Mid-season in the FIA World Rally Championship is marked by the Acropolis Rally (June 23-26), the last of this group of European gravel events. Harri Rovanpera and Risto Pietilainen will once again pilot the lead Mitsubishi Lancer WRC05 and the Finns are joined by Gigi Galli and Guido D`Amore.



News from our rivals

Sebastien Loeb took another crushing victory in the Xsara, the Frenchman notching up his fifth overall and fourth consecutive victory this season. He reached the finish with nearly a minute in hand to second-placed Petter Solberg who managed to stay ahead of Marcus Gronholm, who claimed the final podium position. Carlos Sainz achieved Citroen`s stated objective of claiming manufacturer points; the Spaniard finishing a fine fourth on his return to the series after a seven month absence. Markko Martin also took a double points haul for Peugeot and Toni Gardemeister rounded off the top six, with team-mate Roman Kresta in seventh.



Rally of Turkey - Final Positions

1. Sebastien Loeb/Daniel Elena Citroen Xsara WRC 4 hr 21 min 48.0sec
2. Petter Solberg/Phil Mills Subaru Impreza WRC 2005 4 hr 22 min 47.6sec
3. Marcus Gronholm/Timo Rautiainen Peugeot 307 WRC 4 hr 23 min 03.3sec
4. Carlos Sainz/Marc Marti Citroen Xsara WRC 4 hr 26 min 05.9sec
5. Markko Martin/Michael Park Peugeot 307 WRC 4 hr 27 min 45.2sec
6. Toni Gardemeister/Jakke Honkanen Ford Focus RS WRC04 4 hr 29 min 55.3sec
7. Roman Kresta/Jan Mozny Ford Focus RS WRC04 4 hr 30 min 36.3sec
8. Gigi Galli/Guido D`Amore Mitsubishi Lancer WRC05 4 hr 31 min 26.9sec
9. Antony Warmbold/Michael Orr Ford Focus RS WRC04 4 hr 33 min 14.7sec
10. Harri Rovanpera/Risto Pietilainen Mitsubishi Lancer WRC05 4 hr 35 min 39.4sec



FIA World Rally Championship for Drivers

Sebastien Loeb 55
Petter Solberg 42
Markko Martin 38
Marcus Gronholm 32
Toni Gardemeister 31
Harri Rovanpera 13
Manfred Stohl 11
Roman Kresta 10
Henning Solberg 9
Gilles Panizzi 7
Francois Duval 5
Carlos Sainz 5
Daniel Carlsson 4
Antony Warmbold 4
Gigi Galli 4



FIA World Rally Championship for Manufacturers

Peugeot 72
Citroen 68
Ford 49
Subaru 46
Mitsubishi 30
Skoda 8



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