SS5 latest: Auriol and Burns close in
Richard Burns and Didier Auriol have closed in on 555 China Rally leader Tommi Makinen after the Finn struck a tree on SS5
Makinen lost around 20s but suffered only body damage and can continue. His lead has now dwindled to just six seconds however.
SS6 will definitely not run due to the adverse conditions.
Carlos Sainz has now drawn clear of Juha Kankkunen in the battle for fourth, while the two SEATs are running consistently on the edge of the points waiting for the top teams to stumble.
Further down the order, Jesus Puras is out of the rally. He had run in the top ten initially but the engine of his Toyota Corolla would not restart after service.
Positions after SS5:
|
1 |
Tommi Makinen |
Mitsubishi Lancer |
40m56.5s |
|
2 |
Richard Burns |
Subaru Impreza |
41m03.1s |
|
3 |
Didier Auriol |
Toyota Corolla |
41m04.0s |
|
4 |
Carlos Sainz |
Toyota Corolla |
41m27.6s |
|
5 |
Juha Kankkunen |
Subaru Impreza |
41m33.1s |
|
6 |
Piero Liatti |
SEAT Cordoba |
42m21.2s |
|
7 |
Harri Rovanpera |
SEAT Cordoba |
42m24.6s |
|
8 |
Toshihiro Arai |
Subaru Impreza |
43m46.0s |
|
9 |
Yoshihiro Kataoka |
Mitsubishi Lancer |
43m50.0s |
|
10 |
Volcan Isik |
Toyota Corolla |
43m56.2s |
|
11 |
Abdullah Bakhashab |
Toyota Corolla |
44m01.8s |
|
12 |
Freddy Loix |
Mitsubishi Carisma |
44m05.0s |
|
13 |
Hamed Al Wahaibi |
Mitsubishi Lancer |
45m01.4s |
|
14 |
Shigeyuki Konishi |
Subaru Impreza |
45m19.1s |
|
15 |
Gustavo Trelles |
Mitsubishi Lancer |
45m32.9s |
|
16 |
Fumio Nutahara |
Mitsubishi Lancer |
45m49.3s |
|
17 |
Katsuhiko Taguchi |
Mitsubishi Lancer |
46m39.0s |
|
18 |
Alister McRae |
Hyundai Coupe |
47m10.9s |
|
19 |
Chan Chi Wah |
Mitsubishi Lancer |
48m57.1s |
|
20 |
Saladin Mazlan |
Proton Wira |
50m02.2s |
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