Rally Argentina: SS3.
SS3 - Ascochinga-La Cumbre 1 (23.28 km): Solberg fastest through SS3; Stohl second; Atkinson third; Gronholm fourth - despite a problem with the windscreen wipers; Pons fifth; Henning Solberg had brake problems; Loeb spun; Arai had a puncture; Andersson broke the driveshaft; Pozzo top in the PCWRC; Wilks heads the JWRC class; Solberg leads the overall event by 8secs.
Stage times and overall standings after SS3.
Top ten stage times for SS3:
SS3 - Ascochinga-La Cumbre 1 (23.28 km): Solberg fastest through SS3; Stohl second; Atkinson third; Gronholm fourth - despite a problem with the windscreen wipers; Pons fifth; Henning Solberg had brake problems; Loeb spun; Arai had a puncture; Andersson broke the driveshaft; Pozzo top in the PCWRC; Wilks heads the JWRC class; Solberg leads the overall event by 8secs.
Stage times and overall standings after SS3.
Top ten stage times for SS3:
1. Petter SolbergSubaru WRT Impreza WRC 200614mins 49.8secs M1
2. Manfred StohlOMV Peugeot Norway 307 WRC+00mins 08.2secs M2
3. Chris AtkinsonSubaru WRT Impreza WRC 2006+00mins 09.3secs M1
4. Marcus GronholmBP Ford Focus RS WRC 06+00mins 09.8secs M1
5. Xavier PonsKronos Citroen Xsara WRC 06+00mins 12.6secs M1
6. Mikko HirvonenBP Ford Focus RS WRC 06+00mins 13.2secs M1
7. Sebastien LoebKronos Citroen Xsara WRC 06+00mins 22.7secs M1
8. Gigi GalliPirelli Bozian Peugeot 307 WRC+00mins 22.8secs
9. Daniel Sordo Kronos Citroen Xsara WRC+00mins 29.8secs
10. Luis Perez CompancStobart VK Ford Focus WRC 05+00mins 33.1secs M2
Overall times after SS3:
1. Petter SolbergSubaru WRT Impreza WRC 200619mins 44.4secs M1
2. Marcus GronholmBP Ford Focus RS WRC 06+00mins 08.0secs M1
3. Manfred StohlOMV Peugeot Norway 307 WRC+00mins 11.6secs M2
4. Chris AtkinsonSubaru WRT Impreza WRC 2006+00mins 13.0secs M1
5. Mikko HirvonenBP Ford Focus RS WRC 06+00mins 13.8secs M1
6. Xavier PonsKronos Citroen Xsara WRC 06+00mins 16.3secs M1
7. Sebastien LoebKronos Citroen Xsara WRC 06+00mins 23.3secs M1
8. Gigi GalliPirelli Bozian Peugeot 307 WRC+00mins 24.7secs
9. Daniel Sordo Kronos Citroen Xsara WRC+00mins 35.9secs
10. Henning SolbergOMV Peugeot Norway 307 WRC+00mins 38.6secs M2
11. Matthew WilsonStobart VK Ford Focus WRC 05+00mins 41.9secs M2
12. Luis Perez CompancStobart VK Ford Focus WRC 05+00mins 43.9secs M2
13. Gabriel PozzoMitsubishi Lancer Evo IX+01mins 17.1secs P
14. Gareth MacHaleFord Focus WRC 04+01mins 23.1secs M2
15. Sebastian BeltranMitsubishi Lancer Evo IX+01mins 31.0secs P
16. Mirco BaldacciMitsubishi Lancer Evo IX+01mins 35.6secs P
17. Toshi Arai Subaru Impreza +01mins 36.9secs P
18. Marcos LigatoMitsubishi Lancer Evo IX+01mins 37.4secs P
19. Nasser Al-Attiyah Subaru Impreza +01mins 39.3secs P
20. Frederico VillagraMitsubishi Evo VIII+01mins 43.5secs
Overall PCWRC after SS3:
1. Gabriel PozzoMitsubishi Lancer Evo IX21mins 02.1secs P
2. Sebastian BeltranMitsubishi Lancer Evo IX+00mins 13.3secs P
3. Mirco BaldacciMitsubishi Lancer Evo IX+00mins 17.9secs P
Overall JWRC after SS3:
1. Guy WilksSuzuki Swift S160022mins 02.3secs J
2. Patrik SandellRenault Clio S1600+00mins 42.5secs J
3. Jaan Molder Ford Fiesta S1600+01mins 11.8secs J
Notable retirements*:
SS3. P-G Andersson Suzuki Swift S1600Driveshaft. J
* 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.
M1 - denotes Manufacturer 1 entry.
M2 - denotes Manufacturer 2 entry.
P - denotes Production WRC entry.
J - denotes Junior WRC entry.
