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Rally Japan 2007 counts for:
2007 FIA World Rally Championship for Drivers/Co-drivers
2007 FIA World Rally Championship for Manufacturers
2007 FIA Production Car World Rally Championship (for drivers)
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| 437th WRC rally |
| Round of season: | 14 of 16 |
| Official name: | Rally Japan |
| Edition: | 7th |
| Date: | from Friday 26-Oct-2007 to Sunday 28-Oct-2007 |
| Rally HQ: | Obihiro, Hokkaido; Japan |
| Clerk of the Course: | Ryuji Makita |
| Surface: | Gravel |
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| Entries: | 85 | |
| Starters: | 85 | |
| Finishers: | 72 | (84.7% of starters) |
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| Stages: | 27 | |
| Shortest: | 1.35 | km | (SS9 Obihiro 1) |
| Longest: | 34.96 | km | (SS16 Puray 2) |
| Slowest: | 58.13 | km/h | (SS27 Obihiro 5) |
| Fastest: | 116.47 | km/h | (SS5 Pawse Kamuy Reverse 2) |
| Planned stage distance: | 350.19 | km | (22.2% of total distance) |
| Actual stage distance: | 350.19 | km | (22.2% of total distance) |
| Road section distance: | 1,225.60 | km |
| Total distance: | 1,575.79 | km |
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| DRIVERS - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 3rd win and 18th podium for Mikko Hirvonen. |
| Second place was 10th podium for Daniel Sordo Castillo. |
| Third place was 3rd podium for Henning Solberg. |
| MAKES - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 63rd win and win and third place were 229th to 230th podiums for Ford. |
| | Second place was 99th podium for Citroen. |
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After Gronholm went off in the first day and Loeb early in the second day, Hirvonen's only pressure came from need to reach the finish.
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Good rally for Ford (four Fords in top-5) and for Stobart. Latvala led early on, Henning finished third and Matthew Wilson won his duel against Perez Companc for fourth.
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Related links
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Rallye de France 2007
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Rally Ireland 2007
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