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WRC RALLYES: SS12 Overall Standings: Gronholm, Loeb, Solberg
03.06.2006
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1. 3 M. GRÖNHOLM 2:39:54.7 0:00 2:39:54.7 0.0 0.0
2. 1 S. LOEB 2:40:19.8 0:00 2:40:19.8 25.1 25.1
3. 5 P. SOLBERG 2:41:11.6 0:00 2:41:11.6 51.8 1:16.9
4. 4 M. HIRVONEN 2:42:47.5 0:00 2:42:47.5 1:35.9 2:52.8
5. 14 D. SORDO 2:43:41.0 0:00 2:43:41.0 53.5 3:46.3
6. 7 M. STOHL 2:43:43.7 0:00 2:43:43.7 2.7 3:49.0
7. 16 T. GARDEMEISTER 2:4 weiter >> |
WRC RALLYES: SS11 Overall Standings BP Ultimate Acropolis Rallye
03.06.2006
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1. 3 M. GRÖNHOLM 2:14:29.6 0:00 2:14:29.6 0.0 0.0
2. 1 S. LOEB 2:14:59.6 0:00 2:14:59.6 30.0 30.0
3. 5 P. SOLBERG 2:15:29.9 0:00 2:15:29.9 30.3 1:00.3
4. 4 M. HIRVONEN 2:16:55.4 0:00 2:16:55.4 1:25.5 2:25.8
5. 7 M. STOHL 2:17:48.3 0:00 2:17:48.3 52.9 3:18.7
6. 14 D. SORDO 2:17:48.9 0:00 2:17:48.9 0.6 3:19.3
7. 8 H. SOLBERG 2:17:34.5 weiter >> |
WRC RALLYES: SS10 Overall Standings BP Ultimate Acropolis Rallye
03.06.2006
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1. 3 M. GRÖNHOLM 2:05:46.5 0:00 2:05:46.5 0.0 0.0
2. 1 S. LOEB 2:06:15.7 0:00 2:06:15.7 29.2 29.2
3. 5 P. SOLBERG 2:06:43.7 0:00 2:06:43.7 28.0 57.2
4. 4 M. HIRVONEN 2:08:02.6 0:00 2:08:02.6 1:18.9 2:16.1
5. 7 M. STOHL 2:08:49.2 0:00 2:08:49.2 46.6 3:02.7
6. 14 D. SORDO 2:08:58.6 0:00 2:08:58.6 9.4 3:12.1
7. 8 H. SOLBERG 2:08:40.6 0 weiter >> |
Nasser al-Attiyah -For the Championship in P-WRC Rallyes
03.06.2006
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Lying in second place in the FIA Production Car World Rally Championship at the start of Leg two, only 17.8 seconds adrift from the rally leader, a lesser driver might be tempted to make a charge for rally victory. But Nasser Al-Attiyah is using his years of experience to keep a cool head and keep his P-WRC title dreams in focus.
Speaking at the end of Leg one, the Qa weiter >> |
SS10: Massive jump for Dani Sordo in BP Ultimate Acropolis Rallye
03.06.2006
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Dani Sordo began the final stage of the morning's loop in ninth overall. Sordo drove hard through the 10th stage of the rally, and found himself in sixth overall at the end of the test. Sordo is now 9.4 seconds from fourth overall after claiming the sixth quickest time on the stage.
Marcus Gronholm claimed his ei weiter >> |
BP ULTIMATE ACROPOLIS RALLYE - SS9 Overall standings TOP50
03.06.2006
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1. 3 M. GRÖNHOLM 1:54:25.2 0:00 1:54:25.2 0.0 0.0
2. 1 S. LOEB 1:54:53.4 0:00 1:54:53.4 28.2 28.2
3. 5 P. SOLBERG 1:55:03.0 0:00 1:55:03.0 9.6 37.8
4. 4 M. HIRVONEN 1:56:19.2 0:00 1:56:19.2 1:16.2 1:54.0
5. 7 M. STOHL 1:56:53.2 0:00 1:56:53.2 34.0 2:28.0
6. 16 T. GARDEMEISTER 1:57:02.9 0:00 1:57:02.9 9.7 2:37.7
7. 8 H. SOLBERG 1:57: weiter >> |
WRC Rallyes - SS9: Loeb charges in Greece
03.06.2006
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Sebastien Loeb claimed his second stage victory of the BP Ultimate Acropolis Rally on the second stage of the second Leg. Because of Loeb's blinding stage time, the Frenchman claimed second overall from Subaru's Petter Solberg and now holds a 9.6 lead for second overall.
