After SS4, of which Loix has set all four scratch times, his lead over the field has steadily grown to 23.3sec. Two stages remain for Day One’s action, with a remaining 12 in store for tomorrow.
Luca Rossetti is dropping off the pace as his Fiat Abarth Grande Punto is running on three cylinders.
Interestingly, Kevin Abbring (Citroen DS3 R3T) is leading his Class by nearly a minute despite this being his first drive in this car on tarmac.
Top Five after SS4:
01) F. Loix (Skoda Fabia S2000) – 33m 31.7s
02) G. Wilks (Peugeot 207 S2000) + 23.3s
03) P. Tsjoen (Peugeot 207 S2000) + 38.2s
04) B. Bouffier (Peugeot 207 S2000) + 44.5s
05) H. Weijs jr (Skoda Fabia S2000) + 51.7s