Network Q Rally of Great Britain: SS8.
SS 8 - Trawscoed 1 (26.26 kms): Rovanpera fastest through SS8; Burns second; Gronholm third; Alister McRae fourth; Mark Higgins fifth; Sainz seventh; Kresta rolled and retired; Ferreyros leads Group N; Gronholm leads overall rally at the end of leg 1 by 36.6 seconds.
Stage times and overall standings after SS8:
Top ten stage times for SS8:
SS 8 - Trawscoed 1 (26.26 kms): Rovanpera fastest through SS8; Burns second; Gronholm third; Alister McRae fourth; Mark Higgins fifth; Sainz seventh; Kresta rolled and retired; Ferreyros leads Group N; Gronholm leads overall rally at the end of leg 1 by 36.6 seconds.
Stage times and overall standings after SS8:
Top ten stage times for SS8:
1.Harri RovanperaPeugeot 206 WRC16mins 51.9secs
2.Richard BurnsSubaru Impreza WRC+00mins 03.1secs
3.Marcus GronholmPeugeot 206 WRC+00mins 03.9secs
4.Alister McRaeHyundai Accent WRC+00mins 32.9secs
5.Mark HigginsFord Focus RS WRC+00mins 53.4secs
6.Kenneth ErikssonHyundai Accent WRC+00mins 54.5secs
7.Carlos SainzFord Focus RS WRC+00mins 55.6secs
8.Gregoire de MeviusPeugeot 206 WRC+01mins 01.8secs
9.Bruno ThirySkoda Octavia WRC+01mins 08.1secs
10.Freddie LoixMitsubishi Lancer Evo WRC+01mins 08.6secs
Overall times after SS8:
1.Marcus GronholmPeugeot 206 WRC1hour 20mins 15.0secs
2.Richard BurnsSubaru Impreza WRC+00mins 36.6secs
3.Harri RovanperaPeugeot 206 WRC+00mins 52.4secs
4.Didier AuriolPeugeot 206 WRC+02mins 10.0secs
5.Carlos SainzFord Focus RS WRC+02mins 26.9secs
6.Alister McRaeHyundai Accent WRC+02mins 37.6secs
7.Mark HigginsFord Focus RS WRC+03mins 41.9secs
8.Armin SchwarzSkoda Octavia WRC+03mins 51.9secs
9.Kenneth ErikssonHyundai Accent WRC+03mins 52.4secs
10.Freddie LoixMitsubishi Lancer Evo WRC+04mins 17.5secs
11.Neil WeardenSubaru Impreza WRC+05mins 03.4secs
12.Bruno ThirySkoda Octavia WRC+05mins 03.7secs
13.Gregoire de MeviusPeugeot 206 WRC+06mins 24.7secs
14.Toshihiro Arai Subaru Impreza WRC+06mins 52.9secs
15.Henning SolbergSubaru Impreza+08mins 50.2secs
16.Ramon FerreyrosMitsubishi Lancer Evo+09mins 49.2secs
17.Kenneth BacklundMitsubishi Lancer Evo+10mins 00.5secs
18.David HigginsSubaru Impreza 555+10mins 37.1secs
19.Sebastien LoebCitroen Saxo VTS+11mins 22.5secs
20.Stig BlomqvistMitsubishi Lancer Evo+11mins 52.0secs
Overall Group N after SS8:
1.Ramon FerreyrosMitsubishi Lancer Evo1hour 30mins 04.2secs
2.Kenneth BacklundMitsubishi Lancer Evo+00mins 11.3secs
3.David HigginsSubaru Impreza 555+00mins 36.6secs
Notable retirements:
SS2.Tommi MakinenMitsubishi Lancer Evo WRCHit a rock.
SS2.Petter SolbergSubaru Impreza WRCFuel pressure problems.
SS2.Piero LiattiHyundai Accent WRCClutch problems.
SS4.Colin McRaeFord Focus RS WRCRolled.
SS4.Gilles Panizzi Peugeot 206 WRCTransmission problem.
SS5.Markko MartinSubaru Impreza WRCEngine problem.
SS8.Roman KrestaSkoda Octavia WRCRolled.
