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SS5: Fifth stage victory for Loix in Ypres

Wilks now at 28.9s

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24 June 2011 - 22:03

Freddy Loix continues to lead the GEKO Ypres Rally in his ŠKODA Motorsport Fabia Super 2000 following his fifth stage victory.

The 40-year-old Belgian ace headed Peugeot UK driver Guy Wilks by 5.6s through the fifth stage of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge event. As a result his overall margin is 28.9s over the Briton with one stage of Friday’s opening day remaining.

Bryan Bouffier was third quickest in his Peugeot France 207 and is now just 4.0s behind Pieter Tsjoen in the battle for third position.

Luca Rossetti reported the engine power problem that slowed his Abarth Grande Punto on stage four has been cured. He was fifth fastest to move back into the top 10. Hans Weijs continues to impress in fifth overall.

Darkness is now falling over the Ypres Rally route.

Overall positions after SS5

Pos.	Driver	Car	Time
1	Loix Freddy / Miclotte Fréderic	Škoda Fabia S2000	41m25.8s
2	Wilks Guy / Pugh Phil	Peugeot 207 S2000	+28.9s
3	Tsjoen Pieter / Vanneste Lara	Peugeot 207 S2000	+47.8s
4	Bouffier Bryan / Panseri Xavier	Peugeot 207 S2000	+51.8s
5	Weijs Hans / Degandt Bjorn	Škoda Fabia S2000	+1m06.6s
6	Casier Bernd / Caesemaeker Francis	Škoda Fabia S2000	+1m15.5s
7	Gardemeister Toni / Suominen Tapio	Škoda Fabia S2000	+1m26.8s
8	Snijers Patrick / Gitsels Johan	Mini John Cooper Works S2000	+1m30.5s
9	Sołowow Michal / Baran Maciej	Ford Fiesta S2000	+1m36.8s
10	Kruuda Karl / Järveoja Martin	Škoda Fabia S2000	+1m39.3s
11	Rossetti Luca / Chiarcossi Matteo	Fiat Grande Punto S2000	+1m45.0s
12	Basso Giandomenico / Dotta Mitia	Proton Satria Neo S2000	+1m51.0s
13	Betti Luca / Barone Maurizio	Peugeot 207 S2000	+1m55.2s
14	Ten Brinke Bernhard / Thierie Davy	Škoda Fabia S2000	+2m05.1s
15	Abbring Kevin / Mombaerts Erwin	Citroën DS3 R3T	+2m13.7s