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Rallye de France 2007 counts for:
2007 FIA World Rally Championship for Drivers/Co-drivers
2007 FIA World Rally Championship for Manufacturers
2007 FIA Junior World Championship (for drivers)
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| 436th WRC rally |
| Round of season: | 13 of 16 |
| Official name: | Rallye de France - Tour de Corse |
| Edition: | 51st |
| Date: | from Friday 12-Oct-2007 to Sunday 14-Oct-2007 |
| Rally HQ: | Ajaccio, Corsica; France |
| Clerk of the Course: | Vincent Laverne |
| Surface: | Tarmac |
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| Entries: | 82 | |
| Starters: | 74 | |
| Finishers: | 60 | (81.1% of starters) |
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| Stages: | 16 | |
| Shortest: | 13.04 | km | (SS9 Vico - Col St. Roch 1) |
| Longest: | 31.81 | km | (SS16 Pont de Calzola - Agosta 2) |
| Slowest: | 89.47 | km/h | (SS11 Calcatoggio - Plage du Liamone 2) |
| Fastest: | 108.78 | km/h | (SS4 Monti Rossu - Pila Canale 2) |
| Planned stage distance: | 359.32 | km | (32.7% of total distance) |
| Actual stage distance: | 341.22 | km | (31.0% of total distance) |
| Road section distance: | 757.88 | km |
| Total distance: | 1,099.10 | km |
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| DRIVERS - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 35th win and 58th podium for Sebastien Loeb. |
| Second place was 60th podium for Marcus Gronholm. |
| Third place was 9th podium for Daniel Sordo Castillo. |
| MAKES - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 41st win and win and third place were 97th to 98th podiums for Citroen. |
| | Second place was 228th podium for Ford. |
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Sebastien Loeb won again although Gronholm was much closer to him this time.
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Jari-Matti Latvala held his own against Subarus on course to fourth overall. This time he not only beat Atkinson but also Petter Solberg in thrilling battle of final day.
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Related links
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Rally Catalunya 2007
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Rally Japan 2007
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