Chris Atkinson partnered by Stephane Prevot (Subaru Impreza) took a hard-earned second place - his best ever WRC result - despite suffering with a migraine and managing only three hours' sleep prior to the final leg.
Swedish Rally winner, Jari-Matti Latvala, had lead until SS 10 and was in contention for victory until a turbo pipe broke in Special Stage 13, leaving his Ford Focus without full boost and consequently down on power. Without the opportunity for a replacement to be made until the end of the day, he lost over two minutes, but held onto third place.
His fellow Finn and BP Ford Abu Dhabi Team mate Mikko Hirvonen started the final day fifth, after losing time through punctures on both Friday and Saturday. Fastest time on the penultimate stage moved him ahead of Norway’s Henning Solberg.
Stobart VK M-Sport’s Matthew Wilson (Ford Focus) was classified sixth, despite a stone-throwing incident which damaged his windscreen in SS13 and spinning and stalling the engine in his Ford Focus on Saturday’s final stage. The 21year old young Cumbrian, partnered by Scott Martin, earned their first WRC points of 2008, finishing almost 13 minutes ahead of Munchi's Federico Villagra (Ford Focus), the Argentinean equalling his career best result in seventh. 
Petter Solberg and his Welsh co-driver Phil Mills endured a fraught rally. They drove their Subaru Impreza out of SS10 with a broken front drive shaft, losing over four minutes. They re-started under SuperRally rules to claim the final manufacturers' point in 12th, despite a front right puncture on the penultimate stage and a spin on the 20th and final Special Stage.
 

5th Corona Rally Mexico.
Round 3 (of 15) FIA World Rally Championship for Drivers and Manufacturers.

Final positions
1.  S Loeb/D Elena                      FRA             Citroen C4              3hr 33min 29.9sec
2.  C Atkinson/S Prévot               AUS            Subaru Impreza       3hr 34min 36.0sec
3.  J-M Latvala/M Anttila             FIN             Ford Focus RS        3hr 35min 09.6sec
4.  M Hirvonen/J Lehtinen            FIN             Ford Focus RS        3hr 37min 08.6sec
5.  H Solberg/C Menkerud          NOR           Ford Focus RS        3hr 38min 27.8sec
6.  M Wilson/S Martin                 GBR            Ford Focus RS        3hr 39min 58.8sec
7.  F Villagra/J Perez Companc    ARG           Ford Focus RS         3hr 52min 32.9sec
8.  R Trivino/C Salom                  MEX           Peugeot 206             3hr 54min 47.2sec*
9.  S Ogier/J Ingrassia                 FRA             Citroen C2               3hr 58min 54.8sec
10 J Mölder/F Miclotte               EST             Suzuki Swift              4hr 00min 26.7sec
*subject to the result of an appeal    

Drivers                                                
1.  M Hirvonen          21pts                  
2.  S Loeb                 20pts                  
3.  J-M Latvala         16pts                  
4.  C Atkinson           14pts                  
5.  G Galli                  9pts                 
6.  P Solberg             9pts                 

Manufacturers
1.  BP Ford Abu Dhabi     37pts
2.  Citroen Total                25pts
3.  Subaru                          25pts
4.  Stobart VK M-Sport   19pts
5.  Munchi's Ford              6pts
6.  Suzuki                          5pts

Next WRC round:
The championship remains in the Americas for round four when Villa Carlos Paz hosts the all-gravel Rally Argentina on 27 - 30 March.