Four-time World Rally Champion Sébastien Loeb captured the lead of the Rallye of Greece. His Citroën teammate Dani Sordo claimed second place at the end of the day.
Both Ford Focus RS drivers, Mikko Hirvonen and Jari-Matti Latvala suffered from suspension problems after hitting the same rock at the end of SS6.
Petter Solberg appears in 3rd place and is (finally) having a great run in the new Subaru Impreza.
Leaderboard after Day 1
1. S Loeb/D Elena FRA Citroen C4 1hr 21min 34.8sec
2. D Sordo/M Marti ESP Citroen C4 1hr 21min 50.5sec
3. P Solberg/P Mills NOR Subaru Impreza 1hr 22min 33.9sec
4. H Solberg/C Menkerud NOR Ford Focus RS 1hr 22min 40.8sec
5. U Aava/K Sikk EST Citroen C4 1hr 22min 50.3sec
6. J-M Latvala/M Anttila FIN Ford Focus RS 1hr 22min 53.7sec
7. M Hirvonen/J Lehtinen FIN Ford Focus RS 1hr 23min 11.2sec
8. C Atkinson/S Prévot AUS Subaru Impreza 1hr 23min 11.6sec
9. P-G Andersson/J Andersson SWE Suzuki SX4 1hr 23min 58.6sec
10 F Villagra/J Perez Companc ARG Ford Focus RS 1hr 24min 04.1sec
etc.
Both Ford Focus RS drivers, Mikko Hirvonen and Jari-Matti Latvala suffered from suspension problems after hitting the same rock at the end of SS6.
Petter Solberg appears in 3rd place and is (finally) having a great run in the new Subaru Impreza.
Leaderboard after Day 1
1. S Loeb/D Elena FRA Citroen C4 1hr 21min 34.8sec
2. D Sordo/M Marti ESP Citroen C4 1hr 21min 50.5sec
3. P Solberg/P Mills NOR Subaru Impreza 1hr 22min 33.9sec
4. H Solberg/C Menkerud NOR Ford Focus RS 1hr 22min 40.8sec
5. U Aava/K Sikk EST Citroen C4 1hr 22min 50.3sec
6. J-M Latvala/M Anttila FIN Ford Focus RS 1hr 22min 53.7sec
7. M Hirvonen/J Lehtinen FIN Ford Focus RS 1hr 23min 11.2sec
8. C Atkinson/S Prévot AUS Subaru Impreza 1hr 23min 11.6sec
9. P-G Andersson/J Andersson SWE Suzuki SX4 1hr 23min 58.6sec
10 F Villagra/J Perez Companc ARG Ford Focus RS 1hr 24min 04.1sec
etc.