SS1 - Alfaro 1 (22.96 km): Latvala fastest through SS1; Atkinson second; Galli third; Loeb fourth; Hirvonen fifth;
Petter Solberg sixth - despite hitting a dog; Gardemeister had throttle problems - lost over 5 minutes; Sordo retired from leg - suspension failure; Prokop damaged front of car; Ogier heads the JWRC category: Latvala leads the overall event by 3 seconds.
Stage times and overall standings after SS1.Top ten stage times for SS1:1.
Jari-Matti Latvala BP Ford Focus RS WRC 07
14mins 14.6secs M
2.
Chris Atkinson Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2007
+00mins 03.0secs M
3.
Gigi Galli Stobart Ford Focus WRC 07
+00mins 07.3secs M
4.
Sebastien Loeb Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC
+00mins 07.4secs M
5.
Mikko Hirvonen BP Ford Focus RS WRC 07
+00mins 09.8secs M
6.
Petter Solberg Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2007
+00mins 11.4secs M
7.
Henning Solberg Munchi's Ford Focus WRC 07
+00mins 13.1secs M
8.
P-G Andersson Suzuki WRT SX4 WRC
+00mins 18.4secs M
9.
Matthew Wilson Stobart Ford Focus WRC 07
+00mins 22.5secs M
10.
Federico Villagra Munchi's Ford Focus WRC 07
+00mins 31.7secs M
Overall times after SS1:1.
Jari-Matti Latvala BP Ford Focus RS WRC 07
14mins 14.6secs M
2.
Chris Atkinson Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2007
+00mins 03.0secs M
3.
Gigi Galli Stobart Ford Focus WRC 07
+00mins 07.3secs M
4.
Sebastien Loeb Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC
+00mins 07.4secs M
5.
Mikko Hirvonen BP Ford Focus RS WRC 07
+00mins 09.8secs M
6.
Petter Solberg Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2007
+00mins 11.4secs M
7.
Henning Solberg Munchi's Ford Focus WRC 07
+00mins 13.1secs M
8.
P-G Andersson Suzuki WRT SX4 WRC
+00mins 18.4secs M
9.
Matthew Wilson Stobart Ford Focus WRC 07
+00mins 22.5secs M
10.
Federico Villagra Munchi's Ford Focus WRC 07
+00mins 31.7secs M
11.
Conrad Rautenbach Citroen C4 WRC
+01mins 04.2secs A8
12.
Ricardo Trivino Peugeot 206 WRC
+01mins 06.0secs A8
13.
Sebastien Ogier Citroen C2 S1600
+01mins 41.5secs J
14.
Michal Kosciuszko Suzuki Swift S1600
+01mins 55.5secs J
15.
Jaan Molder Suzuki Swift S1600
+01mins 55.8secs J
16.
Patrik Sandell Renault Clio S1600
+01mins 59.1secs J
17.
Benito Guerra Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VIII
+02mins 15.0secs N4
18.
Aaron Burkart Citroen C2 S1600
+02mins 17.6secs J
19.
Jose Ignacio de Izaurieta Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
+02mins 27.3secs N4
20.
Rodrigo Salgado Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
+02mins 36.8secs N4
Overall JWRC after SS1:1.
Sebastien Ogier Citroen C2 S1600
15mins 56.1secs J
2.
Michal Kosciuszko Suzuki Swift S1600
+00mins 14.0secs J
3.
Jaan Molder Suzuki Swift S1600
+00mins 14.3secs J
4.
Patrik Sandell Renault Clio S1600
+00mins 17.6secs J
5.
Aaron Burkart Citroen C2 S1600
+00mins 36.1secs J
Notable retirements:SS1.
Daniel Sordo Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC
Suspension failure. M
* denotes elected to re-start under SupeRally format.M - denotes Manufacturer entry.
J - denotes Junior WRC entry.
all times unofficial