2009 Rally Argentina 29º Rally Argentina
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Host country	Argentina
Rally base	Córdoba–Villa Carlos Paz
Dates run	April 23 – 26, 2009
Stages	23
Stage surface	Gravel
Statistics
Crews	51 at start, 33 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner	Sébastien Loeb Citroën Total WRT

The 2009 Rally Argentina was the 29th running of the Rally Argentina and the fifth round of the 2009 World Rally Championship season. The rally consisted of 23 special stages and was run on 23–26 April. It was won by Citroën's Sébastien Loeb for the fifth consecutive year. His teammate Dani Sordo finished second.

Ford's Mikko Hirvonen, who was in second place only six seconds behind Loeb after stage 14, retired from the rally due to an engine problem. This gave Loeb a 20-point lead in the drivers' championship.^[1] Hirvonen's teammate Jari-Matti Latvala, under pressure to get a good result after his recent crashes, dropped out of contention for the win after a puncture on Friday. His Focus WRC later experienced an electrical problem, costing him over eight minutes, but he managed to continue and finish sixth.

Following Ford's problems, Petter Solberg was on course for his second podium of the season, but he soon ran into fuel pressure problems and the third place was inherited by his brother Henning. This marked his career fourth podium finish. Home country's Federico Villagra beat Stobart's Matthew Wilson to take a career-best fourth place. Citroën Junior Team drivers Sébastien Ogier and Conrad Rautenbach both retired on Saturday. However, Ogier re-joined the rally under superally rules and finished seventh. Production World Rally Championship class winner Nasser Al-Attiyah took the last points-scoring position.^[2]

Results

Pos.	Driver	Co-driver	Car	Time	Difference	Points
WRC
1	Sébastien Loeb	Daniel Elena	Citroën C4 WRC	3:57:40.3	0.0	10
2	Dani Sordo	Marc Marti	Citroën C4 WRC	3:58:53.4	1:13.1	8
3	Henning Solberg	Cato Menkerud	Ford Focus RS WRC 08	4:01:44.4	4:04.1	6
4	Federico Villagra	Jorge Perez Companc	Ford Focus RS WRC 08	4:03:40.0	5:59.7	5
5	Matthew Wilson	Scott Martin	Ford Focus RS WRC 08	4:03:51.2	6:10.9	4
6	Jari-Matti Latvala	Miikka Anttila	Ford Focus RS WRC 08	4:07:30.3	9:50.0	3
7	Sébastien Ogier	Julien Ingrassia	Citroën C4 WRC	4:18:35.4	20:55.1	2
8	Nasser Al-Attiyah	Giovanni Bernacchini	Subaru Impreza N14	4:20:51.9	23:11.6	1
JWRC
1	Michal Cosciuszko	Maciek Szczepaniak	Suzuki Swift S1600	4:42:28.0	0.0	10
2	Aaron Nikolai Burkart	Michael Kölbach	Suzuki Swift S1600	4:44:08.7	1:39.9	8
3	Alessandro Bettega	Simone Scattolin	Renault Clio S1600	4:50:02.0	7:33.2	6
PWRC
1	Nasser Al-Attiyah	Giovanni Bernacchini	Subaru Impreza N14	4:20:51.9	0.0	10
2	Marcos Ligato	Rubén Garcia	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X	4:23:04.8	2:12.9	8
3	Toshi Arai	Glenn MacNeall	Subaru Impreza	4:27:27.9	6:36.0	6
4	Spyros Pavlides	Chris Patterson	Subaru Impreza N14	4:45:10.4	24:18.5	5
5	Eyvind Brynildsen	Denis Giraudet	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX	4:52:49.9	31:58.0	4
6	Gabor Mayer	Robert Tagai	Subaru Impreza	5:00:56.3	40:04.4	3

