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RUS SS11 - Novikov loses time @ 11:12 AM - This very short stage could be crucial for Novikov, as he lost time and is now under heavy pressure of Alen. Kopecky won this stage. Mironov out. One very hard, long stage to go. Positions after SS11: 1st= Hänninen/Markkula, Peugeot, 2h02m05s7; 2nd= Novikov/Moscatt, Subaru, +1m43s8; 3rd= Alen/Alanne, Fiat Abarth, +2m00s3; 4th= Basso/Dotta, Fiat Abarth, +2m27s3; 5th= Loix/Buysmans, Peugeot, +2m54s5; 6th= Vouilloz/Klinger, Peugeot, +4m44s5; 7th= Kopecky/Stary, Peugeot, +5m50s3; 8th= Tirabassi/Gordon, Peugeot, +7m01s1; 9th= Jean-Joseph/Boyère, Citroen, +9m31s3; 10th= Antropov/Sharipov, Mitsubishi, +15m49s8

 

RUS SS10 - Basso wins stage... @ 08:12 AM - ...and consolidates 4th place, which was under threat from Loix. Zheludov/Subaru retires from top10. Positions after SS10: 1st= Hänninen/Markkula, Peugeot, 1h55m22s; 2nd= Novikov/Moscatt, Subaru, +1m09s5; 3rd= Alen/Alanne, Fiat Abarth, +1m57s4; 4th= Basso/Dotta, Fiat Abarth, +2m21s9; 5th= Loix/Buysmans, Peugeot, +2m54s2; 6th= Vouilloz/Klinger, Peugeot, +4m37s7; 7th= Kopecky/Stary, Peugeot, +5m54s2; 8th= Tirabassi/Gordon, Peugeot, +6m46s7; 9th= Jean-Joseph/Boyère, Citroen, +8m55s5; 10th= Mironov/Denisov, Mitsubishi, +11m52s

 

RUS SS9 - no change on short stage @ 07:59 AM - SS9 Perevoznoe was a short stage en route to yesterday's stage area. Although Hänninen was only 5th quickest, he is less than 8sec from the winning time. However Kopecky drops half a min, souprallier Wilks drops over 1min. Positions after SS9: 1st= Hänninen/Markkula, Peugeot, 1h43m18s3; 2nd= Novikov/Moscatt, Subaru, +59s6; 3rd= Alen/Alanne, Fiat Abarth, +1m51s1; 4th= Basso/Dotta, Fiat Abarth, +2m23s; 5th= Loix/Buysmans, Peugeot, +2m44s3; 6th= Vouilloz/Klinger, Peugeot, +4m29s6; 7th= Kopecky/Stary, Peugeot, +5m29s8; 8th= Tirabassi/Gordon, Peugeot, +6m19s8; 9th= Jean-Joseph/Boyère, Citroen, +8m03s; 10th= Zheludov/Kolomeytzeva, Subaru, +11m52s

 

RUS end - Novikov out on last stage! @ 00:29 AM - Juho Hänninen takes sensational win for Peugeot! Poor 17years old Evgeny Novikov's Subaru retires from 2nd place on very last stage! Full results and championship tables in the according sections soon.

 
 Hanninen extends lead in Russia

 
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RUS leg2 - Hänninen by a minute @ 01:52 PM - Sadly in the last stage of the day Wilks/Honda and Vertunov/Subaru joined Meeke/Renault, Sola/Fiat and Auriol/Fiat on the retirement list. Hänninen set extremely impressive times in this loop. Positions after leg2: 1st= Hänninen/Markkula, Peugeot, 1h36m26s; 2nd= Novikov/Moscatt, Subaru, +1m01s; 3rd= Alen/Alanne, Fiat Abarth, +1m54s1; 4th= Basso/Dotta, Fiat Abarth, +2m27s4; 5th= Loix/Buysmans, Peugeot, +2m51s9; 6th= Vouilloz/Klinger, Peugeot, +4m28s8; 7th= Kopecky/Stary, Peugeot, +5m02s2; 8th= Tirabassi/Gordon, Peugeot, +6m06s8; 9th= Jean-Joseph/Boyère, Citroen, +7m35s3; 10th= Zheludov/Kolomeytzeva, Subaru, +11m51s6

 

RUS SS6 - Crazy time by Novikov @ 08:41 AM - In long SS6 Topolki stunning stage win by 17 year old Novikov, Alen also moves up, Kopecky lost 4 minutes, Russian champ Zhigunov out. Positions after SS6: 1st= Hänninen/Markkula, Peugeot, 1h02m45s2; 2nd= Novikov/Moscatt, Subaru, +31s3; 3rd= Alen/Alanne, Fiat Abarth, +59s7; 4th= Basso/Dotta, Fiat Abarth, +1m04s; 5th= Loix/Buysmans, Peugeot, +1m11s3; 6th= Vouilloz/Klinger, Peugeot, +1m31s; 7th= Vertunov/Troshkin, Subaru, +2m36s2; 8th= Tirabassi/Gordon, Peugeot, +3m45s8; 9th= Gavrilov/Zinoviev, Subaru, +3m50s; 10th= Wilks/Moynihan, Honda, +3m53s3

 

RUS SS5 - Basso loses 2nd @ 08:32 AM - New day starts with another 1-2 stage time for the Finns Hänninen-Alen. Young Evgeny Novikov moves up to 3rd. Positions after SS5: 1st= Hänninen/Markkula, Peugeot, 46m00s3; 2nd= Kopecky/Stary, Peugeot, +33s; 3rd= Novikov/Moscatt, Subaru, +49s8; 4th= Vouilloz/Klinger, Peugeot, +54s8; 5th= Basso/Dotta, Fiat Abarth, +58s; 6th= Loix/Buysmans, Peugeot, +1m10s3; 7th= Alen/Alanne, Fiat Abarth, +1m11s6; 8th= Zhigunov/Ter-Oganesiants, Mitsubishi, +1m44s9; 9th= Vertunov/Trishin, Subaru, +1m58s3; 10th= Zheludov/Kolomeytzeva, Mitsubishi, +2m02s9

 

RUS SS7 - Hänninen makes his mark @ 00:59 AM - Very wet stage. Getting ever more used to the car, Juho Hänninen/Peugeot is 12s faster than Novikov, 20s faster than anyone else on this stage! Vertunov/Subaru has problems. Positions after SS7: 1st= Hänninen/Markkula, Peugeot, 1h20m04s2; 2nd= Novikov/Moscatt, Subaru, +43s6; 3rd= Alen/Alanne, Fiat Abarth, +1m32s6; 4th= Basso/Dotta, Fiat Abarth, +1m47s8; 5th= Loix/Buysmans, Peugeot, +2m20s; 6th= Vouilloz/Klinger, Peugeot, +2m59s7; 7th= Kopecky/Stary, Peugeot, +4m32s7; 8th= Tirabassi/Gordon, Peugeot, +4m41s7; 9th= Wilks/Moynihan, Honda, +5m17s6; 10th= Jean-Joseph/Boyère, Citroen, +6m08s8

 
 Kopecky third after leg one

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