RallyRACC-Rally de Espana

13:48 Thanks and goodbye from WRC Live Text

Thanks to everybody who checked into WRC Live Text over the weekend. We'll be back next season, see you then!

13:45 Rally de Espana top 10 leaderboard

1. Loeb, 2. Latvala, 3. Hirvonen, 4. Ostberg, 5. Nikara, 6. Breen, 7. Atkinson, 8. Andersson, 9. Sordo,10. Novikov

13:42 Live Tweets #WRC

alison mckenna ‏@alisonicedriver Goodbye #WRC 2012 it has been a blast! Loved @RallySweden #Portugal & #Wales maybe try some new ones in 2013!! Bring on the #Ice :D

13:40 Live Tweets #WRC

Matt Jelonek ‏@MattJelonekWe have to praise Stage 1 Tech for the last decade of #WRC Coverage!!!! @Becsywecsy @lisa0lisa @voiceofrally THANKS SO MUCH @simondebanke

13:38 Live Tweets #WRC

Tyre Market ‏@Tyremarket_ED Well done to @Craig_Breen and @paulnagle1 on becoming the S2000 World rally champions 2012, incredible driving #hero #wrc

13:28 Guerra wins PWRC

Benito Guerra wins the 2012 Production World Rally Championship title

13:24 Breen wins SWRC

Craig Breen wins the 2012 Super 2000 World Rally Championship title!

13:13 Nikara claims fifth position

Jarkko Nikara finishes fifth overall in Spain on his world rally car debut

13:09 Another stage win for Sordo

Dani Sordo claims another stage win after an outstanding performance on the closing day in Spain. The Spaniard finished 9th overall

13:06 Solberg and Neuville finish in Spain

Petter Solberg and Thierry Neuville reach the end of Rally de Espana, 11th and 12th respectively

13:02 Novikov completes Rally de Espana

Evgeny Novikov through the final stage in Spain and finishes 10th overall

13:01 Ostberg clinches fourth place

Mads Ostberg finishes in fourth in Spain and also finishes fourth in the overall drivers' standings at the end of the 2012 season

12:57 Third place for Hirvonen

Mikko Hirvonen completes SS18 with a time of 2m39.9s. The Finn finishes third in Spain

12:55 Latvala takes second

Jari-Matti Latvala finishes second in Spain, 7sec behind rally winner Sebastien Loeb. "If only there one more stage left, we would have had a good battle with Loeb," said Latvala at the finish

12:52 Loeb wins Rally de Espana!

Sebastien Loeb completes stage 18 with a time of 2m40.5s and wins the closing round of this year's FIA World Rally Championship!

12:39 Gorban stopped on stage 17

Reports that Valeriy Gorban has stopped on SS17

12:37 Paddon moving again

New Zealander Hayden Paddon is now on the move

12:36 Paddon stopped

Reports that Hayden Paddon has stopped 7km into stage 17

12:33 Leaderboard after SS17

1. Sebastien Loeb, 2. Jari-Matti Latvala +9.1s, 3. Mikko Hirvonen +1m47.4s, 4. Mads Ostberg +1m54.6s

12:29 Live Tweets #WRC

Gerard Quinn ‏@WRCgerardquinn SS17 (PS) - JML "I have to be honest we made the right tyre choice so thank you to the team" Closes the gap to the leader to 9.1sec #wrc

12:27 Live Tweets #WRC

Citroën Racing ‏@CitroenRacing The fight for @rallyRACC 3rd position is not over yet, with @MadsOstberg just 7.2 behind @MikkoWRC! Go Mikko and Jarmo! #WRC

12:25 Sordo second quickest

Dani Sordo completes the power stage second quickest

12:23 Solberg fourth quickest

Petter Solberg through stage 17 with a time of 16m06.0s

12:18 Ostberg quicker than Hirvonen

Mads Ostberg completes Stage 17 8.1s quicker than Mikko Hirvonen. Ostberg is now 7.2s behind Hirvonen in third in the overall classifications

12:13 Hirvonen through Stage 17

Mikko Hirvonen completes SS17 with a time of 16m08.7s

12:11 Latvala quicker than Loeb

Jari-Matti Latvala through SS17, 10s quicker than Loeb

12:09 Loeb completes Stage 17

Sebastien Loeb through the penultimate stage in Spain with a time of 15m54.2s

11:41 Update on Aksa

Subhan Aksa now moving again on stage 16

11:40 Aksa stopped on SS16

Subhan Aksa stopped on stage 16

11:35 Overall leaderboard after Stage 16

1. Sebastien Loeb, 2. Jari-Matti Latvala +19.8s, 3. Mikko Hirvonen +1m32.9s, 4. Mads Ostberg +1m48.2s, 5. Jarkko Nikara +15m16.8s

