Stage Five: Gronholm stars for Peugeot
Peugeot's Marcus Gronholm pipped Richard Burns to first place in the latest stage of the Rally of Finland, and eased himself into third place overall on his home ground
The Finn, driving a 206 in its WRC debut year, is now just 2.8s behind Burns and 1.3s off Juha Kankkunen, and is demonstrating what has become a familiar sight over the years in Finland, that of Scandinavian drivers performing well.
However, Burns will be aiming to change all that, especially if he is to have any chance of claiming the driver's title this year.
|
Pos |
Driver |
Car |
Time |
|
1 |
Richard Burns |
Subaru Impreza WRC99 |
0.34.03.0 |
|
2 |
Juha Kankkunen |
Subaru Impreza WRC99 |
0.34.04.5 |
|
3 |
Marcus Gronholm |
Peugeot 206 WRC |
0.34.05.8 |
|
4 |
Thomas Radstrom |
Ford Focus WRC |
0.34.11.3 |
|
5 |
Tommi Makinen |
Mitsubishi Lancer Evo |
0.34.15.2 |
|
6 |
Carlos Sainz |
Toyota Corolla |
0.34.16.7 |
|
7 |
Didier Auriol |
Toyota Corolla |
0.34.22.8 |
|
8 |
Harri Rovanpera |
SEAT WRC |
0.34.23.9 |
|
9 |
Colin McRae |
Ford Focus WRC |
0.34.33.6 |
|
10 |
Francois Delecour |
Peugeot 206 WRC |
0.35.00.8 |
Times from Stage Five
1. Marcus Gronholm - 0.12.44.6
2. Richard Burns - 0.12.49.6
3. Juha Kankkunen - 0.12.49.9
4. Carlos Sainz - 0.12.52.6
5. Thomas Radstrom - 0.12.52.7
6. Harri Rovanpera - 0.12.56.0
7. Didier Auriol - 0.12.56.7
8. Tommi Makinen - 0.12.59.6
9. Colin McRae - 0.13.00.9
10. Francois Delecour - 0.13.06.3
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