# Rally van Nieuw-Zeeland 2008

De Rally van Nieuw-Zeeland 2008, formeel 39th Repco Rally of New Zealand, was de 39e editie van de Rally van Nieuw-Zeeland en de twaalfde ronde van het wereldkampioenschap rally in 2008. Het was de 450e rally in het wereldkampioenschap rally die georganiseerd wordt door de Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). De start en finish was in Hamilton.

## Programma

| Etappe | Datum | Klassementsproeven | Competitieve afstand |
| 1 | Vrijdag 28 augustus | 7 | 138,00 kilometer |
| 2 | Zaterdag 29 augustus | 6 | 130,00 kilometer |
| 3 | Zondag 30 augustus | 5 | 85,04 kilometer |
| Totaal | Totaal | 18 | 353,04 kilometer |

## Resultaten

Algemene top tien :
| Pos. | # | Rijder | Auto | Gr/kl | Tijd | Eerste | Punten |
| Pos. | # | Navigator | Inschrijving | C | Straftijd | Vorige | Punten |
| 1. | 1 | Sébastien Loeb | Citroën C4 WRC | A8 | 3:59:18,7 | 0:00 | 10 |
| 1. | 1 | Daniel Elena | Citroën Total WRT | C | 0:30 | = | 10 |
| 2. | 2 | Daniel Sordo | Citroën C4 WRC | A8 | 3:59:36,4 | + 17,5 | 8 |
| 2. | 2 | Marc Martí | Citroën Total WRT | C | | + 17,5 | 8 |
| 3. | 3 | Mikko Hirvonen | Ford Focus RS WRC 08 | A8 | 4:00:00,4 | + 41,5 | 6 |
| 3. | 3 | Jarmo Lehtinen | BP Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team | C | | + 24,0 | 6 |
| 4. | 5 | Petter Solberg | Subaru Impreza S14 WRC 08 | A8 | 4:02:07,8 | + 2:48,9 | 5 |
| 4. | 5 | Phil Mills | Subaru World Rally Team | C | | + 2:07,4 | 5 |
| 5. | 14 | Urmo Aava | Citroën C4 WRC | A8 | 4:02:49,6 | + 3:30,7 | 4 |
| 5. | 14 | Kuldar Sikk | World Rally Team Estonia | A8 | | + 41,8 | 4 |
| 6. | 12 | Per-Gunnar Andersson | Suzuki SX4 WRC | A8 | 4:06:56,3 | + 7:37,4 | 3 |
| 6. | 12 | Jonas Andersson | Suzuki World Rally Team | C | | + 4:06,7 | 3 |
| 7. | 11 | Toni Gardemeister | Suzuki SX4 WRC | A8 | 4:07:13,8 | + 7:54,9 | 2 |
| 7. | 11 | Tomi Tuominen | Suzuki World Rally Team | C | | + 17,5 | 2 |
| 8. | 9 | Federico Villagra | Ford Focus RS WRC 07 | A8 | 4:07:53,9 | + 8:35,0 | 1 |
| 8. | 9 | Jorge Pérez Companc | Munchi's Ford WRT | C | | + 40,1 | 1 |
| 9. | 10 | Henning Solberg | Ford Focus RS WRC 07 | A8 | 4:08:34,1 | + 9:15,2 | |
| 9. | 10 | Cato Menkerud | Munchi's Ford WRT | C | 1:00 | + 40,2 | |
| 10. | 33 | Martin Prokop | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | N4 | 4:13:07,9 | + 13:49,0 | |
| 10. | 33 | Jan Tománek | Martin Prokop | N4 | | + 4:33,8 | |
| DNF top tien ||||||||
| Pos. | # | Rijder | Auto | Gr/kl | KP | Reden | Reden |
| Pos. | # | Navigator | Inschrijving | C | KP | Reden | Reden |
| DNF | 4 | Jari-Matti Latvala | Ford Focus RS WRC 08 | A8 | 17 | Ongeluk | Ongeluk |
| DNF | 4 | Miikka Anttila | BP Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team | C | 17 | Ongeluk | Ongeluk |
| DNF | 6 | Chris Atkinson | Subaru Impreza S14 WRC 08 | A8 | 15 | Radiator | Radiator |
| DNF | 6 | Stéphane Prévot | Subaru World Rally Team | C | 15 | Radiator | Radiator |
| DNF | 7 | François Duval | Ford Focus RS WRC 07 | A8 | 17 | Ongeluk | Ongeluk |
| DNF | 7 | Patrick Pivato | Stobart VK Ford Rally Team | C | 17 | Ongeluk | Ongeluk |
| DNF | 15 | Conrad Rautenbach | Citroën C4 WRC | A8 | 18 | Mechanisch | Mechanisch |
| DNF | 15 | David Senior | Conrad Rautenbach | A8 | 18 | Mechanisch | Mechanisch |
| DNF | 31 | Toshi Arai | Subaru Impreza STi | N4 | 5 | Radiator | Radiator |
| DNF | 31 | Glenn MacNeall | Subaru Team Arai | N4 | 5 | Radiator | Radiator |
| DNF | 32 | Mirco Baldacci | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | N4 | 14 | Onbekend | Onbekend |
| DNF | 32 | Giovanni Agnese | Mirco Baldacci | N4 | 14 | Onbekend | Onbekend |
| DNF | 35 | Jevgeni Novikov | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | N4 | 14 | Onbekend | Onbekend |
| DNF | 35 | Dale Moscatt | Jevgeni Novikov | N4 | 14 | Onbekend | Onbekend |
| DNF | 39 | Misfer Al-Marri | Subaru Impreza STi | N4 | 15 | Brand | Brand |
| DNF | 39 | Chris Patterson | QMMF | N4 | 15 | Brand | Brand |
| DNF | 41 | Andreas Aigner | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | N4 | 12 | Ongeluk | Ongeluk |
| DNF | 41 | Klaus Wicha | Red Bull Rallye Team | N4 | 12 | Ongeluk | Ongeluk |
| DNF | 43 | Jevgeni Vertunov | Subaru Impreza STi | N4 | 2 | Onbekend | Onbekend |
| DNF | 43 | Georgij Troshkin | Subaru Rally Team Russia | N4 | 2 | Onbekend | Onbekend |
JWRC top drie :
| Pos. | Rijder | Pnt. |
| 1 | Martin Prokop | 10 |
| 2 | Patrik Sandell | 8 |
| 3 | Martin Rauam | 6 |

