SS1 - Port Talbot 1 (17.41 km): Hirvonen fastest through SS1; Loeb second; Gronholm third; Latvala fourth; Atkinson fifth; Petter Solberg sixth; Mark Higgins heads the PWRC category; Hirvonen leads the overall event by 6.5 seconds.


Stage times and overall standings after SS1.

Top ten stage times for SS1:

1. Mikko Hirvonen BP Ford Focus RS WRC 07 9mins 15.2secs M
2. Sebastien Loeb Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC +00mins 06.5secs M
3. Marcus Gronholm BP Ford Focus RS WRC 07 +00mins 12.0secs M
4. Jari-Matti Latvala Stobart Ford Focus WRC 06 +00mins 14.7secs M
5. Chris Atkinson Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2007 +00mins 19.0secs M
6. Petter Solberg Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2007 +00mins 19.3secs M
7. Daniel Sordo Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC +00mins 26.3secs M
8. Xavier Pons Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2006 +00mins 27.1secs
9. Mads Ostberg Subaru Impreza WRC +00mins 31.4secs
10. Matthew Wilson Stobart Ford Focus WRC 06 +00mins 32.9secs


Overall times after SS1:

1. Mikko Hirvonen BP Ford Focus RS WRC 07 9mins 15.2secs M
2. Sebastien Loeb Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC +00mins 06.5secs M
3. Marcus Gronholm BP Ford Focus RS WRC 07 +00mins 12.0secs M
4. Jari-Matti Latvala Stobart Ford Focus WRC 06 +00mins 14.7secs M
5. Chris Atkinson Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2007 +00mins 19.0secs M
6. Petter Solberg Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2007 +00mins 19.3secs M
7. Daniel Sordo Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC +00mins 26.3secs M
8. Xavier Pons Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2006 +00mins 27.1secs
9. Mads Ostberg Subaru Impreza WRC +00mins 31.4secs
10. Matthew Wilson Stobart Ford Focus WRC 06 +00mins 32.9secs
11. Manfred Stohl OMV Kronos Citroen Xsara WRC +00mins 33.5secs M
12. Andreas Mikkelsen Ramsport Ford Focus WRC +00mins 40.7secs
13. Jan Kopecky Czech RT Skoda Fabia WRC +00mins 46.2secs
14. Luis Perez Companc Munchi's Ford Focus WRC 06 +00mins 56.4secs M
15. Henning Solberg Stobart Ford Focus WRC 06 +01mins 01.5secs M
16. Mark Higgins Mitsubishi Lancer Evo +01mins 15.0secs P / B
17. Guy Wilks Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution +01mins 15.7secs P / B
18. Gwyndaf Evans Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution +01mins 20.8secs P / B
19. Juho Haninnen Mitsubishi Lancer Evo +01mins 21.6secs P
20. Conrad Rautenbach Citroen Xsara WRC +01mins 22.4secs


Overall PWRC after SS1:

1. Mark Higgins Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 10mins 30.2secs P / B
2. Guy Wilks Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution +00mins 00.7secs P / B
3. Gwyndaf Evans Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution +00mins 05.8secs P / B


Notable retirements:

None.


* denotes elected/able to re-start/finish under the SupeRally format.

M - denotes Manufacturer entry.
P - denotes Production WRC entry.
B - denotes British Rally Championship entry.


all times unofficial