SS6: Hänninen lands first stage victory

Škoda Motorsport driver Juho Hänninen has recorded his first fastest stage time on Rally Islas Canarias El Corte Inglés. The defending Intercontinental Rally Challenge champion was 0.1s faster than Freddy Loix through the second Ingenio test, which was held in light drizzle and patches of fog. The Finn remains fourth overall.

BFO Škoda driver Loix reported losing a few vital seconds passing the PG Andersson, who suffered another puncture in his works PROTON Satria Neo. However, the Belgian was able to demote Thierry Neuville into third place and is 3.1s adrift of leader Jan Kopecký.

Neuville said he adopted a cautious approach in the increasingly thick fog. He is now 4.1s off the lead in his Team Peugeot Belgium-Luxembourg 207.

Crews are currently heading to the second service halt in Las Palmas with the top four drivers covered by 4.2s. Two night stages remain on day one.

Overall positions after SS6