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WRC RALLYES : UDDEHOLM SWEDEN Rallye -SS13: Another fan frenzy
04.02.2006
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The final stage of the second leg saw a repeat of yesterday's superspecial stage around the town of Hagfors. Loeb went fastest, closely followed by Kosti Katajamaki in the Stobbart Ford Focus. Gronholm was third fastest while Touhino and Joge followed closely behin weiter >> |
WRC RALLYES: UDDEHOLM SWEDEN RALLYE - Results SS13 and Top10 Overall
04.02.2006
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Result stage Stage 13
1. 1 S. LOEB 2:00.7 0.0 0.02. 3 M. GRÖNHOLM 2:01.4 0.7 0.7= 10 K. KATAJAMÄKI 2:01.4 0.0 0.74. 15 J. TUOHINO 2:02.1 0.7 1.45. 19 J. JOGE 2:02.7 0.6 2.06. 14 G. GALLI 2:02.9 0.2 2.27. 21 D. SORDO 2:03.5 0.6 2.88. 63 D. CARLSSON 2:04.1 0.6 3.49. 4 M. HI weiter >> |
WRC RALLYES: UDDEHOLM SWEDEN Rallye - SS12: Loeb comes back at Gronholm and Results
04.02.2006
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For the first time on the second leg, Sebastian Loeb took a stage win from Marcus Gronholm on the second run of the event's longest stage. However, despite Ford's Finn stalling on the start line, the Frenchmen only took 2.3 seconds back - not enough to make a serious dent in the leader's margin. "I had the tyre choice right," s weiter >> |
WRC RALLYES : Uddeholm Sweden Rallye - S11: Eventful stage for OMV-Peugeot Norway Team
04.02.2006
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An eventful stage 11 took two OMV-Peugeot Norway drivers out of the road. First it was Henning Solberg who slid wide on a right hand corner and rolled. He was able though to get back on the road and finish the stage. Manfred Stohl went off on the same corner, but, didn't have the same luck as his team-mate and was stuck on weiter >> |
WRC RALLYES: Uddeholm Sweden Rallye SS11 Standings
04.02.2006
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1. 3 M. GRÖNHOLM 11:00.4 0.0 0.0
2. 1 S. LOEB 11:06.9 6.5 6.5
3. 4 M. HIRVONEN 11:11.3 4.4 10.9
4. 15 J. TUOHINO 11:15.1 3.8 14.7
5. 18 K. SOHLBERG 11:17.8 2.7 17.4
6. 12 M. EKSTRÖM 11:20.0 2.2 19.6
7. 16 T. RÅDSTRÖM 11:21.0 1.0 20.6
8. 63 D. CARLSSON 11:23.1 2.1 22.7
9. 14 G. GALLI 11:26.8 3.7 26.4
10. 20 T. weiter >> |
WRC Rallyes : UDDEHOLM SWEDEN RALLY News Manfred Stohl & Henning Solberg uninjured
04.02.2006
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Henning Solberg rolls
Henning Solberg has rolled on stage 11. Both driver and co-driver are uninjured but car's windshield is broken. The crew is heading to service to make repairs.
The OMV-Peugeot Norway driver was on sixth position overall.
Manfred Stohl stuck on a ditch
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WRC RALLLYES : UDDEHOLM SWEDEN RALLYE - SS10: Fords still in top condition and stage results
04.02.2006
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Gronholm has completed another successful stage in the Ford Focus with a time of 6 minutes 02.4 seconds on top of Sebastien Loeb who is in the Kronos Total Citroen.
Hirvonen finished again on the top three but still more than 10 minutes away from his team-mate leader Marcus Gronholm. Petter Solberg was fourth in t weiter >> |
WRC RALLYES : UDDEHOLM SWEDEN RALLYE - SS9: Gronholm keeps pulling away and stage results
04.02.2006
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Another stage victory for Marcus Gronholm and his Ford Focus; the Finn scored his third best time of the day. Sebastien Loeb finished second, only 3.4 seconds behind the leader but 21.3 seconds away from the overall leaderboard. "Marcus is too fast and it will be difficult to catch him," said Loeb.
