Sébastien Ogier reacted to his first day: “I was a little defensive on the first special, I had a brake problem in the middle of the special and I lost a lot of confidence. This is not an ideal start to the rally. »

In WRC2, Fourmaux set the best time in the special. 5 seconds ahead of Andreas Mikkelsen (Skoda). But the Norwegian dominates the rally by 9”8.

Adrien Fourmaux finished in eighth position with his Ford Fiesta. He is the first WRC2 driver to arrive.

“The tires were much worse at the end of the special” explains Pierre-Louis Loubet.

Pierre-Louis Loubet (Hyundai) lost time at the end of the course but placed 6th, 16”2 behind Tanak. After a very cautious first special, it was launched.

He had 100m left to go…

As a result, the Japanese finished 48 seconds behind.

Takamoto Katsuta (Toyota) spins just before the end of the special!

Pierr-Louis Loubet at the head of the first intermediate!

Gus Greensmith (Ford) finished in seventh position, 46”6 behind.

Sordo complains of an unusual noise in his car. " Something is wrong. »

Dani Sordo (Hyundai), on the other hand, is not in the running at the start of the rally. 23”9 behind on the special, and 42 overall.

Rovanpera: “I was surprised how good I felt. »

Kalle Rovanpera (Toyota) set the second fastest time at the finish, only three tenths behind. He provisionally takes second place overall, 3”3 behind Tanak.

Neuville does not open the door to the microphone... He seems irritated if the on-board camera is to be believed.

Thierry Neuville (Hyundai) finished very badly! The Belgian finished 12 seconds behind in third position, just ahead of Ogier.

At the second intermediate, the Finn gives 1 second to Tanak, while Neuville is 4 seconds behind.

Kalle Rovanpera is also on the pace at the first intermediate with his Toyota.

Ott Tanak (Hyundai) best time at the finish, 5 seconds ahead of Evans and 13”3 over Ogier.

Thierry Neuville (Hyundai) is level with Tanak in the first intermediate position.