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SS5: Stage cancelled on safety grounds

Presence of livestock on the road

By Franck Drui

15 July 2011 - 13:11

The fifth stage of Sata Rallye Açores, the 7.47-kilometre Feteiras run, has been cancelled on the grounds of safety. Organisers made the decision due to the presence of livestock on the road. Crews will now head to the Sete Cidades stage, which is due to get underway at 11:08hrs local time.

Rain is falling on the mid-Atlantic island of São Miguel, where the sixth round of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge is taking place. Drivers are also reporting the possibility of fog on the sixth stage, which runs around the rim of a non-active volcano.

Juho Hänninen is leading the event from Andreas Mikkelsen by 6.7s.

Standings after SS5:

Pos.	Driver	Car	Time
1	Hänninen Juho / Markkula Mikko	Škoda Fabia S2000	22m47.6s
2	Mikkelsen Andreas / Floene Ola	Škoda Fabia S2000	+6.7s
3	Magalhaes Bruno / Grave Paulo	Peugeot 207 S2000	+12.1s
4	Kopecký Jan / Starý Petr	Škoda Fabia S2000	+17.8s
5	Sandell Patrik / Parmander Staffan	Škoda Fabia S2000	+31.1s
6	Wilks Guy / Pugh Phil	Peugeot 207 S2000	+34.0s
7	Bouffier Bryan / Panseri Xavier	Peugeot 207 S2000	+46.1s
8	Moura Ricardo / Eiró Sancho	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX	+51.3s
9	Lopes Vítor / Magalhăes Hugo	Subaru Impreza Sti	+1m11.8s
10	Pascoal Vítor / Ramalho Luis	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X	+1m42.2s
11	Silva Sérgio / Cordeiro Nelson	Subaru Impreza Sti	+1m44.0s
12	Nutahara Fumio / Ichino Hakaru	Subaru Impreza R4	+1m48.5s
13	Carmo Ricardo / Diniz Jorge	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX	+1m49.4s
14	Vale Pedro / Medeiros Rui	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX	+1m56.7s
15	Lousado Rui / Assunçăo Luis	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX	+2m09.7s