Gronholm wins in Sardegna

Marcus Gronholm won the Rally d'Italia Sardegna, having inherited the lead after Sebastien Loeb went out in Stage 13; Mikko Hirvonen finished second, 29.2secs adrift to give Ford a 1-2 finish; Daniel Sordo rounded out the top three ahead of the Solberg brothers, Henning and Petter.

Top 20:

1. Marcus Gronholm BP Ford Focus RS WRC 06 3hours 48mins 42.0secs M
2. Mikko Hirvonen BP Ford Focus RS WRC 06 +00mins 29.2secs M
3. Daniel Sordo Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC +01mins 21.8secs M
4. Henning Solberg Stobart Ford Focus WRC 06 +01mins 36.6secs M
5. Petter Solberg Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2006 +02mins 34.2secs M
6. Toni Gardemeister MMSP Mitsubishi Lancer WRC05 +05mins 02.1secs
7. Manfred Stohl OMV Kronos Citroen Xsara WRC +05mins 28.6secs M
8. Juho Hanninen MMSP Mitsubishi Lancer WRC05 +09mins 31.7secs
9. Jari-Matti Latvala Stobart Ford Focus WRC 06 +11mins 27.7secs M
10. Chris Atkinson Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2006 +16mins 19.4secs M
11. Federico Villagra Munchi's Ford Focus WRC 06 +17mins 05.1secs M
12. Matthew Wilson Stobart Ford Focus WRC 06 +23mins 25.1secs
13. Urmo Aava Suzuki Swift S1600 +26mins 21.9secs J
14. P-G Andersson Suzuki Swift S1600 +27mins 31.3secs J
15. Giovanni Manfrinato Subaru Impreza +31mins 41.4secs
16. Martin Prokop Citroen C2 S1600 +32mins 44.7secs J
17. Simone Campedelli Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX +32mins 45.5secs
18. Aaron Burkart Citroen C2 S1600 +35mins 31.8secs J
19. Jaan Molder Suzuki Swift S1600 +36mins 02.2secs J
20. Bruno Bentivogli Subaru Impreza +37mins 00.4secs