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Preview: Rally Australia.

Tuesday, 24th October 2006

The WRC heads 'down under' this week for the Rally Australia and after two events in the Mediterranean, the teams have travelled to the other side of the globe for three days of flat-out action on the red earth roads around Perth.

The final leg is the shortest and comprises two loops of stages near Mundaring, east of Perth. Competitors face 26 stages in all covering 348.51km in a total route of 1334.41.


Hot tip:

With Sebastien Loeb still out injured, Marcus Gronholm will again be the favourite although his team-mate, Mikko Hirvonen could be a good outside bet and judging by Petter Solberg’s form in Turkey, the Norwegian could figure too.

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Last year:

Francois Duval won the event in 2005, just under a minute up on Harri Rovanpera, who was second. Manfred Stohl rounded out the podium, ahead of Chris Atkinson and Gigi Galli. A number of works’ drivers had problems and retired, including Marcus Gronholm (suspension), Sebastien Loeb (accident), Petter Solberg (wildlife damage), Toni Gardemeister (engine) and Colin McRae (clutch).

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