ŠKODA UK Motorsport’s Andreas Mikkelsen will take a lead of 4.5s into the evening regroup in Sanremo after sharing the fastest time with Thierry Neuville through the second running of the 10.59-kilometre Bignone stage.
BFO-ŠKODA’s Freddy Loix remains in second overall on the Intercontinental Rally Challenge qualifier but his advantage over Neuville, in a Team Peugeot Belgium-Luxembourg 207, has been trimmed to 0.9s.
Peugeot Sport Portugal’s Bruno Magalhães has retaken sixth place from Italian Umberto Scandola in an M-Sport Ford Fiesta S2000.
Crews are now heading to Sanremo for a three-hour regroup prior to a 30-minute service. Friday’s action draws to a close with a 44-kilometre Ronde stage, which will get underway at 22:33hrs and will run under the cover of darkness.
Overall positions after SS6
| Pos. | Driver | Car | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mikkelsen Andreas / Floene Ola | Škoda Fabia S2000 | 48m09.5s |
| 2 | Loix Freddy / Miclotte F. | Škoda Fabia S2000 | +4.5s |
| 3 | Neuville T. / Gilsoul Nicolas | Peugeot 207 S2000 | +5.4s |
| 4 | Bouffier Bryan / Panseri Xavier | Peugeot 207 S2000 | +12.2s |
| 5 | Kopecký Jan / Starý Petr | Škoda Fabia S2000 | +20.5s |
| 6 | Magalhães Bruno / Grave Paulo | Peugeot 207 S2000 | +21.4s |
| 7 | Scandola Umberto / D’Amore Guido | Ford Fiesta S2000 | +24.3s |
| 8 | Campana Pierre / De Castelli Sabrina | Peugeot 207 S2000 | +1m04.2s |
| 9 | Basso Giandomenico / Dotta Mitia | Proton Satria Neo S2000 | +1m07.7s |
| 10 | Gardemeister Toni / Suominen Tapio | Škoda Fabia S2000 | +1m24.5s |
| 11 | Kruuda Karl / Järveoja Martin | Škoda Fabia S2000 | +1m42.4s |
| 12 | Perico Alessandro / Carrara Fabrizio | Peugeot 207 S2000 | +1m59.0s |
| 13 | Hotz Grégoire / Ravasi Pietro | Peugeot 207 S2000 | +2m28.1s |
| 14 | Medici Davide / De Luis Daniele | Renault Clio S1600 | +2m52.5s |
| 15 | Albertini Stefano / Scattolin Simone | Renault Clio R3 | +2m58.5s |