Uddeholm Swedish Rally: SS8.
SS8 - Fredriksberg (20.13 kms): Gronholm fastest through SS8; Martin second; Hirvonen third; Solberg fourth; Loeb fifth; Duval sixth; Sainz went off the road; Paasonen leads the PCWRC category; Martin leads the overall event by 30 secs.
Stage times and overall standings after SS8.
SS8 - Fredriksberg (20.13 kms): Gronholm fastest through SS8; Martin second; Hirvonen third; Solberg fourth; Loeb fifth; Duval sixth; Sainz went off the road; Paasonen leads the PCWRC category; Martin leads the overall event by 30 secs.
Stage times and overall standings after SS8.
Top ten stage times for SS8:
1. Marcus GronholmPeugeot 307 WRC11mins 55.7secs
2. Markko MartinFord Focus RS WRC 3+00mins 02.1secs
3. Mikko HirvonenSubaru Impreza WRC 2003+00mins 02.7secs
4. Petter SolbergSubaru Impreza WRC 2003+00mins 04.1secs
5. Sebastien LoebCitroen Xsara WRC+00mins 06.3secs
6. Francois DuvalFord Focus RS WRC +00mins 09.2secs
7. Janne TuohinoFord Focus RS WRC 3+00mins 09.7secs
8. Henning Solberg Peugeot 206 WRC+00mins 10.4secs
9. Freddy LoixPeugeot 307 WRC+00mins 27.7secs
10. Per-Gunnar Andersson Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII+00mins 28.5secs
Overall times after SS8:
1. Markko MartinFord Focus RS WRC 31hour 40mins 37.9secs
2. Sebastien LoebCitroen Xsara WRC+00mins 30.0secs
3. Marcus GronholmPeugeot 307 WRC+00mins 51.6secs
4. Janne TuohinoFord Focus RS WRC 3+01mins 07.0secs
5. Petter SolbergSubaru Impreza WRC 2003+01mins 17.7secs
6. Mikko HirvonenSubaru Impreza WRC 2003+01mins 35.8secs
7. Carlos SainzCitroen Xsara WRC+01mins 40.9secs
8. Francois DuvalFord Focus RS WRC +02mins 00.5secs
9. Henning Solberg Peugeot 206 WRC+02mins 50.5secs
10. Freddy LoixPeugeot 307 WRC+04mins 22.3secs
11. Kristian KolbergHyundai Accent WRC+04mins 28.0secs
12. Daniel CarlssonPeugeot 206 WRC+04mins 46.1secs
13. Thomas KolbergHyundai Accent WRC+05mins 46.9secs
14. Andreas ErikssonFord Focus WRC+06mins 34.8secs
15. Mattias EkstromMitsubishi Lancer Evo VII+07mins 29.0secs
16. Per-Gunnar Andersson Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII+07mins 32.3secs
17. Kenneth BacklundMitsubishi Lancer Evo VII+07mins 42.6secs18. Jani PaasonenMitsubishi Lancer Evo VII+07mins 48.2secs
19. Stig-Olov WalfridsonMitsubishi Lancer Evo VII+07mins 57.8secs
20. Antony WarmboldFord Focus RS WRC+08mins 24.4secs
Overall PCWRC after SS8:
1. Jani PaasonenMitsubishi Lancer Evo VII1hour 48mins 26.1secs2. Alister McRaeSubaru Impreza WRX+01mins 00.2secs3. Karamjit SinghProton Pert+01mins 47.0secs4. Tomasz KucharMitsubishi Lancer Evo VII+03mins 10.6secs5. Daniel SolaMitsubishi Lancer Evo VII+03mins 16.8secs
Notable retirements:
SS4. Gilles PanizziMitsubishi Lancer WRC04Mechanical
SS5/6. Kristian SohlbergMitsubishi Lancer WRC04Gearbox
Italics denotes Production Car World Rally Championship entries.
