Sport in Short: Rallying

DIDIER AURIOL, of France, managed to overturn a deficit of 1 minute 11 seconds on the last night to beat his compatriot Francois Delecour by 15 seconds and win his third successive Monte Carlo Rally.

MONTE CARLO RALLY Leading final standings: 1 D Auriol (Fr) Toyota Celica 6hr 13min 43sec; 2 F Delecour (Fr) Ford Escort 6:13:58; 3 M Biasion (It) Ford Escort 6:16:59; 4 K Eriksson (Swe) Mitsubishi Lancer 6:31:30; 5 J Kankkunen (Fin) Toyota Celica 6:32:43; 6 A Schwarz (Ger) Mitsubishi Lancer 6:39:45; 7 O Burri (Swit) Ford Sierra 6:51:03; 8 B Thiry (Bel) Opel Astra 6:54:08; 9 C Spiliotis (Monaco) Lancia Delta 6:56:24; 10 J-B Serpaggi (Fr) Ford Escort 6:57:58. Leading world championship standings: Drivers: 1 Auriol 20pts; 2 Delecour 15; 3 Biasion 12; 4 Eriksson 10; 5 Kankkunen 8; 6 Schwarz 6; 7 Burri 4; 8 Thiry 3; 9 Spiliotis 2; 10 Serpaggi 1. Cars: 1 Toyota 20; 2 Ford 17; 3 Mitsubishi 8.