# 2007 Rally Norway

Rally Norway 2007, the third round of the 2007 World Rally Championship season, was held on February 16 – 18 2007. Race headquarters were located in the town of Hamar.

## Results

| Pos. | Driver | Co-driver | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
| WRC |||||||
| 1. | Mikko Hirvonen | Jarmo Lehtinen | Ford Focus RS WRC 06 | 3:28:17.0 | 0.0 | 10 |
| 2. | Marcus Grönholm | Timo Rautiainen | Ford Focus RS WRC 06 | 3:28:26.5 | 9.5 | 8 |
| 3. | Henning Solberg | Cato Menkerud | Ford Focus RS WRC 06 | 3:32:01.6 | 3:44.6 | 6 |
| 4. | Petter Solberg | Phil Mills | Subaru Impreza WRC06 | 3:32:18.1 | 4:01.1 | 5 |
| 5. | Jari-Matti Latvala | Miikka Anttila | Ford Focus RS WRC 06 | 3:33:47.7 | 5:30.7 | 4 |
| 6. | Gian-Luigi Galli | Giovanni Bernacchini | Citroën Xsara WRC | 3:35:22.2 | 7:05.2 | 3 |
| 7. | Daniel Carlsson | Denis Giraudet | Citroën Xsara WRC | 3:37:40.7 | 9:23.7 | 2 |
| 8. | Jan Kopecký | Filip Schovánek | Škoda Fabia WRC | 3:40:06.9 | 11:49.9 | 1 |
| J-WRC |||||||
| 1. (18.) | Per-Gunner Andersson | Jonas Andersson | Suzuki Swift S1600 | 3:49:37.9 | 0.0 | 10 |
| 2. (21.) | Patrik Sandell | Emil Axelsson | Renault Clio R3 | 3:57:11.6 | 7:33.7 | 8 |
| 3. (28.) | Urmo Aava | Kuldar Sikk | Suzuki Swift S1600 | 4:04:50.3 $^{[1]}$ | 15:12.4 | 6 |
| 4. (31.) | Jaan Mölder jr. | Katrin Becker | Suzuki Swift S1600 | 4:08:41.0 | 19:03.1 | 5 |
| 5. (38.) | Aaron Burkart | Timo Gottschalk | Citroën C2 S1600 | 4:13:22.6 | 23:44.7 | 4 |
| 6. (39.) | Trond Svenkerud | Kay Ødegård | Ford Fiesta ST | 4:18:03.9 | 28:26.0 | 3 |
| 7. (41.) | Andrea Cortinovis | Flavio Zanella | Renault Clio S1600 | 4:19:02.9 $^{[1]}$ | 29:25.0 | 2 |
| 8. (44.) | Shaun Gallagher | Clive Jenkins | Citroën C2 R2 | 4:25:57.8 | 36:19.9 | 1 |
| | | | | $^{[1]}$ — Drivers using SupeRally | $^{[1]}$ — Drivers using SupeRally | |

## Retirements

* Guy Wilks - went off the road (SS9);
* Toni Gardemeister - engine failure (after SS14);

