The Opel and the MINIs

Results after Sunday's final special stages in the World Rally Championship (WRC) season-opening Monte Carlo Rally:

Overall final results:

1. Sebastien Loeb-Daniel Elena (FRA-MON/Citron DS3) 4:32:39.9

2. Dani Sordo-Carlos Del Barrio (ESP/Mini John Cooper Works) at 2:45.5

3. Petter Solberg-Chris Patterson (NOR-GBR/Ford Fiesta RS) 3:14.2

4. Mikko Hirvonen-Jarmo Lehtinen (FIN/Citron DS3) 4:06.8

5. Evgueni Novikov-Denis Giraudet (RUS-FRA/Ford Fiesta RS) 6:03.4

6. Franois Delecour-Dominique Savignoni (FRA/Ford Fiesta RS) 7:47.9

7. Pierre Campana-Sabrina de Castelli (FRA/Mini John Cooper Works) 8:31.4

8. Ott Tnak-Kuldar Sikk (EST/Ford Fiesta RS) 10:34.6

9. Martin Prokop-Zdenek Hruza (CZE/Ford Fiesta RS) 16:10.7

10. Armindo Araujo-Miguel Ramalho (POR/Mini John Cooper Works) 16:16.6

Stage winners:

Loeb 9 (SS1, SS3-SS7, SS9, SS10, SS18), P. Solberg 4 (SS11, SS15, SS16, SS17), Hirvonen 3 (SS12 ES14), Latvala 1 (SS2), Sordo 1 (SS8)

Abandons:

Jari-Matti Latvala-Mikka Anttila (FIN/Ford Fiesta RS)

Thierry Neuville-Nicolas Gilsoul (BEL/Citron DS3)