Rally Finland: SS17.

SS17 - Himos (12.90 km): Gardemeister fastest through SS17; Gronholm second; Hirvonen third; Solberg fourth; Duval fifth; Martin sixth; Loeb had a puncture and lost over 30 secs; Sordo heads the JWRC category; Gronholm leads the overall event by 1 minute 07 seconds at the end of leg 2.

Stage times and overall standings after SS17.

Top ten stage times for SS17:

Toni Gardemeister / Jakke Honkanen - Ford Focus RS WRC04
Toni Gardemeister / Jakke Honkanen - Ford Focus RS WRC04
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SS17 - Himos (12.90 km): Gardemeister fastest through SS17; Gronholm second; Hirvonen third; Solberg fourth; Duval fifth; Martin sixth; Loeb had a puncture and lost over 30 secs; Sordo heads the JWRC category; Gronholm leads the overall event by 1 minute 07 seconds at the end of leg 2.

Stage times and overall standings after SS17.

Top ten stage times for SS17:

1. Toni GardemeisterFord Focus RS WRC 046mins 59.3secs
2. Marcus GronholmPeugeot 307 WRC+00mins 00.6secs
3. Mikko HirvonenFord Focus RS WRC 04+00mins 02.0secs
4. Petter SolbergSubaru Impreza WRC 2005+00mins 02.1secs
5. Francois DuvalCitroen Xsara WRC+00mins 06.7secs
6. Markko MartinPeugeot 307 WRC+00mins 07.4secs
7. Henning SolbergFord Focus RS WRC 04+00mins 09.2secs
8. Harri RovanperaMitsubishi Lancer Evo WRC05+00mins 09.8secs
9. Janne TuohinoSkoda Fabia WRC 05+00mins 16.6secs
10. Armin SchwarzSkoda Fabia WRC 05+00mins 19.5secs

Overall times after SS17:

1. Marcus GronholmPeugeot 307 WRC2hours 22mins 30.7secs
2. Sebastien LoebCitroen Xsara WRC+01mins 07.0secs
3. Markko MartinPeugeot 307 WRC+01mins 42.4secs
4. Petter SolbergSubaru Impreza WRC 2005+02mins 22.2secs
5. Mikko HirvonenFord Focus RS WRC 04+02mins 25.9secs
6. Harri RovanperaMitsubishi Lancer Evo WRC05+03mins 32.7secs
7. Toni GardemeisterFord Focus RS WRC 04+03mins 36.5secs
8. Francois DuvalCitroen Xsara WRC+04mins 56.2secs
9. Henning SolbergFord Focus RS WRC 04+05mins 43.9secs
10. Janne TuohinoSkoda Fabia WRC 05+05mins 53.9secs

11. Armin SchwarzSkoda Fabia WRC 05+09mins 03.1secs
12. Xavier PonsCitroen Xsara WRC+09mins 34.9secs
13. Patrik FlodinMitsubishi Lancer Evo+17mins 36.7secs
14. Aki TeiskonenSubaru Impreza WRX STI+17mins 42.2secs
15. Kaj KuistilaMitsubishi Lancer Evo+17mins 48.8secs16. Daniel Sordo Citroen C2 Super 1600+20mins 56.1secs17. Urmo Aava Suzuki Ignis+23mins 10.6secs
18. Angelo MedeghiniSubaru Impreza WRX STI +25mins 07.1secs
19. Riku TahkoMitsubishi Lancer Evo+25mins 14.5secs20. Guy Wilks Suzuki Swift+25mins 47.2secs

Overall JWRC after SS17:

1. Daniel Sordo Citroen C2 Super 16002hours 43mins 26.8secs2. Urmo Aava Suzuki Ignis+02mins 14.5secs3. Guy Wilks Suzuki Swift+04mins 51.1secs

Notable retirements*:

SS2. Gigi GalliMitsubishi Lancer Evo WRC05Went off the road#
SS4. Chris AtkinsonSubaru Impreza WRC 2005Went off the road#
SS5. Jani PaasonenSkoda Fabia WRC 05Lost a wheel

SS9/10. Sebastian Lindholm Peugeot 307 WRCWithdrawn - co-driver injured
SS12. Gigi GalliMitsubishi Lancer Evo WRC05Went off the road
SS16. Chris AtkinsonSubaru Impreza WRC 2005Went off the road

* Under the 'SupeRally' system, retired cars can re-start on subsequent legs with time penalties imposed for however many stages they miss.

# denotes elected to re-start.

Italics denotes Junior World Rally Championship entries.

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