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2009 Rally Argentina

{{Infobox rally

|name = 2009 Rally Argentina

|native_name = 29º Rally Argentina

|round = 5

|championship = 2009 World Rally Championship

|previous_round = 2009 Rally de Portugal

|next_round = 2009 Rally d'Italia Sardegna

|country = {{flagicon|Argentina}} Argentina

|rallybase = Córdoba–Villa Carlos Paz

|startdate = April 23

|enddate = 26, 2009

|stages = 23

|stagekm =

|surface = Gravel

|driver1 = {{flagicon|France}} Sébastien Loeb

|team1 = {{flagicon|France}} Citroën Total WRT

|teamsstart = 51

|teamsfinish = 33

|commons =

}}

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.{{cite web|url=https://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5hmVr_m76NIpGjL_MY9NNc1BH9PSg|title=Five-star effort by Loeb|date=2009-04-26|work=Press Association|access-date=2009-04-28}}{{dead link|date=June 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

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.{{cite web | author=Beer, Matt | title=Loeb clinches fifth Argentina win | work=Autosport | url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/74885 | access-date=27 April 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090428192658/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/74885| archive-date= 28 April 2009 | url-status= live}}

Results

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size: 90%; max-width: 950px;"
Pos.

!Driver

!Co-driver

!Car

!Time

!Difference

!Points

colspan="7" style="border-bottom: 2px solid LightSteelBlue;"| WRC
1

|align=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} Sébastien Loeb

|align=left| {{flagicon|MON}} Daniel Elena

|align=left| Citroën C4 WRC

| 3:57:40.3

| 0.0

! 10

2

|align=left| {{flagicon|ESP}} Dani Sordo

|align=left| {{flagicon|ESP}} Marc Marti

|align=left| Citroën C4 WRC

| 3:58:53.4

| 1:13.1

! 8

3

|align=left| {{flagicon|NOR}} Henning Solberg

|align=left| {{flagicon|NOR}} Cato Menkerud

|align=left| Ford Focus RS WRC 08

| 4:01:44.4

| 4:04.1

! 6

4

|align=left| {{flagicon|ARG}} Federico Villagra

|align=left| {{flagicon|ARG}} Jorge Perez Companc

|align=left| Ford Focus RS WRC 08

| 4:03:40.0

| 5:59.7

! 5

5

|align=left| {{flagicon|UK}} Matthew Wilson

|align=left| {{flagicon|UK}} Scott Martin

|align=left| Ford Focus RS WRC 08

| 4:03:51.2

| 6:10.9

! 4

6

|align=left| {{flagicon|FIN}} Jari-Matti Latvala

|align=left| {{flagicon|FIN}} Miikka Anttila

|align=left| Ford Focus RS WRC 08

| 4:07:30.3

| 9:50.0

! 3

7

|align=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} Sébastien Ogier

|align=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} Julien Ingrassia

|align=left| Citroën C4 WRC

| 4:18:35.4

| 20:55.1

! 2

8

|align=left| {{flagicon|QAT}} Nasser Al-Attiyah

|align=left| {{flagicon|ITA}} Giovanni Bernacchini

|align=left| Subaru Impreza N14

| 4:20:51.9

| 23:11.6

! 1

colspan="7" style="border-bottom: 2px solid LightSteelBlue;"| JWRC
1

|align=left| {{flagicon|POL}} Michal Kosciuszko

|align=left| {{flagicon|POL}} Maciek Szczepaniak

|align=left| Suzuki Swift S1600

| 4:42:28.0

| 0.0

! 10

2

|align=left| {{flagicon|DEU}} Aaron Nikolai Burkart

|align=left| {{flagicon|DEU}} Michael Kölbach

|align=left| Suzuki Swift S1600

| 4:44:08.7

| 1:39.9

! 8

3

|align=left| {{flagicon|ITA}} Alessandro Bettega

|align=left| {{flagicon|ITA}} Simone Scattolin

|align=left| Renault Clio S1600

| 4:50:02.0

| 7:33.2

! 6

colspan="7" style="border-bottom: 2px solid LightSteelBlue;"| PWRC
1

|align=left| {{flagicon|QAT}} Nasser Al-Attiyah

|align=left| {{flagicon|ITA}} Giovanni Bernacchini

|align=left| Subaru Impreza N14

| 4:20:51.9

| 0.0

! 10

2

|align=left| {{flagicon|ARG}} Marcos Ligato

|align=left| {{flagicon|ARG}} Rubén Garcia

|align=left| Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X

| 4:23:04.8

| 2:12.9

! 8

3

|align=left| {{flagicon|JPN}} Toshi Arai

|align=left| {{flagicon|AUS}} Glenn MacNeall

|align=left| Subaru Impreza

| 4:27:27.9

| 6:36.0

! 6

4

|align=left| {{flagicon|CYP}} Spyros Pavlides

|align=left| {{flagicon|UK}} Chris Patterson

|align=left| Subaru Impreza N14

| 4:45:10.4

| 24:18.5

! 5

5

|align=left| {{flagicon|NOR}} Eyvind Brynildsen

|align=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} Denis Giraudet

|align=left| Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX

| 4:52:49.9

| 31:58.0

! 4

6

|align=left| {{flagicon|HUN}} Gabor Mayer

|align=left| {{flagicon|HUN}} Robert Tagai

|align=left| Subaru Impreza

| 5:00:56.3

| 40:04.4

! 3

Special stages

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size: 90%; max-width: 950px;"
Day

