SS4: First stage win for Škoda’s Loix

Hanninen ends day one on top

SS4: First stage win for Škoda’s Loix
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19 January 2011 - 17:17

Freddy Loix has rounded out the opening day of Rallye Monte-Carlo with his first stage win of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge season-opener.

The Belgian was 0.7s faster than defending IRC champion and Škoda Motorsport team-mate Juho Hänninen through the second run of the St Bonnet Le Froid stage.

As a result Hänninen’s overall lead has been trimmed slightly to 44.5s.

Petter Solberg, who was third fastest on the stage, has moved into third overall ahead of Peugeot France team-mate Stéphane Sarrazin.

French champion Bryan Bouffier has slipped out of the top six to seventh, one place ahead of former Rallye Monte-Carlo winner François Delecour.

Overall positions after SS4

Pos.TeamCarTime
1 HANNINEN Juho/MARKKULA Mikko Skoda Fabia S2000 1h11m33.4s
2 LOIX Freddy/MICLOTTE Frederic Skoda Fabia S2000 +44.5s
3 SOLBERG Petter/PATTERSON Chris Peugeot 207 S2000 +55.3s
4 SARRAZIN Stéphane//RENUCCI Jacques-Julien Peugeot 207 S2000 +55.5s
5 WILKS Guy/PUGH Philip Peugeot 207 S2000 +1m18.7s
6 KOPECKY Jan/STARY Petr Skoda Fabia S2000 +1m26.3s
7 BOUFFIER Bryan/PANSERI Xavier Peugeot 207 S2000 +1m36.2s
8 DELECOUR François/SAVIGNONI Dominique Peugeot 207 S2000 +1m52.4s
9 VIGION Jean-Sébastien/YVERNAULT Eric Peugeot 207 S2000 +3m11.3s
10 MAURIN Julien/URAL Olivier Ford Fiesta S2000 +3m53.2s
11 BETTI Luca/MATTIODA Alessandro Peugeot 207 S2000 +4m54.3s
12 VOUILLOZ Nicolas/VEILLAS Benjamin Skoda Fabia S2000 +5m07.9s
13 GARDEMEISTER Toni/TUOMINEN Tomi Peugeot 207 S2000 +5m42.0s
14 CAFFI Alex/PEROGLIO Roberto Skoda Fabia S2000 +6m29.2s
15 BASSO Giandomenico/DOTTA Mitia Peugeot 207 S2000 +6m47.0s
SS3: Loix second, Hänninen grows lead Hänninen dominates Monte-Carlo day one
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