Petter Solberg w weiter >> |
WRC RALLYES : UDDEHOLM SWEDEN RALLYE- SS8: Loeb picks up the pace
04.02.2006
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Marcus Gronholm topped the times again in the second stage of the day in the Ford Focus followed by Sebastien Loeb who had a better run a second time around in the Kronos Racing Team Citroen Xsara. Marcus still leads over Sebastien by 17.9 seconds in the overall results.
Norwegian Petter Solberg managed to finish weiter >> |
WRC RALLYES: UDDEHOLM SWEDEN RALLYE - SS7: Marcus Gronholm on top again
04.02.2006
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Ford driver Marcus Gronholm scored a spectacular time of 6 minutes 04.8 seconds aboard the new Ford Focus in the opening stage of the day. "We did a few modifications to the car and I know this stage pretty well, it is a fantastic car," he said at the end of stage 7.
The Finn now extends his lead over Sebast weiter >> |
WRC RALLYES : UDDEHOLM SWEDEN RALLY - OVERALL STANDINGS
03.02.2006
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1. 3 M. GRÖNHOLM 1:10:34.5 0:00 1:10:34.5 0.0 0.0
2. 1 S. LOEB 1:10:35.3 0:10 1:10:45.3 10.8 10.8
3. 14 G. GALLI 1:11:29.2 0:00 1:11:29.2 43.9 54.7
4. 63 D. CARLSSON 1:11:33.6 0:00 1:11:33.6 4.4 59.1
5. 12 M. EKSTRÖM 1:11:53.9 0:00 1:11:53.9 20.3 1:19.4
6. 7 M. STOHL 1:11:58.6 0:00 1:11:58.6 4.7 1:24.1
7. 8 H. SOLBERG 1:12:09.3 0:00 weiter >> |
WRC RALLYES : UDDEHOLM SWEDEN RALLY - SS6: One for the fans and stage times top 25
03.02.2006
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It's well known that rallies can't be won but can be lost on spectator stages and so while no-one took it easy, there were no surprises. Loeb and Gronholm headed the time sheets, followed by Galli and Ekstrom. Carlsson, Sordo, Tuohino and Stohl rounded out the top eight, with just four seconds covering them.
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WRC Rallyes : UDDEHOLM SWEDEN RALLYE -Overall standings after SS5
03.02.2006
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1. 3 M. GRÖNHOLM 1:10:34.5 0:00 1:10:34.5 0.0 0.0
2. 1 S. LOEB 1:10:35.3 0:10 1:10:45.3 10.8 10.8
3. 14 G. GALLI 1:11:29.2 0:00 1:11:29.2 43.9 54.7
4. 63 D. CARLSSON 1:11:33.6 0:00 1:11:33.6 4.4 59.1
5. 12 M. EKSTRÖM 1:11:53.9 0:00 1:11:53.9 20.3 1:19.4
6. 7 M. STOHL 1:11:58.6 0:00 1:11:58.6 4.7 1:24.1
7. 8 H. SOLBERG 1:12:09.3 0:00 weiter >> |
WRC RALLYES : UDDEHOLM SWEDEN RALLY - S5: Too close to call
03.02.2006
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Event leader Marcus Gronholm and second-placed Sebastian Loeb were seperated by less than a second as they charged over the 40Km penultimate stage of the first day. Loeb was 0.8sec faster over the test but remains in second behind Gronholm as they head for the leg's final, spectator stage.
Third and fourth fastest we weiter >> |
WRC RALLYES - UDDEHOLM SWEDEN RALLY - Tough at the top and Subaru's day gets no better
03.02.2006
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The top three positions of the event remain as they did following the first pair of stages but that doesn't reflect the intense competition. Gigi Galli took the third stage and Sebastian Loeb took the fourth. However, barely second separated the three across all of the first four stages.
