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Gronholm to lead into final leg

Marcus Gronholm will start the last leg of the Swedish Rally with a 26.5s over the rest of the pack

The Finn has led since the second stage of the event, and could bring Peugeot its first victory on a WRC round since 1986.

The French manufacturer returned to the series in the middle of last season after a 13-year absence. The new 206 WRC has led several events already, but never as convincingly as Gronholm in Sweden.

Colin McRae managed to erode Gronholm's lead during the middle of the day, but some quick times on the final two stages by the Peugeot driver suggested that he had simply been driving within his limits.

Tommi Makinen was fastest on the short Lugnet stage at the end of the day. The Mitsubishi driver is now second, ahead of McRae but still a long way from Gronholm. Thomas Radstrom and Richard Burns remain fourth and fifth, both still capable of snatching second place, but the rest of the pack has gradually dropped further back as the day progressed.

The rally finishes with another five stages tomorrow.

Overall positions at the end of leg two:














































































1


Marcus Gronholm


Peugeot 206


2h31m08.0s


2


Tommi Makinen


Mitsubishi Lancer


2h31m34.5s


3


Colin McRae


Ford Focus


2h31m37.6s


4


Thomas Radstrom


Toyota Corolla


2h31m44.4s


5


Richard Burns


Subaru Impreza


2h31m50.9s


6


Juha Kankkunen


Subaru Impreza


2h33m17.2s


7


Francois Delecour


Peugeot 206


2h33m38.2s


8


Didier Auriol


SEAT Cordoba


2h35m11.8s


9


Markko Martin


Toyota Corolla


2h35m18.5s


10


Freddy Loix


Mitsubishi Carisma


2h35m19.7s


11


Pasi Hagstrom


Toyota Corolla


2h35m59.3s


12


Harri Rovanpera


SEAT Cordoba


2h37m14.3s


13


Kenneth Eriksson


Hyundai Accent


2h38m23.7s


14


Alister McRae


Hyundai Accent


2h38m37.4s


15


Janne Tuohine


Toyota Corolla


2h39m02.0s



Latest stage times from SS15 of the Swedish Rally:

T Makinen 1m53.8s


C McRae 1m55.1s


T Radstrom 1m55.3s


M Gronholm 1m55.9s


R Burns 1m56.3s


F Delecour 1m58.1s


J Kankkunen 1m58.4s


F Loix 1m58.9s


D Auriol 2m03.9s

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