Gronholm victory in doubt

Double world champion Marcus Gronholm could be stripped of his Cyprus Rally win and lose his lead in the world championship rankings following technical checks on his Peugeot car. The FIA have summoned representatives from Gronholm's Peugeot team to a me

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The FIA said earlier this week the final classification of the rally would not be confirmed until checks had been completed on the Peugeot 307s of Finland's Gronholm and team mate Harri Rovanpera, who finished fifth.

The Citroens of French runner-up Sebastien Loeb and Spain's Carlos Sainz, who came fourth, were also being examined.

"Further to a report received from the FIA Technical Delegate following the 2004 Cyprus Rally, representatives of Marlboro Peugeot Total have been called to a Stewards meeting at the FIA Headquarters in Paris on Wednesday, May 26, 2004 at 1100 hours," the FIA said. The content of the report is not known.

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Gronholm, world champion in 2000 and 2002, moved to the top of the world championship rankings following Sunday's victory with 34 points, one point ahead of Loeb, with Estonia's Markko Martin third on 32 points.

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