 |
| 6 | Munchi's Ford World Rally Team | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | ||