The 2008 Rally GB was the fifteenth and final round of the 2008 World Rally Championship season and was held between December 5–7, 2008. The event was again held in Wales, with Cardiff being the host of the ceremonial start and finish, and Swansea providing the service park. The special stages took place on gravel roads on private land, owned either by the Forestry Commission (for the special stages run on Friday and Sunday, and the Resolfen stage on Saturday) or the Army (for the remaining Saturday stages). The event saw a return to the mid Wales stages of Hafren, Sweet Lamb, and Myherin for the first time since 2000.[1] The rally was won by Sébastien Loeb in a Citroën C4 WRC. This was his eleventh win of the season - breaking his own previous record set in 2005. Second place went to Ford driver Jari-Matti Latvala who was just 12.7 seconds behind. The final podium position was filled by Loebs teammate Dani Sordo. With this result Citroën clinched the manufacturers championship. This was the final appearance of the Subaru and Suzuki in the World Rally Championship.
The event was supported by the usual works entries from Citroën, Ford, Subaru, Stobart Ford, and Suzuki, plus regular privateers Conrad Rautenbach in his Citroën C4 WRC and Mads Ostberg in a Subaru Impreza WRC. A notable omission was Urmo Aava who was scheduled to enter the event with his semi-works effort Citroën C4, but had to pull out only days before the event due to the ongoing economic problems.[2] In another Citroën C4 was Frenchman Sébastien Ogier who was handed the drive as a reward for winning the JWRC category of the 2008 championship.[3] The most newsworthy entry of all was that of 2008 Moto GP champion Valentino Rossi[4] who was competing in a Ford Focus WRC complete with a Children in Need livery.[5] Rossi was aiming to beat his previous two efforts in a WRC event, an early retirement at 2002 Rally GB and an eleventh-place finish at the 2006 Rally New Zealand.[6]
The rally began in tricky conditions with ice and heavy rain making the roads very slippery and fog hampering the competitors' visibility. For safety reasons, the first and fourth stages held in Hafren (which had already been shortened from 19 km to 3 km) were cancelled. Stages 2 and 4 (Sweet Lamb) were slightly shortened (moving the start around 1 km into the stage due to ice) and the third and sixth stages at Myherin were dramatically shortened, using the middle 18 km of the original 35 km. The FIA regulations came in for criticism from several of the teams and champion elect Sébastien Loeb for the lack of flexibility in the tyre rules[7] which state that only one type of tyre is allowed on the event with no modifications allowed to that tyre. Loeb also spoke out against the lack of gravel crews, which run through the stage before the start and report any bad conditions to the drivers. The year's junior world championSébastien Ogier surprised by winning his first stage in a World Rally Car, albeit he was among the competitors to benefit from a late starting position. On the same stage, Production World Rally Championship leader Juho Hänninen retired after his drive shaft broke, leaving Andreas Aigner to take the title if he finishes the event in the top three. On the fifth stage, last year's winner Mikko Hirvonen rolled his Ford Focus WRC and lost several minutes. The next top entrant to roll was Subaru's Chris Atkinson, who was placed sixth before retiring after a bad accident on the first corner of stage seven, the first super special stage. After day one, Ford's Jari-Matti Latvala led from Citroën's Sébastien Loeb, Suzuki's Per-Gunnar Andersson and Subaru privateer Mads Østberg.[8]
Day twoedit
Mikko Hirvonen battled back towards the points positions throughout day two
Day two began with a long stage in Resolfen. Two of the rally's surprises ran into problems; Østberg's Impreza WRC suffered an engine problem and Ogier rolled his C4 WRC very close to the stage finish. The crews reported more icy conditions in the stages, with Latvala feeling particularly ill at ease as he was the first car on the road and therefore the first to encounter the treacherous patches of ice.[9] Throughout the day the conditions improved enough for Latvala to manage to hold off the challenges of firstly Dani Sordo, and then Sébastien Loeb. Latvala held a 10.8 second lead going into the short Cardiff superspecial but clutch problems developed when he had to queue in heavy traffic on the approach to the stage[10] and he lost 3.5 seconds of this advantage. In fourth position was Petter Solberg who was only twenty seconds behind third place. Per-Gunnar Andersson had slipped back to fifth place, but was still three places ahead of his more experienced teammate Toni Gardemeister. The two other points positions were held by Henning Solberg and François Duval. Mikko Hirvonen was homing in on a world championship point, ahead of top home driver Matthew Wilson who was in a slightly disappointing tenth position. Valentino Rossi was making progress after a very steady start and was now in fifteenth position - ahead of WRC regulars such as Khalid Al-Qassimi and Conrad Rautenbach.
Freezing conditions overnight meant that there was ice again on the remaining stages at Rheola and Port Talbot. This was not ideal for rally leader Latvala, who had hoped for warmer conditions overnight[11] for a better chance of holding Loeb at bay. Loeb had been told by Citroën boss Olivier Quesnel to push for the victory as a third place for Sordo would be enough to clinch the manufacturers title.[12] After the first loop of Sunday's stages the gap was down to 1.4 seconds and a victory for Loeb was looking inevitable. Loeb was then initially handed a ten-second time penalty for a jump start at SS18 [13] which meant that Latvala took a slender advantage of 2.2 seconds into the last stage. However, Loeb's pace was too strong and a further stage win meant that he won the rally by 12.7 seconds after his earlier time penalty was rescinded.[14] Latvala finished a disappointed second but believed that the battle with Loeb would make him mentally stronger for next season.[15] Sordo followed team instructions to drive carefully and finished third. Petter Solberg maintained his fourth place and the remaining points positions remained the same, except for a late retirement for Henning Solberg which meant that Hirvonen claimed eighth place. Wilson took the position of highest Brit position, ahead of Barry Clark. Rossi continued his progression and finished in twelfth position, earning praise from Ford team boss Malcolm Wilson.[16]
^"Route changes proposed for 2008 Wales Rally GB". wrc.com. 2008-05-13. Archived from the original on 2012-09-19. Retrieved 2008-10-23.
^. wrc.com. 2008-12-01. Archived from the original on 4 December 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-02.
^"Christmas comes early for Ogier". wrc.com. 2008-10-21. Archived from the original on 2012-09-18. Retrieved 2008-12-02.
^"Rossi set to drive Ford in Rally GB". Autosport.com. 2008-10-23. Retrieved 2008-12-02.
^. wrc.com. 2008-11-06. Archived from the original on 11 December 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-02.
^"Rossi tests his Rally GB Focus". wrc.com. 2008-11-13. Retrieved 2008-12-02.[permanent dead link]
^Beer, Matt (2008-12-06). "Teams hit out at tyre regulations". Autosport.com. from the original on 9 December 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-08.
^Beer, Matt (5 December 2008). "Latvala leads after day one in Wales". Autosport. from the original on 8 December 2008. Retrieved 6 December 2008.
^. wrc.com. 2008-12-06. Archived from the original on 8 December 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-08.
^. wrc.com. 2008-12-06. Archived from the original on 8 December 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-08.
^. wrc.com. 2008-12-06. Archived from the original on 8 December 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-08.
^Beer, Matt (2008-12-07). "Loeb free to push for victory". Autosport.com. from the original on 8 December 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-08.
^. wrc.com. 2008-12-07. Archived from the original on 9 December 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-08.
^Beer, Matt (2008-12-07). "Organisers cancel Loeb's penalty". Autosport.com. from the original on 8 December 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-08.
^Beer, Matt (2008-12-07). "Latvala boosted by battle with Loeb". Autosport.com. from the original on 8 December 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-08.
^"Rossi's performance praised by WRC stars". wrc.com. 2008-12-08. Retrieved 2008-12-08.
External linksedit
Media related to 2008 Rally GB at Wikimedia Commons
December 15, 2023
2008, wales, rally, 2008, rally, fifteenth, final, round, 2008, world, rally, championship, season, held, between, december, 2008, event, again, held, wales, with, cardiff, being, host, ceremonial, start, finish, swansea, providing, service, park, special, sta. The 2008 Rally GB was the fifteenth and final round of the 2008 World Rally Championship season and was held between December 5 7 2008 The event was again held in Wales with Cardiff being the host of the ceremonial start and finish and Swansea providing the service park The special stages took place on gravel roads on private land owned either by the Forestry Commission for the special stages run on Friday and Sunday and the Resolfen stage on Saturday or the Army for the remaining Saturday stages The event saw a return to the mid Wales stages of Hafren Sweet Lamb and Myherin for the first time since 2000 1 The rally was won by Sebastien Loeb in a Citroen C4 WRC This was his eleventh win of the season breaking his own previous record set in 2005 Second place went to Ford driver Jari Matti Latvala who was just 12 7 seconds behind The final podium position was filled by Loebs teammate Dani Sordo With this result Citroen clinched the manufacturers championship This was the final appearance of the Subaru and Suzuki in the World Rally Championship 2008 Rally GB64th Wales Rally GBRound 15 of the 2008 World Rally Championship Previous eventPetter Solberg sliding on the Shakedown stage of Rally GBRally baseCardiffDates runDecember 5 7 2008Stages19 348 99 km 216 85 miles Stage surfaceGravel Ice SnowOverall distance1 428 44 km 887 59 miles ResultsOverall winnerSebastien Loeb Citroen Total World Rally TeamCitroen C4 WRCCrews84 at start 47 at finish Contents 1 Entry 2 Summary 2 1 Day one 2 2 Day two 2 3 Day three 3 Results 4 Special stages 5 Final championship standings 5 1 Drivers championship 5 2 Manufacturers championship 6 References 7 External linksEntry edit nbsp Valentino Rossi during practice for the 2008 Wales Rally GBThe event was supported by the usual works entries from Citroen Ford Subaru Stobart Ford and Suzuki plus regular privateers Conrad Rautenbach in his Citroen C4 WRC and Mads Ostberg in a Subaru Impreza WRC A notable omission was Urmo Aava who was scheduled to enter the event with his semi works effort Citroen C4 but had to pull out only days before the event due to the ongoing economic problems 2 In another Citroen C4 was Frenchman Sebastien Ogier who was handed the drive as a reward for winning the JWRC category of the 2008 championship 3 The most newsworthy entry of all was that of 2008 Moto GP champion Valentino Rossi 4 who was competing in a Ford Focus WRC complete with a Children in Need livery 5 Rossi was aiming to beat his previous two efforts in a WRC event an early retirement at 2002 Rally GB and an eleventh place finish at the 2006 Rally New Zealand 6 Summary editDay one edit nbsp The surprise package of day one Sebastien OgierThe rally began in tricky conditions with ice and heavy rain making the roads very slippery and fog hampering the competitors visibility For safety reasons the first and fourth stages held in Hafren which had already been shortened from 19 km to 3 km were cancelled Stages 2 and 4 Sweet Lamb were slightly shortened moving the start around 1 km into the stage due to ice and the third and sixth stages at Myherin were dramatically shortened using the middle 18 km of the original 35 km The FIA regulations came in for criticism from several of the teams and champion elect Sebastien Loeb for the lack of flexibility in the tyre rules 7 which state that only one type of tyre is allowed on the event with no modifications