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Updated driver and manufacturer stdgs. following the Rally Deutschland.......

1st}Sebastien Loeb(FRA)...................................84 pts
2nd}Marcus Gronholm(FIN)................................51 pts
3rd}Daniel Sordo(SPN)......................................41 pts
4th}Manfred Stohl(AUT).....................................24 pts
5th}Mikko Hirvonen(FIN)....................................21 pts
6th}Petter Solberg(NOR)....................................20 pts
7th}Toni Gardemeister(FIN)...............................16 pts
t-8th}[8]Gigi Galli(ITA).......................................11 pts
t-8th}[9]Xavier Pons(SPN)..................................11 pts
t-8th}[10]Henning Solberg(NOR).........................11 pts


1st}Kronos Total Citroen WRT.............................114 pts
2nd}BP-Ford World Rally Team.............................91 pts
3rd}Subaru World Rally Team...............................63 pts
4th}OMV-Peugeot Norway.....................................41 pts
5th}Red Bull-Skoda Team.....................................22 pts
6th}Stobart-VK M-Sport Ford WRT..........................20 pts

Proving that the 2006 WRC championship isn't quite completely in reigning champion Sebastien Loeb's hands, Ford works driver Marcus Gronholm dominated the Rally Finland, beating Loeb by over a minute. Rounding out the podium was fellow Ford driver Mikko Hirvonen, which allowed Ford to close the points gap btwn. then and manufacturers' leader Citroen. Here are the top-10 from the Rally Finland.............

1st}M. Gronholm, Ford..........................2 hrs., 52:50.3 sec
2nd}S. Loeb, Citroen(P)........................-1:06.7 sec
3rd}M. Hirvonen, Ford..........................-1:32.5 sec
4th}H. Solberg, Peugeot(P)...................-3:57.3 sec
5th}G. Galli, Peugeot(P)........................-5:39.9 sec
6th}J. Tuohino, Citroen(P).....................-6:05.0 sec
7th}J. Valimaki, Mitsubishi(P)................-6:55.3 sec
8th}J. Kopecky, Skoda(P).....................-10:14.9 sec
9th}M. Stohl, Peugeot(P).......................-13:28.2 sec
10th}M. Wilson, Ford............................-14.47.6 sec

In a nail-biting Rally Japan, Sebastien Loeb held off Marcus Gronholm by less than 6 seconds to capture a record-setting 27th career World Rally win, passing the great Carlos Sainz for most rally wins in a career. Rounding out the podium in third was Gronholm's fellow Ford works drivers, Mikko Hirvonen. Here are the top-10 from this past weekend's Rally Japan...........

1st}S. Loeb, Citroen(P)..............................3 hrs., 22:20.4 sec
2nd}M. Gronholm, Ford..............................-5.6 sec
3rd}M. Hirvonen, Ford...............................-2:46.5 sec
4th}C. Atkinson, Subaru............................-6:07.8 sec
5th}M. Stohl, Peugeot(P)...........................-7:10.7 sec
6th}T. Arai, Subaru..................................-9:05.1 sec
7th}P. Solberg, Subaru.............................-11:43.7 sec
8th}F. Nutahara, Mitsubishi(P)...................-22:57.4 sec
9th}G. Pozzo, Mitsubishi(P).......................-23:24.8 sec
10th}M. Ligato, Mitsubishi(P).....................-23:50.6 sec

Updated WRC drivers' and team standings following the Rally Japan.........

Drivers' Standings(top-10).........................
1st}Sebastien Loeb(FRA).................................102 pts
2nd}Marcus Gronholm(FIN)..............................69 pts
3rd}Daniel Sordo(SPN)....................................41 pts
4th}Mikko Hirvonen(FIN)..................................33 pts
5th}Manfred Stohl(AUT)...................................28 pts
6th}Petter Solberg(NOR)..................................22 pts
t-7th}[7]Toni Gardemeister(FIN).......................16 pts
t-7th}[8]Henning Solberg(NOR).........................16 pts
9th}Gigi Galli(ITA)...........................................15 pts
10th}Chris Atkinson(AUS).................................14 pts


Team Standings.................................
1st}Kronos Total Citroen WRT..........................132 pts
2nd}BP-Ford World Rally Team.........................121 pts
3rd}Subaru World Rally Team...........................74 pts
4th}OMV-Peugeot Norway.................................50 pts
5th}Stobart VK M-Sport WRT.............................29 pts
6th}Red Bull-Skoda Team.................................22 pts

Updated driver and team standings following the Rally Cyprus.........