!Stage

!Time (ART)

!Name

!Length

!Winner

!Time

!Rally leader

rowspan="9"| 1
(23-24 APR)

! SS1

! 19:05

|align=left| Estadio Córdoba I

| 2.4 km

|align=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} Sébastien Loeb

| 2:23.6

|align=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} Sébastien Loeb

SS2

! 7:45

|align=left| La Cumbre - Agua De Oro I

| 14.94 km

|align=left| {{flagicon|FIN}} Jari-Matti Latvala

| 12:48.7

|align=left| {{flagicon|FIN}} Jari-Matti Latvala

SS3

! 8:41

|align=left| Ascochinga - La Cumbre I

| 22.38 km

|align=left| {{flagicon|ESP}} Dani Sordo

| 14:44.1

|align=left| {{flagicon|ESP}} Dani Sordo

SS4

! 9:44

|align=left| Capilla Del Monte - San Marcos I

| 22.95 km

|align=left| {{flagicon|NOR}} Petter Solberg

| 17:33.5

|rowspan="2" align=left| {{flagicon|FIN}} Mikko Hirvonen

SS5

! 10:16

|align=left| San Marcos - Charbonier I

| 9.61 km

|align=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} Sébastien Loeb

| 6:32.5

SS6

! 14:26

|align=left| Ascochinga - La Cumbre II

| 22.38 km

|align=left| {{flagicon|ESP}} Dani Sordo

| 14:26.8

|align=left| {{flagicon|ESP}} Dani Sordo

SS7

! 15:29

|align=left| Capilla Del Monte - San Marcos II

| 22.95 km

|align=left| {{flagicon|FIN}} Mikko Hirvonen

| 17:16.8

|align=left| {{flagicon|FIN}} Mikko Hirvonen

SS8

! 16:01

|align=left| San Marcos - Charbonier II

| 9.61 km

|align=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} Sébastien Loeb

| 6:28.9

| rowspan="4" align=left| {{flagicon|ESP}} Dani Sordo

SS9

! 17:04

|align=left| La Cumbre - Agua De Oro II

| 14.94 km

|align=left| {{flagicon|FIN}} Jari-Matti Latvala

| 12:32.4

rowspan="9"|2
(25 APR)

! SS10

! 9:38

|align=left| El Mirador - San Lorenzo I

| 20.81 km

|align=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} Sébastien Loeb

| 11:28.0

SS11

! 10:12

|align=left| Mina Clavero - Giulio Cesare I

| 22.79 km

|align=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} Sébastien Loeb

| 18:18.2

SS12

! 11:00

|align=left| El Condor - Copina I

| 16.29 km

|align=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} Sébastien Loeb

| 13:04.6

| rowspan="12" align=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} Sébastien Loeb

SS13

! 11:46

|align=left| Icho Cruz - Carlos Paz I

| 9.73 km

|align=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} Sébastien Loeb

| 6:19.4

SS14

! 15:23

|align=left| El Mirador - San Lorenzo II

| 20.81 km

|align=left| {{flagicon|FIN}} Mikko Hirvonen

| 11:22.0

SS15

! 15:57

|align=left| Mina Clavero - Giulio Cesare II

| 22.79 km

|align=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} Sébastien Loeb

| 18:04.5

SS16

! 16:45

|align=left| El Condor - Copina II

| 16.29 km

|align=left| {{flagicon|FIN}} Jari-Matti Latvala

| 13:06.5

SS17

! 17:31

|align=left| Icho Cruz - Carlos Paz II

| 9.73 km

|align=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} Sébastien Loeb

| 6:26.6

SS18

! 19:05

|align=left| Estadio Córdoba II

| 2.4 km

|align=left| {{flagicon|ESP}} Dani Sordo

| 2:23.6

rowspan="5"|3
(26 APR)

! SS19

! 8:48

|align=left| Villa Giardino - La Falda

| 15.78 km

|align=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} Sébastien Loeb

| 11:18.2

SS20

! 9:20

|align=left| Valle Hermoso - Casa Grande

| 10.95 km

|align=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} Sébastien Loeb

| 7:14.8

SS21

! 10:03

|align=left| Cosquin - Tanti

| 11.27 km

|align=left| {{flagicon|FIN}} Jari-Matti Latvala

| 6:19.8

SS22

! 10:26

|align=left| Tanta Nuevo - Villa Garcia

| 7.6 km

|align=left| {{flagicon|FIN}} Jari-Matti Latvala

| 4:15.9

SS23

! 12:05

|align=left| Estadio Córdoba III

| 2.4 km

|align=left| {{flagicon|FRA}} Sébastien Loeb

| 2:26.6

Championship standings after the event

=Drivers' championship=

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%; text-align: center;"
valign="top"

