SS6 - Rheola 2 (27.91 km): Hirvonen fastest through SS6; Gronholm second; Petter Solberg third; Loeb fourth; Sordo fifth; Latvala stopped; Pons had a few punctures; Wilks heads the PWRC category - and takes the BRC day 1 win; Hirvonen leads the overall event by 39.6 seconds at the end of leg 1.



Stage times and overall standings after SS6.

Top ten stage times for SS6:

1. Mikko Hirvonen BP Ford Focus RS WRC 07 16mins 39.3secs M
2. Marcus Gronholm BP Ford Focus RS WRC 07 +00mins 16.4secs M
3. Petter Solberg Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2007 +00mins 17.8secs M
4. Sebastien Loeb Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC +00mins 31.8secs M
5. Daniel Sordo Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC +00mins 59.9secs M
6. Chris Atkinson Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2007 +01mins 47.2secs M
7. Gwyndaf Evans Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution +01mins 53.1secs P / B
8. Stuart Jones MG 2000 Sport +01mins 54.3secs P
9. Alessandro Bettega Mitsubishi Lancer +02mins 05.6secs P
10. Matthew Wilson Stobart Ford Focus WRC 06 +02mins 10.3secs


Overall times after SS6:

1. Mikko Hirvonen BP Ford Focus RS WRC 07 1hour 17mins 21.3secs M
2. Marcus Gronholm BP Ford Focus RS WRC 07 +00mins 39.6secs M
3. Sebastien Loeb Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC +00mins 57.9secs M
4. Petter Solberg Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2007 +01mins 34.0secs M
5. Daniel Sordo Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC +02mins 37.9secs M
6. Matthew Wilson Stobart Ford Focus WRC 06 +05mins 01.3secs
7. Chris Atkinson Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2007 +05mins 02.3secs M
8. Manfred Stohl OMV Kronos Citroen Xsara WRC +05mins 37.9secs M
9. Xavier Pons Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2006 +05mins 57.5secs
10. Andreas Mikkelsen Ramsport Ford Focus WRC +06mins 41.8secs
11. Jan Kopecky Czech RT Skoda Fabia WRC +07mins 39.4secs
12. Mads Ostberg Subaru Impreza WRC +08mins 11.4secs
13. Guy Wilks Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution +09mins 57.5secs P / B
14. Gwyndaf Evans Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution +10mins 00.7secs P / B
15. Jari-Matti Latvala Stobart Ford Focus WRC 06 +10mins 46.3secs M
16. Mark Higgins Mitsubishi Lancer Evo +10mins 56.6secs P / B
17. Luis Perez Companc Munchi's Ford Focus WRC 06 +11mins 08.2secs M
18. David Higgins Subaru Impreza +12mins 14.8secs P / B
19. Alessandro Bettega Mitsubishi Lancer +12mins 25.6secs P
20. Patrik Flodin Subaru Impreza +12mins 39.6secs P


Overall PWRC after SS6:

1. Guy Wilks Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 1hour 27mins 18.8secs P / B
2. Gwyndaf Evans Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution +00mins 03.2secs P / B
3. Mark Higgins Mitsubishi Lancer Evo +00mins 59.1secs P / B


Notable retirements:

None.


* denotes elected/able to re-start/finish under the SupeRally format.

M - denotes Manufacturer entry.
P - denotes Production WRC entry.
B - denotes British Rally Championship entry.


all times unofficial