Jari-Matti Latvala charges through the opening test.
SS1 - Monte Corvos 1 (16.43 km): Latvala fastest through SS1, which was very narrow and slippery; Sordo second; Galli third; Loeb fourth; Mikkelsen fifth; Petter Solberg sixth; Wilson complained of understeer; Bettega heads the JWRC category; Loeb leads the event overall by 7 seconds.
Stage times and overall standings after SS1.
Top ten stage times for SS1:
1. Jari-Matti Latvala BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC 07 11mins 24.3secs M
2. Daniel Sordo Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC +00mins 07.0secs M
3. Gigi Galli Stobart VK Ford Focus WRC 07 +00mins 07.4secs MT
4. Sebastien Loeb Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC +00mins 07.8secs M
5. Andreas Mikkelsen Ramsport-Ford Focus RS WRC +00mins 09.6secs A8
6. Petter Solberg Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2007 +00mins 10.7secs M
7. Chris Atkinson Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2007 +00mins 13.0secs M
8. Mikko Hirvonen BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC 07 +00mins 16.0secs M
9. Mads Ostberg Adapta-Subaru Impreza WRC +00mins 18.3secs A8
10. Urmo Aava PH Sport-Citroen C4 WRC +00mins 18.9secs A8
Overall times after SS1:
1. Jari-Matti Latvala BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC 07 11mins 24.3secs M
2. Daniel Sordo Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC +00mins 07.0secs M
3. Gigi Galli Stobart VK Ford Focus WRC 07 +00mins 07.4secs MT
4. Sebastien Loeb Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC +00mins 07.8secs M
5. Andreas Mikkelsen Ramsport-Ford Focus RS WRC +00mins 09.6secs A8
6. Petter Solberg Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2007 +00mins 10.7secs M
7. Chris Atkinson Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2007 +00mins 13.0secs M
8. Mikko Hirvonen BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC 07 +00mins 16.0secs M
9. Mads Ostberg Adapta-Subaru Impreza WRC +00mins 18.3secs A8
10. Urmo Aava PH Sport-Citroen C4 WRC +00mins 18.9secs A8
11. P-G Andersson Suzuki WRT SX4 WRC +00mins 19.1secs M
12. Henning Solberg Munchi's Ford Focus WRC 07 +00mins 22.3secs MT
13. Toni Gardemeister Suzuki WRT SX4 WRC +00mins 24.3secs M
14. Federico Villagra Munchi's Ford Focus WRC 07 +00mins 31.8secs MT
15. Conrad Rautenbach PH Sport-Citroen C4 WRC +00mins 31.9secs A8
16. Matthew Wilson Stobart VK Ford Focus WRC 07 +00mins 40.4secs MT
17. Khalid Al-Qassimi BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC 07 +00mins 48.1secs A8
18. Peter van Merksteyn Ford Focus RS WRC +00mins 50.8secs A8
19. Alessandro Bettega Renault Clio R3 +01mins 08.5secs J
20. Patrik Sandell Renault Clio S1600 +01mins 09.5secs J
Overall JWRC after SS1:
1. Alessandro Bettega Renault Clio R3 12mins 32.8secs J
2. Patrik Sandell Renault Clio S1600 +00mins 01.0secs J
3. Martin Prokop Citroen C2 S1600 +00mins 02.8secs J
Notable retirements:
None.
* denotes elected/able to re-start under SupeRally format.
M - denotes Manufacturer entry.
MT - denotes Manufacturer Team entry.
J - denotes Junior WRC entry.
all times unofficial
