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Andreucci takes first stage win

News after SS2

By Franck Drui

24 September 2010 - 15:09

Kris Meeke continues to lead Rallye Sanremo but his overall advantage has been trimmed to 1.8s with Paolo Andreucci, who won the 14.28-kilometre Bignone stage, moving ahead of Juho Hänninen into second place.

Giandomenico Basso is fourth overall in the first of two Abarth Grande Puntos with Bryan Bouffier fifth after going second fastest through the stage in his Peugeot 207.

Third fastest time for Belgian Freddy Loix propels the Škoda Motorsport driver from ninth to seventh overall, 2.1s adrift of sixth-placed Luca Rossetti.

Although it is no longer raining, the stage surface remains greasy.

Crews are now heading back to service in Sanremo with the first car due to arrive at 15:38hrs local time.

Overall positions after SS2:

Pos.	Team	Car	Time
01	Meeke Kris / Nagle Paul	Peugeot 207 S2000	15m44.7s
02	Andreucci Paolo / Andreussi Anna	Peugeot 207 S2000	+1.8s
03	Hänninen Juho / Markkula Mikko	Škoda Fabia S2000	+2.9s
04	Basso Giandomenico / Dotta Mitia	Fiat Grande Punto S2000	+3.8s
05	Bouffier Bryan / Panseri Xavier	Peugeot 207 S2000	+4.9s
06	Rossetti Luca / Chiarcossi Matteo	Fiat Grande Punto S2000	+7.7s
07	Loix Freddy / Miclotte Fréderic	Škoda Fabia S2000	+9.8s
08	Wilks Guy / Pugh Phil	Škoda Fabia S2000	+11.5s
09	Kopecký Jan / Starý Petr	Škoda Fabia S2000	+14.8s
10	Scandola Umberto / D’Amore Guido	Ford Fiesta S2000	+16.0s
11	Magalhaes Bruno / Magalhaes Carlos	Peugeot 207 S2000	+16.7s
12	Travaglia Renato / Granai Lorenzo	Fiat Grande Punto S2000	+19.1s
13	Michelini Rudy / Perna Michele	Peugeot 207 S2000	+22.0s
14	Cunico Gianfranco / Pollet Rudy	Peugeot 207 S2000	+27.1s
15	Neuville Thierry / Klinger Nicolas	Peugeot 207 S2000	+27.1s