(bke) "Again I did my very best in Corsica, but almost every time Sébastian Loeb was slightly faster", said Marcus Gröhnholm after having finished second with his Ford Focus RS after the Citroen team at the World Rally Championship. The race in the mountains of Ajaccio took place in glorious sunshine on narrow asphalt roads. Ford team mate Mikko Hirvonen fell behind to 63rd position after having had a crash at the first day and finally pushed forward again to place 13.
Ford keeps on leading in the manufacturers' standing with now 179 points which means a winning margin of 32 points to Citroen. The drivers Marcus Grönholm and Mikko Hirvonen are leading with 104 and 74 points and came in first and third, Sébastian Loeb came in second with 100 points. Thus the next race in Japan will be very interesting. It will take place from October 26 until 28 on gravel roads – a covering which the Fins like.
