Neste Rally Finland: SS17.

SS17 - Himos (12.81 kms): Solberg fastest through SS17; Gronholm second; Martin third; Sainz fourth; Loeb fifth; Tuohino sixth; Andersson heads the JWRC category; Gronholm leads the overall event by 36.3secs.

Stage times and overall standings after SS17.

Top ten stage times for SS17:

1. Petter SolbergSubaru Impreza WRC 20047mins 06.4secs
2. Marcus GronholmPeugeot 307 WRC+00mins 05.6secs
3. Markko MartinFord Focus RS WRC 04+00mins 07.3secs
4. Carlos SainzCitroen Xsara WRC+00mins 07.8secs
5. Sebastien LoebCitroen Xsara WRC+00mins 08.9secs
6. Janne TuohinoFord Focus RS WRC 04+00mins 12.4secs
7. Francois DuvalFord Focus RS WRC 04+00mins 15.8secs
8. Jani PaasonenSkoda Fabia WRC+00mins 16.1secs
9. Toni GardemeisterSkoda Fabia WRC+00mins 18.2secs
10. Daniel CarlssonPeugeot 206 WRC+00mins 18.3secs

Overall times after SS17:

1. Marcus GronholmPeugeot 307 WRC2hours 20mins 17.0secs
2. Markko MartinFord Focus RS WRC 04+00mins 36.3secs
3. Carlos SainzCitroen Xsara WRC+01mins 24.8secs
4. Sebastien LoebCitroen Xsara WRC+01mins 56.8secs
5. Janne TuohinoFord Focus RS WRC 04+02mins 03.2secs
6. Jani PaasonenSkoda Fabia WRC+02mins 53.4secs
7. Daniel CarlssonPeugeot 206 WRC+05mins 10.8secs
8. Toni GardemeisterSkoda Fabia WRC+05mins 13.9secs
9. Francois DuvalFord Focus RS WRC 04+05mins 20.2secs
10. Henning SolbergPeugeot 206 WRC+05mins 56.3secs

11. Gilles PanizziMitsubishi Lancer WRC04+06mins 01.2secs
12. Armin SchwarzSkoda Fabia WRC+09mins 09.2secs
13. Gianluigi GalliMitsubishi Lancer Evo VII+13mins 57.0secs
14. Jari ViitaFord Focus RS WRC 03+15mins 01.4secs
15. Alister GinleySubaru Impreza WRX+15mins 39.7secs16. Per-Gunnar Andersson Suzuki Ignis+16mins 21.6secs17. Kosti KatajamakiSuzuki Ignis+16mins 25.6secs
18. Kaj KuistilaMitsubishi Lancer Evo VII+17mins 24.0secs
19. Jukka KetomakiSuzuki Ignis+17mins 41.2secs20. Mirco BaldacciSuzuki Ignis+18mins 25.4secs

Overall JWRC after SS17:

1. Per-Gunnar Andersson Suzuki Ignis2hours 36mins 38.6secs2. Kosti KatajamakiSuzuki Ignis+00mins 04.0secs3. Mirco BaldacciSuzuki Ignis+02mins 03.8secs

Notable retirements*:

SS3. Juuso PykalistoCitroen XsaraMechanical.
SS4. Petter SolbergSubaru Impreza WRC 2004Went off the road.
SS6/7. Harri RovanperaPeugeot 307 WRCRolled.
SS10. Mikko HirvonenSubaru Impreza WRC 2004Went off the road.
SS12. Sebastian Lindholm Peugeot 307 WRCWent off the road.
SS14. Kristian SohlbergMitsubishi Lancer WRC04Rolled.

* Under the new 'SupeRally' system, retired cars can re-start on subsequent legs. However as the system is currently being used only as an experiment, competitors will not be eligible for points and will not be classified in the overall standings.

Italics denotes Junior World Rally Championship entries.