Rally New Zealand: SS3.
SS3 - Pirongia West 2 (20.38 km): Gronholm fastest through a dry but slightly rutted SS3; Hirvonen second; Stohl third; Pons fourth; Sordo fifth; Henning Solberg sixth; Rossi 20th quickest - despite a puncture; Wilson stopped in the stage and retired from the leg - engine problems; Latvala heads the PCWRC category; Gronholm leads the overall rally by 22.5 secs.
Stage times and overall standings after SS3.
Top ten stage times for SS3:
SS3 - Pirongia West 2 (20.38 km): Gronholm fastest through a dry but slightly rutted SS3; Hirvonen second; Stohl third; Pons fourth; Sordo fifth; Henning Solberg sixth; Rossi 20th quickest - despite a puncture; Wilson stopped in the stage and retired from the leg - engine problems; Latvala heads the PCWRC category; Gronholm leads the overall rally by 22.5 secs.
Stage times and overall standings after SS3.
Top ten stage times for SS3:
1. Marcus GronholmBP Ford Focus RS WRC 0614mins 53.6secs M1
2. Mikko HirvonenBP Ford Focus RS WRC 06+00mins 04.8secs M1
3. Manfred StohlOMV Peugeot Norway 307 WRC+00mins 05.2secs M2
4. Xavier PonsKronos Citroen Xsara WRC 06+00mins 07.5secs M1
5. Daniel SordoKronos Citroen Xsara WRC 06+00mins 12.1secs M1
6. Henning SolbergOMV Peugeot Norway 307 WRC+00mins 16.4secs M2
7. Petter SolbergSubaru WRT Impreza WRC 2006+00mins 18.1secs M1
8. Luis Perez CompancStobart VK Ford Focus WRC 06+00mins 28.3secs M2
9. Chris AtkinsonSubaru WRT Impreza WRC 2006+00mins 29.2secs M1
10. Juho HanninenMitsubishi Lancer Evo 9+00mins 48.1secs
Overall times after SS3:
1. Marcus GronholmBP Ford Focus RS WRC 0659mins 48.0secs M1
2. Mikko HirvonenBP Ford Focus RS WRC 06+00mins 22.5secs M1
3. Manfred StohlOMV Peugeot Norway 307 WRC+00mins 36.1secs M2
4. Daniel SordoKronos Citroen Xsara WRC 06+01mins 01.2secs M1
5. Xavier PonsKronos Citroen Xsara WRC 06+01mins 33.3secs M1
6. Petter SolbergSubaru WRT Impreza WRC 2006+01mins 38.4secs M1
7. Henning SolbergOMV Peugeot Norway 307 WRC+02mins 00.7secs M2
8. Luis Perez CompancStobart VK Ford Focus WRC 06+02mins 29.5secs M2
9. Chris AtkinsonSubaru WRT Impreza WRC 2006+03mins 10.5secs M1
10. Juho HanninenMitsubishi Lancer Evo 9+04mins 00.2secs
11. Jari-Matti Latvala Subaru Impreza WRX+04mins 08.1secs P
12. Mirco BaldacciMitsubishi Lancer Evo 9+04mins 12.1secs P
13. Toshi Arai Subaru Impreza WRX+04mins 14.5secs P
14. Fumio NutaharaMitsubishi Lancer Evo 9+04mins 31.5secs P
15. Richard MasonSubaru Impreza WRX+04mins 46.2secs P
16. Andrew Hawkeswood Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 7+05mins 22.4secs
17. Nasser Al-AttiyahSubaru Impreza WRX +05mins 45.1secs P
18. Takuma KamadaSubaru Impreza WRX+05mins 58.6secs P
19. Stewart TaylorMitsubishi Lancer Evo 9+06mins 06.6secs
20. Dean SumnerMitsubishi Lancer Evo 8+06mins 12.3secs
Overall PCWRC after SS3:
1. Jari-Matti Latvala Subaru Impreza WRX1hour 03mins 56.0secs P
2. Mirco BaldacciMitsubishi Lancer Evo 9+00mins 04.0secs P
3. Toshi Arai Subaru Impreza WRX+00mins 06.4secs P
Notable retirements*:
SS3. Matthew WilsonStobart VK Ford Focus WRC 06Engine. M2
* Under the 'SupeRally' system, retired cars can re-start on subsequent legs with time penalties imposed for however many stages they miss.
# denotes elected/able to re-start.
M1 - denotes Manufacturer 1 entry.
M2 - denotes Manufacturer 2 entry.
P - denotes Production Car WRC entry.
all times unofficial
