2008 Tour de Corse
# 2008 Tour de Corse

The 2008 Tour de Corse was the thirteenth round of the 2008 World Rally Championship season. The event was won by Citroën driver Sébastien Loeb for the fourth year in succession. It was his tenth victory of the season and gave him a fourteen-point lead in the drivers table with just two rallies left in the season. Ford driver Mikko Hirvonen finished in second place after team orders issued by the Ford team forced François Duval and Jari-Matti Latvala to drop behind him, in order to improve his championship hopes.

## Results

| Pos. | Driver | Co-driver | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| WRC |||||||
| 1. | Sébastien Loeb | Daniel Elena | Citroën C4 WRC | 3:42:58.0 | 0.0 | 10 |
| 2. | Mikko Hirvonen | Jarmo Lehtinen | Ford Focus RS WRC 08 | 3:46:22.7 | 3:24.7 | 8 |
| 3. | François Duval | Patrick Pivato | Ford Focus RS WRC 08 | 3:46:29.6 | 3:31.6 | 6 |
| 4. | Jari-Matti Latvala | Miikka Anttila | Ford Focus RS WRC 07 | 3:46:35.5 | 3:37.5 | 5 |
| 5. | Petter Solberg | Phil Mills | Subaru Impreza WRC2008 | 3:48:33.4 | 5:35.4 | 4 |
| 6. | Chris Atkinson | Stéphane Prévot | Subaru Impreza WRC2008 | 3:49:08.4 | 6:10.4 | 3 |
| 7. | Urmo Aava | Kuldar Sikk | Citroën C4 WRC | 3:50:23.2 | 7:25.2 | 2 |
| 8. | Matthew Wilson | Scott Martin | Ford Focus RS WRC 07 | 3:52:00.2 | 9:02.2 | 1 |
| JWRC |||||||
| 1. (19.) | Martin Prokop | Jan Tománek | Citroën C2 S1600 | 4:04:43.9 | 0.0 | 10 |
| 2. (20.) | Sébastien Ogier | Julien Ingrassia | Citroën C2 S1600 | 4:05:01.6 | 17.7 | 8 |
| 3. (21.) | Pierre Campana | Samuel Teissier | Renault Clio R3 | 4:05:37.2 | 53.3 | 6 |

## Special Stages

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

| Day | Stage | Time | Name | Length | Winner | Time | Rally leader |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 (10 October) | SS1 | 9:18 | Acqua Doria-Serra di Ferro 1 | 15.92 km | Sébastien Loeb | 9:27.4 | Sébastien Loeb |
| 1 (10 October) | SS2 | 10:11 | Portigliolo-Bocca Albitrina 1 | 16.62 km | Sébastien Loeb | 9:21.9 | Sébastien Loeb |
| 1 (10 October) | SS3 | 11:09 | Arbellara-Aullene 1 | 27.42 km | Sébastien Loeb | 15:51.4 | Sébastien Loeb |
| 1 (10 October) | SS4 | 14:37 | Acqua Doria-Serra di Ferro 2 | 15.92 km | Sébastien Loeb | 9:32.2 | Sébastien Loeb |
| 1 (10 October) | SS5 | 15:30 | Portigliolo-Bocca Albitrina 2 | 16.62 km | Sébastien Loeb | 9:22.5 | Sébastien Loeb |
| 1 (10 October) | SS6 | 16:28 | Arbellara-Aullene 2 | 27.42 km | Sébastien Loeb | 15:48.9 | Sébastien Loeb |
| 2 (11 October) | SS7 | 8:48 | Carbuccia-Scalella 1 | 21.88 km | Sébastien Loeb | 14:26.3 | Sébastien Loeb |
| 2 (11 October) | SS8 | 10:21 | Calcatoggio Du Liamone 1 | 24.95 km | Sébastien Loeb | 17:09.2 | Sébastien Loeb |
| 2 (11 October) | SS9 | 11:19 | Appricciani-Coggia 1 | 14:37 km | Sébastien Loeb | 9:23.9 | Sébastien Loeb |
| 2 (11 October) | SS10 | 14:02 | Carbuccia-Scalella 2 | 21.88 km | Sébastien Loeb | 14:33.6 | Sébastien Loeb |
| 2 (11 October) | SS11 | 15:35 | Calcatoggio Du Liamone 2 | 24.95 km | Sébastien Loeb | 17:08.0 | Sébastien Loeb |
| 2 (11 October) | SS12 | 16:33 | Appricciani-Coggia 2 | 14.37 km | François Duval | 9:21.3 | Sébastien Loeb |
| 3 (12 October) | SS13 | 8:43 | Agosta-Pont De Calzola 1 | 31.81 km | Sébastien Loeb | 19:10.2 | Sébastien Loeb |
| 3 (12 October) | SS14 | 9:36 | Pietra Rossa-Verghia 1 | 26.32 km | Sébastien Loeb | 16:25.6 | Sébastien Loeb |
| 3 (12 October) | SS15 | 12:14 | Agosta-Pont De Calzola 2 | 31.81 km | Jari-Matti Latvala Sébastien Loeb | 19:22.0 | Sébastien Loeb |
| 3 (12 October) | SS16 | 13:07 | Pietra Rossa-Verghia 2 | 26.32 km | Mikko Hirvonen | 16:27.4 | Sébastien Loeb |

