Rallye de France - Tour de Corse: SS5.

SS5 - Ocana - Radicale (11.65 kms): Gronholm fastest through SS5; Sainz second; Duval third; Schwarz fourth; Colin McRae fifth; Burns 11th; Panizzi 12th; Alister McRae 19th; Ferreyros leads Group N; Panizzi leads overall rally at the end of leg one by 3 seconds.

Stage times and overall standings after SS5.

Top ten stage times for SS5:

Rallye de France - Tour de Corse: SS5.

SS5 - Ocana - Radicale (11.65 kms): Gronholm fastest through SS5; Sainz second; Duval third; Schwarz fourth; Colin McRae fifth; Burns 11th; Panizzi 12th; Alister McRae 19th; Ferreyros leads Group N; Panizzi leads overall rally at the end of leg one by 3 seconds.

Stage times and overall standings after SS5.

Top ten stage times for SS5:

1.Marcus GronholmPeugeot 206 WRC7mins 57.8secs
2.Carlos SainzFord Focus RS WRC 02+00mins 02.1secs
3.Francois DuvalFord Focus RS WRC 01+00mins 03.1secs
4.Armin SchwarzHyundai Accent WRC+00mins 04.4secs
5.Colin McRaeFord Focus RS WRC 02+00mins 05.5secs
6.Petter SolbergSubaru Impreza WRC 2001+00mins 06.1secs
7.Markko MartinFord Focus WRC 02+00mins 10.0secs
8.Tommi MakinenSubaru Impreza WRC 2001+00mins 10.4secs.
9.Bruno ThiryPeugeot 206 WRC+00mins 10.8secs
10.Freddy LoixHyundai Accent WRC+00mins 12.2secs

Overall times after SS5:

1.Gilles Panizzi Peugeot 206 WRC1hour 02mins 28.5secs
2.Marcus GronholmPeugeot 206 WRC+00mins 03.0secs
3.Richard BurnsPeugeot 206 WRC+00mins 25.1secs
4.Tommi MakinenSubaru Impreza WRC 2001+00mins 39.3secs.
5.Carlos SainzFord Focus RS WRC 02+00mins 49.4secs
6.Petter SolbergSubaru Impreza WRC 2001+01mins 00.5secs
7.Colin McRaeFord Focus RS WRC 02+01mins 03.7secs
8.Philippe BugalskiCitroen Xsara+01mins 13.0secs
9.Markko MartinFord Focus WRC 02+01mins 13.8secs
10.Harri RovanperaPeugeot 206 WRC+01mins 26.0secs

11.Francois DelecourMitsubishi Lancer Evo WRC+01mins 27.1secs
12.Francois DuvalFord Focus RS WRC 01+01mins 34.7secs
13. Bruno ThiryPeugeot 206 WRC+01mins 40.4secs
14.Freddy LoixHyundai Accent WRC+01mins 47.3secs
15.Armin SchwarzHyundai Accent WRC+01mins 47.7secs
16.Achim MortlPeugeot 206 WRC+01mins 55.5secs
17.Toni GardemeisterSkoda Octavia WRC Evo 2+02mins 06.3secs
18.Alister McRaeMitsubishi Lancer Evo WRC+02mins 16.9secs
19.Roman KrestaSkoda Octavia WRC Evo 2+03mins 18.7secs
20.Kenneth ErikssonSkoda Octavia WRC Evo 2+03mins 33.6secs

21.Benoit RousselotSubaru Impreza+04mins 01.7secs22.Ramon FerreyrosMitsubishi Lancer Evo VII+05mins 26.1secs23.Hamed Al-WahaibiMitsubishi Subaru Impreza+05mins 27.2secs
24.Stanislav GriazineToyota Corolla WRC+05mins 30.2secs
25.Jean-Pierre ManzagolPeugeot 306 Maxi+05mins 42.0secs26.Dmitri IlievMitsubishi Lancer Evo VII+06mins 12.0secs
27.Jean-Claude TorreSubaru Impreza+06mins 12.1secs28.Gustavo TrellesMitsubishi Lancer Evo VII+06mins 30.6secs29.Martin RoweMitsubishi Lancer Evo VI+07mins 18.7secs30.Jean-Marie SantoniMitsubishi Lancer Evo VII+07mins 22.5secs

Overall Group N after SS5:

1.Ramon FerreyrosMitsubishi Lancer Evo VII1hour 07mins 54.6secs2.Hamed Al-WahaibiMitsubishi Subaru Impreza+00mins 01.1secs3.Dmitri IlievMitsubishi Lancer Evo VII+00mins 45.9secs

Notable retirements:

SS1.Tomasz KucharHyundai Accent WRCBrakes overheated.

Key:

Italics denote Group N - Production class - entries.

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