Paolo Andreucci might have shared the fastest time with Luca Rossetti through stage five but he continues to hold the overall lead of Rallye Sanremo.
Andreucci, who finished second on his first Intercontinental Rally Challenge appearance of the season in Sardinia back in June, is 7.8s clear of Peugeot UK driver Kris Meeke, the current IRC champion and the winner in Sanremo in 2009.
Meeke has demoted Juho Hänninen to third place after going 4.6s faster than the Finn through the stage.
Abarth driver Giandomenico Basso is fourth with team-mate Rossetti (pictured) moving ahead of Peugeot pilot Bryan Bouffier into fifth.
Overall positions after SS5:
| Pos. | Team | Car | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Andreucci Paolo / Andreussi Anna | Peugeot 207 S2000 | 44m31.8s |
| 02 | Meeke Kris / Nagle Paul | Peugeot 207 S2000 | +7.8s |
| 03 | Hänninen Juho / Markkula Mikko | Škoda Fabia S2000 | +10.0s |
| 04 | Basso Giandomenico / Dotta Mitia | Fiat Grande Punto S2000 | +11.1s |
| 05 | Rossetti Luca / Chiarcossi Matteo | Fiat Grande Punto S2000 | +13.1s |
| 06 | Bouffier Bryan / Panseri Xavier | Peugeot 207 S2000 | +15.2s |
| 07 | Loix Freddy / Miclotte Fréderic | Škoda Fabia S2000 | +23.0s |
| 08 | Kopecký Jan / Starý Petr | Škoda Fabia S2000 | +24.5s |
| 09 | Wilks Guy / Pugh Phil | Škoda Fabia S2000 | +44.6s |
| 10 | Longhi Piero / Baggio Lucio | Peugeot 207 S2000 | +59.7s |
| 11 | Magalhaes Bruno / Magalhaes Carlos | Peugeot 207 S2000 | +1m03.6s |
| 12 | Cunico Gianfranco / Pollet Rudy | Peugeot 207 S2000 | +1m04.2s |
| 13 | Perico Alessandro / Carrara Fabrizio | Peugeot 207 S2000 | +1m05.0s |
| 14 | Michelini Rudy / Perna Michele | Peugeot 207 S2000 | +1m10.2s |
| 15 | Neuville Thierry / Klinger Nicolas | Peugeot 207 S2000 | +1m22.2s |