Gronholm suffered a small spi weiter >> |
WRC RALLYES : UDDEHOLM SWEDEN RALLY - SS4: Competition heats up and stage results
03.02.2006
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Sebastian Loeb, in the Kronos Citroen Xsara, set the fastest time on the fourth stage of the Swedish Rally, the second run of the Lejen stage. Grohholm retains the lead, however, although Loeb closes slightly. Third fastest was Daniel Carlsson in the first Mitsibishi, closely followed by Gigi Galli, less than half a second furt weiter >> |
WRC Rallyes: UDDEHOLM SWEDEN RALLY - Galli ups the game and results stage 3 and overall
03.02.2006
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The second run of the Fredriksberg stage saw the rise of the non-works drivers, with Gigi Galli posting the fastest time over the stage, closely followed by Jani Tuohino in the PH Sport-run Citroen Xsara. Ford driver Mikko Hirvonen was third fastest, followed by Sebastian Loeb. Event leader Marcus Gronholm had a spin in th weiter >> |
Rallyes WRC: UDDEHOLM SWEDEN RALLY - Stohl has spectator problems
03.02.2006
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OMV Peugeot driver Manfred Stohl, running third on the road behind Sebastian Loeb, has problems on the event's second stage. Because Loeb arrived late after fixing his bonnet, an error led to Stohl starting one minute after Loeb. Spectators clearly expected him to be two minutes behind and had begun moving around in the stag weiter >> |
WRC Rallyes Uddeholm Sweden Rally -Stages tighter than before and flying bonnet causes problems
03.02.2006
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Early rally leader Marcus Gronholm says that the larger snow banks at the edges of the roads have changed the nature of the stages considerably. Speaking at the event's first service, he said; "The corners seem tighter than last year when there was les snow. We've made quite a few changes to our pace notes in the recce to weiter >> |
WRC Rallyes - Uddeholm Sweden Rally: SS2: Gronholm pushes on
03.02.2006
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Marcus Gronholm won the second stage of the Swedish Rally to head for the event's first service with a 19 second lead over Frenchman Sebastian Loeb.
Loeb had a minor panic when removing his lamp pod between the first and second stages. His bonnet flew up on the road section and smas weiter >> |
WRC Rallyes UDDEHOLM SWEDEN RALLY - SS1: Business as usual
03.02.2006
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Following a sharp drop in temperatures, Ford's Marcus Gronholm surprised no-one by setting the fastest time on the opening stage of the first leg of the Swedish Rally. He ran the 18Km Fredriksberg test in 10:25.7 in temperatures hovering around -10 deg C.
Kronos Citroen's Sebastian Loeb wasn't far behind though, j weiter >> |
WRC Rallyes- Uddeholm Sweden Rally:Galli talks to Skoda
02.02.2006
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Italian driver 'Gigi' Galli has confirmed that he is still seeking a long term drive for 2006 and is in discussion with Skoda about a possible drive there. Speaking exclusively to World Rally Radio, Galli explained that he is still in limbo, waiting for news from Mitsubishi. "I have spoken to Skoda and would l weiter >> |
WRC RALLYES - Uddeholm Sweden Rally - About chassis, engines and changement on the cars since Monte-Carlo
02.02.2006
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FIA rules dictate that the chassis and engine on cars of the top championship drivers must be the same in Sweden as two weeks ago in Monte Carlo. The system for sealing is that the engine is fixed to the chassis cross member. There is a time penalty applied if seals fixed in Monte Carlo are found to be broken on arrival in weiter >> |
WRC Rallyes - Uddeholm Sweden Rally- Carlsson sets shakedown pace
02.02.2006
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Former Peugeot driver Daniel Carlsson, starting the event in a Mitsubishi Lancer WRC05 following the unanimous agreement of all competitors, set the pace at the event's shakedown, claiming the fastest time of the morning. There were no further surprises or problems as the field prepared for the start in temperatures around -4 degrees C and in plenty of snow.
