SS1 Pirongia (24.22km):
Latvala fastest through SS1; Hirvonen second; Loeb third despite almost coming off the road in the latter part of the stage; Sordo fourth; Atkinson fifth;
Henning Solberg loses more than three minutes with mechanical problems; Nutahara heads the PWRC category as championship leader Aigner picks up two punctures.
Stage times and overall standings after SS1.
Top ten stage times for SS1:
1.
Jari-Matti Latvala BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC 08
17min 08.1secs M
2.
Mikko Hirvonen BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC 08
+00mins 01.2secs M
3.
Sebastien Loeb Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC
+00mins 5.1secs M
4.
Daniel Sordo Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC
+00mins 08.6secs M
5.
Chris Atkinson Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2008
+00mins 18.3secs M
6.
Francois Duval Stobart VK Ford Focus WRC 07
+00mins 23.5secs MT
7.
Urmo Aava PH Sport-Citroen C4 WRC
+00mins 26.3secs A8
8.
Matthew Wilson Stobart VK Ford Focus WRC 07
+00mins 30.4secs A8
9.
P-G Andersson Suzuki WRT SX4 WRC
+00mins 39.0secs M
10.
Petter Solberg Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2008
+00mins 39.2secs M
Overall times after SS1:
1.
Jari-Matti Latvala BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC 08
17min 08.1secs M
2.
Mikko Hirvonen BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC 08
+00mins 01.2secs M
3.
Sebastien Loeb Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC
+00mins 5.1secs M
4.
Daniel Sordo Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC
+00mins 08.6secs M
5.
Chris Atkinson Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2008
+00mins 18.3secs M
6.
Francois Duval Stobart VK Ford Focus WRC 07
+00mins 23.5secs MT
7.
Urmo Aava PH Sport-Citroen C4 WRC
+00mins 26.3secs A8
8.
Matthew Wilson Stobart VK Ford Focus WRC 07
+00mins 30.4secs M
9.
P-G Andersson Suzuki WRT SX4 WRC
+00mins 39.0secs M
10.
Petter Solberg Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2008
+00mins 39.2secs M
11.
Federico Villagra Munchi's Ford Focus WRC 07
+00mins 52.0secs M
12.
Fumio Nutahara Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 9
+01mins 04.8secs P
12=
Richard Mason Subaru Impreza WRX STi
+01mins 04.8secs
14.
Mirco Baldacci Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
+01mins 06.5secs P
15.
Conrad Rautenbach PH Sport-Citroen C4 WRC
+01mins 11.6secs A8
16.
Evgeny Novikov Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
+01mins 11.6secs P
17.
Chris West Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
+01mins 12.3secs P
18.
Martin Prokop Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX
+01mins 12.7secs P
19.
Toshi Arai Subaru Impreza WRX STi
+01mins 14.8secs P
20.
Evgeniy Vertunov Subaru Impreza WRX STi
+01mins 16.6secs P