11:32 PWRC update

Guerra leads Aksa in second. Ligato third and Gorban fourth. Fifth is Kosciouszko and sixth place is occupied by Lemes

11:25 Live Tweets #WRC

Best of Rally Live ‏@bestofrallylive The next stage is the Power-Stage, a re-run of SS14 (Santa Marina, 26,51km). Start at 12:53 http://vsb.li/XnAHFK #wrc

11:24 Nikara through Stage 16

Jarkko Nikara safely through SS16 and up to fifth overall after Ott Tanak's problems

11:22 Sordo second quickest

Dani Sordo second quickest through Stage 16, 0.3s behind the time of Jari-Matti Latvala

11:17 Neuville through Stage 16

Thierry Neuville completes SS16 in 10m37.1s

11:16 Solberg completes SS16

Petter Solberg through Stage 16 with a time of 10m37.3s

11:13 Novikov slowest driver through so far

Evgeny Novikov sets a time of 10m51.2s

11:13 Live Tweets #WRC

Gary Boyd ‏@KiwiWRCfan Matton says final decision not yet made for 2nd #WRC citroen seat for 2013 http://bit.ly/UvFxTo choosing from #Solberg, #Sordo & #Ostberg

11:11 Ostberg completes Stage 16

Norway's Mads Ostberg clocks a time of 10m39.6s. "I've made some more changes to the car so the set-up is working well," said Ostberg

11:09 Update on Tanak

Ott Tanak has gone off the road. Both driver and co-driver reported to be okay. Full update soon

11:08 Hirvonen through Stage 16

Mikko Hirvonen completes SS16 third fastest. "Hard compound tyres on the front and soft on the rear. Difficult tyre choice. No understeer now, car going perfectly," said the Finn at the stage finish

11:07 Latvala quicker than Loeb

Ford's Jari-Matti Latvala clocks a time 5.1sec quicker than Citroen's Loeb

11:06 Tanak stopped

Reports that Ott Tanak has stopped 12km into SS16

11:05 Loeb first to completes SS16

Sebastien Loeb safely through Stage 16 with a time of 10m35.6s

09:27 PWRC/SWRC update

Benito Guerra continues to lead PWRC while Craig Breen still comfortably leads SWRC

09:25 Update after Stage 15

After the morning loop of day three in Spain, Loeb leads Latvala by 24.7s. Hirvonen is third, Ostberg fourth and Tanak fifth. Three stages left to go

09:17 Live Tweets #WRC

Brazil WRT ‏@BrazilWRTDani @Oliveirarally is12th fastest so far on SS15, 0.5s off Atkinson. "We need to keep the pace and be focused". #rallyracc #wrc

09:15 Live Tweets #WRC

Citroën Racing ‏@CitroenRacingHans Weijs Jr rolled in SS15. Crew is OK but they have to retire from @rallyRACC #WRC

09:08 Three stage wins for Sordo

Dani Sordo claims his third stage win of the day

09:07 Weijs moving but now stopped again

Reports that Hans Weijs was moving but has now stopped once more

09:05 Neuville quote at end of SS15

"Very slippery stage. We had a good run and had to slow down slightly for Hans Weijs who was on the side of the road," said Belgian Neuville

09:04 Solberg sixth astest

Petter Solberg sixth quickest through SS15, clocked a time of 2m41.9s

09:02 Weijs update

Suspected suspension damage for Hans Weijs on SS15

09:01 Weijs stopped on SS15

Reports that Hans Weijs has stopped on Stage 15

08:58 Ostberg trough Stage 15

Mads Ostberg completes SS15, 1.2s behind the time of Jari-Matti Latvala

08:57 Another spin for Tanak

Ott Tanak completes SS15 but has had his second spin of the day, dropping him 11 seconds

