Andreas Mikkelsen has moved three seconds clear at the top of the Rallye Sanremo leaderboard after he set the pace through the repeat of the 13.06-kilometre Coldirodi stage in his ŠKODA UK Motorsport Fabia Super 2000.
Mikkelsen, from Norway, had started the test 1.4s ahead of Thierry Neuville but is now 3.0s in front after his Belgian rival could only manage the fifth quickest time in his Team Peugeot Belgium-Luxembourg 207.
Freddy Loix has cemented third overall for the BFO-ŠKODA Rally Team, while Jan Kopecky, who tops the Intercontinental Rally Challenge drivers’ standings, has climbed to fifth after moving ahead of Italian M-Sport Ford Fiesta driver Umberto Scandola and Peugeot Sport Portugal’s Bruno Magalhães.
Overall positions after SS4:
| Pos. | Driver | Car | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mikkelsen Andreas / Floene Ola | Škoda Fabia S2000 | 29m03.1s |
| 2 | Neuville T. / Gilsoul Nicolas | Peugeot 207 S2000 | +3.0s |
| 3 | Loix Freddy / Miclotte F. | Škoda Fabia S2000 | +3.3s |
| 4 | Bouffier Bryan / Panseri Xavier | Peugeot 207 S2000 | +4.9s |
| 5 | Kopecký Jan / Starý Petr | Škoda Fabia S2000 | +10.1s |
| 6 | Scandola Umberto / D’Amore Guido | Ford Fiesta S2000 | +12.1s |
| 7 | Magalhães Bruno / Grave Paulo | Peugeot 207 S2000 | +12.3s |
| 8 | Basso Giandomenico / Dotta Mitia | Proton Satria Neo S2000 | +22.1s |
| 9 | Campana Pierre / De Castelli Sabrina | Peugeot 207 S2000 | +29.3s |
| 10 | Gardemeister Toni / Suominen Tapio | Škoda Fabia S2000 | +47.4s |
| 11 | Kruuda Karl / Järveoja Martin | Škoda Fabia S2000 | +1m02.2s |
| 12 | Perico Alessandro / Carrara Fabrizio | Peugeot 207 S2000 | +1m31.9s |
| 13 | Hotz Grégoire / Ravasi Pietro | Peugeot 207 S2000 | +1m32.2s |
| 14 | Albertini Stefano / Scattolin Simone | Renault Clio R3 | +1m40.9s |
| 15 | Medici Davide / De Luis Daniele | Renault Clio S1600 | +1m45.0s |