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Rally Jordan 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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| 444th WRC rally |
| Round of season: | 5 of 15 |
| Official name: | Jordan Rally WRC |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Date: | from Thursday 24-Apr-2008 to Sunday 27-Apr-2008 |
| Rally HQ: | Dead Sea; Jordan |
| Clerk of the Course: | Kai Tarkiainen |
| Surface: | Gravel |
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| Entries: | 56 | |
| Starters: | 54 | |
| Finishers: | 33 | (61.1% of starters) |
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| Stages: | 22 | |
| Shortest: | 9.18 | km | (SS18 Wadi Shuelb 1) |
| Longest: | 41.45 | km | (SS22 Jordan River 2) |
| Slowest: | 76.18 | km/h | (SS15 Shuna 2) |
| Fastest: | 117.95 | km/h | (SS5 Suwayma 2) |
| Planned stage distance: | 359.26 | km | (36.5% of total distance) |
| Actual stage distance: | 359.26 | km | (36.5% of total distance) |
| Road section distance: | 624.18 | km |
| Total distance: | 983.44 | km |
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| DRIVERS - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 5th win and 22nd podium for Mikko Hirvonen. |
| Second place was 13th podium for Daniel Sordo Castillo. |
| Third place was 5th podium for Christopher Atkinson. |
| MAKES - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 66th win and 239th podium for Ford. |
| | Second place was 107th podium for Citroen. |
| | Third place was 126th podium for Subaru. |
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In a rally where lead changed multiple times due to tactics and Loeb's road accident, the eventual winner was Mikko Hirvonen.
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Sebastien Ogier scored his second JWRC win in as many WRC starts! Is he a new Loeb in making?
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Related links
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Rally Argentina 2008
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Sardinia 2008
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