Andreucci moves in front

Paolo Andreucci has leapfrogged Juho Hänninen and Kris Meeke into the lead of Rallye Sanremo.

The double Italian champion was 4.2 seconds quicker than Juho Hänninen through the 17.53-kilometre Apricale stage at the wheel of his Peugeot Italia 207 S2000.

Meeke, the defending Intercontinental Rally Challenge champion, was 11.5s slower than Andreucci through the stage and now trails his fellow Peugeot driver by 6.3s.

Overall positions after SS4:

1 Paolo Andreucci 37m21.3s
2 Juho Hänninen +3.9s
3 Kris Meeke +6.3s
4 Giandomenico Basso +8.2s
5 Bryan Bouffier +11.5s
6 Luca Rossetti +13.1s
7 Freddy Loix +16.4s
8 Jan Kopecký +18.0s