Leg 1 standings - Telstra Rally Australia.

2002 World Rally Champion Marcus Gronholm leads the Telstra Rally Australia at the end of leg 1; Petter Solberg is second 29.5 seconds adrift; Carlos Sainz third; Harri Rovanpera fourth and Tommi Makinen completes the top five.

Overall times after SS9 - Top 30:

Leg 1 standings - Telstra Rally Australia.

2002 World Rally Champion Marcus Gronholm leads the Telstra Rally Australia at the end of leg 1; Petter Solberg is second 29.5 seconds adrift; Carlos Sainz third; Harri Rovanpera fourth and Tommi Makinen completes the top five.

Overall times after SS9 - Top 30:

1.Marcus GronholmPeugeot 206 WRC1hour 18mins 45.5secs
2.Petter SolbergSubaru Impreza WRC+00mins 29.5secs
3.Carlos SainzFord Focus RS WRC +00mins 33.4secs
4.Harri RovanperaPeugeot 206 WRC+00mins 54.2secs
5.Tommi MakinenSubaru Impreza WRC +01mins 03.8secs
6.Colin McRaeFord Focus RS WRC +01mins 28.5secs.
7.Markko MartinFord Focus RS WRC +01mins 47.4secs
8.Francois DuvalFord Focus RS WRC+01mins 58.8secs
9.Toni GardemeisterSkoda Octavia WRC Evo+02mins 34.2secs
10.Sebastien LoebCitroen Xsara WRC+02mins 44.5secs

11.Jani PaasonenMitsubishi Lancer Evo WRC+03mins 12.5secs
12.Juha KankkunenHyundai Accent WRC+03mins 39.8secs
13.Kenneth ErikssonSkoda Octavia WRC Evo +05mins 46.7secs14.Manfred StohlMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI+05mins 52.7secs15.Cody CrockerSubaru Impreza WRX STI RA+06mins 15.3secs16.Dean HerridgeSubaru Impreza WRX+07mins 14.4secs17.Ed OrdynskiMitsubishi Lancer Evo VII+07mins 19.2secs18.Karamjit SinghProton Pert+07mins 26.3secs19.Spencer LowndesMitsubishi Lancer Evo VII+07mins 34.5secs20.Alessandro FiorioMitsubishi Lancer Evo VII+07mins 43.0secs

21.Ramon FerreyrosMitsubishi Lancer Evo VII+07mins 57.9secs22.Kristian SohlbergMitsubishi Lancer Evo VII+08mins 01.7secs23.Scott PedderMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI+08mins 04.4secs24.Toshi AraiSubaru Impreza WRX+08mins 10.7secs25.Kaj KuistilaMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI+08mins 24.3secs26.Simon EvansSubaru Impreza WRX+08mins 56.6secs27.Stig BlomqvistMitsubishi Lancer Evo VII+09mins 15.6secs28.Martin RoweMitsubishi Lancer Evo VII+09mins 18.0secs29.Martin LintottMitsubishi Lancer Evo VII+09mins 27.7secs30.Jussi ValimakiMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI+09mins 32.8secs

Overall Group N after SS9 - Top 6:

1.Manfred StohlMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI1hour 24mins 38.2secs2.Cody CrockerSubaru Impreza WRX STI RA+00mins 22.6secs3.Dean HerridgeSubaru Impreza WRX+01mins 21.7secs4.Ed OrdynskiMitsubishi Lancer Evo VII+01mins 26.5secs5.Karamjit SinghProton Pert+01mins 33.6secs6.Spencer LowndesMitsubishi Lancer Evo VII+01mins 41.8secs

Notable retirements:

DNS.Alister McRaeMitsubishi Lancer Evo WRCDid not start - injured.
DNS.Gilles PanizziPeugeot 206 WRCDid not start.
SS6.Freddy LoixHyundai Accent WRC Went off the road.
SS7.Richard BurnsPeugeot 206 WRCClutch failure.
SS7.Armin SchwarzHyundai Accent WRCEngine problem.
SS7.Francois DelecourMitsubishi Lancer Evo WRCWent off the road.

Key:

Italics denote Group N - Production class - entries.

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