2007 Tour de Corse
# 2007 Tour de Corse

Results of Tour de Corse (51ème Tour de Corse - Rallye de France), 13th round of 2007 World Rally Championship, run on October 12–14. Citroën's Sébastien Loeb won the race, his 35th win in the World Rally Championship. The rally was the first for the Suzuki World Rally Team's to make its debut in the SX4 WRC car.

## Results

| Pos. | Driver | Co-driver | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| WRC |||||||
| 1. | Sébastien Loeb | Daniel Elena | Citroën C4 WRC | 3:28:31.5 | 0.0 | 10 |
| 2. | Marcus Grönholm | Timo Rautiainen | Ford Focus RS WRC 07 | 3:28:55.2 | 23.7 | 8 |
| 3. | Daniel Sordo | Marc Marti | Citroën C4 WRC | 3:29:15.8 | 44.3 | 6 |
| 4. | Jari-Matti Latvala | Miikka Anttila | Ford Focus RS WRC 06 | 3:31:02.0 | 2:30.5 | 5 |
| 5. | Petter Solberg | Phil Mills | Subaru Impreza WRC07 | 3:31:13.6 | 2:42.1 | 4 |
| 6. | Chris Atkinson | Stéphane Prévot | Subaru Impreza WRC07 | 3:32:25.3 | 3:53.8 | 3 |
| 7. | Jan Kopecký | Filip Schovánek | Škoda Fabia WRC | 3:36:34.4 | 8:02.9 | 2 |
| 8. | Xavier Pons | Xavier Amigo | Subaru Impreza WRC | 3:38:05.7 | 9:34.2 | 1 |
| JRC |||||||
| 1. (17.) | Martin Prokop | Jan Tománek | Citroën C2 S1600 | 3:52:31.0 | 0.0 | 10 |
| 2. (18.) | Jozef Béreš jun. | Petr Starý | Renault Clio S1600 | 3:52:43.5 | 12.5 | 8 |
| 3. (19.) | Yoann Bonato | Benjamin Boulloud | Citroën C2 R2 | 3:53:45.2 | 1:14.2 | 6 |
| 4. (20.) | Per-Gunnar Andersson | Jonas Andersson | Suzuki Swift S1600 | 3:54:49.0 | 2:18.0 | 5 |
| 5. (23.) | Arnaud Augoyard | Nicolas Baudin | Renault Clio R3 | 3:57:39.2 | 5:08.2 | 4 |
| 6. (24.) | Andrea Cortinovis | Flavio Zanella | Renault Clio S1600 | 3:58:44.0 | 6:13.0 | 3 |
| 7. (25.) | Aaron Burkart | Michael Kölbach | Citroën C2 S1600 | 3:58:44.1 | 6:13.1 | 2 |
| 8. (26.) | Conrad Rautenbach | David Senior | Citroën C2 S1600 | 3:59:01.1 | 6:30.1 | 1 |

## Retirements

* Aigar Pärs - went off the road (OS6);
* Gilles Schammel - mechanical (OS6);
* Urmo Aava - went off the road (OS8);
* François Duval - mechanical (OS12);
* Andreas Mikkelsen - excluded (OS12);
* Matthew Wilson - mechanical (OS15);

## Special Stages

All dates and times are CEST (UTC+2).

| Leg | Stage | Time | Name | Length | Winner | Time | Avg. spd. | Rally leader |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 (12 Oct) | SS1 | 08:38 | Monti Rossu - Pila Canale 1 | 18.10 km | CANCELLED | - | - | - |
| 1 (12 Oct) | SS2 | 09:46 | Belvedere - Bocca Albitrina 1 | 16.62 km | M. Grönholm | 9:14.8 | 107.8 km/h | M. Grönholm |
| 1 (12 Oct) | SS3 | 10:44 | Arbellara - Aullene 1 | 27.42 km | M. Grönholm | 15:34.6 | 105.6 km/h | M. Grönholm |
| 1 (12 Oct) | SS4 | 14:02 | Monti Rossu - Pila Canale 2 | 18.10 km | S. Loeb | 9:59.0 | 108.8 km/h | M. Grönholm |
| 1 (12 Oct) | SS5 | 15:10 | Belvedere - Bocca Albitrina 2 | 16.62 km | S. Loeb | 9:12.1 | 108.4 km/h | S. Loeb |
| 1 (12 Oct) | SS6 | 16:08 | Arbellara - Aullene 2 | 27.42 km | S. Loeb | 15:25.1 | 106.7 km/h | S. Loeb |
| 2 (13 Oct) | SS7 | 08:58 | Carbuccia - Scalella 1 | 21.88 km | S. Loeb | 14:15.1 | 92.1 km/h | S. Loeb |
| 2 (13 Oct) | SS8 | 10:31 | Calcatoggio - Plage du Liamone 1 | 26.55 km | S. Loeb | 17:47.3 | 89.6 km/h | S. Loeb |
| 2 (13 Oct) | SS9 | 11:29 | Vico - Col St Roch 1 | 13.04 km | S. Loeb | 8:39.6 | 90.3 km/h | S. Loeb |
| 2 (13 Oct) | SS10 | 14:22 | Carbuccia - Scalella 2 | 21.88 km | D. Sordo | 14:19.7 | 91.6 km/h | S. Loeb |
| 2 (13 Oct) | SS11 | 15:55 | Calcatoggio - Plage du Liamone 2 | 26.55 km | S. Loeb | 17:48.3 | 89.5 km/h | S. Loeb |
| 2 (13 Oct) | SS12 | 16:53 | Vico - Col St Roch 2 | 13.04 km | S. Loeb | 8:38.6 | 90.5 km/h | S. Loeb |
| 3 (14 Oct) | SS13 | 08:53 | Penitencier Coti - Pietra Rossa 1 | 24.24 km | S. Loeb | 14:38.7 | 99.3 km/h | S. Loeb |
| 3 (14 Oct) | SS14 | 09:36 | Pont de Calzola - Agosta 1 | 31.81 km | D. Sordo | 18:54.6 | 100.9 km/h | S. Loeb |
| 3 (14 Oct) | SS15 | 12:19 | Penitencier Coti - Pietra Rossa 2 | 24.24 km | D. Sordo | 14:40.5 | 99.1 km/h | S. Loeb |
| 3 (14 Oct) | SS16 | 13:02 | Pont de Calzola - Agosta 2 | 31.81 km | D. Sordo | 18:56.0 | 100.8 km/h | S. Loeb |

