Stage 13: Burns extends advantage
Richard Burns is proving to be the man to beat on leg two of the Rally Australia
The Subaru star was fastest again on SS13 and is now just over six seconds ahead of nearest rival Carlos Sainz.
As ever, SEAT's Toni Gardemeister is going to be worth watching as the day progresses. The Finn is closing fast on fourth-placed Freddy Loix.
His countryman Marcus Gronholm is also setting some strong times in the surviving Peugeot 206, but is too far behind after yesterday's mechanical drama's to make any real impression. His immediate target is to separate home hero Neal Bates from eighth position.
In Formula Two, Hyundai's Kenneth Eriksson has a comfortable lead over Renault's Martin Rowe, but the former needs his team-mate Alister McRae to make progress if Hyundai are to take the crown.
The team need 1-2 finishes on both the Rally Australia and the Rally Great Britain in order to snatch the last ever F2 world crown from Renault, but McRae is only fifth in class at present.
Positions after SS13, Harvey Weir:
|
1 |
Richard Burns |
Subaru Impreza |
1h33m11.4s |
|
2 |
Carlos Sainz |
Toyota Corolla |
1h33m17.5s |
|
3 |
Tommi Makinen |
Mitsubishi Lancer |
1h34m34.3s |
|
4 |
Freddy Loix |
Mitsubishi Carisma |
1h35m41.6s |
|
5 |
Toni Gardemeister |
SEAT Cordoba |
1h35m53.3s |
|
6 |
Harri Rovanpera |
SEAT Cordoba |
1h36m24.8s |
|
7 |
Thomas Radstrom |
Ford Focus |
1h37m07.1s |
|
8 |
Neal Bates |
Toyota Corolla |
1h37m36.8s |
|
9 |
Marcus Gronholm |
Peugeot 206 |
1h37m58.1s |
|
10 |
Yoshihiro Kataoka |
Mitsubishi Lancer |
1h40m40.0s |
|
11 |
Kenneth Eriksson |
Hyundai Coupe |
1h41m13.1s |
|
12 |
Toshihiro Arai |
Subaru Impreza |
1h41m27.7s |
|
13 |
Uwe Nittel |
Mitsubishi Lancer |
1h41m57.9s |
|
14 |
Martin Rowe |
Renault Megane |
1h42m20.5s |
|
15 |
Cody Crocker |
Subaru Impreza |
1h42m56.8s |
|
16 |
Ed Ordynski |
Mitsubishi Lancer |
1h43m11.6s |
|
17 |
Mark Higgins |
VW Golf |
1h43m30.1s |
|
18 |
Shigeyuki Konishi |
Subaru Impreza |
1h45m09.2s |
|
19 |
Simon Evans |
VW Golf |
1h45m09.3s |
|
20 |
Alister McRae |
Hyundai Coupe |
1h45m59.7s |
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