McRae still leads the drivers' championship

But McRae's British rival Burns was also pleased to be in the hunt for the drivers' championship.

"The championship battle is as close as it's ever been now and I've put myself right up there," he said.

"It's going to be a hard fight but I know that if I win the job will be done."

Peugeot driver Gronholm revealed he will be going all out for success in Britain despite the retention of his world title being beyond him.

"It will be difficult with Richard and Colin in the field but I would like to win in Britain to get points for the manufacturers' title," he said.

With second scoring driver Harri Rovanpera finishing in fourth, Peugeot now lead the manufacturers' table with 90 points.

Ford are five points behind.

Final positions

1 Marcus Gronholm, Finland, Peugeot, 3 hours, 17 minutes, 1.3 seconds.
2 Richard Burns, England, Subaru, 3:17.41.7.
3 Didier Auriol, France, Peugeot, 3:18.21.4.
4 Harri Rovanpera, Finland, Peugeot, 3:18.32.2.
5 Colin McRae, Scotland, Ford, 3:18.41.3.
6 Tommi Makinen, Finland, Mitsubishi, 3:20.04.0.
7 Petter Solberg, Norway, Subaru, 3:20.45.5.
8 Carlos Sainz, Spain, Ford, 3:22.00.5.
9 Gilles Panizzi, France, Peugeot, 3:22.10.3.
10 Alistar McRae, Britain, Hyundai, 3:24.33.0.

Championship standings:

McRae 42 points
Makinen 41
Burns 40
Sainz 33
Rovanpera 30
Gronholm 26
Auriol 23
Panizzi 22
Delecour 15
Solberg 11.

Manufacturers standings:

Peugeot 90 points
Ford 86
Mitsubishi 69
Subaru 62
Skoda 15
Hyundai 13.

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