It has been a thrilling weekend here in Wales, with Petter and Phil in a C4 on gravel for the first time, chasing manufacturer points for the Citroën Junior Team. The weather conditions have been typical Welsh, with rain, wind and fog on the stages, causing very muddy and slippery roads.

A problem with the windscreen wipers cost them some time on Saturday, along with a couple of driver mistakes, but yet they managed to end the rally in fourth place.

" I am very pleased with the result here. The car worked good, and considering I didn’t test in wet conditions, the weekend has been fantastic. I’ve been improving the whole weekend, and we had some really fast splits at the end. I want to thank Citroën for giving me this opportunity, and my fantastic team for their effort. It was too bad we were so unlucky yesterday, and I tried really hard today to beat Sordo, but it just wasn’t enough, said Petter Solberg after the finish"

Petters weekend started well with third overall after day one, " It’s been a good day here in Wales, and I’m really happy with third overall. I’m picking up on the pace now, and the two guys ahead of me is actually fighting for the championship. Another long day tomorrow, and we will keep on pushing"

"We have done some changes with the balance and the set up, but I feel it’s getting better and better"

Petter and Phil were fastest on several split sections on day two but a few driver mistakes made them loose time. They had a problem in a hairpin and got stuck in a ditch once, and it took some time to get back in line again. A wiper-problem cost them time on the first stage of the day.

Day Three saw the battle with Sordo for third place resume. The conditions on the stages where typical Wales and Petter pushed hard to make up time on the Cirtoen number two driver but had to settle for fourth overall, a good result in a new car.

The World Rally Championship 2009 is now completed, and the next season kicks off in Sweden in February 2010.

Overall Classification Rally GB 2009

1. Sebastien Loeb, Citroën
2. Mikko Hirvonen, Ford +1.06,1
3. Dani Sordo, Citroën +1.07,1
4. Petter Solberg, Citroën +1.28,1
5. Henning Solberg, Ford +6.28,0
6. Matthew Wilson, Ford +7.46,0
7. Jari-Matti Latvala, Ford +12.11,9
8. Conrad Rautenbach, Citroën +14.27,8