Rallye Monte Carlo: SS2.
SS2 - Guillaumes-Valberg 1 (13.60 km): Gronholm fastest through SS2; Loeb second; Panizzi third; Galli fourth; Atkinson fifth; Gardemeister sixth; Loeb leads overall by 30.9secs.
NB. Start of stage delayed due to the problems on SS1. Again only 11 drivers completed the test at speed, the rest were all given a notional time - once again that of Petter Solberg, who was ninth quickest through the test.
Stage times and overall standings after SS2.
Top ten stage times for SS2:
SS2 - Guillaumes-Valberg 1 (13.60 km): Gronholm fastest through SS2; Loeb second; Panizzi third; Galli fourth; Atkinson fifth; Gardemeister sixth; Loeb leads overall by 30.9secs.
NB. Start of stage delayed due to the problems on SS1. Again only 11 drivers completed the test at speed, the rest were all given a notional time - once again that of Petter Solberg, who was ninth quickest through the test.
Stage times and overall standings after SS2.
Top ten stage times for SS2:
1. Marcus GronholmBP Ford Focus RS WRC 069mins 37.0secs M1
2. Sebastien LoebKronos Citroen Xsara WRC+00mins 02.5secs M1
3. Gilles PanizziRed Bull Skoda Fabia WRC 05+00mins 07.9secs M2
4. Gigi Galli Mitsubishi Lancer WRC05+00mins 15.9secs
5. Chris Atkinson Subaru Impreza WRC+00mins 29.4secs
6. Toni Gardemeister Astra Peugeot 307 WRC+00mins 47.6secs
7. Stephane SarrazinSubaru Impreza WRC 2006+00mins 50.7secs M1
8. Manfred StohlOMV Peugeot Norway 307 WRC+00mins 56.8secs M2
9. Petter SolbergSubaru Impreza WRC 2006+01mins 03.3secs M1
10. Francois Duval First Skoda Fabia WRC+01mins 03.9secs
11. Mikko HirvonenBP Ford Focus RS WRC 06+01mins 07.6secs M1
Overall times after SS2:
1. Sebastien LoebKronos Citroen Xsara WRC24mins 53.0secs M1
2. Gilles PanizziRed Bull Skoda Fabia WRC 05+00mins 30.9secs M2
3. Marcus GronholmBP Ford Focus RS WRC 06+00mins 34.0secs M1
4. Gigi Galli Mitsubishi Lancer WRC05+00mins 39.4secs
5. Chris Atkinson Subaru Impreza WRC+01mins 12.7secs
6. Toni Gardemeister Astra Peugeot 307 WRC+01mins 43.6secs
7. Manfred StohlOMV Peugeot Norway 307 WRC+01mins 59.4secs M2
8. Stephane SarrazinSubaru Impreza WRC 2006+02mins 07.0secs M1
9. Francois Duval First Skoda Fabia WRC+02mins 36.0secs
10. Mikko HirvonenBP Ford Focus RS WRC 06+02mins 50.0secs M1
11. Petter SolbergSubaru Impreza WRC 2006+02mins 59.0secs M1
= Xavier PonsKronos Citroen Xsara WRC 06+02mins 59.0secs M1
= Henning SolbergOMV Peugeot Norway 307 WRC+02mins 59.0secs M2
= Matthew WilsonStobart VK Ford Focus WRC 05+02mins 59.0secs M2
= Pieter TsjoenStobart VK Ford Focus WRC 05+02mins 59.0secs M2
= Andreas AignerRed Bull Skoda Fabia WRC 05+02mins 59.0secs M2
= Daniel Sordo Kronos Citroen Xsara WRC+02mins 59.0secs
= Fumio Nutahara Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX+02mins 59.0secs P
= Jari-Matti Latvala Subaru Impreza WRX+02mins 59.0secs P
= Nasser Al-Attiyah Subaru Impreza+02mins 59.0secs P
= Stefano Marrini Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII+02mins 59.0secs P
= Jasen Popov Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII+02mins 59.0secs P
Etc, etc, etc.
Overall PCWRC after SS2:
1. Fumio Nutahara Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX27mins 52.7secs P
= Jari-Matti Latvala Subaru Impreza WRX+00mins 00.0secs P
= Nasser Al-Attiyah Subaru Impreza+00mins 00.0secs P
= Stefano Marrini Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII+00mins 00.0secs P
= Jasen Popov Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII+00mins 00.0secs P
= David Higgins Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VII+00mins 00.0secs P
Notable retirements*:
None.
* 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.
M1 - denotes Manufacturer 1 entry.
M2 - denotes Manufacturer 2 entry.
P - denotes Production WRC entry.