## Special Stages

All dates and times are CET (UTC+1).
| Leg | Stage | Time | Name | Length | Winner | Time | Avg. spd. | Rally leader |
| 1 (16 Feb) | SS1 | 07:43 | Loten 1 | 30.30 km | M. Hirvonen | 16:14.1 | 111.98 km/h | M. Hirvonen |
| 1 (16 Feb) | SS2 | 08:34 | Haslemoen | 11.92 km | S. Loeb | 8:08.4 | 87.86 km/h | M. Hirvonen |
| 1 (16 Feb) | SS3 | 11:24 | Loten 2 | 30.30 km | M. Hirvonen | 16:09.9 | 112.47 km/h | M. Hirvonen |
| 1 (16 Feb) | SS4 | 12:30 | Grue | 14.36 km | S. Loeb | 7:31.8 | 114.42 km/h | M. Hirvonen |
| 1 (16 Feb) | SS5 | 13:52 | Opaker | 14.64 km | J. Latvala | 7:59.8 | 109.85 km/h | M. Hirvonen |
| 1 (16 Feb) | SS6 | 14:36 | Kongsvinger | 14.60 km | S. Loeb | 9:44.5 | 89.92 km/h | M. Hirvonen |
| 1 (16 Feb) | SS7 | 15:30 | Finnskogen | 21.29 km | S. Loeb | 12:42.3 | 100.54 km/h | M. Hirvonen |
| 1 (16 Feb) | SS8 | 16:33 | Kirkanaer | 6.75 km | S. Loeb | 5:48.9 | 69.65 km/h | M. Hirvonen |
| 2 (17 Feb) | SS9 | 08:09 | Elverum 1 | 44.27 km | M. Hirvonen | 24:40.3 | 107.66 km/h | M. Hirvonen |
| 2 (17 Feb) | SS10 | 09:23 | Terningmoen | 12.71 km | D. Sordo | 7:59.1 | 95.5 km/h | M. Hirvonen |
| 2 (17 Feb) | SS11 | 12:05 | Mountain 1 | 24.36 km | M. Hirvonen | 14:01.8 | 104.18 km/h | M. Hirvonen |
| 2 (17 Feb) | SS12 | 13:06 | Lillehammar | 5.98 km | M. Grönholm | 4:33.9 | 78.6 km/h | M. Hirvonen |
| 2 (17 Feb) | SS13 | 14:00 | Ringsaker 1 | 27.30 km | M. Grönholm | 16:29.7 | 99.3 km/h | M. Hirvonen |
| 2 (17 Feb) | SS14 | 15:10 | Hamar 1 | 1.14 km | M. Grönholm | 1:13.8 | 55.61 km/h | M. Hirvonen |
| 3 (18 Feb) | SS15 | 08:08 | Mountain 2 | 24.36 km | S. Loeb | 13:18.2 | 109.87 km/h | M. Hirvonen |
| 3 (18 Feb) | SS16 | 08:55 | Ringsaker 2 | 27.30 km | H. Solberg | 15:28.6 | 105.84 km/h | M. Hirvonen |
| 3 (18 Feb) | SS17 | 10:05 | Hamar 2 | 1.14 km | X. Pons S. Loeb P. Solberg | 1:11.8 | 57.16 km/h | M. Hirvonen |
| 3 (18 Feb) | SS18 | 12:14 | Elverum 2 | 44.27 km | M. Grönholm | 24:10.3 | 109.89 km/h | M. Hirvonen |

## Championship standings after the event
### Drivers' championship

| Pos | Driver | MON | SWE | NOR | MEX | POR | ARG | ITA | GRC | FIN | GER | NZL | ESP | FRA | JPN | IRL | GBR | Pts |
| 1 | Marcus Grönholm | 3 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 24 |
| 2 | Mikko Hirvonen | 5 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 20 |
| 3 | Sébastien Loeb | 1 | 2 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 18 |
| 4 | Henning Solberg | 14 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 |
| 5 | Dani Sordo | 2 | 12 | 25 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 |
| 5 | Petter Solberg | 6 | Ret | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 |
| 7 | Chris Atkinson | 4 | 8 | 19 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 |
| 7 | Daniel Carlsson | | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 |
| 9 | Toni Gardemeister | 7 | 6 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 |
| 10 | Jari-Matti Latvala | Ret | Ret | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 |
| 11 | Gigi Galli | | 13 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 |
| 12 | Manfred Stohl | 10 | 7 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 12 | Jan Kopecký | 8 | 10 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| Pos | Driver | MON | SWE | NOR | MEX | POR | ARG | ITA | GRC | FIN | GER | NZL | ESP | FRA | JPN | IRL | GBR | Pts |
Key :
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | 2nd place |
| Bronze | 3rd place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Did not finish (Ret) |
| Black | Excluded (EX) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Withdrew entry from the event (WD) |

### Manufacturers' championship

| Rank | Manufacturer | Event | Event | Event | Event | Event | Event | Event | Event | Event | Event | Event | Event | Event | Event | Event | Event | Total points |
| Rank | Manufacturer | MON | SWE | NOR | MEX | POR | ARG | ITA | GRC | FIN | GER | NZL | ESP | FRA | JPN | IRL | GBR | Total points |
| 1 | BP Ford World Rally Team | 10 | 16 | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 44 |
| 2 | Citroën Total World Rally Team | 18 | 9 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 28 |
| 3 | Stobart VK M-Sport Ford | 1 | 5 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16 |
| 4 | Subaru World Rally Team | 8 | 2 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15 |
| 5 | OMV Kronos | 2 | 7 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 |
| 6 | Munchi's Ford World Rally Team | | 0 | | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 |