Marcus Gronholm completed the stage with th weiter >> |
WRC Rallyes: ' Too fast for me'
02.06.2006
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On the final stage of the first Leg, Kronos Total Citroen World Rally Team ace Sebastien Loeb conceded that his closest rival in the drivers' championship, Marcus Gronholm, was too fast for him during the opening day of the BP Ultimate Acropolis Rally. Loeb completed the stage in third overall, and though he reduced Pette weiter >> |
WRC Rallyes: Overall Times SS6 ACROPOLIS Rallye *inofficial times
02.06.2006
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1. 3 M. GRÖNHOLM 1:02:51.6 0:00 1:02:51.6 0.0 0.0
2. 5 P. SOLBERG 1:03:09.1 0:00 1:03:09.1 17.5 17.5
3. 1 S. LOEB 1:03:22.2 0:00 1:03:22.2 13.1 30.6
4. 4 M. HIRVONEN 1:03:55.5 0:00 1:03:55.5 33.3 1:03.9
5. 18 F. DUVAL 1:04:06.5 0:00 1:04:06.5 11.0 1:14.9
6. 16 T. GARDEMEISTER 1:04:15.3 0:00 1:04:15.3 8.8 1:23.7
7. 8 H. SOLBERG 1:04: weiter >> |
Stobart VK M-Sport Ford Rally driver Matthew WILSON :'Roughest stage of my life'
02.06.2006
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Currently lying 14th outright, Stobart VK M-Sport Ford Rally driver came to the end of the stage exhausted. "That was the roughest stage of my life," he said.
Matthew Wilson is suffering from food poisoning and said his illness has not helped his energy levels in the hot and grueling rally.
Wilson's Focus WRC 05 had the rear section of its exhaust replaced in the weiter >> |
SS6: Gronholm extends lead in Acropolis Rallye
02.06.2006
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With his stage victory on the penultimate contest of the first Leg, BP-Ford World Rally Team's Marcus Gronholm increases his overall lead to 17.5 seconds over Subaru World Rally Team's Petter Solberg and 30.6 seconds over Sebastien Loeb. Gronholm captured his fifth consecutive stage victory on the day's penultimate test a weiter >> |
WRC Rallyes - ACROPOLIS RALLYE - SS5 OVERALL CLASSIFICATION - Top 30
02.06.2006
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1. 3 M. GRÖNHOLM 48:22.0 0:00 48:22.0 0.0 0.0
2. 5 P. SOLBERG 48:37.4 0:00 48:37.4 15.4 15.4
3. 1 S. LOEB 48:45.9 0:00 48:45.9 8.5 23.9
4. 4 M. HIRVONEN 49:06.9 0:00 49:06.9 21.0 44.9
5. 18 F. DUVAL 49:16.9 0:00 49:16.9 10.0 54.9
6. 16 T. GARDEMEISTER 49:29.8 0:00 49:29.8 12.9 1:07.8
7. 8 H. SOLBERG 49:32.0 0:00 49:32.0 2.2 1:10.0 weiter >> |
SS5: Tyre wear poses problems at Acropolis Rallye
02.06.2006
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As the field returned to action after the afternoon's service, tyre wear became evident as a potential problem for the remainder of the Leg's stages. Several drivers including Marcus Gronholm, Manfred Stohl, Dani Sordo, Xavier Pons, and others completed the stage with noticeable tyre wear. "We'll be weiter >> |
WRC Rallyes- Acropolis Rallye : SS4 OVERALL STANDINGS
02.06.2006
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1. 3 M. GRÖNHOLM 41:23.7 0:00 41:23.7 0.0 0.0
