Freddy Loix and Frederic Miclotte (Skoda Fabia S2000) have claimed all three stage wins thus far this evening, to enjoy a lead of 14.1sec over their rivals. Loix said: “It’s a pitty that many drivers retired. I was driving little bit slower on the previous stage so I pushed now.”
That may be taken as an omen for the remainder of today’s stages to his fellow competitors as the Belgian ace looks to claim his seventh GEKO Ypres Rally win this weekend.
Overall Classification after SS3/Service A:
01) F. Loix (Skoda Fabia S2000) – 25m 39.7s
02) G. Wilks (Peugeot 207 S2000) + 14.1s
03) P. Tsjoen (Peugeot 207 S2000) + 25.3s
04) L. Rossetti (Fiat Abarth Grande Punto S2000) + 33.7s
05) B. Bouffier (Peugeot 207 S2000) + 34.1s
06) H. Weijs jr (Skoda Fabia S2000) + 37.9s
07) B. Casier (Skoda Fabia S2000) + 41.8s
08) T. Gardemeister (Skoda Fabia S2000) + 56.5s
09) M. Solowow (Ford Fiesta S2000) + 58.8s
10) K. Kruuda (Skoda Fabia S2000) + 59.8s