The Subaru star's lead over Carlos Sainz had shrunk to just a second after SS20, but a sensational fastest time on Bunnings North by Burns has increased the gap to 9.8s, a far more comfortable margin with just two stages left.
The battle for fifth place has also been affected by the 36kms stage, Harri Rovanpera leap-frogging both Marcus Gronholm and Thomas Radstrom to reclaim fifth.
Uwe Nittel hit trouble during the stage and has dropped to second in Group N, behind local man Ed Ordynski.
Positions after SS21:
|
1 |
Richard Burns |
Subaru Impreza |
3h27m46.0s |
|
2 |
Carlos Sainz |
Toyota Corolla |
3h27m55.8s |
|
3 |
Tommi Makinen |
Mitsubishi Lancer |
3h31m37.7s |
|
4 |
Freddy Loix |
Mitsubishi Carisma |
3h34m43.7s |
|
5 |
Harri Rovanpera |
SEAT Cordoba |
3h35m31.0s |
|
6 |
Marcus Gronholm |
Peugeot 206 |
3h35m32.1s |
|
7 |
Thomas Radstrom |
Ford Focus |
3h35m40.1s |
|
8 |
Kenneth Eriksson |
Hyundai Coupe |
3h47m35.8s |
|
9 |
Toshihiro Arai |
Subaru Impreza |
3h47m36.5s |
|
10 |
Martin Rowe |
Renault Megane |
3h48m08.8s |
|
11 |
Ed Ordynski |
Mitsubishi Lancer |
3h48m25.4s |
|
12 |
Uwe Nittel |
Mitsubishi Lancer |
3h48m47.2s |
|
13 |
Mark Higgins |
VW Golf |
3h51m35.8s |
|
14 |
Alister McRae |
Hyundai Coupe |
3h53m17.8s |
|
15 |
Shigeyuki Taguchi |
Mitsubishi Lancer |
3h53m42.4s |
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