Mikko Hirvonen drove his Ford Focus RS to a win this weekend during the World Rally Championship’s Pioneer Carrozzeria Rally Japan. He finished 30 seconds ahead of the second place finisher Jari-Matti Latvala, who was also in a Ford Focus RS.

The top finishing drivers were:

1 – Mikko Hirvonen (Ford Focus RS WRC 07)
2 – Jari-Matti Latvala (Ford Focus RS WRC 07)
3 – Sebastien Loeb (Citroen C4)
4 – Chris Atkinson (Subaru Impreza WRC 2008)
5 – Per-Gunnar Andersson (Suzuki SX4)

Some of the big name drivers that didn’t finish the weekend included Dani Sordo, Francois Duval, Henning Solberg, and Conrad Rautenbach.

The full results from the race have been posted here:

Results from the 2008 WRC Pioneer Carrozzeria Rally Japan

The standings have been updated and can be seen here:

2008 World Rally Championship Standings

French driver Sebastien Loeb took this weekend’s World Rally Championship win at the Rallye de France. His Citroen C4 clocked in for a total time of 3:42:58.0 which left him nearly four seconds ahead of the second place finisher, Mikko Hirvonen in his Ford Focus. Third through fifth belonged to Francois Duval, Jari Matti Latvala, and Petter Solberg respectively.

The full results from the race can be found:

Results from the 2008 WRC Rallye de France

For the updated standings, please use this link:

2008 World Rally Championship Standings

World Rally Championship driver Sebastien Loeb won for the second time in a row Sunday. He grabbed the overall victory at the 2008 WRC ADAC Rallye Deutschland with a time of 3:26:19.7. Finishing second at nearly a second behind the leader was Daniel Sordo. Both drivers were in a Citroen C4.

The leaders after the final stage were:

1. Sebastien Loeb
2. Daniel Sordo
3. Francois Duval
4. Mikko Hirvonen
5. Petter Solberg

Full results are available at this link:

2008 WRC ADAC Rallye Deutschland Results

The updated championship standings can be found here:

2008 World Rally Championship Standings