- 2008 Rally Catalunya
Infobox Rally
name = 2008 Rally Catalunya
native_name = 44º Rally RACC Catalunya - Costa Daurada
round = 12
championship = 2008 World Rally Championship
previous_round = 2008 Rally New Zealand
next_round = 2008 Tour de Corse
rallybase =Salou
startdate =October 2
enddate = 5,2008
stages = 18
stagekm = 352.87
overallkm = 1359.96
surface = Tarmac
driver1 = flagicon|FRASébastien Loeb
team1 = flagicon|FRA Citroën Total World Rally Team
teamsstart = 69
teamsfinish = 48
commons = The 2008 Rally Catalunya, officially 44º Rally RACC Catalunya - Costa Daurada, was the 44thRally Catalunya and the 12th round of the2008 World Rally Championship season . The rally took place duringOctober 2 -5,2008 and consisted of 18 special stages.The rally was won by
Citroën Total World Rally Team 'sSébastien Loeb ahead of his teammateDani Sordo . This was Citroën's third double win in a row, after previous one-two finishes in Germany and New Zealand.BP Ford World Rally Team 'sMikko Hirvonen andFrançois Duval took comfortable third and fourth positions, although only battled with each other and never managed to challenge the Citroëns. Duval eased off in one stage to let Hirvonen, who continued his fight for the drivers' title with Loeb, to take the third place and one extra point.Subaru World Rally Team 'sPetter Solberg fought for fifth place withUrmo Aava until the penultimate stage, when Aava retired after making a mistake and braking hisCitroën C4 WRC 's suspension. The battle for sixth place went down to the wire, withStobart M-Sport Ford 'sJari-Matti Latvala edging out Subaru'sChris Atkinson by 1.1 seconds.Andreas Mikkelsen drove his privateerFord Focus RS WRC 07 to eighth place, taking the second points finish of his career.Results
Manufacturers' championship
External links
* [http://www.ewrc-results.com/final.php?event=160 Standings at eWRC]
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