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Rallye Catalunya 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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| 435th WRC rally |
| Round of season: | 12 of 16 |
| Official name: | RallyRACC Catalunya - Costa Daurada |
| Edition: | 43rd |
| Date: | from Friday 5-Oct-2007 to Sunday 7-Oct-2007 |
| Rally HQ: | Tarragona, Catalunya; Spain |
| Clerk of the Course: | Aman Barfull |
| Surface: | Tarmac |
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| Entries: | 84 | |
| Starters: | 81 | |
| Finishers: | 65 | (80.2% of starters) |
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| Stages: | 18 | |
| Shortest: | 4.11 | km | (SS10 La Serra d'Almos 1) |
| Longest: | 26.51 | km | (SS18 Colldejou 2) |
| Slowest: | 93.47 | km/h | (SS10 La Serra d'Almos 1) |
| Fastest: | 115.66 | km/h | (SS4 El Montmell 2) |
| Planned stage distance: | 352.87 | km | (25.9% of total distance) |
| Actual stage distance: | 352.87 | km | (25.9% of total distance) |
| Road section distance: | 1,007.09 | km |
| Total distance: | 1,359.96 | km |
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| DRIVERS - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 34th win and 57th podium for Sebastien Loeb. |
| Second place was 8th podium for Daniel Sordo Castillo. |
| Third place was 59th podium for Marcus Gronholm. |
| MAKES - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 40th win and 1-2 win were 95th to 96th podiums for Citroen. |
| | Third place was 227th podium for Ford. |
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After having pulled out a sizeable lead over Gronholm in the rainy final stage of first Leg, Loeb was able to control the uneventful rally till the end.
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Sordo finished a fine second at home, keeping in touch with Loeb but was not allowed to really push him even though clearly was able to do so.
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Related links
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New Zealand 2007
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Rallye de France 2007
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