Result - Rally Argentina - UPDATED.
Citroen's Sebastien Loeb wins the Rally Argentina to take his sixth win on the trot and his seventh of the year - both new records; Marcus Gronholm comes home second, 26.1 seconds behind in his Peugeot; Petter Solberg completes the podium with Toni Gardemeister and Harri Rovanpera fourth and fifth respectively...
Overall times after SS22 / Leg 3 - Top 20:
Citroen's Sebastien Loeb wins the Rally Argentina to take his sixth win on the trot and his seventh of the year - both new records; Marcus Gronholm comes home second, 26.1 seconds behind in his Peugeot; Petter Solberg completes the podium with Toni Gardemeister and Harri Rovanpera fourth and fifth respectively...
Overall times after SS22 / Leg 3 - Top 20:
1. Sebastien LoebCitroen Xsara WRC3hours 55mins 36.4secs
2. Marcus GronholmPeugeot 307 WRC+00mins 26.1secs
3. Petter SolbergSubaru Impreza WRC 2005+00mins 55.3secs
4. Toni GardemeisterFord Focus RS WRC 04+02mins 38.0secs
5. Harri RovanperaMitsubishi Lancer Evo WRC05+02mins 43.6secs
6. Markko MartinPeugeot 307 WRC+04mins 22.2secs
7. Francois DuvalCitroen Xsara WRC+05mins 29.1secs
8. Manfred StohlCitroen Xsara WRC+05mins 42.9secs
9. Chris AtkinsonSubaru Impreza WRC 2005+05mins 59.2secs
10. Xavier PonsCitroen Xsara WRC+08mins 25.1secs
11. Roman KrestaFord Focus RS WRC 04+08mins 38.2secs
12. Antony WarmboldFord Focus RS WRC 04+08mins 58.2secs
13. Marcos LigatoPeugeot 206 WRC+13mins 53.1secs
14. Luis Perez-CompancFord Focus RS WRC 04+15mins 11.7secs
15. Daniel CarlssonPeugeot 206 WRC+18mins 20.6secs
16. Armin SchwarzSkoda Fabia WRC+21mins 49.0secs17. Nasser Al-Attiyah Subaru Impreza+26mins 05.2secs
18. Ricardo TrivinoPeugeot 206 WRC+33mins 06.1secs19. Angelo Medeghini Mitsubishi Lancer+39mins 34.0secs20. Luis RosselotMitsubishi Lancer+39mins 53.4secs
Overall PCWRC after SS22 / Leg 3:
1. Nasser Al-Attiyah Subaru Impreza4hours 21mins 41.6secs2. Angelo MedeghiniMitsubishi Lancer+13mins 28.8secs3. Luis RosselotMitsubishi Lancer+13mins 48.2secs4. Fabio Frisiero Subaru Impreza+25mins 08.2secs5. Gabriel Pozzo Subaru Impreza+25mins 33.2secs6. Sebastian BeltranSubaru Impreza+29mins 51.9secs
EXC. Mark Higgins Subaru ImprezaExcluded - had finished 2nd in class - +02mins 36.2secsEXC. Federico Villagra Mitsubishi LancerExcluded - had finished 3rd in class - +12mins 02.7secs
Notable retirements*:
SS5. Gigi GalliMitsubishi Lancer Evo WRC05Transmission.#
SS5. Jani PaasonenSkoda Fabia WRCMechanical.
SS19/20. Gigi GalliMitsubishi Lancer Evo WRC05Gearbox.
* 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 Production Car World Rally Championship entries.