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Rally Norway 2009 counts for:
2009 FIA World Rally Championship for Drivers/Co-drivers
2009 FIA World Rally Championship for Manufacturers
2009 FIA Production Car World Championship (for drivers)
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| 456th WRC rally |
| Round of season: | 2 of 12 |
| Official name: | Rally Norway |
| Edition: | 23rd |
| Date: | from Thursday 12-Feb-2009 to Sunday 15-Feb-2009 |
| Rally HQ: | Hamar; Norway |
| Clerk of the Course: | Stig Rune Kjernsli |
| Surface: | Snow |
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| Entries: | 43 | |
| Starters: | 42 | |
| Finishers: | 34 | (81.0% of starters) |
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| Stages: | 23 | |
| Shortest: | 1.15 | km | (SS13 Hamar 1) |
| Longest: | 30.03 | km | (SS21 Valer 2) |
| Slowest: | 55.87 | km/h | (SS17 Hamar 2) |
| Fastest: | 126.46 | km/h | (SS19 Elverum 1) |
| Planned stage distance: | 360.90 | km | (29.3% of total distance) |
| Actual stage distance: | 360.90 | km | (29.3% of total distance) |
| Road section distance: | 869.25 | km |
| Total distance: | 1,230.15 | km |
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| DRIVERS - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 49th win and 75th podium for Sebastien Loeb. |
| Second place was 32nd podium for Mikko Hirvonen. |
| Third place was 8th podium for Jari-Matti Latvala. |
| MAKES - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 55th win and 124th podium for Citroen. |
| | Second and third places were 255th to 256th podiums for Ford. |
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Loeb held on his own despite Hirvonen's furious attempts to overtake him during Saturday and Sunday, proving that he is master of all surfaces.
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Henning Solberg was best Norwegian - again - but had surprisingly difficult time to overtake and then hold Sordo behind him.
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One of the biggest surprises was P-G Andersson's speed in a Skoda Fabia WRC. He won two stages and ran as high as 5th before retiring.
(Photo: Jan R. Halvorsen)
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Related links
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Rally Ireland 2009
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Cyprus Rally 2009
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