Special stages

Day	Stage	Time (ART)	Name	Length	Winner	Time	Rally leader
1 (23-24 APR)	SS1	19:05	Estadio Córdoba I	2.4 km	Sébastien Loeb	2:23.6	Sébastien Loeb
	SS2	7:45	La Cumbre - Agua De Oro I	14.94 km	Jari-Matti Latvala	12:48.7	Jari-Matti Latvala
	SS3	8:41	Ascochinga - La Cumbre I	22.38 km	Dani Sordo	14:44.1	Dani Sordo
	SS4	9:44	Capilla Del Monte - San Marcos I	22.95 km	Petter Solberg	17:33.5	Mikko Hirvonen
	SS5	10:16	San Marcos - Charbonier I	9.61 km	Sébastien Loeb	6:32.5
	SS6	14:26	Ascochinga - La Cumbre II	22.38 km	Dani Sordo	14:26.8	Dani Sordo
	SS7	15:29	Capilla Del Monte - San Marcos II	22.95 km	Mikko Hirvonen	17:16.8	Mikko Hirvonen
	SS8	16:01	San Marcos - Charbonier II	9.61 km	Sébastien Loeb	6:28.9	Dani Sordo
	SS9	17:04	La Cumbre - Agua De Oro II	14.94 km	Jari-Matti Latvala	12:32.4
2 (25 APR)	SS10	9:38	El Mirador - San Lorenzo I	20.81 km	Sébastien Loeb	11:28.0
	SS11	10:12	Mina Clavero - Giulio Cesare I	22.79 km	Sébastien Loeb	18:18.2
	SS12	11:00	El Condor - Copina I	16.29 km	Sébastien Loeb	13:04.6	Sébastien Loeb
	SS13	11:46	Icho Cruz - Carlos Paz I	9.73 km	Sébastien Loeb	6:19.4
	SS14	15:23	El Mirador - San Lorenzo II	20.81 km	Mikko Hirvonen	11:22.0
	SS15	15:57	Mina Clavero - Giulio Cesare II	22.79 km	Sébastien Loeb	18:04.5
	SS16	16:45	El Condor - Copina II	16.29 km	Jari-Matti Latvala	13:06.5
	SS17	17:31	Icho Cruz - Carlos Paz II	9.73 km	Sébastien Loeb	6:26.6
	SS18	19:05	Estadio Córdoba II	2.4 km	Dani Sordo	2:23.6
3 (26 APR)	SS19	8:48	Villa Giardino - La Falda	15.78 km	Sébastien Loeb	11:18.2
	SS20	9:20	Valle Hermoso - Casa Grande	10.95 km	Sébastien Loeb	7:14.8
	SS21	10:03	Cosquin - Tanti	11.27 km	Jari-Matti Latvala	6:19.8
	SS22	10:26	Tanta Nuevo - Villa Garcia	7.6 km	Jari-Matti Latvala	4:15.9
	SS23	12:05	Estadio Córdoba III	2.4 km	Sébastien Loeb	2:26.6

Championship standings after the event

Drivers' championship

Pos Driver IRL NOR CYP POR ARG ITA GRC POL FIN AUS ESP GBR  Pts  1 Sébastien Loeb 1 1 1 1 1 50 2 Dani Sordo 2 5 4 3 2 31 3 Mikko Hirvonen 3 2 2 2 Ret 30 4 Henning Solberg 4 4 18 5 3 20 5 Petter Solberg 6 3 4 Ret 14 6 Matthew Wilson 7 7 5 Ret 5 12 7 Jari-Matti Latvala 14 3 12 Ret 6 9 Federico Villagra 7 7 4 9 9 Sébastien Ogier 6 10 Ret 17 7 5 10 Chris Atkinson 5 4 11 Mads Østberg 9 6 3 Conrad Rautenbach 18 Ret 6 Ret Ret 3 Khalid al-Qassimi 8 8 8 3 14 Urmo Aava 10 8 1 Nasser Al-Attiyah 11 16 8 1 Pos Driver IRL NOR CYP POR ARG ITA GRC POL FIN AUS ESP GBR Pts

Key Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Did not finish (Ret) Black Excluded (EX) Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Cancelled (C) Blank Withdrew entry from the event (WD)

Manufacturers' championship

Rank	Driver	Event												Total points
		IRL	NOR	CYP	POR	ARG	ITA	GRC	POL	FIN	AUS	ESP	GBR
1	Citroën Total World Rally Team	18	14	16	16	18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	82
2	BP Ford World Rally Team	8	14	10	8	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	43
3	Stobart M-Sport Ford	8	8	6	5	10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	37
4	Citroën Junior Team	5	2	4	0	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	13
5	Munchi's Ford World Rally Team	0	0	3	4	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	12

References

External links

• Official site