!valign="middle"| Pos

!valign="middle"| Driver

! IRL
{{flagicon|Ireland}}

! NOR
{{flagicon|Norway}}

! CYP
{{flagicon|Cyprus}}

! POR
{{flagicon|Portugal}}

! ARG
{{flagicon|Argentina}}

! ITA
{{flagicon|Italy}}

! GRC
{{flagicon|Greece}}

! POL
{{flagicon|Poland}}

! FIN
{{flagicon|Finland}}

! AUS
{{flagicon|Australia}}

! ESP
{{flagicon|Spain}}

! GBR
{{flagicon|United Kingdom}}

!valign="middle"|  Pts 

1

|align=left| {{flagicon|France}} Sébastien Loeb

|style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1

|style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1

|style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1

|style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1

|style="background:#ffffbf;"| 1

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|align=right|50

2

|align=left| {{flagicon|Spain}} Dani Sordo

|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4

|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3

|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|align=right|31

3

|align=left| {{flagicon|Finland}} Mikko Hirvonen

|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3

|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2

|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2

|style="background:#dfdfdf;"| 2

|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|align=right|30

4

|align=left| {{flagicon|Norway}} Henning Solberg

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 18

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5

|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|align="right"| 20

5

|align=left| {{flagicon|NOR}} Petter Solberg

|

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6

|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4

|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|align="right"| 14

6

|align=left| {{flagicon|GBR}} Matthew Wilson

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 7

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 7

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5

|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|align="right"| 12

rowspan="2" | 7

|align=left| {{flagicon|FIN}} Jari-Matti Latvala

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 14

|style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 12

|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|align=right|9

align=left| {{flagicon|Argentina}} Federico Villagra

|

|

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 7

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 7

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 4

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|align=right|9

9

|align=left| {{flagicon|France}} Sébastien Ogier

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 10

|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 17

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 7

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|align=right|5

10

|align=left| {{flagicon|Australia}} Chris Atkinson

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 5

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|align=right|4

rowspan="3" | 11

|align=left| {{flagicon|NOR}} Mads Østberg

|

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 9

|

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6

|

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|

|

|

|

|

|

|align="right"| 3

align=left| {{flagicon|Zimbabwe}} Conrad Rautenbach

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 18

|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 6

|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret

|style="background:#efcfff;"| Ret

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|align=right|3

align=left| {{flagicon|UAE}} Khalid al-Qassimi

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 8

|

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 8

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 8

|

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|

|align="right"| 3

rowspan="2" | 14

|align=left| {{flagicon|EST}} Urmo Aava

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 10

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 8

|

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|align="right"| 1

align=left| {{flagicon|Qatar}} Nasser Al-Attiyah

|

|

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 11

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 16

|style="background:#dfffdf;"| 8

|

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|

|

|align="right"| 1

valign="top"

!valign="middle"| Pos

!valign="middle"| Driver

! IRL
{{flagicon|Ireland}}

! NOR
{{flagicon|Norway}}

! CYP
{{flagicon|Cyprus}}

! POR
{{flagicon|Portugal}}

! ARG
{{flagicon|Argentina}}

! ITA
{{flagicon|Italy}}

! GRC
{{flagicon|Greece}}

! POL
{{flagicon|Poland}}

! FIN
{{flagicon|Finland}}

! AUS
{{flagicon|Australia}}

! ESP
{{flagicon|Spain}}

! GBR
{{flagicon|United Kingdom}}

!valign="middle"| Pts

|valign="top"|

{{WRC driver results legend}}

|}

=Manufacturers' championship=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;"
rowspan=2 | Rank

! rowspan=2 style="width:16em" | Driver

! colspan=12 | Event

! rowspan=2 | Total
points

valign="top"

! IRL
{{flagicon|Ireland}}

! NOR
{{flagicon|Norway}}

! CYP
{{flagicon|Cyprus}}

! POR
{{flagicon|Portugal}}

! ARG
{{flagicon|Argentina}}

! ITA
{{flagicon|Italy}}

! GRC
{{flagicon|Greece}}

! POL
{{flagicon|Poland}}

! FIN
{{flagicon|Finland}}

! AUS
{{flagicon|Australia}}

! ESP
{{flagicon|Spain}}

! GBR
{{flagicon|United Kingdom}}

1

|align="left"| {{flagicon|France}} Citroën Total World Rally Team

| 18

14161618-------

! 82

2

|align="left"| {{flagicon|USA}} BP Ford World Rally Team

| 8

141083-------

! 43

3

|align="left"| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} Stobart M-Sport Ford

| 8

86510-------

! 37

4

|align="left"| {{flagicon|France}} Citroën Junior Team

| 5

2402-------

! 13

5

|align="left"| {{flagicon|ARG}} Munchi's Ford World Rally Team

| 0

0345-------

! 12

References

{{reflist}}

External links

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20090425093136/http://rallyargentina.com/english/ Official site]

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