World Rally News

SS20 - Kuohu 2 (7.80 km): Hirvonen fastest through SS20; Loeb second; Henning Solberg third; Gronholm fourth; Atkinson and Katajamaki joint fifth; Wilks heads the JWRC category; Gronholm leads the overall event by 1min 05.7secs.

Subaru's Petter Solberg crashed out of the Rally Finland on Saturday, while trying to overhaul Mikko Hirvonen for the final place on the podium.

Kronos Citroen's Daniel Sordo and Xavier Pons both crashed out of the Rally Finland on Saturday and retired from the event.

SS12 - Ouninpohja Ita 1 (16.55 km): Gronholm fastest through SS12; Galli second; Henning Solberg third - despite having no front brakes; Sordo fourth; Hirvonen fifth; Loeb hit a rock and lost 30 seconds; Katajamaki hit a rock and damaged the front of his car; Atkinson lost more time as he

SS10 - Vaheri (19.91 km): Gronholm fastest through SS10; Loeb second; Solberg third; Hirvonen fourth; Katajamaki fifth; Henning Solberg sixth; Atkinson left service late and picked up a 30 second time penalty - also had gearbox problems; Meeke heads the JWRC category; Gronholm leads the ov

SS2 - Lankamaa (24.98 km): Gronholm fastest through a muddy and slippery SS2, which was affected by heavy rain; Hirvonen second; Petter Solberg third; Loeb fourth; Atkinson fifth; Sordo sixth; Wilson had a puncture and had to stop to change it - lost more than 3 minutes; Tuohino had interc

Drivers: Per-Gunnar Andersson (Suzuki Swift S1600) and Conrad Rautenbach (Renault Clio S1600). Press conference.

The organisers of the Rallye Monte Carlo confirmed the full route for next years' event recently and for the first time in a number of years a WRC event will feature night stages.

Xavier Pons has thanked Kronos boss, Marc van Dalen and the entire Belgian-based squad for their support last weekend after he had a disappointing outing on the Rallye Deutschland.

Marcus Gronholm's prot?g?, Kosti Katajamaki has said that he will be after a 'good result' on the Rally Finland this coming weekend, his fourth outing in the Stobart VK-backed Ford Focus.

Britain's Kris Meeke showed real class in the FIA Junior World Rally Championship category on the Rallye Deutschland at the weekend, fighting back to take victory with the Citroen C2 S1600.

Kronos Citroen's Sebastien Loeb has won the Rallye Deutschland, the ninth round in the 2006 FIA World Rally Championship, for the fifth year in succession.

SS13 - Erzweiler 2 (18.22 km): Gronholm fastest through SS13; Hirvonen second; Kopecky third; Stohl fourth; Aigner fifth; Pons retired from the leg - gearshift problem; Ekstrom had a driveshaft problem; Casier heads the JWRC category; Loeb leads the overall event by 26.2secs.

BP Ford team leader, Marcus Gronholm reckons he will hard pushed to keep third place on the Rallye Deutschland on Sunday, if it rains.

Kronos Citroen third driver, Xavier Pons will be able to re-start the Rallye Deutschland, the ninth round in the 2006 FIA World Rally Championship, under the SupeRally format on Sunday.

SS9 - Bosenberg 1 (22.52 km): Kopecky fastest through SS9; Sordo second; Loeb third; Sarrazin fourth; Gardemeister fifth; Hirvonen sixth; Gronholm stalled; Solberg stopped in the stage and retired from the leg - engine problems; Latvala re-started; Duval did not re-start; Vojtech re-starte

Stobart VK number two driver, Jari-Matti Latvala crashed out on the opening stage of the Rallye Deutschland on Friday, when he was caught out by a slippery section of the vineyard road.

Red Bull Skoda youngster, Andreas Aigner put in a fantastic performance on the opening day of the Rallye Deutschland, the ninth round in the 2006 FIA World Rally Championship.

Kronos Citroen number one driver, Sebastien Loeb has begun his bid to win the Rallye Deutschland for the fifth year in succession perfectly and following the opening four tests, the Frenchman heads into the first service with a 20-odd second lead.

SS7 - Grafschaft Veldenz 2 (17.73 km): Loeb fastest through SS7 - conditions remain very wet with torrential rain; Sordo second; Gardemeister third; Gronholm fourth; Stohl fifth; Ekstrom sixth; Duval went off the road and hit a tree, damaging the rear suspension - lost 3.5 minutes; Casier

SS6 - Dhrontal 2 (12.61 km): Sordo fastest through SS6 as the heavens open again; Loeb second; Gardemeister and Atkinson joint third; Pons fifth; Duval sixth; Casier leads the JWRC class; Loeb leads the overall event by 23.4secs.

Subaru team leader, Petter Solberg has crashed during the shakedown for the Rallye Deutschland on Thursday, the ninth round in the 2006 FIA World Rally Championship.

BF Goodrich rallies programme manager, Aime Chatard has said that they will need to be extremely vigilant and reactive on the Rallye Deutschland this coming weekend, if they are to ensure their partner teams are not caught out by the unpredictable weather.

Kronos Citroen's Xavier Pons will be out to prove a point this weekend in Germany after being demoted to the 'third' car.