2. 5 P. SOLBERG 41:37.6 0:00 41:37.6 13.9 13.9
3. 1 S. LOEB 41:45.5 0:00 41:45.5 7.9 21.8
4. 4 M. HIRVONEN 42:04.1 0:00 42:04.1 18.6 40.4
5. 18 F. DUVAL 42:05.9 0:00 42:05.9 1.8 42.2
6. 16 T. GARDEMEISTER 42:17.5 0:00 42:17.5 11.6 53.8
7. 20 J. VÄLIMÄKI 42:24.6 0:00 42:24.6 7.1 1:00.9 weiter >> |
SS4: Sweeping the stages
02.06.2006
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The running order might just determine who finishes the first Leg with the rally lead in the BP Ultimate Acropolis Rally. Sebastien Loeb, who has spent the entire morning sweeping the first loop of stages, finished the third stage of the first Leg holding third overall, but the Frenchman will not be hindered by the re weiter >> |
WRC Rallyes- Acropolis Rallye : SS3 OVERALL STANDINGS
02.06.2006
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1. 3 M. GRÖNHOLM 24:06.8 0:00 24:06.8 0.0 0.0
2. 5 P. SOLBERG 24:18.9 0:00 24:18.9 12.1 12.1
3. 1 S. LOEB 24:19.2 0:00 24:19.2 0.3 12.4
4. 4 M. HIRVONEN 24:36.1 0:00 24:36.1 16.9 29.3
5. 18 F. DUVAL 24:40.2 0:00 24:40.2 4.1 33.4
6. 16 T. GARDEMEISTER 24:45.2 0:00 24:45.2 5.0 38.4
7. 14 D. SORDO 24:51.9 0:00 24:51.9 6.7 45.1
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WRC Rallyes- Acropolis Rallye :SS3: Solberg into second
02.06.2006
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The looming threat of rain was not far from mind as the field made their way through the opening day's second stage. Subaru World Rally Team's Petter Solberg - who is celebrating his 100th FIA World Rally Championship start - took advantage of Sebastien Loeb's running position and captured second overall on the second weiter >> |
WRC Rallyes- Acropolis Rallye :SS2 stage OVERALL STANDINGS
02.06.2006
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1. 3 M. GRÖNHOLM 9:26.7 0:00 9:26.7 0.0 0.0
2. 1 S. LOEB 9:31.1 0:00 9:31.1 4.4 4.4
3. 5 P. SOLBERG 9:32.7 0:00 9:32.7 1.6 6.0
4. 4 M. HIRVONEN 9:36.3 0:00 9:36.3 3.6 9.6
5. 18 F. DUVAL 9:38.0 0:00 9:38.0 1.7 11.3
6. 6 C. ATKINSON 9:38.8 0:00 9:38.8 0.8 12.1
7. 16 T. GARDEMEISTER 9:41.9 0:00 9:41.9 3.1 15.2
8. 2 X. PONS 9:42 weiter >> |
SS2: Gronholm takes early lead
02.06.2006
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After a stunning superspecial stage run Thursday night (1 June) where Kronos Total Citroen World Rally Team's Sebastien Loeb claimed an early rally lead, the first proper rally stage of the first Leg saw BP-Ford World Rally Team's Marcus Gronholm capture the quickest time and the overall rally lead by 4.4 seconds over Loe weiter >> |
WRC Rallyes - Acropolis Rallye- SS1: Super start to Greece
01.06.2006
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The eighth round of the 2006 FIA World Rally Championship began today with the first running of the superspecial stage in Athens' Olympic Stadium. Massive jumps by Sebastien Loeb and Mikko Hirvonen were overshadowed only by the massive crowd that filled the stadium for the start of the Greek event.
