Hirvonen reclaims World Championship lead

BP Ford’s Mikko Hirvonen reclaimed the lead in the World Rally Championship after posting his first win of the season at the inaugural event in Jordan.

Entering the final leg more than 10 seconds down on overnight leader Dani Sordo (Citroen), the 27-year-old Finn put in a measured performance to take the win by 75 seconds from his Spanish rival, who made an error on the last stage.