Stage 4: Makinen fastest
Reigning champion Tommi Makinen was fastest on stage four of the Swedish Rally, but Peugeot's Marcus Gronholm is pulling away in the lead
Gronholm was second fastest on the Torsby stage, and a poor time for his closest rival Thomas Radstrom allowed the Finn to extend his advantage to 8.3s.
Makinen's fast time has allowed him to move ahead of Colin McRae and take third.
Hyundai's fortunes are improving. Kenneth Eriksson may have lost a lot of time with a broken turbo pipe earlier in the morning, but he set the seventh fastest time on Torsby in the brand new Accent WRC.
Overall positions after SS4:
|
1 |
Marcus Gronholm |
Peugeot 206 |
37m23.2s |
|
2 |
Thomas Radstrom |
Toyota Corolla |
37m31.5s |
|
3 |
Tommi Makinen |
Mitsubishi Lancer |
37m36.5s |
|
4 |
Colin McRae |
Ford Focus |
37m36.7s |
|
5 |
Juha Kankkunen |
Subaru Impreza |
37m41.7s |
|
6 |
Richard Burns |
Subaru Impreza |
37m42.0s |
|
7 |
Carlos Sainz |
Ford Focus |
37m47.2s |
|
8 |
Francois Delecour |
Peugeot 206 |
38m03.0s |
|
9 |
Toni Gardemeister |
SEAT Cordoba |
38m12.1s |
|
10 |
Didier Auriol |
SEAT Cordoba |
38m23.7s |
Latest stage times from SS4 of the Swedish Rally:
T Makinen 2m05.9s
M Gronholm 2m06.1s
C Sainz 2m06.6s
C McRae 2m06.8s
R Burns 2m07.2s
J Kankkunen 2m07.9s
K Eriksson 2m09.7s
T Radstrom 2m09.8s
F Loix 2m09.9s
T Gardemeister 2m09.9s
F Delecour 2m10.1s
D Auriol 2m10.5s
A McRae 2m11.4s
H Rovanpera 2m13.2s
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