Juho Hänninen has increased his lead of the Prime Yalta Rally to 12.9s over Bryan Bouffier after going fastest on Friday’s final stage. The Finn was 5.3s quicker than Thierry Neuville with Bouffier third fastest on the 28.95-kilometre Orlinoje stage.
Hänninen’s Škoda Motorsport team-mate Jan Kopecký reported a powersteering fault on his Fabia Super 2000 and slipped back, while a puncture delayed his closest challenger Guy Wilks in a Peugeot UK 207.
Andreas Mikkelsen has climbed ahead of Wilks for fourth despite suffering a high-speed spin. Patrik Sandell was delayed by another puncture on his Škoda Sweden-backed Fabia.
Overall positions after SS8:
| Pos. | Driver | Car | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hänninen Juho / Markkula Mikko | Škoda Fabia S2000 | 1h36m48.7s |
| 2 | Bouffier Bryan / Panseri Xavier | Peugeot 207 S2000 | +12.9s |
| 3 | Kopecký Jan / Starý Petr | Škoda Fabia S2000 | +1m07.5s |
| 4 | Mikkelsen Andreas / Floene Ola | Škoda Fabia S2000 | +1m33.1s |
| 5 | Wilks Guy / Pugh Phil | Peugeot 207 S2000 | +2m49.0s |
| 6 | Neuville Thierry / Gilsoul Nicolas | Peugeot 207 S2000 | +5m13.2s |
| 7 | Gardemeister Toni / Suominen Tapio | Škoda Fabia S2000 | +5m48.6s |
| 8 | Kruuda Karl / Järveoja Martin | Škoda Fabia S2000 | +6m37.5s |
| 9 | Tempestini Marko / Pulpea Dorin | Peugeot 207 S2000 | +7m13.7s |
| 10 | Basso Giandemenico / Dotta Mitia | Proton Satria Neo S2000 | +9m20.0s |
| 11 | Saliuk Oleksandr sen. / Chervonenko Evgen | Proton Satria Neo S2000 | +10m03.3s |
| 12 | Raoux Jean-Michel / Magat Laurent | Renault Clio R3 | +12m14.5s |
| 13 | Cosma Vlad / Dorca Florin | Citroën C2 R2 Max | +13m27.2s |
| 14 | Sandell Patrik / Parmander Staffan | Škoda Fabia S2000 | +13m39.4s |
| 15 | Chmykh Mykola / Vilchynskyy Oleksandr | Subaru Impreza Sti | +14m04.5s |