Organisers of Rally Mexico have published the seeded entry list for next month’s event, round 2 of the WRC.
35 cars are slated to start the Leon-based rally, which will mark the WRC debut of Ken Block in the Monster World Rally Team Ford Focus, and Nasser Al-Attiyah’s bow in the new Super 2000 (S-WRC) category driving a Rene Georges-prepared Skodia Fabia S2000.
Munchi’s Ford driver, Federico Villagra, makes his 2010 debut on his home Continent, while Xevi Pons makes his first start in the S-WRC.
Former Seat works World Touring Car driver and Indy Car racer Michel Jourdain Jr is also on the entry list in a P-WRC Mitsubishi Lancer for his WRC debut in his home event.
Mikko Hirvonen has earned first seed after his win on Rally Sweden last week, while three-time Rally Mexico winner Sebastien Loeb is seeded second.
Rally Mexico, seeded entry
1 #3 Mikko Hirvonen / Jarmo Lehtinen, BP Ford Abu Dhabi WRT, Ford Focus RS WRC 09
2 #1 Sebastien Loeb / Daniel Elena, Citroen Total WRT, Citroen C4 WRC
3 #4 Jari-Matti Latvala, BP Ford Abu Dhabi WRT, Ford Focus RS WRC 09
4 #2 Dani Sordo / Marc Marti, Citroen Total WRT, Citroen C4 WRC
5 #7 Sebastien Ogier / Julien Ingrassia, Citroen Junior Team, Citroen C4 WRC
6 #6 Henning Solberg / Ilka Minor, Stobart M-Sport Ford Rally Team, Ford Focus RS WRC 09
7 #5 Matthew Wilson / Scott Martin, Stobart M-Sport Ford Rally Team, Ford Focus RS WRC 09
8 #11 Petter Solberg / Phil Mills, Petter Solberg WRT, Citroen C4 WRC
9 #8 Kimi Raikkonen / Kaj Lindstrom, Citroen Junior Team, Citroen C4 WRC
10 #9 Federico Villagra / Jorge Perez Companc, Munchi’s Ford WRT, Ford Focus RS WRC 08
11 #21 Martin Prokop / Jan Tomanek, Czech Ford National Team, Ford Fiesta S200
12 #25 Eyvind Brynildsen / Cato Menkerud, Skoda-Rene Georges Rally Sport, Skoda Fabia S2000
13 #31 Armindo Araujo / Ramalho Miguel, Ralliart Italy, Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X
14 #33 Gianluca Linari / Paolo Gregoriani, Driver, Subaru Impreza
15 #22 Nasser Al-Attiyah, Giovanni Bernacchini, Barwa Rally Team, Skoda Fabia S2000
16 #23 Michal Kosciuszko / Maciek Szczepaniak, Dynamic World Rally Team, Ford Fiesta S2000
17 #28 Xavier Pons / Alex Haro, Nupel Global Racing, Ford Fiesta S2000
18 #30 Albert Llovera / Borja Rozada, Driver, Fiat Abarth Grande Punto S2000
19 #32 Toshi Arai / Daniel Barritt, Subaru Team Arai, Subaru Impreza
20 #35 Gabor Mayer / Robert Tagai, Gaboko Hungary Autosport Egyesulet, Subaru Impreza
21 #41 Giorgio Bacco / Giovanni Agnese, Hawk Racing Club, Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
22 #42 Miguel-Angel Baldoni / Jose Diaz, Driver, Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
23 #49 Benito Guerra / Javier Marin, Driver, Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X
24 #50 Rodrigo Salgado / Diodoro Salgado, Driver, Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
25 #55 Ken Block / Alex Gelsomino, Monster World Rally Team, Ford Focus RS WRC 08
26 #56 Ricardo Trivino / Checo Salom, Driver, TBA
27 #57 Francisco Name / Armando Zapata, Driver, Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
28 #58 Michel Jourdain / Oscar Sanchez, Driver, Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X
29 #59 Nicholas Fuchs / Juan-Pedro Cilloniz, FRT-Rally, Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
30 #60 Pablo Gutierrez / Erik Gonzalez, Driver, Skoda Fabia S2000
31 #61 Jose Cortes / Alejandro Preito, Driver, Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
32 #62 Jose-Manuel Ponce / Bill Bridge, Driver, Peugeot 206 XS
33 #63 Ivan Zaldivar / Vincente Solom, Driver, Renault Clio RS
34 #64 Luis Orduna / Horacio Chousal, Driver, Peugeot 206 XS
35 #65 Guillermo Fonseca / Jose-Antonio Lopez, Driver, Peugeot 206 XS
Watch Rally Mexico highlights on Motors TV (Sky Channel 413, Virgin Media 545).
Andy Wilkinson
International
