Subaru Impreza WRC2008 Finishes 2nd Place at Acropolis Rally Debut
Reigning World Rally Champion (WRC) Sebastien Loeb might have won this weekend’s Acropolis Rally in “Many thought our decision to come here was risky but I’d like to pay tribute to the tireless efforts of our test team whose efforts have been totally vindicated,†he said. “We are now onto the next stage of development for the WRC2008. We’ve completed the first event, and the many lessons we have learned here will stand us in good stead for the second half of the season.†-Continued
Final leaderboard on 55th Acropolis Rally
1. S. Loeb/D. Elena (Citroën C4) 3 h 54 min 54.7s
2. P. Solberg/P. Mills (Subaru Impreza) + 1 min 09.5s
3. M. Hirvonen/J. Lehtinen (Ford Focus) + 1 min 56.1s
4. U. Aava/K. Sikk (Citroën C4) + 4 min 19.7s
5. D. Sordo/M. Martà (Citroën C4) + 4 min 49.7s
6. M. Wilson/S. Martin (Ford Focus) + 6 min 11.3s
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