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Rally New Zealand 2008 counts for:
2008 FIA World Rally Championship for Drivers/Co-drivers
2008 FIA World Rally Championship for Manufacturers
2008 FIA Production Car World Championship (for drivers)
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| 450th WRC rally |
| Round of season: | 11 of 15 |
| Official name: | Repco Rally of New Zealand |
| Edition: | 38th |
| Date: | from Friday 29-Aug-2008 to Sunday 31-Aug-2008 |
| Rally HQ: | Hamilton, North Island; New Zealand |
| Clerk of the Course: | Willard Martin |
| Surface: | Gravel |
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| Entries: | 65 | |
| Starters: | 57 | |
| Finishers: | 35 | (61.4% of starters) |
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| Stages: | 18 | |
| Shortest: | 3.14 | km | (SS7 Mystery Creek Super Special 1) |
| Longest: | 32.36 | km | (SS13 Te Akau North) |
| Slowest: | 61.50 | km/h | (SS7 Mystery Creek Super Special 1) |
| Fastest: | 110.98 | km/h | (SS13 Te Akau North) |
| Planned stage distance: | 353.04 | km | (29.0% of total distance) |
| Actual stage distance: | 353.04 | km | (29.0% of total distance) |
| Road section distance: | 865.16 | km |
| Total distance: | 1,218.20 | km |
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| DRIVERS - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 44th win and 69th podium for Sebastien Loeb. |
| Second place was 15th podium for Daniel Sordo Castillo. |
| Third place was 27th podium for Mikko Hirvonen. |
| MAKES - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 50th win and 1-2 win were 114th to 115th podiums for Citroen. |
| | Third place was 247th podium for Ford. |
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In penultimate stage Latvala retired from second place and Hirvonen (right) dropped from the lead to third place, allowing Citroen to score a surprise 1-2 with Loeb (centre) and Sordo (left)
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The Whaanga Coast mayhem elevated both Suzukis to good points, Andersson (pictured) finishing 6th and Gardemeister 7th.
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Related links
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Deutschland 2008
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Rally Catalunya 2008
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