CORRECTED: Gronholm wins fourth straight Finnish Rally05.08.2007 12:00 SportsPlease read in para three 1.7 seconds HELSINKI (Reuters) - Ford's Marcus Gronholm clinched his fourth straight Finnish Rally title on Sunday, winning the 23-stage race on his home soil forest tracks in a total time of two hours, 57 minutes 26.1 seconds. He edged out compatriot and team mate Mikko Hirvonen by 24.2 seconds overall, with Citroen's triple world champion Sebastien Loeb of France in third place a further 45.7 seconds behind. Gronholm wrapped up the victory in style with three stage wins out of three on the final day, beating Hirvonen into second place on the final Ruuhumaki run, the day's shortest course, by 1.7 seconds. Subaru's Australian driver Chris Atkinson finished in fourth spot one minute 52.9 seconds behind Loeb, while Norway's Henning Solberg was fifth a further 1:26.6 adrift. Seven races remain in the championship including the next rally in Germany from August 17-19. Source: reuters.comwww.alllee.com |
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