Telstra Rally Australia: SS7.

SS7 - Helena South 1 (17.31 kms): Gronholm fastest through SS7; Loeb second; Rovanpera third; Duval fourth; Warmbold fifth; Atkinson sixth; McRae leads the PCWRC; Gronholm leads the overall event by 21.1secs.

Stage times and overall standings after SS7.

Top ten stage times for SS7:

1. Marcus GronholmPeugeot 307 WRC9mins 06.4secs
2. Sebastien LoebCitroen Xsara WRC+00mins 00.7secs
3. Harri RovanperaPeugeot 307 WRC+00mins 03.8secs
4. Francois DuvalFord Focus RS WRC 04+00mins 10.5secs
5. Antony WarmboldFord Focus RS WRC 02+00mins 36.8secs
6. Chris AtkinsonSubaru Impreza WRX+00mins 37.9secs7. Toshihiro AraiSubaru Impreza WRX+00mins 39.1secs
8. Dean HerridgeSubaru Impreza WRX+00mins 41.8secs
9. Cody CrockerSubaru Impreza WRX+00mins 42.0secs10. Alister McRaeSubaru Impreza WRX+00mins 43.2secs

Overall times after SS7:

1. Marcus GronholmPeugeot 307 WRC1hour 12mins 36.3secs
2. Sebastien LoebCitroen Xsara WRC+00mins 21.1secs
3. Harri RovanperaPeugeot 307 WRC+01mins 07.3secs
4. Francois DuvalFord Focus RS WRC 04+01mins 38.9secs
5. Mikko HirvonenSubaru Impreza WRC 2004+03mins 18.5secs
6. Antony WarmboldFord Focus RS WRC 02+05mins 36.0secs7. Alister McRaeSubaru Impreza WRX+05mins 57.5secs
8. Chris AtkinsonSubaru Impreza WRX+06mins 10.2secs
9. Cody CrockerSubaru Impreza WRX+06mins 26.7secs
10. Dean HerridgeSubaru Impreza WRX+06mins 27.1secs

11. Karamjit SinghProton Pert+06mins 38.7secs12. Jani PaasonenMitsubishi Lancer Evo VII+06mins 56.5secs13. Xavier PonsMitsubishi Lancer Evo VII+07mins 03.9secs14. Niall McSheaSubaru Impreza+07mins 22.1secs
15. Ed OrdynskiMitsubishi Lancer Evo VII+08mins 32.2secs
16. Mirco BaldacciMitsubishi Lancer Evo VII+08mins 56.4secs17. Fumio NutaharaMitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII+08mins 59.3secs18. Toshihiro AraiSubaru Impreza WRX+09mins 21.1secs19. Nasser Al-AttiyahSubaru Impreza+11mins 09.5secs
20. Tolley ChallisMitsubishi Lancer Evo VII+11mins 41.2secs

Overall PCWRC after SS7:

1. Alister McRaeSubaru Impreza WRX1hour 18mins 33.8secs2. Karamjit SinghProton Pert+00mins 41.2secs3. Jani PaasonenMitsubishi Lancer Evo VII+00mins 59.0secs

Notable retirements*:

DNS. Carlos SainzCitroen Xsara WRCWithdrew.
SS1/2. Markko MartinFord Focus RS WRC 04Engine.
SS4. Petter SolbergSubaru Impreza WRC 2004Mechanical.

* Under the new 'SupeRally' system, retired cars can re-start on subsequent legs. However as the system is currently being used only as an experiment, competitors will not be eligible for points and will not be classified in the overall standings.

Italics denotes Production Car World Rally Championship entries.