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Rally Mexico 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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| 442nd WRC rally |
| Round of season: | 3 of 15 |
| Official name: | Corona Rally Mexico |
| Edition: | 5th |
| Date: | from Friday 29-Feb-2008 to Sunday 2-Mar-2008 |
| Rally HQ: | Leon, Guanajuato; Mexico |
| Clerk of the Course: | Jaime del Palacio |
| Surface: | Gravel |
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| Entries: | 42 | |
| Starters: | 40 | |
| Finishers: | 28 | (70.0% of starters) |
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| Stages: | 20 | |
| Shortest: | 2.21 | km | (SS7 Super Special 1) |
| Longest: | 29.90 | km | (SS12 Ibarrilla 2) |
| Slowest: | 76.18 | km/h | (SS10 Duarte 1) |
| Fastest: | 105.06 | km/h | (SS19 Comanjilla) |
| Planned stage distance: | 353.75 | km | (43.8% of total distance) |
| Actual stage distance: | 331.45 | km | (41.0% of total distance) |
| Road section distance: | 477.08 | km |
| Total distance: | 808.53 | km |
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| DRIVERS - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 38th win and 62nd podium for Sebastien Loeb. |
| Second place was 3rd podium for Christopher Atkinson. |
| Third place was 3rd podium for Jari-Matti Latvala. |
| MAKES - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 44th win and 104th podium for Citroen. |
| | Second place was 124th podium for Subaru. |
| | Third place was 238th podium for Ford. |
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Loeb drove a tactically masterful rally - he let Latvala to keep his early lead, avoiding sweeping the road for second day and easing into eventual victory.
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Atkinson's faultless and fast drive netted him a fine second place (which was best possible with a car that had never won).
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Related links
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Swedish Rally 2008
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Rally Argentina 2008
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