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After restarting under the SupeRally ruling for the third and final day of the 2009 Acropolis Rally of Greece, Dani Sordo and Marc Marti achieved their aims by scoring four points for Citroën in the Manufacturers' world championship.

Day 3 of the Acropolis Rally was held near the service park in Loutraki. The day began with a loop comprising three stages, including a run through Aghii Theodori, a daunting 33 km stage.

After restarting in 17th position in the overall standings, the only goal for Dani Sordo and Marc Marti was to finish in order to score a handful of points for Citroën in the Manufacturers' championship. Arriving in Loutraki for the midday service, Dani Sordo was fully focused on the job in hand: "It's never easy to run at a controlled pace but I'm taking no risks. I'm staying in the middle of the road - at times, it feels like we're doing a recce!"

Following the cancellation of a stage, the rally concluded with a second run through Aghii Theodori. Running at the same pace, Dani finished in 12^th position, which is worth four points in the Manufacturers' standings.

"Dani and Marc did a perfect job," concluded Citroën Total World Rally Team team manager Sven Smeets. "These points are even more important because our rivals once again took a maximum score. We're already looking ahead to the next rally. We'll be going to Rally Poland even hungrier for a win!"

RALLY FACTS

Stage wins

Day 1 - SS1 : Jari­Matti Latvala (Ford Focus) - SS2 : Dani Sordo (Citroën C4) - SS3 : annulée - SS4 : Evgeny Novikov (Citroën C4) - SS5 : Sébastien Ogier (Citroën C4) - SS6 : Mikko Hirvonen (Ford Focus). Day 2 - SS7 : Latvala - SS8 : Novikov - SS9 : Hirvonen - SS10 : Latvala - SS11 and 12 : Novikov. Day 3 - SS13 : Mads Ostberg (Subaru Impreza) - SS14 : Henning Solberg (Ford Focus) - SS15 : Matthew Wilson (Ford Focus) - SS16 : cancelled - SS17 : Latvala.

Best performers : Novikov and Latvala, 4 fastest times - Hirvonen, 2 - Sordo, Ogier, Ostberg, H. Solberg and Wilson : 1.

Leaders : SS1 to 5 : Latvala - SS6 to 17 : Hirvonen.

Provisional final leaderboard

1. Hirvonen/Lehtinen Ford Focus 4h09'42''5

2. Ogier/Ingrassia Citroën C4 +1'12''9

3. Latvala/Antilla Ford Focus +1'45''0

4. Villagra/Diaz Ford Focus +3'48''3

5. Rautenbach/Barritt Citroën C4 +3'59''8

6. Al Qassimi/Orr Ford Focus +7'04''3

7. Ostberg/Andersson Subaru Impreza +12'24''9

8. Athanassoulas/Zakheos Skoda Fabia +12'47''6

9. Al Attiyah/Bernacchini Subaru Impreza +13'09''9

10. Araujo/Ramalho Mitsubishi Lancer +15'04''5

11. Arai/Mac Neall Subaru Impreza +16'02''5