## Championship standings after the event

### Drivers' championship

| Pos | Driver | MON | SWE | NOR | MEX | POR | ARG | ITA | GRC | FIN | GER | NZL | ESP | FRA | JPN | IRL | GBR | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Marcus Grönholm | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | | | | 104 |
| 2 | Sébastien Loeb | 1 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Ret | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | | | | 100 |
| 3 | Mikko Hirvonen | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | | | | 74 |
| 4 | Dani Sordo | 2 | 12 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 24 | Ret | Ret | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | 45 |
| 5 | Petter Solberg | 6 | Ret | 4 | Ret | 2 | Ret | 5 | 3 | Ret | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | | | | 38 |
| 6 | Chris Atkinson | 4 | 8 | 19 | 5 | Ret | 7 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 6 | | | | 29 |
| 7 | Henning Solberg | 14 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 9 | | | | 28 |
| 8 | Jari-Matti Latvala | Ret | Ret | 5 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 12 | Ret | 8 | 5 | 7 | 4 | | | | 24 |
| 9 | François Duval | | | | | | | | Ret | | 2 | | 5 | Ret | | | | 12 |
| 10 | Jan Kopecký | 8 | 10 | 8 | | 22 | | Ret | 7 | Ret | 5 | | Ret | 7 | | | | 10 |
| 10 | Toni Gardemeister | 7 | 6 | Ret | | DSQ | | 6 | | | 7 | | | | | | | 10 |
| 12 | Daniel Carlsson | | 5 | 7 | | 6 | | Ret | | | | | | | | | | 9 |
| 12 | Manfred Stohl | 10 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | Ret | Ret | 12 | Ret | 14 | | | | 9 |
| 14 | Gigi Galli | | 13 | 6 | | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 |
| 15 | Xavier Pons | 25 | Ret | 16 | | | | | | 6 | 18 | Ret | 9 | 8 | | | | 4 |
| 16 | Urmo Aava | | | 28 | | 15 | | 13 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 18 | Ret | | | | 3 |
| 17 | Matthew Wilson | 12 | Ret | 26 | 8 | 12 | 30 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Ret | | | | 1 |
| 17 | Juho Hänninen | | DSQ | 17 | | | 11 | 8 | Ret | Ret | | 19 | 23 | | | | | 1 |
| 17 | Mads Østberg | | 9 | 37 | | Ret | | Ret | | 8 | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Pos | Driver | MON | SWE | NOR | MEX | POR | ARG | ITA | GRC | FIN | GER | NZL | ESP | FRA | JPN | IRL | GBR | Pts |

Key :

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

### Manufacturers' championship

| Rank | Manufacturer | Event | Event | Event | Event | Event | Event | Event | Event | Event | Event | Event | Event | Event | Event | Event | Event | Total points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rank | Manufacturer | MON | SWE | NOR | MEX | POR | ARG | ITA | GRC | FIN | GER | NZL | ESP | FRA | JPN | IRL | GBR | Total points |
| 1 | BP Ford World Rally Team | 10 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 9 | - | - | - | 179 |
| 2 | Citroën Total World Rally Team | 18 | 9 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 18 | 16 | - | - | - | 147 |
| 3 | Subaru World Rally Team | 8 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 7 | - | - | - | 71 |
| 4 | Stobart VK M-Sport Ford | 1 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | - | - | - | 64 |
| 5 | OMV Kronos | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - | - | - | 39 |
| 6 | Munchi's Ford World Rally Team | | 0 | | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | | 0 | 0 | | - | - | - | 6 |
