Telstra Rally Australia: SS6.
SS6 - Murray North 2 (15.92km): Petter Solberg wins again, inherits leads after team-mate Atkinson hits trouble; Loeb, Gronholm, Kresta, McRae Gardemeister complete stage top six; Atkinson drops to sixth with 'steering problems', Solberg's overall advantage at 8.5secs over Loeb, Gronholm, Duval, McRae; Warmbold latest casualty after roll; Pozzo wins PWRC stage, Higgins' lead back to 4.1secs...
Stage times and overall standings after SS6.
Top ten stage times for SS6:
SS6 - Murray North 2 (15.92km): Petter Solberg wins again, inherits leads after team-mate Atkinson hits trouble; Loeb, Gronholm, Kresta, McRae Gardemeister complete stage top six; Atkinson drops to sixth with 'steering problems', Solberg's overall advantage at 8.5secs over Loeb, Gronholm, Duval, McRae; Warmbold latest casualty after roll; Pozzo wins PWRC stage, Higgins' lead back to 4.1secs...
Stage times and overall standings after SS6.
Top ten stage times for SS6:
1. Petter SolbergSubaru Impreza WRC 200508mins 37.3secs
2. Sebastien LoebCitroen Xsara WRC+00mins 01.1secs
3. Marcus GronholmPeugeot 307 WRC+00mins 06.2secs
4. Roman KrestaFord Focus RS WRC 06+00mins 07.3secs
5. Colin McRaeSkoda Fabia WRC+00mins 09.0secs
6. Toni GardemeisterFord Focus RS WRC 06+00mins 10.7secs
7. Francois DuvalCitroen Xsara WRC+00mins 13.6secs
8. Harri RovanperaMitsubishi Lancer Evo WRC05+00mins 14.8secs
9. Daniel SolaFord Focus RS WRC 04+00mins 15.9secs
10. Manfred StohlCitroen Xsara WRC+00mins 17.2secs
Overall times after SS6:
1. Petter SolbergSubaru Impreza WRC 200535mins 24.1secs
2. Sebastien LoebCitroen Xsara WRC+00mins 08.5secs
3. Marcus GronholmPeugeot 307 WRC+00mins 08.8secs
4. Francois DuvalCitroen Xsara WRC+00mins 29.7secs
5. Colin McRaeSkoda Fabia WRC+00mins 30.6secs
6. Chris AtkinsonSubaru Impreza WRC 2005+00mins 31.1secs
7. Harri RovanperaMitsubishi Lancer Evo WRC05+00mins 36.6secs
8. Manfred StohlCitroen Xsara WRC+00mins 39.0secs
9. Gigi GalliMitsubishi Lancer Evo WRC05+00mins 43.0secs
10. Roman KrestaFord Focus RS WRC 06+00mins 51.3secs
11. Daniel SolaFord Focus RS WRC 04+01mins 00.4secs
12. Toni GardemeisterFord Focus RS WRC 06+01mins 04.5secs
13. Armin SchwarzSkoda Fabia WRC+01mins 14.9secs
14. Dean HerridgeSubaru Impreza +02mins 59.0secs15. Mark Higgins Subaru Impreza+03mins 09.4secs16. Toshi Arai Subaru Impreza+03mins 13.5secs17. Gabriel Pozzo Subaru Impreza+03mins 22.6secs18. Fumio Nutahara Mitsubishi Lancer+03mins 36.7secs19. Nasser Al-Attiyah Subaru Impreza+03mins 51.9secs20. Aki TeiskonenSubaru Impreza+03mins 56.0secs
Overall PCWRC after SS6:
1. Mark Higgins Subaru Impreza38mins 33.5secs2. Toshi Arai Subaru Impreza+00mins 04.1secs3. Gabriel Pozzo Subaru Impreza+00mins 13.2secs
Notable retirements*:
Antony WarmboldFord Focus RS WRC 04SS6 - accident Xavier PonsCitroen Xsara WRCSS5 - radiatorDaniel CarlssonPeugeot 307 WRCSS3 - accident
* 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.
