BP Ford team leader Marcus Gronholm took victory in Wales Rally GB, ending a 27 year wait for a Blue Oval win in the event. Jaan Molder clinched the JWRC win in the season finale while BRC honours went to Ryan Champion.
Overall times after SS17 – end of leg 3:
1.
Marcus Gronholm BP Ford Focus RS WRC 06
3hr 20mins 24.8secs M1
2.
Manfred Stohl OMV Peugeot Norway 307 WRC
+01mins 35.5secs M2
3.
Petter Solberg Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2006
+01mins 55.2secs M1
4.
Jari-Matti Latvala Stobart VK Ford Focus WRC 06
+02mins 37.1secs M2
5.
Xavier Pons Kronos
Citroen Xsara WRC 06
+03mins 19.9secs M1
6.
Chris Atkinson Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2006
+03mins 27.5secs M1
7.
Daniel Sordo Kronos Citroen Xsara WRC 06
+04mins 08.3secs M1
8.
Francois Duval First Skoda Fabia WRC
+04mins 22.6secs
9.
Harri Rovanpera Red Bull Skoda Fabia WRC
+08mins 00.3secs M2
10.
Jan Kopecky Czech RT-Skoda Kopecky Fabia WRC
+08mins 27.8secs
11.
Henning Solberg OMV Peugeot Norway 307 WRC
+08mins 48.3secs M2
12.
Matthew Wilson Stobart VK Ford Focus WRC 06
+10mins 21.9secs M2
13.
Anton Alen Subaru Impreza
+20mins 24.6secs
14.
Patrik Flodin Subaru Impreza
+21mins 34.1secs
15.
Oscar Svedlund Subaru Swedish Dealer Team Impreza
+23mins 22.7secs
16.
Gareth MacHale Ford Focus WRC
+27mins 33.9secs
17.
Ryan Champion Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution
+30mins 10.8secs B
18.
Stuart Jones Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution
+30mins 54.9secs B
19.
David Higgins Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution
+30mins 56.7secs B
20.
Juho Hanninen Citroen C2
+32mins 27.0secs
Overall JWRC after SS17 – end of leg 3:
1.
Jaan Molder Suzuki Swift S1600
3hr 55mins 04.7secs J
2.
Luca Betti Renault Clio Super 1600
+01mins 55.6secs J
3.
Aaron Nicolai Burkart Citroen C2 GT
+05mins 45.4secs J
4.
Barry Clark Ford Fiesta
+09mins 18.5secs J / B
5.
Patrick Sandell Renault Clio Super 1600
+11mins 02.7secs J
6.
James Wozencroft Suzuki Ignis
+11mins 25.9secs J / B
7.
Andrea Cortinovis Renault Clio
+12mins 44.1secs J
8.
Urmo Aava Suzuki Swift S1600
+15mins 27.2secs J