"I have taken weiter >> |
WRC RALLYES Uddeholm Sweden Rally - Carlsson to Start the Swedish
31.01.2006
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WRC RALLYES - Uddeholm Sweden Rally -Red Bull: finish is target
31.01.2006
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Red Bull Skoda team manager Armin Schwarz says that a finish in this weekend's Uddeholm Swedish Rally has to be the primary aim for the team. Both Skoda Fabia WRCs, for Mattias Ekstrom and Andreas Aigner, are 2005 specification, running active transmission as allowed by the regulations.
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WRC RALLYES - Rally Sweden Preview
31.01.2006
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First time this event has qualified for the Junior World Rally Championship.
Although the headquarters, ceremonial start and finish will be at Karlstad, the overnight halts will be at Hagfors, 85km away. The Parc Ferme will be inside a building at the Uddeholm factory.
The total route is some 300km shorter weiter >> |
WRC Rallyes - Uddeholm Sweden Rally: Vorschau Rallye Schweden 2006: Die Rallye Schweden aus Sicht von BFGoodrich
29.01.2006
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Die Rallye Schweden im Überblick BFGoodrich bereit für heißen Ritt auf Eis und Schnee
Karlsruhe, 29. Januar 2006 - Schneewalzer auf schwedisch: Nach dem Sand der Dakar und dem überfrorenen Asphalt der Monte bewegen sich die BFGoodrich Partnerteams bei der Rallye Schweden erneut auf extremem Untergrund. Von den winterlichen Gegebenheiten zeigen sich die weiter >> |
WRC Rallyes- Uddeholm Sweden Rally - Carlsson set for Lancer WRC
29.01.2006
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Former Peugeot protégé Daniel Carlsson look set to drive an ex-works Mitsubishi Lancer WRC on next weekend's Uddeholm Swedish Rally. The Swede was already set to compete on his home event in a Group N car, but is trying to make the step up to the top class following the late availability of a car.
Ex-works M weiter >> |
WRC Rallyes - Uddeholm Sweden Rally - Solberg hopes for 2005 repeat
29.01.2006
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Subaru's Petter Solberg is hoping to put his Monte Carlo retirement misery behind him and score a repeat of last year's win on next weekend's Uddeholm Swedish Rally. The 2003 title winner, who retired from last weekend's season-opener, is keen not to let his title rivals outscore him in this early part of the ye weiter >> |
WRC Rallyes - Duval and Galli target deals
19.01.2006
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Former works drivers Francois Duval and Gigi Galli are close to putting together more expansive campaigns on this year's World Rally Championship, albeit as privateers, after starting this weekend's Monte Carlo season-opener with the prospect of just limited programmes.
Former Citroen and Ford ace D weiter >> |
SS20: Solberg secures victory
13.02.2005
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Harri Rovanpera took a surprise stage win in his four-speed Mitsubishi Lancer on the final test of the 2005 Uddeholm Swedish Rally as Petter Solberg sealed his first victory on the event and Toni Gardemeister took the World Rally Championship lead with a third place finish and Markko Martin bagged se weiter >> |
SS19: Carlsson top; Loeb out
13.02.2005
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Daniel Carlsson took his second Uddeholm Swedish Rally stage win in a row as Sebastien Loeb's brave attempt to nurse his sick second-placed Citroen to the end of the event failed, when the car stopped before the stage. The Rallye Automobile Monte Carlo winner and pre-event points leader appears to be out of the rally.
Carlsson beat Mitsubishi's Gigi Galli to the top time weiter >> |
18.01.2005
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Just as the main field found itself suffering numerous excursions off the road, the Junior WRC also saw a number of its competitors visiting the snow-banks, although most managed to get back on again, sooner or later.
an off during the day. Peter Zachrisson went off the road in the second running of the 40Km Vargasen stage and this dropped him to sixth.
road section, though.