## Statistieken
#### Klassementsproeven

| Etappe | Datum | KP | Starttijd | Naam | Lengte | Snelste rijder | Tijd | Gem. snelheid | Rallyleider |
| 1 | 28 augustus | 1 | 9:18 | Pirongia West 1 | 24,22 km | Jari-Matti Latvala | 17:08,1 | 84,81 km/u | Jari-Matti Latvala |
| 1 | 28 augustus | 2 | 10:21 | Waitomo 1 part 1 | 25,85 km | Mikko Hirvonen | 15:12,5 | 101,98 km/u | Mikko Hirvonen |
| 1 | 28 augustus | 3 | 10:54 | Waitomo 1 part 2 | 17,36 km | Mikko Hirvonen | 14:13,5 | 73,22 km/u | Mikko Hirvonen |
| 1 | 28 augustus | 4 | 14:07 | Pirongia West 2 | 24,22 km | Sébastien Loeb | 16:35,8 | 87,56 km/u | Mikko Hirvonen |
| 1 | 28 augustus | 5 | 15:10 | Waitomo 2 part 1 | 25,85 km | Sébastien Loeb | 14:39,6 | 105,80 km/u | Mikko Hirvonen |
| 1 | 28 augustus | 6 | 15:43 | Waitomo 2 part 2 | 17,36 km | Sébastien Loeb | 13:37,8 | 76,42 km/u | Mikko Hirvonen |
| 1 | 28 augustus | 7 | 17:03 | Mystery Creek Super Special 1 | 3,14 km | Mikko Hirvonen | 3:03,8 | 61,50 km/u | Mikko Hirvonen |
| 2 | 29 augustus | 8 | 9:08 | Port Waikato | 17,22 km | Henning Solberg | 10:02,2 | 102,94 km/u | Mikko Hirvonen |
| 2 | 29 augustus | 9 | 9:46 | Possum | 13,78 km | Sébastien Loeb | 10:39,2 | 77,61 km/u | Mikko Hirvonen |
| 2 | 29 augustus | 10 | 10:24 | Franklin | 31,58 km | Jari-Matti Latvala | 22:02,7 | 85,95 km/u | Mikko Hirvonen |
| 2 | 29 augustus | 11 | 12:37 | Mystery Creek Super Special 2 | 3,14 km | Henning Solberg | 2:58,0 | 63,51 km/u | Mikko Hirvonen |
| 2 | 29 augustus | 12 | 15:03 | Te Akau South | 31,92 km | Henning Solberg | 18:37,0 | 102,88 km/u | Sébastien Loeb |
| 2 | 29 augustus | 13 | 15:46 | Te Akau North | 32,36 km | Henning Solberg | 17:29,7 | 110,98 km/u | Jari-Matti Latvala |
| 3 | 31 augustus | 14 | 9:23 | Te Hutewai 1 | 11,23 km | Henning Solberg | 8:03,0 | 83,70 km/u | Jari-Matti Latvala |
| 3 | 31 augustus | 15 | 9:51 | Whaanga Coast 1 | 29,72 km | Henning Solberg | 21:26,4 | 83,17 km/u | Mikko Hirvonen |
| 3 | 31 augustus | 16 | 11:28 | Te Hutewai 2 | 11,23 km | Sébastien Loeb | 7:47,5 | 86,48 km/u | Mikko Hirvonen |
| 3 | 31 augustus | 17 | 11:56 | Whaanga Coast 2 | 29,72 km | Sébastien Loeb | 20:47,0 | 85,80 km/u | Sébastien Loeb |
| 3 | 31 augustus | 18 | 14:03 | Mystery Creek Super Special 3 | 3,14 km | Henning Solberg | 3:00,6 | 62,59 km/u | Sébastien Loeb |
KP overwinningen :
| Rijder | Aantal |
| Henning Solberg | 7 |
| Sébastien Loeb | 6 |
| Mikko Hirvonen | 3 |
| Jari-Matti Latvala | 2 |

## Kampioenschap standen
#### Rijders

| | Pos. | Rijder | Pnt. |
| = | 1 | Sébastien Loeb | 86 |
| = | 2 | Mikko Hirvonen | 78 |
| = | 3 | Daniel Sordo | 51 |
| = | 4 | Chris Atkinson | 40 |
| = | 5 | Jari-Matti Latvala | 34 |

#### Constructeurs

| | Pos. | Constructeur | Pnt. |
| = | 1 | Citroën Total WRT | 141 |
| = | 2 | BP Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team | 121 |
| = | 3 | Subaru World Rally Team | 74 |
| = | 4 | Stobart VK Ford Rally Team | 51 |
| = | 5 | Munchi's Ford WRT | 22 |
   * Noot: Enkel de top 5-posities worden in beide standen weergegeven.