1st}Sebastien Loeb(FRA)...........................112 pts
2nd}Marcus Gronholm(FIN).........................77 pts
3rd}Daniel Sordo(SPN)...............................41 pts
4th}Mikko Hirvonen(FIN).............................39 pts
5th}Manfred Stohl(AUT)..............................33 pts
6th}Petter Solberg(SWE).............................23 pts
7th}Toni Gardemeister(FIN).........................20 pts
8th}Henning Solberg(SWE)..........................19 pts
9th}Gigi Galli(ITA)......................................15 pts
10th}Chris Atkinson(AUS)...........................14 pts


1st}Kronos Team Citroen WRT....................142 pts
2nd}BP-Ford World Rally Team....................135 pts
3rd}Subaru World Rally Team......................79 pts
4th}OMV-Peugeot Norway............................50 pts
5th}Stobart VK M-Sport Ford WRT................30 pts
6th}Red Bull-Skoda Team............................22 pts

Updated driver and manufacturer standings following the Rally Turkey......

1st}Sebastien Loeb(FRA).............................112 pts
2nd}Marcus Gronholm(FIN)..........................85 pts
3rd}Mikko Hirvonen(FIN).............................47 pts
4th}Daniel Sordo(SPN)................................43 pts
5th}Manfred Stohl(AUT)...............................34 pts
6th}Henning Solberg(SWE)...........................25 pts
7th}Petter Solberg(SWE)..............................23 pts
8th}Toni Gardemeister(FIN)..........................20 pts
9th}Xavier Pons(SPN)...................................18 pts
10th}Chris Atkinson(AUS).............................17 pts


1st}BP-Ford World Rally Team.....................153 pts
2nd}Kronos Team Citroen WRT....................145 pts
3rd}Subaru World Rally Team......................83 pts
4th}OMV-Peugeot Norway............................67 pts
5th}Stobart VK M-Sport WRT........................35 pts
6th}Red Bull-Skoda Team.............................23 pts

Unleash the Hounds of Kronos and vanquish our enemies forever

Well Done Atko

Julian Mayo wrote:Well Done Atko

Yeah was a nice drive for a gravel boy.

With two rounds now in the books for the 2007 World Rally Championship season..............

Current WRC Drivers and Team Standings..........
1} Sebastien Loeb(FRA)............................18 pts(1 win)
2} Marcus Gronholm(FIN)..........................16 pts(1 win)
3} Mikko Hirvonen(FIN).............................10 pts
4} Daniel Sordo(SPN).................................8 pts
5} Chris Atkinson(AUS)..............................6 pts
t-6}[6]Henning Solberg(SWE)......................5 pts
t-6}[7]Toni Gardemeister(FIN).....................5 pts
8} Daniel Carlsson(SWE).............................4 pts
9} Petter Solberg(SWE)...............................3 pts
10} Manfred Stohl(AUT)...............................2 pts
11} Jan Kopecky(CZE)................................1 pt

1} Citroen Total WRT.................................27 pts(1 win)
2} BP-Ford WRT........................................26 pts(1 win)
3} Subaru WRT.........................................10 pts
4} OMV-Kronos Citroen WRT.......................9 pts
5} Stobart M-Sport Ford WRT......................6 pts

Good to see Gronholm win. He is the driver that I support. I like the natural way he speaks to reporters.

Q: When you think of the World Rally Championship and the Blue Oval, who usually comes to mind?
A: Marcus Gronholm, but he didn't win this time in Norway.....

In the first 1-2-3 sweep by Ford in WRC history since 1979, Ford driver Mikko Hirvonen drove his way through the snows of the Rally Norway, leading the Ford sweep with Gronholm and Henning Solberg rounding out the podium. In fourth place was Henning's brother, works Subaru racer Petter Solberg. Rounding out the top 5 was Jari-Matti Latvala. Making the weekend more interesting was the fact that reigning WRC champion Sebastien Loeb finished an abysmal 14th, handing the points lead to Gronholm. Finishing out the points in 6th, 7th and 8th were Gigi Galli, Daniel Carlsson and Jan Kopecky.

