SS4: Bouffier claims Scotland stage best

Out front, Mikkelsen has overtaken Peugeot UK’s Guy Wilks for the overall lead

By Franck Drui

8 October 2011 - 13:03
SS4: Bouffier claims Scotland stage best

Bryan Bouffier has claimed his first stage win on RACMSA Rally of Scotland, the penultimate round of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge.

Bouffier, in a Peugeot France 207 Super 2000, was 0.1s faster than ŠKODA UK Motorsport’s Andreas Mikkelsen on the 13.16-kilometre Drummond Hill stage. Bouffier’s performance puts him ahead of PROTON Motorsports’ PG Andersson into fourth overall.

Out front, Mikkelsen has overtaken Peugeot UK’s Guy Wilks for the overall lead. Wilks reported losing time running wide on a right-bend and dropping into a ditch close to the stage start. As a result the Peugeot UK driver is 3.4s behind Mikkelsen after four stages.

Defending IRC champion Juho Hänninen continues to drop time in his works Fabia. The Finn, the winner in Scotland last year, said he didn’t expect the stage conditions to be so muddy.

Patrik Sandell was seventh quickest in his ŠKODA Sweden Fabia, despite picking up a front-left puncture. IRC Production Cup driver Marco Cavigioli reported losing time with brake problems on his Ralliart Mitsubishi Lancer.

Stage five, Errochty 1, gets underway at 12:10hrs local time.

Pos.TeamCarTime
1 Mikkelsen Andreas / Floene Ola Škoda Fabia S2000 28m47.1s
2 Wilks Guy / Pugh Phil Peugeot 207 S2000 +3.4s
3 Neuville Thierry / Gilsoul Nicolas Peugeot 207 S2000 +17.5s
4 Bouffier Bryan / Panseri Xavier Peugeot 207 S2000 +23.8s
5 Andersson P. / Axelsson Emil Proton Satria Neo S2000 +24.1s
6 Hänninen Juho / Markkula Mikko Škoda Fabia S2000 +28.9s
7 Breen Craig / Roberts Gareth Ford Fiesta S2000 +37.0s
8 Sandell Patrik / Parmander S. Škoda Fabia S2000 +38.0s
9 McRae Alister / Hayes Bill Proton Satria Neo S2000 +56.5s
10 Kopecký Jan / Starý Petr Škoda Fabia S2000 +58.4s
11 Nikara Jarkko / Nikara Petri Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX +1m08.4s
12 Gardemeister Toni / Suominen Tapio Škoda Fabia S2000 +1m18.2s
13 Bogie David / Rae Kevin Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX +1m19.2s
14 Arai Toshihiro / Moscatt Dale Subaru Impreza R4 +1m36.4s
15 Fisher Alastair / Barritt Daniel Ford Fiesta S2000 +1m39.7s

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