Acropolis Rally: SS5.

SS5 - Eleftherohori 2 (18.44 km): Gronholm fastest through SS5; Gardemeister second; Loeb third; Rovanpera fourth; Henning Solberg fifth; Hirvonen had transmission problems; Petter Solberg lost time with a broken driveshaft; Andersson leads the JWRC; Gronholm leads the overall event by 6.8secs.

Stage times and overall standings after SS5.

Top ten stage times for SS5:

Marcus Gronholm / Timo Rautiainen - Peugeot 307 WRC
Marcus Gronholm / Timo Rautiainen - Peugeot 307 WRC
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SS5 - Eleftherohori 2 (18.44 km): Gronholm fastest through SS5; Gardemeister second; Loeb third; Rovanpera fourth; Henning Solberg fifth; Hirvonen had transmission problems; Petter Solberg lost time with a broken driveshaft; Andersson leads the JWRC; Gronholm leads the overall event by 6.8secs.

Stage times and overall standings after SS5.

Top ten stage times for SS5:

1. Marcus GronholmPeugeot 307 WRC10mins 54.0secs
2. Toni GardemeisterFord Focus RS WRC 04+00mins 05.5secs
3. Sebastien LoebCitroen Xsara WRC+00mins 06.2secs
4. Harri RovanperaMitsubishi Lancer Evo WRC05+00mins 09.5secs
5. Henning SolbergFord Focus RS WRC 04+00mins 09.8secs
6. Carlos SainzCitroen Xsara WRC+00mins 10.0secs
7. Petter SolbergSubaru Impreza WRC 2005+00mins 16.1secs
8. Mikko HirvonenFord Focus RS WRC 03+00mins 17.3secs
9. Mark HigginsFord Focus RS WRC 03+00mins 21.6secs
10. Markko MartinPeugeot 307 WRC+00mins 21.7secs

Overall times after SS5:

1. Marcus GronholmPeugeot 307 WRC54mins 55.2secs
2. Toni GardemeisterFord Focus RS WRC 04+00mins 06.8secs
3. Sebastien LoebCitroen Xsara WRC+00mins 09.6secs
4. Carlos SainzCitroen Xsara WRC+00mins 10.9secs
5. Mikko HirvonenFord Focus RS WRC 03+00mins 17.1secs
6. Harri RovanperaMitsubishi Lancer Evo WRC05+00mins 31.7secs
7. Petter SolbergSubaru Impreza WRC 2005+00mins 34.2secs
8. Henning SolbergFord Focus RS WRC 04+00mins 47.8secs
9. Markko MartinPeugeot 307 WRC+00mins 54.2secs
10. Mark HigginsFord Focus RS WRC 03+01mins 00.5secs

11. Tobias JohanssonSubaru Impreza WRC 2004+01mins 02.4secs
12. Gigi GalliMitsubishi Lancer Evo WRC05+01mins 04.6secs
13. Jani PaasonenSkoda Fabia WRC+01mins 07.8secs
14. Kristian SohlbergSubaru Impreza WRC 2004+01mins 21.4secs
15. Xavier PonsCitroen Xsara WRC+01mins 36.7secs
16. Armodios VovosSubaru Impreza WRC 2004+01mins 37.5secs
17. Chris AtkinsonSubaru Impreza WRC 2005+02mins 00.2secs
18. Daniel CarlssonSubaru Impreza WRC 2004+02mins 09.3secs
19. Stephane SarrazinSubaru Impreza WRC 2005+02mins 29.1secs
20. Ioannis PapadimitriouFord Focus RS WRC 03+02mins 33.6secs

Overall JWRC after SS5:

1. Per-Gunnar Andersson Suzuki Ignis1hour 00mins 35.9secs2. Mirco BaldacciFiat Punto+00mins 57.2secs3. Luca Betti Renault Clio+02mins 03.7secs

Notable retirements*:

SS2. Roman KrestaFord Focus RS WRC 04Broken steering arm
SS3. Janne TuohinoSkoda Fabia WRCClutch.
SS3. Armin SchwarzSkoda Fabia WRCEngine.

* 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.

Italics denotes Junior World Rally Championship entries.

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