Kronos Total Cit weiter >> |
WRC Rallyes - Acropolis Rallye - Solberg takes Shakedown
01.06.2006
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Subaru World Rally Team's Petter Solberg began his BP Ultimate Acropolis Rally by posting the quickest time during today's Shakedown. The drivers drove a 4.2 kilometre test in the foothills of Parnitha. Solberg finished with a time of three minutes 21.7 seconds, followed by Kronos Total Citroen World Rally Team's Sebas weiter >> |
WRC Rallyes - Acropolis Rally Greece from 02- 04 June - Solberg turns 100
30.05.2006
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Subaru World Rally Team's Petter Solberg will reach a milestone this weekend in the BP Ultimate Acropolis Rally when he will start his 100th FIA World Rally Championship rally. The Norwegian has captured 13 victories, 17 podium finishes and the 2003 drivers' world title. Solberg - who is 31 - will be the younges weiter >> |
WRC RALLYES - BFGoodrich Vorschau - Rallye Griechenland 2006
29.05.2006
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Die Rallye Griechenland im Überblick Die Rallye Griechenland aus Sicht von BFGoodrich Das erwarten die Partnerteams von BFGoodrich So verlief die Rallye Griechenland 2005 Statistisches WM-Zwischenstand
BFGoodrich Partner woll weiter >> |
Aigner's new co-driver Klaus Wicha
26.05.2006
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Beginning with the BP Ultimate Acropolis Rally of Greece, Andreas Aigner will have a new co-driver. Timo Gottschalk is to be replaced in the Red Bull Skoda by Germany's Klaus Wicha for the remainder of the season. Aigner and Wicha have competed together before, in this season's Rallye Automobile Monte C weiter >> |
WRC RALLYES: BP Ultimate Acropolis Rally, June 2-4, 2006
26.05.2006
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The mix of rough, twisty mountain stages, blistering heat and choking dust makes the BP Ultimate Acropolis Rally the toughest on the calendar. Cars have to be built extra-sturdy to cope with the surprisingly fast, but rock-strewn stages, while drivers and co-drivers have to be at peak physical fitness to cope with the pounding terrain and temperatures in the cockpit that top 50C. weiter >> |
WRC Rallyes- Acropolis Rallye- Gardemeister looks to Greece
06.04.2006
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Former Ford and Skoda driver Toni Gardemeister will again miss an event this season that he was scheduled to enter. So far this season, Gardemeister has participated in only one event, Rallye Automobile Monte Carlo, where he finished with the final podium position. The Rallye de France-Tour de Corse will be the second event he will be forced to miss in a already unpredictable sea weiter >> |
WRC Rallyes - Akropolis Rallye, Sebastien Loeb, Citroën und Michelin setzen Siegesserie fort
26.06.2005
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Karlsruhe (26.6.2005) – Der Mann ist weiterhin nicht zu stoppen: Citroën-Pilot Sebastién Loeb ließ seinen Kontrahenten erneut keine Chance und entschied auch die WM-Rallye Akropolis für sich. Der Titelverteidiger aus dem Elsaß sicherte sich damit beim achten von 16 Saisonläufen den sechsten Sieg und weiter >> |
WRC Rallyes- Acropolis Rally:-Loeb writes new Greek legend - Manufacturer's lead now also for Citroen
26.06.2005
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Reigning champion and current title favourite Sebastien Loeb re-wrote another page in the World Rally Championship's history books in a typically hot and incident-filled Acropolis Rally, winning by over a minute and a half to score a record-breaking fifth win in a row and a record-equalling sixth wi weiter >> |
WRC Rallyes- Acropolis Rally:- SS19: Hirvonen wins final stage
26.06.2005
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Young Finnish Ford privateer Mikko Hirvonen produced another sparkling time to win the final stage of the 2005 Acropolis Rally, as Citroen's reigning world champion Sebastien Loeb secured a record-breaking fifth rally win in a row. Hirvonen's pace earned him a superb fifth place overall, ahead of four factory cars.
Hirvonen was 5.4 seconds quicker over the 17.55km Perivol weiter >> |
WRC Rallyes- Acropolis Rally: -SS18: It's Hirvonen again...
26.06.2005
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Ford privateer Mikko Hirvonen took his second win of the Acropolis Rally with a storming fastest time on the 34.58km Pyrgos stage to ensure his chances of hanging onto fifth place overall after a determined attack from factory Mitsubishi driver Harri Rovanpera. Citroen's Sebastien Loeb was second quickest and still set to win overall.
