2007 Rally New Zealand

2007 Rally New Zealand
37th Propecia Rally New Zealand
Round 11 of the 2007 World Rally Championship
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Coast of New Zealand.
Host country New Zealand
Rally baseHamilton, New Zealand
Dates run31 August – 2 September 2007
Stages18 (353.56 km; 219.69 miles)
Stage surfaceGravel
Overall distance1,255.98 km (780.43 miles)
Statistics
Crews68 at start, 59 at finish
Overall results
Overall winnerFinland Marcus Grönholm
United Kingdom BP Ford World Rally Team

The 2007 Rally New Zealand (37th Propecia Rally New Zealand), 11th round of 2007 World Rally Championship, was run on 31 August to 2 September. After a tight battle for three days, Marcus Grönholm beat Sébastien Loeb for the win by 0.3 seconds, making it the second-closest finish in WRC history (after 2011 Jordan Rally's 0.2s). This was the closest finish in the history of the World Rally Championship. The previous record was held by the 1998 Rally de Portugal, in which Colin McRae took the win 2.1 seconds ahead of Carlos Sainz.[1]

  1. ^ "Closest wins". World Rally Archive. Retrieved 2 September 2007.