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After SS12: Hänninen gains small advantage

Bouffier now at 10.8s

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4 June 2011 - 12:19

Juho Hänninen continues to lead the Prime Yalta Rally with two stages of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge event remaining.

The Finn was 5.7s faster than close rival Bryan Bouffier, which means his overall advantage now stands at 10.8s.

Hänninen reached the stage finish with slight damage to the left-rear wheel of his Škoda Motorsport Fabia. “I tried but the car was sliding, I had one quite heavy landing I didn’t expect,” said the Finn. “I had some small moments. That was not far away from being flat-out.”

Bouffier added: “The car was sliding but Juho is quicker than me. I tried to drive fast but it’s not enough.”

There was drama in the battle for third when Andreas Mikkelsen spun within sight of the stage finish and damaged the rear of his Fabia nudging a small tree in the process. His delay has all but ensured third place for fellow Škoda driver Jan Kopecký, who won the stage.

Overall positions after SS12:

Pos.	Driver	Car	Time
1	Hänninen Juho / Markkula Mikko	Škoda Fabia S2000	2h27m06.6s
2	Bouffier Bryan / Panseri Xavier	Peugeot 207 S2000	+10.8s
3	Kopecký Jan / Starý Petr	Škoda Fabia S2000	+43.0s
4	Mikkelsen Andreas / Floene Ola	Škoda Fabia S2000	+1m05.3s
5	Wilks Guy / Pugh Phil	Peugeot 207 S2000	+3m21.6s
6	Neuville Thierry / Gilsoul Nicolas	Peugeot 207 S2000	+5m00.7s
7	Gardemeister Toni / Suominen Tapio	Škoda Fabia S2000	+7m06.9s
8	Kruuda Karl / Järveoja Martin	Škoda Fabia S2000	+8m59.7s
9	Tempestini Marko / Pulpea Dorin	Peugeot 207 S2000	+11m58.6s
10	Sandell Patrik / Parmander Staffan	Škoda Fabia S2000	+17m31.4s
11	Raoux Jean-Michel / Magat Laurent	Renault Clio R3	+17m57.4s
12	Cosma Vlad / Dorca Florin	Citroën C2 R2 Max	+20m24.5s
13	Tamrazov Oleksii / German Ivan	Ford Fiesta S2000	+23m22.7s
14	Bidzinashvili Archil / Arjevanidze Georgi	Honda Civic Type R	+23m59.8s
15	Pechenyk Volodymyr / Yankovskiy Andriy	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X	+25m25.9s