08 Aug 2004 23:06 UTC
It was the first victory for the home-country driver in nearly 15 months, since capturing the Argentine Rally in May 2003. Driving a Peugeot, Gronholm completed the final 95.22 kilometers in four special stages in 45 minutes, 38.8 seconds.
With seven events remaining, fourth place finisher Sebastien Loeb of France is the season points leader with 66. Petter Solberg of Norway is second with 44 points, while Martin and Gronholm are tied for third place with 42.
Some information for this report provided by AP and AFP.
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Former two-time World Rally champion Marcus Gronholm maintained his lead on the final day to capture the Finland Rally on Sunday.
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His three-day race total for the 383.7 kilometer rally was three hours, seven minutes and 16.1 seconds. That was 34.7 seconds faster than Markko Martin of Estonia. Spain's Carlos Sainz was third.