HOME WIN; Gronholm holds off points-leader Loeb to take Rally Finland.(Motorsports)

Byline: ANTHONY PEACOCK Ford driver Marcus Gronholm claimed his sixth Rally Finland victory in seven years with a dominant performance on his home turf. Gronholm was in control from the start, claiming 12 of 21 stages, to win by more than a minute over Citroen's runaway championship leader Sebastien Loeb.

Gronholm and Loeb traded fastest times throughout day one, which was run in heavy rain. Finland had enjoyed two months of dry, hot weather, but the skies suddenly opened for the week of the rally. With the gravel roads slippery, both Gronholm and Loeb admitted to several big ...

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