Telstra Rally Australia: SS18.
SS18 - Flynns 2 (19.87.km): Chris Atkinson wins back-to-back stages for Subaru, gains another scalp by passing Kresta for sixth overall; Rovanpera takes a tenth from McRae in battle for second; Duval, fourth on stage, leads by 24.4secs; Teiskonen wins PCWRC on stage, but still trails Arai by 1min 13secs...
Stage times and overall standings after SS18.
Top ten stage times for SS18:
SS18 - Flynns 2 (19.87.km): Chris Atkinson wins back-to-back stages for Subaru, gains another scalp by passing Kresta for sixth overall; Rovanpera takes a tenth from McRae in battle for second; Duval, fourth on stage, leads by 24.4secs; Teiskonen wins PCWRC on stage, but still trails Arai by 1min 13secs...
Stage times and overall standings after SS18.
Top ten stage times for SS18:
1. Chris AtkinsonSubaru Impreza WRC 200511mins 43.3secs
2. Harri RovanperaMitsubishi Lancer Evo WRC05+00mins 03.6secs
3. Colin McRaeSkoda Fabia WRC+00mins 03.7secs
4. Francois DuvalCitroen Xsara WRC+00mins 03.9secs
5. Toni GardemeisterFord Focus RS WRC 06+00mins 04.9secs
6. Manfred StohlCitroen Xsara WRC+00mins 06.3secs
7. Roman KrestaFord Focus RS WRC 06+00mins 06.6secs
8. Daniel SolaFord Focus RS WRC 04+00mins 30.6secs
9. Armin SchwarzSkoda Fabia WRC+00mins 40.5secs
10. Gigi GalliMitsubishi Lancer Evo WRC05+00mins 42.0secs
Overall times after SS18:
1. Francois DuvalCitroen Xsara WRC2hr 18mins 02.7secs
2. Colin McRaeSkoda Fabia WRC+00mins 24.4secs
3. Harri RovanperaMitsubishi Lancer Evo WRC05+00mins 30.8secs
5. Manfred StohlCitroen Xsara WRC+01mins 09.1secs
4. Gigi GalliMitsubishi Lancer Evo WRC05+01mins 46.4secs
7. Chris AtkinsonSubaru Impreza WRC 2005+01mins 51.4secs
6. Roman KrestaFord Focus RS WRC 06+01mins 56.0secs
8. Toni GardemeisterFord Focus RS WRC 06+02mins 04.7secs
9. Daniel SolaFord Focus RS WRC 04+03mins 20.7secs
10. Armin SchwarzSkoda Fabia WRC+04mins 52.0secs
11. Toshi Arai Subaru Impreza+10mins 54.6secs12. Aki TeiskonenSubaru Impreza+12mins 07.6secs13. Mark Higgins Subaru Impreza+12mins 30.5secs14. Gabriel Pozzo Subaru Impreza+13mins 02.1secs15. Fumio Nutahara Mitsubishi Lancer+14mins 02.3secs16. Nasser Al-Attiyah Subaru Impreza+15mins 26.7secs
17. Sam BrandSubaru Impreza +18mins 10.4secs
18. Tolley ChallisMitsubishi Lancer+20mins 28.0secs19. Federico Villagra Mitsubishi Lancer+21mins 18.3secs20. Fabio Frisiero Subaru Impreza+23mins 51.2secs
Overall PCWRC after SS18:
1. Toshi Arai Subaru Impreza2hr 28mins 57.3secs2. Aki TeiskonenSubaru Impreza+01mins 13.0secs3. Mark Higgins Subaru Impreza+01mins 35.9secs
Notable retirements*:
Petter SolbergSubaru Impreza WRC 2005SS13 - wildlife damageSebastien LoebCitroen Xsara WRCSS9 - accidentMarcus GronholmPeugeot 307 WRCSS7 - suspensionAntony 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.