08:56 Hirvonen behind Loeb

Mikko Hirvonen completes SS15, 0.3s behind the time of team-mate Sebastien Loeb

08:53 Latvala quicker than Loeb

Jari-Matti Latvala through SS15, 0.2s quicker than Sebastien Loeb

08:51 Loeb through Stage 15

Sebastien Loeb first to complete SS15. The Frenchman clocks a time of 2m37.9s

08:44 Live Tweets #WRC

Matt Jelonek ‏@MattJelonekNobre crash http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjrYYbFN2SM ... @wrc_tech @ross_davis1 #WRC

08:40 SWRC Update

Craig Breen continues to lead SWRC. PG Andersson remains second, 2m48s adrift of Breen

08:35 Leaderboard after SS14

1. Loeb - 2. Latvala +24.9s - 3. Hirvonen +1min24s - 4. Ostberg +1min43.2s - 5. Tanak +1min45s

08:32 Live Tweets #WRC

PetterSolbergWRC ‏@Petter_Solberg Two hard, Two soft.. Barely any rain. 7th fastest through SS14. Monitoring our tire wear, not pushing. #rallydeespana

08:29 Nikara completes SS14

Jarkko Nikara safely through Stage 14. The Finn clocked a time of 16m39.5s

08:26 Live Tweets #WRC

iRally ‏@Official_iRally Sordo 15:42.7 - another fastest time: "it started to rain for me, so it was tricky and difficult for me. It's OK - I'm quite happy."

08:24 Another fastest stage time from Sordo

Dani Sordo finishes SS14 over 5s quicker than the second-fastest time of Jari-Matti Latvala

08:23 Neuville slower than Solberg

Thierry Neuville completes Stage 14, 5.3s behind the time of Petter Solberg

08:22 Solberg sixth fastest through SS14

Petter Solberg completes Stage 14 with a time of 16m04.5s

08:18 Weijs through SS14

Hans Weijs completes Stage 14, clocks a time of 16m14.4s

08:16 Ostberg faster than Tanak

Mads Ostberg has moved up to fourth in the overall classifications ahead off Ott Tanak

08:14 Tanak through Stage 14 but loses 14 seconds

Ott Tanak completes SS14 but had a moment on the stage which caused a little damage to the front-right of his Ford Fiesta RS WRC. Tanak's time through the stage: 16m02.8s

08:12 Hirvonen completes SS14

Mikko Hirvonen clocks a time of 15m55.7s. "I'm not taking any risks at the moment," says Finn Hirvonen

08:09 Latvala quicker than Loeb

Jari-Matti Latvala safely though SS14, 2.6s ahead of Sebastien Loeb

08:07 Loeb through SS14

Sebastien Loeb completes Stage 14 with a time of 15m50.8s

08:06 Tanak dropping time

Ott Tanak has encountered problems on SS14 as the Estonian has dropped time during the stage

07:25 Leaderboard after Stage 13

1. Loeb 2. Latvala +27.5s, 3. Hirvonen+1m19.1s, 4. Tanak +1m33.1s, 5.Ostberg +1m36.2s, 6. Weijs+ 9m18.7s

07:22 Nikara quicker than Atkinson

Jarkko Nikara through SS13, 1.4s quicker than the time of Chris Atkinson

07:20 Live Tweets #WRC

Specrally ‏@Specrally#WRC #RallySpain SS13 Dani Sordo quickest by 2.1 from Loeb. @Prodrive What could have been?

07:19 Quickest stage time for Sordo

Dani Sordo sets the quickest time through Stage 13. The Spaniard clocks a time of 10m33.9s

07:15 Solberg sixth fastest

Petter Solberg clocks a time of 10m45.5s in his Ford Fiesta RS WRC

07:13 Novikov slowest so far

Evgeny Novikov completes SS13 with the slowest time so far, 11m11.4s

07:10 Hans Weijs through Stage 13

Hans Weijs completes SS13 with a time of 10m51.8s

07:09 Ostberg through Stage 13

Mads Ostberg completes SS13, 0.5s behind the time of Tanak. "It feels like a totally different car today, so much better," said Ostberg

07:07 Tanak quicker than Hirvonen

Ott Tanak 0.7s quicker than Mikko Hirvonen. Tanak closing in on Hirvonen's third place in the overall classifications

07:04 Hirvonen third quickest

Mikko Hirvonen completes Stage 13, 4.5s behind the time of Jari-Matti Latvala

07:02 Latvala slower than Loeb

Jari-Matti Latvala through SS13, 0.5s behind the time of Sebastien Loeb

06:59 Loeb through Stage 13

Sebastien Loeb completes the first stage of the final day in Spain with a time of 10m36s