Hirvonen beat Loeb through the stage weiter >> |
WRC Rallyes- Acropolis Rally: - SS17: Loeb back to winning ways
26.06.2005
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Ford's Toni Gardemeister took his first stage win of the Acropolis Rally as the final leg of the rough and rocky event got under way this morning. Rally leader and defending world champion Sebastien Loeb shows no real sign of easing off yet, however. The Citroen ace was second quickest and just 0.1s slower than Ford's team leader.
Gardemeister bolstered his advantage over weiter >> |
WRC Rallyes- Acropolis Rally: - SS16: Gardemeister shows his form
26.06.2005
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Ford's Toni Gardemeister took his first stage win of the Acropolis Rally as the final leg of the rough and rocky event got under way this morning. Rally leader and defending world champion Sebastien Loeb shows no real sign of easing off yet, however. The Citroen ace was second quickest and just 0.1s slower than Ford's team leader.
Gardemeister bolstered his advantage over weiter >> |
WRC Rallyes - Acropolis Rally : Loeb 'confident' with Greek lead
25.06.2005
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Reigning champion Sebastien Loeb says he's delighted with the way things are going on this weekend's Acropolis Rally after a trouble-free day in which he extended his lead over his nearest rival to 1m26s. The French Citroen ace topped the times on all eight of today's stages, and benefited from prob weiter >> |
WRC Rallyes - Acropolis Rally :- Gardemeister now in second
25.06.2005
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Ford's Toni Gardemeister is delighted to be in a strong second place at the end of the second leg of the Acropolis Rally, having moved up from fourth overnight, but he knows he'll have to be at his best on tomorrow's final leg if he is to hang onto the slot. Citroen's Carlos Sainz is just 7.7 seconds behind in third.
Gardemeister started the leg in fourth place and was st weiter >> |
WRC Rallyes - Acropolis Rally -Sainz settles for third
25.06.2005
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Double world champion Carlos Sainz looks content to settle for third on the Acropolis Rally, though he has not yet given up hope of relieving Toni Gardemeister of second over the four stages that form the final leg. Six points to back the seemingly inevitable win for team-mate Sebastien Loeb would satisfy both Sainz and Citroen.
The Spaniard began the day in third place o weiter >> |
WRC Rallyes - Acropolis Rally : SS9: Loeb extends his lead
25.06.2005
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Reigning world champion Sebastien Loeb continued to increase his lead on the Acropolis Rally with a win on the second stage of the second leg. The Citroen star beat Peugeot's Marcus Gronholm through the stage by just under six seconds as the two former world champions left the rest floundering in their wakes.
Loeb's winning margin on the 24.45km Pavliani 1 stage of 5.7 se weiter >> |
WRC Rallyes - Acropolis Rally : SS8: Loeb, by a nose
25.06.2005
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Reigning world champion Sebastien Loeb began today's second leg of the Acropolis Rally with a win on the short 7.71km Koumaritsi 1 stage to add just under a second to his overall lead over Peugeot's Marcus Gronholm. The Finn was second fastest on the stage behind Loeb's Citroen to consolidate his hol weiter >> |
WRC Rallyes- Acropolis Rally-SS7: Loeb ends with a bang
24.06.2005
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Title leader Sebastien Loeb made his big move on the final stage of the first leg of the Acropolis Rally, winning it by a full 13.4 seconds and taking the lead for the first time. Citroen's defending champion goes into the overnight halt with a 6.1s lead over Peugeot's Marcus Gronholm and the prospect weiter >> |
WRC Rallyes- Acropolis Rally -SS6: Sainz posts a blinder
24.06.2005
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Double champion Carlos Sainz took his first stage win since returning from retirement to move up to third place overall on the Acropolis Rally. It was a Citroen one-two on the second run through the 11.84km Rengini test, with Sebastien Loeb within a second of his team-mate and moving into second overall behind Peugeot's Marcus Gronholm.
