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Rallye de France 2008 counts for:
2008 FIA World Rally Championship for Drivers/Co-drivers
2008 FIA World Rally Championship for Manufacturers
2008 FIA Junior World Championship (for drivers)
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| 452nd WRC rally |
| Round of season: | 13 of 15 |
| Official name: | Rallye de France - Tour de Corse |
| Edition: | 52nd |
| Date: | from Friday 10-Oct-2008 to Sunday 12-Oct-2008 |
| Rally HQ: | Ajaccio, Corsica; France |
| Clerk of the Course: | Francis Murac |
| Surface: | Tarmac |
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| Entries: | 80 | |
| Starters: | 71 | |
| Finishers: | 54 | (76.1% of starters) |
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| Stages: | 16 | |
| Shortest: | 14.37 | km | (SS9 Appricciani - Coggia 1) |
| Longest: | 31.81 | km | (SS15 Agosta - Pont de Calzola 2) |
| Slowest: | 88.04 | km/h | (SS8 Calcatoggio - Plage du Liamone 1) |
| Fastest: | 106.48 | km/h | (SS2 Portigliolo - Bocca Albitrina 1) |
| Planned stage distance: | 359.02 | km | (32.8% of total distance) |
| Actual stage distance: | 359.02 | km | (32.8% of total distance) |
| Road section distance: | 735.26 | km |
| Total distance: | 1,094.28 | km |
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| DRIVERS - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 46th win and 71st podium for Sebastien Loeb. |
| Second place was 29th podium for Mikko Hirvonen. |
| Third place was 14th podium for Francois Duval. |
| MAKES - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 52nd win and 118th podium for Citroen. |
| | Second and third places were 249th to 250th podiums for Ford. |
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Loeb hardly needed to push to the extreme limit but still it appears that he cut deep into ditch en route to win.
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Petter Solberg negotiates one of the island's many hairpins. Subaru couldn't challenge Citroen or works Ford but fought tight battle against Stobart-Ford driven by Latvala.
(Photo: SWRT.COM)
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French celebrated in French rally. Loeb won for Citroen and young Ogier collected JWRC title. In picture are Elena, Loeb, Quesnell, Ogier and Ingrassia (l-to-r).
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Related links
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Rally Catalunya 2008
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Rally Japan 2008
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