After three rounds of the 2007 World Rally Championship, here are the updated drivers and manufacturer standings...........

Current WRC Drivers Standings..........
1} Marcus Gronholm(FIN)....................24 pts(1 win)
2} Mikko Hirvonen(FIN).......................20 pts(1 win)
3} Sebastien Loeb(FRA).......................18 pts(1 win)
4} Henning Solberg(NOR).....................11 pts
t-5}[5]Petter Solberg(NOR)....................8 pts
t-5}[6]Daniel Sordo(SPN)......................8 pts
t-7}[7]Chris Atkinson(AUS)....................6 pts
t-7}[8]Daniel Carlsson(SWE)..................6 pts
9} Toni Gardemeister(FIN).....................5 pts
10} Jari-Matti Latvala(FIN)......................4 pts
11} Gigi Galli(ITA)...................................3 pts
t-12}[12]Manfred Stohl(AUT)..................2 pts
t-12}[13]Jan Kopecky(CZE)...................2 pts

Current WRC Manufacturers Standings..........
1} BP-Ford World Rally Team.......................44 pts(2 wins)
2} Citroen Total World Rally Team................28 pts(1 win)
3} Stobart M-Sport Ford WRT.......................16 pts
4} Subaru World Rally Team.........................15 pts
5} OMV-Kronos Citroen WRT.........................14 pts

After a rare, non-points weekend, defending WRC champion Sebastien Loeb showed why he's still a force to be reckoned with, as he won convincingly the Rally Mexico......but it wasn't his performance on the second and third legs of the rally, but his dominant performance during the first leg on Friday that proved to be the factor, as Loeb built up leads of 25-45 seconds over both Subaru's Chris Atkinson and Ford's Marcus Gronholm. Loeb continued his dominance on Saturday with wins on four consecutive stages, holding onto a 60-sec. lead over Gronholm going into Sunday's third leg, where Loeb crusied to his second victory of the 2007 WRC season. Here are the top-10 results from the Rally Mexico..........

1} Sebastien Loeb, Citroen...........................3 hrs., 48:13.3 sec
2} Marcus Gronholm, Ford............................-55.8 sec
3} Mikko Hirvonen, Ford...............................-1:27.7 sec
4} Daniel Sordo, Citroen..............................-1:43.7 sec
5} Chris Atkinson, Subaru............................-2:24.1 sec
6} Manfred Stohl, Citroen.............................-3:45.5 sec
7} Jari-Matti Latvala, Ford.............................-4:10.8 sec
8} Matthew Wilson, Ford...............................-12:22.6 sec
9} Henning Solberg, Subaru.........................-14:15.7 sec
10} Mark Higgins, Mitsubishi.........................-20.31.2 sec

Current WRC Drivers and Manufacturers Standings...........

1} Marcus Gronholm(FIN)..................................32 pts(1 win)
2} Sebastien Loeb(FRA)....................................28 pts(2 wins)
3} Mikko Hirvonen(FIN).....................................26 pts(1 win)
4} Daniel Sordo(SPN)........................................13 pts
5} Henning Solberg(NOR)..................................11 pts
6} Chris Atkinson(AUS).....................................10 pts
7} Petter Solberg(NOR)......................................8 pts
t-8}[8] Jari-Matti Latvala(FIN).............................6 pts
t-8}[9] Daniel Carlsson(SWE).............................6 pts
t-10}[10]Toni Gardemeister(FIN)........................5 pts
t-10}[11]Manfred Stohl(AUT)..............................5 pts
12} Gigi Galli(ITA)...............................................3 pts
13} Jan Kopecky(CZE).......................................2 pts
14} Matthew Wilson(GBR)...................................1 pt


1st} BP-Ford World Rally Team............................58 pts(2 wins)
2nd} Citroen Total WRT.......................................43 pts(2 wins)
t-3rd}[3] Stobart M-Sport Ford WRT......................19 pts
t-3rd}[4]Subaru World Rally Team........................19 pts
5th} OMV Kronos Citroen WRT..............................17 pts