Sainz completed the stage just 0.7 weiter >> |
WRC Rallyes- Acropolis Rally- SS5: Gronholm's advantage
24.06.2005
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Peugeot's Marcus Gronholm regained the lead of the Acropolis Rally with fastest time on the first stage of today's second loop, the repeat run through the 18.44km Eleftherohori test. The Finn's predecessor in the lead, fellow countryman Mikko Hirvonen, was only eighth best in his privateer Fo weiter >> |
WRC Rallyes- Acropolis Rally - SS4: Hirvonen moves ahead
24.06.2005
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Ford privateer Mikko Hirvonen followed up his win on the Acropolis Rally's third stage with the third best time on SS4, which earned the young Finnish privateer and his 2003-spec Ford Focus the overall rally lead. Citroen's Sebastien Loeb was fastest on the 32.55km stage from Elatia to Zeli to keep his Citroen in contention overall.
Loeb and team-mate Carlos Sainz were cl weiter >> |
WRC Rallyes- Acropolis Rally - SS3: Hirvonen surprises
24.06.2005
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Finnish Ford privateer Mikko Hirvonen scored a shock win on the Acropolis Rally's third stage and moved into second overall in a repeat of the former works Subaru ace's Rally Italia Sardinia performance. Subaru's Petter Solberg bounced back to form with second best time, while Peugeot's Marcus Gronholm still leads the rally.
Hirvonen completed the first run through the 11 weiter >> |
WRC Rallyes- Acropolis Rally - SS2: Gronholm takes the lead
24.06.2005
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Peugeot's Marcus Gronholm topped the times on the first full stage of the Acropolis Rally to move into the rally lead. Reigning champion and title favourite Sebastien Loeb, who won yesterday's event-opening run around the 2.4km indoor superspecial in the Olympic stadium in Athens, was only fourth quickest and has dropped to third overall.
Second fastest was Ford's Toni Ga weiter >> |
WRC Rallyes- Acropolis Rally - SS1: Loeb leads the way
23.06.2005
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Reigning champion and current title favourite Sebastien Loeb gave his chances of taking a record-breaking fifth-win in a row on this weekend's Acropolis Rally a major boost by topping the times on the opening test of the event - the 2.4-kilometre run around the indoor superspecial in the Olympic sta weiter >> |
WRC RALLYES: Acropolis Rally- Solberg tops Greek shakedown
23.06.2005
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Subaru star Petter Solberg has boosted his chances of ending Sebastien Loeb's run of success by topping the final shakedown for this weekend's Acropolis Rally in Greece. The Norwegian's 2m21.3s fastest time on the 4.1-kilometre Magnisia stage was 0.7s faster than the best of double world champi weiter >> |
WRC RALLYES: Acropolis Rally- Rivals ready for Greek duel
23.06.2005
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World Rally Championship title rivals Petter Solberg and Sebastien Loeb are gearing up for a fierce scrap on this weekend's Acropolis Rally, in what could be the most crucial round of the title fight so far. The Norwegian is keen to end Loeb's streak of four wins on the trot and close the Frenchman's 1 weiter >> |
WRC RALLYES: Acropolis Rally -Skoda plays down penalty
23.06.2005
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Skoda team boss Joan Sureda has said that the 60-second penalty that driver Janne Tuohino will have for the start of this weekend's Acropolis Rally won't hamper his chances of finishing in the top six on the Greek gravel event, and is worth the defecit as the Finn picked up three valuable points for the struggling team in Cyprus.
Tuohino used the new-for-2005 rally restar weiter >> |
Wrc Rallyes- Loeb awaits Duval return
22.06.2005
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Citroen star Sebastien Loeb has admitted that he's pleased that team-mate Francois Duval will rejoin the French outfit from next month's Rally Argentina. Duval was dropped by Citroen after a poor start to the year, while double world champion Carlos Sainz was lured out of retirement to fill his place weiter >> |
Wrc Rallyes- Akropolis Rally - Mitsubishi's Gigi Galli confident for Greece
22.06.2005
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Mitsubishi's emerging gravel star, Gigi Galli, is confident that a lack of experience of this weekend's Acropolis Rally in Greece won't hamper his chances of repeating the podium-scoring potential he showed in Turkey. The Italian briefly led the most recent round of the World Rally Championship after topping the time on an early stage.
Mitsubishi has been going through so weiter >> |
