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 |