allowed to that tyre Loeb also spoke out against the lack of gravel crews which run through the stage before the start and report any bad conditions to the drivers The year s junior world champion Sebastien Ogier surprised by winning his first stage in a World Rally Car albeit he was among the competitors to benefit from a late starting position On the same stage Production World Rally Championship leader Juho Hanninen retired after his drive shaft broke leaving Andreas Aigner to take the title if he finishes the event in the top three On the fifth stage last year s winner Mikko Hirvonen rolled his Ford Focus WRC and lost several minutes The next top entrant to roll was Subaru s Chris Atkinson who was placed sixth before retiring after a bad accident on the first corner of stage seven the first super special stage After day one Ford s Jari Matti Latvala led from Citroen s Sebastien Loeb Suzuki s Per Gunnar Andersson and Subaru privateer Mads Ostberg 8 Day two edit nbsp Mikko Hirvonen battled back towards the points positions throughout day twoDay two began with a long stage in Resolfen Two of the rally s surprises ran into problems Ostberg s Impreza WRC suffered an engine problem and Ogier rolled his C4 WRC very close to the stage finish The crews reported more icy conditions in the stages with Latvala feeling particularly ill at ease as he was the first car on the road and therefore the first to encounter the treacherous patches of ice 9 Throughout the day the conditions improved enough for Latvala to manage to hold off the challenges of firstly Dani Sordo and then Sebastien Loeb Latvala held a 10 8 second lead going into the short Cardiff superspecial but clutch problems developed when he had to queue in heavy traffic on the approach to the stage 10 and he lost 3 5 seconds of this advantage In fourth position was Petter Solberg who was only twenty seconds behind third place Per Gunnar Andersson had slipped back to fifth place but was still three places ahead of his more experienced teammate Toni Gardemeister The two other points positions were held by Henning Solberg and Francois Duval Mikko Hirvonen was homing in on a world championship point ahead of top home driver Matthew Wilson who was in a slightly disappointing tenth position Valentino Rossi was making progress after a very steady start and was now in fifteenth position ahead of WRC regulars such as Khalid Al Qassimi and Conrad Rautenbach Day three edit nbsp Jari Matti Latvala had to be content with second placeFreezing conditions overnight meant that there was ice again on the remaining stages at Rheola and Port Talbot This was not ideal for rally leader Latvala who had hoped for warmer conditions overnight 11 for a better chance of holding Loeb at bay Loeb had been told by Citroen boss Olivier Quesnel to push for the victory as a third place for Sordo would be enough to clinch the manufacturers title 12 After the first loop of Sunday s stages the gap was down to 1 4 seconds and a victory for Loeb was looking inevitable Loeb was then initially handed a ten second time penalty for a jump start at SS18 13 which meant that Latvala took a slender advantage of 2 2 seconds into the last stage However Loeb s pace was too strong and a further stage win meant that he won the rally by 12 7 seconds after his earlier time penalty was rescinded 14 Latvala finished a disappointed second but believed that the battle with Loeb would make him mentally stronger for next season 15 Sordo followed team instructions to drive carefully and finished third Petter Solberg maintained his fourth place and the remaining points positions remained the same except for a late retirement for Henning Solberg which meant that Hirvonen claimed eighth place Wilson