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After SS10: Kopecký takes first Yalta stage win

Bouffier is now 8.8s behind leader Hänninen

By Franck Drui

4 June 2011 - 09:31

Jan Kopecký has hit back in his efforts to safeguard third place on the Prime Yalta Rally by going quickest on stage 10, his first fastest time on the Intercontinental Rally Challenge round.

The Škoda UK Motorsport Fabia driver is now 24.5s clear of fourth-placed Andreas Mikkelsen heading to the final stage of Saturday morning’s loop.

In the battle for first, Peugeot 207 driver Bryan Bouffier is now 8.8s behind leader Juho Hänninen by going 6.1s quicker than the Finn through the stage.

Overall positions after SS10:

Pos.	Driver	Car	Time
1	Hänninen Juho / Markkula Mikko	Škoda Fabia S2000	2h03m47.0s
2	Bouffier Bryan / Panseri Xavier	Peugeot 207 S2000	+8.9s
3	Kopecký Jan / Starý Petr	Škoda Fabia S2000	+41.7s
4	Mikkelsen Andreas / Floene Ola	Škoda Fabia S2000	+1m06.2s
5	Wilks Guy / Pugh Phil	Peugeot 207 S2000	+2m59.8s
6	Neuville Thierry / Gilsoul Nicolas	Peugeot 207 S2000	+5m00.6s
7	Gardemeister Toni / Suominen Tapio	Škoda Fabia S2000	+6m05.3s
8	Kruuda Karl / Järveoja Martin	Škoda Fabia S2000	+7m57.9s
9	Tempestini Marko / Pulpea Dorin	Peugeot 207 S2000	+8m59.0s
10	Raoux Jean-Michel / Magat Laurent	Renault Clio R3	+15m17.7s
11	Chmykh Mykola / Vilchynskyy Oleksandr	Subaru Impreza Sti	+16m34.4s
12	Cosma Vlad / Dorca Florin	Citroën C2 R2 Max	+16m53.9s
13	Sandell Patrik / Parmander Staffan	Škoda Fabia S2000	+16m58.6s
14	Bidzinashvili Archil / Arjevanidze Georgi	Honda Civic Type R	+19m33.4s
15	Kangur Martin / Ots Anders	Honda Civic Type R3	+20m13.2s