Suzuki driver Per-Gunnar Andersson has claimed his second Junior World Rally Championship [JWRC] victory on the trot, leading home a Suzuki one-two today in Finland.
Queensland rally driver Chris Atkinson began his campaign in the Neste Rally Finland aboard the Tommi Makinen prepared Subaru WRX Sti in stylish fashion yesterday.
SS12 - Ouninpohja 1 (33.24 kms): Solberg fastest through SS12; Gronholm second; Martin third; Sainz fourth; Tuohino fifth; Sohlberg sixth; Lindholm went off the road and retired; Andersson heads the JWRC category; Gronholm leads the overall event by 45.8secs.
SS17 - Himos (12.81 kms): Solberg fastest through SS17; Gronholm second; Martin third; Sainz fourth; Loeb fifth; Tuohino sixth; Andersson heads the JWRC category; Gronholm leads the overall event by 36.3secs. Stage times and overall standings after SS17.
Harri Rovanpera has taken the early lead on the Neste Rally Finland, the Peugeot driver winning all three tests this morning, which heralded the start of the 22-stage event.
The 54th Neste Rally Finland takes place this coming weekend - the ninth round out of sixteen in the 2004 FIA World Rally Championship. Finland will also play host to the fourth round in the 2004 FIA Junior WRC.
The FIA World Rally Championship makes its return to Europe for the fastest and most spectacular round of the series, Rally Finland this week [August 6-8].
Complete event timetable for the 54th Neste Rally Finland - the ninth round out of sixteen in the 2004 FIA World Rally Championship. Thursday 5 August: Shakedown Laajavuori - Jyv?skyla 08.00 - 10.00
Ford driver Markko Martin has taken his second victory of the year on the ninth round of this year's FIA World Rally Championship - the Neste Rally Finland.
The high pressure settled over central Europe appears to be edging its way towards Scandinavia, just in time to provide largely dry and fine weather for the already tricky Rally Finland. Jyvaskyla, Finland