took the position of highest Brit position ahead of Barry Clark Rossi continued his progression and finished in twelfth position earning praise from Ford team boss Malcolm Wilson 16 Results editPos Driver Co driver Car Time Difference PointsWRC1 nbsp Sebastien Loeb nbsp Daniel Elena Citroen C4 WRC 2 43 09 6 102 nbsp Jari Matti Latvala nbsp Miikka Anttila Ford Focus RS WRC 08 2 43 22 3 12 7 83 nbsp Dani Sordo nbsp Marc Marti Citroen C4 WRC 2 44 30 2 1 20 6 64 nbsp Petter Solberg nbsp Phil Mills Subaru Impreza WRC2008 2 45 09 2 1 59 6 55 nbsp Per Gunnar Andersson nbsp Jonas Andersson Suzuki SX4 WRC 2 47 13 7 4 04 1 46 nbsp Francois Duval nbsp Denis Giraudet Ford Focus RS WRC 07 2 48 17 4 5 07 8 37 nbsp Toni Gardemeister nbsp Tomi Tuominen Suzuki SX4 WRC 2 48 34 6 5 25 0 28 nbsp Mikko Hirvonen nbsp Jarmo Lehtinen Ford Focus RS WRC 08 2 48 48 4 5 38 8 1PCWRC1 nbsp Patrik Flodin nbsp Goran Bergsten Subaru Impreza WRX STI 2 56 01 3 102 nbsp Andreas Aigner nbsp Klaus Wicha Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX 2 57 43 4 1 42 1 83 nbsp Guy Wilks nbsp Phil Pugh Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX 2 58 09 0 2 07 7 64 nbsp Jari Ketomaa nbsp Miika Teiskonen Subaru Impreza WRX STI 3 00 48 2 4 46 9 55 nbsp Jaromir Tarabus nbsp Daniel Trunkat Fiat Grande Punto S2000 3 08 18 6 12 17 3 46 nbsp Spyros Pavlides nbsp Steve Lancaster Subaru Impreza WRX STI 3 21 19 3 25 18 0 37 nbsp Armindo Araujo nbsp Miguel Ramalho Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX 3 24 53 9 28 52 6 28 nbsp David Higgins nbsp Ieuan Thomas Subaru Impreza WRX STI 3 28 17 8 32 16 5 1Special stages editAll dates and times are GMT UTC Day Stage Time Name Length Winner Time Avg spd Rally leader1 5 DEC SS1 09 08 Hafren 1 3 67 km CancelledSS2 09 32 Sweet Lamb 1 4 28 km nbsp S Ogier 2 48 6 91 4 km h nbsp S OgierSS3 09 53 Myherin 1 18 28 km nbsp J Latvala 10 59 2 99 8 km hSS4 13 16 Hafren 2 3 67 km CancelledSS5 13 40 Sweet Lamb 2 4 28 km nbsp S Loeb 2 50 4 90 4 km hSS6 14 01 Myherin 2 18 28 km nbsp J Latvala 10 56 5 100 2 km h nbsp J LatvalaSS7 17 06 Walters Arena 1 2 29 km nbsp J Latvala 1 44 5 78 9 km hSS8 17 17 Walters Arena 2 2 29 km nbsp S Loeb 1 45 0 78 5 km h2 6 DEC SS9 08 18 Resolfen 1 30 68 km nbsp D Sordo 17 12 5 107 0 km hSS10 09 47 Halfway 1 18 57 km nbsp J Latvala 11 24 3 97 7 km hSS11 10 13 Crychan 1 14 86 km nbsp D Sordo 9 25 1 94 7 km hSS12 13 21 Resolfen 2 30 68 km nbsp M Hirvonen 16 19 9 112 7 km hSS13 14 50 Halfway 2 18 57 km nbsp S Loeb 11 11 9 99 5 km hSS14 15 16 Crychan 2 14 86 km nbsp J Latvala 9 00 6 99 0 km hSS15 18 15 Cardiff 0 99 km nbsp S Loeb 0 56 5 63 1 km h3 7 DEC SS16 07 55 Rheola 1 27 96 km nbsp S Loeb 16 15 0 103 2 km hSS17 09 03 Port Talbot 1 20 09 km nbsp S Loeb 11 17 9 106 7 km hSS18 11 10 Rheola 2 27 96 km nbsp S Loeb 16 25 0 102 2 km h nbsp S LoebSS19 12 18 Port Talbot 2 20 09 km nbsp S Loeb 11 12 0 107 6 km hFinal championship standings editDrivers championship edit Pos Driver MON nbsp SWE nbsp MEX nbsp ARG nbsp JOR nbsp ITA nbsp GRC nbsp TUR nbsp FIN nbsp GER nbsp NZL nbsp ESP nbsp FRA nbsp JPN nbsp GBR nbsp Pts 1 nbsp Sebastien Loeb 1 Ret 1 1 10 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 1222 nbsp Mikko Hirvonen 2 2 4 5 1 2 3 1 2 4 3 3 2 1 8 1033 nbsp Dani Sordo 11 6 17 3 2 5 5 4 4 2 2 2 Ret DSQ 3 654 nbsp Jari Matti Latvala 12 1 3 15 7 3 7 2 39 9 Ret 6 4 2 2 585 nbsp Chris Atkinson 3 21 2 2 3 6 Ret 13 3 6 Ret 7 6 4 Ret 506 nbsp Petter Solberg 5 4 12 Ret Ret 10 2 6 6 5 4 5 5 8 4 467 nbsp Francois Duval 4 3 Ret 4 3 Ret 6 258 nbsp Henning Solberg 9 13 5 Ret 4 7 8 5 5 7 9 11 15 Ret Ret 229 nbsp Gigi Galli 6 3 Ret 7 8 4 Ret Ret Ret Ret Inj Inj Inj Inj Inj 1710 nbsp Matthew Wilson 10 Ret 6 Ret 5 12 6 7 9 12 17 9 8 7 9 1511 nbsp Urmo Aava 18 Ret 8 4 Ret 