2009 Rally Catalunya
# 2009 Rally Catalunya

The 2009 RACC Rallye de Catalunya was the eleventh round of the 2009 World Rally Championship season and the 45th running of Rally Catalunya. The rally consisted of 18 special stages and took place between October 2–4, 2009. Citroën's Sébastien Loeb and Dani Sordo took their fourth Catalunya double win in a row. Loeb's title rival Mikko Hirvonen of Ford finished third and will head to the season-ending Rally GB with a one-point lead over Loeb. Petter Solberg made his debut in a Citroën C4 WRC, finishing fourth and recording four stage wins.

## Results

| Pos. | Driver | Co-driver | Car | Time | Penalty | Difference | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| WRC ||||||||
| 1 | Sébastien Loeb | Daniel Elena | Citroën C4 WRC | 3:22:14.7 | | 0.0 | 10 |
| 2 | Dani Sordo | Marc Martí | Citroën C4 WRC | 3:22:26.7 | | +12.0 | 8 |
| 3 | Mikko Hirvonen | Jarmo Lehtinen | Ford Focus RS WRC 09 | 3:23:08.8 | | +54.1 | 6 |
| 4 | Petter Solberg | Phil Mills | Citroën C4 WRC | 3:23:27.1 | | +1:12.4 | 5 |
| 5 | Sébastien Ogier | Julien Ingrassia | Citroën C4 WRC | 3:23:56.3 | | +1:41.6 | 4 |
| 6 | Jari-Matti Latvala | Miikka Anttila | Ford Focus RS WRC 09 | 3:25:04.5 | | +2:49.8 | 3 |
| 7 | Matthew Wilson | Scott Martin | Ford Focus RS WRC 08 | 3:29:30.2 | | +7:15.5 | 2 |
| 8 | Federico Villagra | Jorge Pérez Companc | Ford Focus RS WRC 08 | 3:30:42.8 | | +8:28.1 | 1 |
| JWRC ||||||||
| 1 | Hans Weijs | Bjorn Degandt | Citroën C2 S1600 | 3:40:25.5 | 0:10 | 0.0 | 10 |
| 2 | Simone Bertolotti | Luca Celestini | Suzuki Swift S1600 | 3:45:24.6 | | +4:49.1 | 8 |
| 3 | Jordi Martí | Gabriel Sánchez | Renault Clio Sport R3 | 3:45:58.3 | 1:00 | +6:22.8 | 6 |
| 4 | Kevin Abbring | Erwin Mombaerts | Renault Clio RS R3 | 3:55:18.1 | 0:20 | +15:02.6 | 5 |
| 5 | Aaron Nikolai Burkart | Michael Kölbach | Suzuki Swift S1600 | 4:06:48.5 | | +26:13.0 | 4 |

## Special stages

| Day | Stage | Time (CEST) | Name | Length | Winner | Time | Rally leader |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 (2 Oct) | SS1 | 08:46 | La Mussara 1 | 20.48 km | Dani Sordo | 11:33.4 | Dani Sordo |
| 1 (2 Oct) | SS2 | 10:24 | Querol 1 | 21.26 km | Dani Sordo | 11:22.0 | Dani Sordo |
| 1 (2 Oct) | SS3 | 11:07 | El Montmell 1 | 24.14 km | Dani Sordo | 12:37.6 | Dani Sordo |
| 1 (2 Oct) | SS4 | 13:54 | La Mussara 2 | 20.48 km | Dani Sordo | 11:17.4 | Dani Sordo |
| 1 (2 Oct) | SS5 | 15:32 | Querol 2 | 21.26 km | Sébastien Loeb | 11:17.4 | Dani Sordo |
| 1 (2 Oct) | SS6 | 16:15 | El Montmell 2 | 24.14 km | Sébastien Loeb | 12:34.2 | Dani Sordo |
| 2 (3 Oct) | SS7 | 9:14 | El Priorat/La Ribera d'Ebre 1 | 38.27 km | Sébastien Loeb | 21:44.6 | Sébastien Loeb |
| 2 (3 Oct) | SS8 | 10:27 | Les Garrigues 1 | 8.6 km | Sébastien Ogier | 5:05.5 | Sébastien Loeb |
| 2 (3 Oct) | SS9 | 10:58 | La Llena 1 | 17.12 km | Dani Sordo | 9:38.1 | Dani Sordo |
| 2 (3 Oct) | SS10 | 14:17 | El Priorat/La Ribera d'Ebre 2 | 38.27 km | Sébastien Ogier | 21:46.1 | Dani Sordo |
| 2 (3 Oct) | SS11 | 15:30 | Les Garrigues 2 | 8.6 km | Sébastien Loeb | 5:06.0 | Dani Sordo |
| 2 (3 Oct) | SS12 | 16:01 | La Llena 2 | 17.12 km | Petter Solberg | 9:49.0 | Sébastien Loeb |
| 3 (4 Oct) | SS13 | 08:05 | Riudecanyes 1 | 16.32 km | Dani Sordo | 10:32.6 | Sébastien Loeb |
| 3 (4 Oct) | SS14 | 09:06 | Santa Marina 1 | 26.51 km | Petter Solberg | 15:52.3 | Sébastien Loeb |
| 3 (4 Oct) | SS15 | 10:02 | La Serra d'Almos 1 | 4.11 km | Sébastien Loeb | 2:37.8 | Sébastien Loeb |
| 3 (4 Oct) | SS16 | 12:01 | Riudecanyes 2 | 16.32 km | Petter Solberg | 10:32.8 | Sébastien Loeb |
| 3 (4 Oct) | SS17 | 13:02 | Santa Marina 2 | 26.51 km | Petter Solberg | 15:53.9 | Sébastien Loeb |
| 3 (4 Oct) | SS18 | 13:58 | La Serra d'Almos 2 | 4.11 km | Jari-Matti Latvala | 2:39.5 | Sébastien Loeb |
