SS9: Bouffier fights back into contention

Thierry Neuville was again fastest

SS9: Bouffier fights back into contention
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24 September 2011 - 11:41

The battle for victory on Rallye Sanremo is shaping up to be a thrilling four-way fight following the event’s ninth stage, which ended with the leading quartet of drivers separated by 10.0s.

Thierry Neuville was again fastest in his Team Peugeot Belgium-Luxembourg 207 Super 2000 to move to within 4.9s of overall leader Andreas Mikkelsen. The ŠKODA UK Motorsport driver was 7.7s slower through the stage. His advantage over second-placed BFO-ŠKODA’s Freddy Loix is now down to 1.3s with one stage of the morning loop remaining.

Bryan Bouffier, in a Peugeot France 207 (pictured), completed the 18.80-kilometre Passo Teglia test 1.1s slower than Neuville as he steps up his bid to claim his second victory in this year’s Intercontinental Rally Challenge. The Rallye Monte-Carlo winner is fourth overall, 10.0s behind Mikkelsen.

Overall positions after SS9

Pos.DriverCarTime
1 Mikkelsen Andreas / Floene Ola Škoda Fabia S2000 1h45m29.9s
2 Loix Freddy / Miclotte F. Škoda Fabia S2000 +1.3s
3 Neuville T. / Gilsoul Nicolas Peugeot 207 S2000 +4.9s
4 Bouffier Bryan / Panseri Xavier Peugeot 207 S2000 +10.0s
5 Kopecký Jan / Starý Petr Škoda Fabia S2000 +33.2s
6 Magalhães Bruno / Grave Paulo Peugeot 207 S2000 +57.6s
7 Scandola Umberto / D’Amore Guido Ford Fiesta S2000 +57.9s
8 Perico Alessandro / Carrara Fabrizio Peugeot 207 S2000 +2m56.6s
9 Campana Pierre / De Castelli Sabrina Peugeot 207 S2000 +3m21.1s
10 Gardemeister Toni / Suominen Tapio Škoda Fabia S2000 +4m23.4s
11 Basso Giandomenico / Dotta Mitia Proton Satria Neo S2000 +5m38.8s
12 Hotz Grégoire / Ravasi Pietro Peugeot 207 S2000 +5m56.5s
13 Medici Davide / De Luis Daniele Renault Clio S1600 +6m22.1s
14 Albertini Stefano / Scattolin Simone Renault Clio R3 +6m55.4s
15 Guglielmi Pierre Antoine / Porcu Jean François Renault Clio R3 +7m12.9s
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