stinkin' Speed Channel ... DIAF!Leg 3 Unofficial Results
Leg 3 Unofficial News
- 1. M Grönholm/T Rautiainen FIN Ford Focus RS 4hr 11min 43.9sec
2. S Loeb/D Elena F Citroen Xsara 4hr 12min 45.7sec
3. T Gardemeister/J Honkanen FIN Peugeot 307 4hr 13min 07.0sec
4. M Stohl/I Minor A Peugeot 307 4hr 13min 06.2sec
5. S Sarrazin/S Prévot F Subaru Impreza 4hr 15min 04.1sec
6. C Atkinson/G MacNeall AUS Subaru Impreza 4hr 16min 46.3sec
7. M Hirvonen/J Lehtinen FIN Ford Focus RS 4hr 18min 03.4sec
8. D Sordo/M Marti E Citroen Xsara 4hr 18min 59.1sec
9. X Pons/C Del Barrio E Citroen Xsara 4hr 19min 26.8sec
10 G Panizzi/H Panizzi F Skoda Fabia 4hr 21min 13.7sec
Marcus Grönholm and Timo Rautiainen claimed a masterful victory on their debut in the new Ford Focus RS World Rally Car on the Rallye Monte Carlo today. The BP-Ford World Rally Team duo triumphed on the legendary Monaco-based event, the opening round of the FIA World Rally Championship, after three-days of demanding competition in treacherous ice and snow in the French Alps. Behind Grönholm, Sebastien Loeb (Citroen) completed a tremendous recovery to finish second after crashing on the opening day. The Frenchman overhauled Toni Gardemeister (Peugeot) on the final stage over the Col de Turini to lead home the Finn by 21.3sec. Gardemeister pulled clear of Manfred Stohl (Peugeot) to claim a comfortable podium with team-mates Stephane Sarrazin and Chris Atkinson completing the top six. Gilles Panizzi (Skoda) fell back to 10th after hitting a wall shortly after the Col de Turini and breaking his car's rear right suspension. However, he and team-mate Andreas Aigner claimed the final manufacturer points in 10th and 13th respectively.
--Alan
I hope we don't infect the rest of the world with NASCAR like we have with McDonald's.
