Stage 17: Burns storms back into lead
Richard Burns has retaken the lead in the Rally of Portugal
Fastest on the Gois 2 stage, he is now 10s ahead of Marcus Gronholm, who began the day with an advantage of nearly 30s.
Burns had lost over a minute yesterday when his power steering failed. Up to that point, the combination of the Englishman and the new Subaru Impreza P2000 was already looking unbeatable.
Further back in the pack, Freddy Loix is mounting a strong comeback drive after his messy start to the rally and brake problems this morning. The Mitsubishi driver moved ahead of Skoda's Armin Schwarz to take seventh on SS17.
Peugeot privateer Adruzilo Lopes has now dropped back to 12th after breaking his suspension in the stage. This has allowed Toni Gardemeister to move up into the top ten for SEAT on his first visit to the Portugeese event.
Overall positions after stage 17:
|
1 |
Richard Burns |
Subaru Impreza |
3h07m24.2s |
|
2 |
Marcus Gronholm |
Peugeot 206 |
3h07m34.2s |
|
3 |
Carlos Sainz |
Ford Focus |
3h08m10.4s |
|
4 |
Petter Solberg |
Ford Focus |
3h08m43.5s |
|
5 |
Harri Rovanpera |
Toyota Corolla |
3h08m55.2s |
|
6 |
Francois Delecour |
Peugeot 206 |
3h09m43.7s |
|
7 |
Markko Martin |
Toyota Corolla |
3h10m57.1s |
|
8 |
Freddy Loix |
Mitsubishi Carisma |
3h12m04.8s |
|
9 |
Armin Schwarz |
Skoda Octavia |
3h12m17.2s |
|
10 |
Toni Gardemeister |
SEAT Cordoba |
3h13m12.2s |
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