Acropolis Rally: SS8.
SS8 - Karoutes I (18.89 kms): Delecour fastest through SS8; Burns second; Makinen and Rovanpera joint third; Sainz fifth; Alister McRae seventh; Colin McRae eighth; Panizzi had a slow puncture in SS7; Pozzo leads Group N by 16.1 seconds; Colin McRae leads overall rally by 24.2 seconds.
Stage times and overall standings after SS8.
Top ten stage times for SS8:
SS8 - Karoutes I (18.89 kms): Delecour fastest through SS8; Burns second; Makinen and Rovanpera joint third; Sainz fifth; Alister McRae seventh; Colin McRae eighth; Panizzi had a slow puncture in SS7; Pozzo leads Group N by 16.1 seconds; Colin McRae leads overall rally by 24.2 seconds.
Stage times and overall standings after SS8.
Top ten stage times for SS8:
1.Francois DelecourFord Focus RS WRC12mins 12.8secs
2.Richard BurnsSubaru Impreza WRC+00mins 06.7secs
3.Tommi MakinenMitsubishi Lancer Evo+00mins 08.7secs
3.Harri RovanperaPeugeot 206 WRC+00mins 08.7secs
5.Carlos SainzFord Focus RS WRC+00mins 10.2ecs
6.Petter SolbergSubaru Impreza WRC+00mins 10.4secs
7.Alister McRaeHyundai Accent WRC+02mins 11.8secs
8.Colin McRaeFord Focus RS WRC+00mins 13.5secs
9.Phillipe BugalskiCitroen XSara+00mins 14.7secs
10.Freddie LoixMitsubishi Carisma GT+00mins 18.1secs
Overall times after SS8:
1.Colin McRaeFord Focus RS WRC1hour 58mins 03.1secs
2.Carlos SainzFord Focus RS WRC+00mins 24.2ecs
3.Richard BurnsSubaru Impreza WRC+00mins 26.7secs
4.Petter SolbergSubaru Impreza WRC+00mins 53.5secs
5.Harri RovanperaPeugeot 206 WRC+01mins 07.5secs
6.Tommi MakinenMitsubishi Lancer Evo+01mins 21.7secs
7.Freddie LoixMitsubishi Carisma GT+01mins 31.9secs
8.Gilles Panizzi Peugeot 206 WRC+01mins 47.3secs
9.Francois DelecourFord Focus RS WRC+01mins 53.9secs
10.Phillipe BugalskiCitroen XSara+02mins 22.8secs
11. Armin SchwarzSkoda Octavia WRC+02mins 33.1secs
12.Alister McRaeHyundai Accent WRC+03mins 26.3secs
13.S Jean-JoesphPeugeot 206+04mins 05.6secs
14.Bruno ThirySkoda Octavia WRC+04mins 20.6secs
15.H Al-WahaibiSubaru Impreza+05mins 01.9secs
16.M KahleSeat Cordoba+05mins 19.9secs
17.P.HagstromToyota Corolla+05mins 27.2secs
18.H LundgaardToyota Corolla+07mins 07.6secs
19.A BakhashabToyota Corolla+08mins 57.5secs
20.Gabriel PozzoMitsubishi Lancer Evo6+11mins 01.5secs
Overall Group N after SS8:
1.Gabriel PozzoMitsubishi Lancer Evo62hour 09mins 04.6secs
2.Gustavo Trelles Mitsubishi Lancer Evo6+00mins 16.1secs
3.M LigatoMitsubishi Lancer+03mins 20.0secs
Notable retirements:
SS1.Didier AuriolPeugeot 206 WRCClutch problem.
SS3.Marcus GronholmPeugeot 206 WRCNo oil pressure.
SS4.Toshihiro Arai SubaruEngine fire.
SS6.Thomas RadstromCitroen XsaraElectrical problem.
SS7.Kenneth ErikssonHyundai Accent WRCTurbo failure.
SS7.Markko MartinSubaru Impreza WRCSuspension damage.
