Safari Rally: SS1.
SS1 - Oltepesi - Olepolos (117.46 kms): Schwarz fastest through SS1; Makinen second; Colin McRae third; Solberg fourth; Sainz fifth; Burns retired with a broken front left strut; Sainz stopped to change a puncture; Auriol had power steering problems; Makinen had a broken windscreen after a bird flew into the car; Pozzo leads Group N by 58 seconds; Schwarz leads overall rally by 4 seconds.
Stage times and overall standings after SS1.
Top ten stage times for SS1:
SS1 - Oltepesi - Olepolos (117.46 kms): Schwarz fastest through SS1; Makinen second; Colin McRae third; Solberg fourth; Sainz fifth; Burns retired with a broken front left strut; Sainz stopped to change a puncture; Auriol had power steering problems; Makinen had a broken windscreen after a bird flew into the car; Pozzo leads Group N by 58 seconds; Schwarz leads overall rally by 4 seconds.
Stage times and overall standings after SS1.
Top ten stage times for SS1:
1.Armin SchwarzSkoda Octavia WRC55mins 05.0secs
2.Tommi MakinenMitsubishi Lancer Evo+00mins 04.0secs
3.Colin McRaeFord Focus RS WRC+00mins 28.0secs
4.Petter SolbergSubaru Impreza WRC+00mins 33.0secs
5.Carlos SainzFord Focus RS WRC+01mins 49.0ecs
6.Marcus GronholmPeugeot 206 WRC+02mins 07.0secs
7.Harri RovanperaPeugeot 206 WRC+03mins 05.0secs
8.Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza+03mins 42.0secs
9.Bruno ThirySkoda Octavia WRC+04mins 07.0secs
10.Freddie LoixMitsubishi Carisma GT+04mins 25.0secs
Overall times after SS1:
1.Armin SchwarzSkoda Octavia WRC55mins 05.0secs
2.Tommi MakinenMitsubishi Lancer Evo+00mins 04.0secs
3.Colin McRaeFord Focus RS WRC+00mins 28.0secs
4.Petter SolbergSubaru Impreza WRC+00mins 33.0secs
5.Carlos SainzFord Focus RS WRC+01mins 49.0ecs
6.Marcus GronholmPeugeot 206 WRC+02mins 07.0secs
7.Harri RovanperaPeugeot 206 WRC+03mins 05.0secs
8.Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza+03mins 42.0secs
9.Bruno ThirySkoda Octavia WRC+04mins 07.0secs
10.Freddie LoixMitsubishi Carisma GT+04mins 25.0secs
11.Didier AuriolPeugeot 206 WRC+05mins 38.0secs
12.Francois DelecourFord Focus RS WRC+05mins 52.0secs
13.R KrestaSkoda Octavia+10mins 00.0secs
14.Gabriel PozzoMitsubishi Lancer Evo6+11mins 20.0secs
15.F DorSubaru Impreza+12mins 02.0secs
16.M LigatoMitsubishi Lancer+12mins 18.0secs
Overall Group N after SS1:
1.Gabriel PozzoMitsubishi Lancer Evo61hour 06mins 25.0secs
2.M LigatoMitsubishi Lancer+00mins 58.0secs
3.S BlomqvistMitsubishi Carisma GT+14mins 00.0secs
Notable retirements:
SS1.Richard BurnsSubaru Impreza WRCBroken front left strut.
