Thierry Neuville has snatched the lead of Rallye Sanremo after winning the penultimate stage, the 18.80-kilometre Passo Teglia test in his Team Peugeot Belgium-Luxembourg 207 Super 2000.
Neuville completed the run in a time of 13m33.1s, which was 2.2s faster than the identical time set by Bryan Bouffier and former leader Andreas Mikkelsen.
With one stage left to run, Neuville’s overall gap ahead of ŠKODA UK Motorsport’s Mikkelsen is a mere 0.3s. Bouffier, in a Peugeot France 207, is still firmly in contention for victory and will start the stage 9.3s adrift of top spot.
| Pos. | Driver | Car | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neuville Thierry / Gilsoul Nicolas | Peugeot 207 S2000 | 2h09m36.5s |
| 2 | Mikkelsen Andreas / Floene Ola | Škoda Fabia S2000 | +0.3s |
| 3 | Bouffier Bryan / Panseri Xavier | Peugeot 207 S2000 | +9.3s |
| 4 | Kopecký Jan / Starý Petr | Škoda Fabia S2000 | +51.0s |
| 5 | Magalhães Bruno / Grave Paulo | Peugeot 207 S2000 | +1m14.3s |
| 6 | Perico Alessandro / Carrara Fabrizio | Peugeot 207 S2000 | +3m32.0s |
| 7 | Scandola Umberto / D’Amore Guido | Ford Fiesta S2000 | +3m47.5s |
| 8 | Campana Pierre / De Castelli Sabrina | Peugeot 207 S2000 | +4m05.1s |
| 9 | Gardemeister Toni / Suominen Tapio | Škoda Fabia S2000 | +5m06.6s |
| 10 | Basso Giandomenico / Dotta Mitia | Proton Satria Neo S2000 | +7m03.7s |
| 11 | Hotz Grégoire / Ravasi Pietro | Peugeot 207 S2000 | +7m16.5s |
| 12 | Medici Davide / De Luis Daniele | Renault Clio S1600 | +7m56.6s |
| 13 | Albertini Stefano / Scattolin Simone | Renault Clio R3 | +8m36.9s |
| 14 | Guglielmi Pierre Antoine / Porcu Jean François | Renault Clio R3 | +8m51.3s |
| 15 | Vescovi Roberto / Guzzi Giancarla | Citroën DS3 R3T | +8m51.3s |