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.