## Championship standings after the event

### Drivers' championship

| Pos | Driver | MON | SWE | MEX | ARG | JOR | ITA | GRC | TUR | FIN | GER | NZL | ESP | FRA | JPN | GBR | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Sébastien Loeb | 1 | Ret | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | 106 |
| 2 | Mikko Hirvonen | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | | | 92 |
| 3 | Dani Sordo | 11 | 6 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | Ret | | | 59 |
| 4 | Chris Atkinson | 3 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | Ret | 13 | 3 | 6 | Ret | 7 | 6 | | | 45 |
| 5 | Jari-Matti Latvala | 12 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 39 | 9 | Ret | 6 | 4 | | | 42 |
| 6 | Petter Solberg | 5 | 4 | 12 | Ret | Ret | 10 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | | | 40 |
| 7 | François Duval | 4 | | | | | | | | | 3 | Ret | 4 | 3 | | | 22 |
| 8 | Henning Solberg | 9 | 13 | 5 | Ret | 4 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 15 | | | 22 |
| 9 | Gigi Galli | 6 | 3 | Ret | 7 | 8 | 4 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Inj | Inj | Inj | | | 17 |
| 10 | Urmo Aava | | 18 | | | Ret | 8 | 4 | Ret | 16 | 8 | 5 | 35 | 7 | | | 13 |
| 11 | Matthew Wilson | 10 | Ret | 6 | Ret | 5 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 9 | 8 | | | 13 |
| 12 | Federico Villagra | | | 7 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 9 | Ret | | 8 | 12 | | | | 9 |
| 13 | Conrad Rautenbach | Ret | 16 | 16 | 4 | 26 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | Ret | Ret | 14 | | | 6 |
| 14 | Andreas Mikkelsen | | 5 | | | | Ret | | 19 | 12 | 11 | | 8 | 11 | | | 5 |
| 15 | Toni Gardemeister | Ret | 7 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 9 | Ret | 8 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 13 | | | 5 |
| 16 | Per-Gunnar Andersson | 8 | Ret | Ret | 24 | Ret | 9 | 11 | Ret | Ret | 15 | 6 | 32 | 17 | | | 4 |
| 17 | Jean-Marie Cuoq | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 17 | Matti Rantanen | | | | | | | | | 7 | | | | | | | 2 |
| 19 | Juho Hänninen | | 8 | | | | | 21 | | 13 | | 14 | 29 | 24 | | | 1 |
| 19 | Sébastien Ogier | | | 8 | | 11 | 22 | | | 36 | 19 | | Ret | 20 | | | 1 |
| 19 | Andreas Aigner | | 31 | | 8 | | | 14 | 11 | Ret | | Ret | | | | | 1 |
| Pos | Driver | MON | SWE | MEX | ARG | JOR | ITA | GRC | TUR | FIN | GER | NZL | ESP | FRA | JPN | 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 | Team | Event | Event | Event | Event | Event | Event | Event | Event | Event | Event | Event | Event | Event | Event | Event | Total points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rank | Team | MON | SWE | MEX | ARG | JOR | ITA | GRC | TUR | FIN | GER | NZL | ESP | FRA | JPN | GBR | Total points |
| 1 | Citroën Total World Rally Team | 11 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 10 | - | - | 169 |
| 2 | BP Ford World Rally Team | 8 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 14 | - | - | 146 |
| 3 | Subaru World Rally Team | 10 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | - | - | 87 |
| 4 | Stobart M-Sport Ford Rally Team | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 7 | - | - | 62 |
| 5 | Munchi's Ford World Rally Team | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 22 |
| 6 | Suzuki World Rally Team | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | - | - | 21 |

### Junior championship

| Pos | Driver | MEX | JOR | ITA | FIN | GER | ESP | FRA | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Sébastien Ogier | 1 | 1 | 5 | | 1 | Ret | 2 | 42 |
| 2 | Aaron Burkart | 4 | | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 34 |
| 3 | Martin Prokop | 7 | | 10 | 1 | Ret | 1 | 1 | 32 |
| 4 | Shaun Gallagher | 6 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | | 30 |
| 5 | Michał Kościuszko | 3 | Ret | 1 | 3 | | 9 | Ret | 22 |
| 6 | Alessandro Bettega | | Ret | 2 | Ret | 3 | 2 | Ret | 22 |
| 7 | Patrik Sandell | 5 | Ret | 7 | 2 | | 5 | 6 | 22 |
| 8 | Jaan Mölder | 2 | Ret | 9 | Ret | | 6 | 11 | 11 |
| 9 | Stefano Albertini | | 5 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 9 |
| 10 | Gilles Schammel | | 3 | 12 | 7 | Ret | Ret | 10 | 8 |
| 11 | Simone Bertolotti | | 6 | Ret | 10 | 5 | 8 | Ret | 8 |
| 12 | Florian Niegel | | 4 | Ret | 9 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 8 |
| 13 | Kevin Abbring | | Ret | Ret | 6 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 7 |
| 14 | Pierre Campana | | | | | | | 3 | 6 |
| 15 | Pierre Marché | | | | | | | 4 | 5 |
| 16 | Andrea Cortinovis | | 7 | 11 | DNS | 7 | DNS | DNS | 4 |
| 17 | Hans Weijs, Jr. | | Ret | 8 | 8 | Ret | Ret | 12 | 2 |
| 18 | Francesco Fanari | 8 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 9 | Ret | | 1 |
| 19 | Miloš Komljenović | Ret | 8 | Ret | 11 | | | | 1 |
| Pos | Driver | MEX | JOR | ITA | FIN | GER | ESP | FRA | Pts |
