Telstra Rally Australia: SS1.

WRC

Robert Wilkins

4 Sep 2003

SS1 - Perth City Super 1, Gloucester Park (2.45 kms): Solberg fastest through SS1; Sainz second; Martin third; Makinen fourth; Burns, Rovanpera, McRae and Loeb joint fifth; Ligato leads the PCWRC category; Solberg leads the overall rally by 0.4 secs.

SS1 - Perth City Super 1, Gloucester Park (2.45 kms): Solberg fastest through SS1; Sainz second; Martin third; Makinen fourth; Burns, Rovanpera, McRae and Loeb joint fifth; Ligato leads the PCWRC category; Solberg leads the overall rally by 0.4 secs.

Stage times and overall standings after SS1.

Top ten stage times for SS1:

1.Petter SolbergSubaru Impreza WRC01mins 31.9secs
2.Carlos SainzCitroen Xsara WRC+00mins 00.4secs
3. Markko MartinFord Focus RS WRC+00mins 00.7secs
4.Tommi MakinenSubaru Impreza WRC+00mins 00.9secs
5.Richard BurnsPeugeot 206 WRC+00mins 01.1secs
5. Harri RovanperaPeugeot 206 WRC+00mins 01.1secs
5.Colin McRaeCitroen Xsara WRC+00mins 01.1secs
5. Sebastien LoebCitroen Xsara WRC+00mins 01.1secs
9. Marcus GronholmPeugeot 206 WRC+00mins 01.3secs
9. Francois DuvalFord Focus RS WRC+00mins 01.3secs

Overall times after SS1:

1.Petter SolbergSubaru Impreza WRC01mins 31.9secs
2.Carlos SainzCitroen Xsara WRC+00mins 00.4secs
3. Markko MartinFord Focus RS WRC+00mins 00.7secs
4.Tommi MakinenSubaru Impreza WRC+00mins 00.9secs
5.Richard BurnsPeugeot 206 WRC+00mins 01.1secs
5. Harri RovanperaPeugeot 206 WRC+00mins 01.1secs
5.Colin McRaeCitroen Xsara WRC+00mins 01.1secs
5. Sebastien LoebCitroen Xsara WRC+00mins 01.1secs
9. Marcus GronholmPeugeot 206 WRC+00mins 01.3secs
9. Francois DuvalFord Focus RS WRC+00mins 01.3secs

11.Mikko HirvonenFord Focus RS WRC+00mins 02.1secs
12.Freddy LoixHyundai Accent WRC+00mins 02.3secs
13.Didier AuriolSkoda Fabia WRC+00mins 02.8secs
14.Toni GardemeisterSkoda Fabia WRC+00mins 03.2secs
15.Armin SchwarzHyundai Accent WRC+00mins 04.9secs
16. Balazs BenikFord Focus WRC+00mins 07.9secs
16.Dean HerridgeSubaru Impreza WRX+00mins 07.9secs18.Marcos LigatoMitsubishi Lancer Evo VII+00mins 08.0secs
18.Juha KangasMitsubishi Lancer Evo VII+00mins 08.0secs
20.Spencer LowndesMitsubishi Lancer Evo VII+00mins 08.6secs

Overall PCWRC after SS1:

1.Marcos LigatoMitsubishi Lancer Evo VII01mins 39.9secs2.Toshi AraiSubaru Impreza WRX+00mins 00.9secs3.Stig BlomqvistSubaru Impreza WRX+00mins 00.9secs4.Ramon FerreyrosMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI +00mins 01.6secs5.Daniel SolaMitsubishi Carisma GT Evo+00mins 01.7secs