Skoda have the perfect start after its two drivers lead the charge after day ones four stages. The heavens opened causing water splashes to turn into small lakes on the stages making the event more challenging than ever.
Juho Hanninen leads Jan Kopecky by 27.5 seconds followed by the new team Proton driven by Guy Wilks.
The first day had drivers competing in two forest stages each repeated twice. Anton Alen's Abarth suffered a puncture on stage 3 causing some bodywork damage to the car. The Russian champion Aleksandr Zheludov suffered an ignition coil problem but once fixed showed good pace to finish the first day in 6th.
The leaderboard after the first day:-
1 Hanninen Skoda 28m 28.5s
2 Kopecky Skoda +27.5s
3 Wilks Proton +46.5s
4 Basso Abarth +1m 21s
5 Alen Abarth +1m 25s
6 Zheludov Peugeot +2m 3.9s
7 Wittmann Mitsubishi +2m 45s
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