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After SS11: Bouffier closes on overall lead

Andreas Mikkelsen was quickest again

By Franck Drui

4 June 2011 - 10:04

Bryan Bouffier has trimmed Juho Hänninen’s overall lead to 5.1s with three stages of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge round remaining.

The Peugeot France driver edged his Škoda rival by 3.7s through the 17.07-kilometre Uchan-Su stage. However, it was Andreas Mikkelsen who was quickest through the run to move back into contention for the final podium spot.

Mikkelsen, in his Škoda UK Motorsport Fabia, is now 12.9s behind Jan Kopecký heading to the mid-morning service halt in Yalta, having lost ground on the previous test.

Overall positions after SS11:

Pos.	Driver	Car	Time
1	Hänninen Juho / Markkula Mikko	Škoda Fabia S2000	2h15m48.7s
2	Bouffier Bryan / Panseri Xavier	Peugeot 207 S2000	+5.1s
3	Kopecký Jan / Starý Petr	Škoda Fabia S2000	+44.7s
4	Mikkelsen Andreas / Floene Ola	Škoda Fabia S2000	+57.6s
5	Wilks Guy / Pugh Phil	Peugeot 207 S2000	+3m09.8s
6	Neuville Thierry / Gilsoul Nicolas	Peugeot 207 S2000	+4m58.9s
7	Gardemeister Toni / Suominen Tapio	Škoda Fabia S2000	+6m46.5s
8	Kruuda Karl / Järveoja Martin	Škoda Fabia S2000	+8m30.3s
9	Tempestini Marko / Pulpea Dorin	Peugeot 207 S2000	+9m40.3s
10	Raoux Jean-Michel / Magat Laurent	Renault Clio R3	+16m27.5s
11	Sandell Patrik / Parmander Staffan	Škoda Fabia S2000	+17m24.4s
12	Cosma Vlad / Dorca Florin	Citroën C2 R2 Max	+18m25.2s
13	Bidzinashvili Archil / Arjevanidze Georgi	Honda Civic Type R	+21m45.9s
14	Tamrazov Oleksii / German Ivan	Ford Fiesta S2000	+22m25.7s
15	Pechenyk Volodymyr / Yankovskiy Andriy	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X	+22m58.4s