16 8 5 35 7 1312 nbsp Per Gunnar Andersson 8 Ret Ret 24 Ret 9 11 Ret Ret 15 6 32 17 5 5 1213 nbsp Toni Gardemeister Ret 7 Ret Ret Ret Ret 9 Ret 8 10 7 13 13 6 7 1014 nbsp Federico Villagra 7 6 6 14 13 9 Ret 8 12 9 915 nbsp Conrad Rautenbach Ret 16 16 4 26 13 10 8 10 10 Ret Ret 14 Ret 15 616 nbsp Andreas Mikkelsen 5 Ret 19 12 11 8 11 517 nbsp Jean Marie Cuoq 7 2 nbsp Matti Rantanen 719 nbsp Juho Hanninen 8 21 13 14 29 24 10 Ret 1 nbsp Sebastien Ogier 8 11 22 36 19 Ret 20 26 nbsp Andreas Aigner 31 8 14 11 Ret Ret 13Pos Driver MON nbsp SWE nbsp MEX nbsp ARG nbsp JOR nbsp ITA nbsp GRC nbsp TUR nbsp FIN nbsp GER nbsp NZL nbsp ESP nbsp FRA nbsp JPN nbsp GBR nbsp Pts KeyColour ResultGold WinnerSilver 2nd placeBronze 3rd placeGreen Points finishBlue Non points finishNon classified finish NC Purple Did not finish Ret Black Excluded EX Disqualified DSQ White Did not start DNS Cancelled C Blank Withdrew entry fromthe event WD Manufacturers championship edit Rank Team Event TotalpointsMON nbsp SWE nbsp MEX nbsp ARG nbsp JOR nbsp ITA nbsp GRC nbsp TUR nbsp FIN nbsp GER nbsp NZL nbsp ESP nbsp FRA nbsp JPN nbsp GBR nbsp 1 nbsp Citroen Total World Rally Team 11 4 10 16 9 14 15 11 15 18 18 18 10 6 16 1912 nbsp BP Ford World Rally Team 8 18 11 7 13 14 10 18 9 7 6 11 14 18 9 1733 nbsp Subaru World Rally Team 10 6 9 8 6 3 8 3 9 7 5 6 7 6 5 984 nbsp Stobart M Sport Ford Rally Team 8 8 3 3 7 5 3 4 4 6 0 4 7 2 3 675 nbsp Suzuki World Rally Team 2 3 0 1 0 1 3 0 2 1 7 0 1 7 6 346 nbsp Munchi s Ford World Rally Team 0 0 6 4 4 2 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 22References edit Route changes proposed for 2008 Wales Rally GB wrc com 2008 05 13 Archived from the original on 2012 09 19 Retrieved 2008 10 23 Aava and Rauam to miss Wales Rally GB wrc com 2008 12 01 Archived from the original on 4 December 2008 Retrieved 2008 12 02 Christmas comes early for Ogier wrc com 2008 10 21 Archived from the original on 2012 09 18 Retrieved 2008 12 02 Rossi set to drive Ford in Rally GB Autosport com 2008 10 23 Retrieved 2008 12 02 Rossi confirms Wales Rally GB entry wrc com 2008 11 06 Archived from the original on 11 December 2008 Retrieved 2008 12 02 Rossi tests his Rally GB Focus wrc com 2008 11 13 Retrieved 2008 12 02 permanent dead link Beer Matt 2008 12 06 Teams hit out at tyre regulations Autosport com Archived from the original on 9 December 2008 Retrieved 2008 12 08 Beer Matt 5 December 2008 Latvala leads after day one in Wales Autosport Archived from the original on 8 December 2008 Retrieved 6 December 2008 SS9 Sordo leaps up to second place wrc com 2008 12 06 Archived from the original on 8 December 2008 Retrieved 2008 12 08 SS15 No position changes on the Super Special wrc com 2008 12 06 Archived from the original on 8 December 2008 Retrieved 2008 12 08 Update after SS14 Latvala first on the road on Sunday wrc com 2008 12 06 Archived from the original on 8 December 2008 Retrieved 2008 12 08 Beer Matt 2008 12 07 Loeb free to push for victory Autosport com Archived from the original on 8 December 2008 Retrieved 2008 12 08 SS18 Loeb fastest but handed jump start penalty wrc com 2008 12 07 Archived from the original on 9 December 2008 Retrieved 2008 12 08 Beer Matt 2008 12 07 Organisers cancel Loeb s penalty Autosport com Archived from the original on 8 December 2008 Retrieved 2008 12 08 Beer Matt 2008 12 07 Latvala boosted by battle with Loeb Autosport com Archived from the original on 8 December 2008 Retrieved 2008 12 08 Rossi s performance praised by WRC stars wrc com 2008 12 08 Retrieved 2008 12 08 External links edit nbsp Media related to 2008 Rally GB at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2008 Wales Rally GB amp oldid 1180023041, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
