It was reporting for ice and snow over stage 8 while stage 7 was wet. Juho Hanninen pushing hard as won stage 7 and 8 closing the gap with R. Baumschlager to 11.2 seconds. After the service park Juho Hanninen won the both special stages 9 and 10, as take the overall leading position.
Results after Leg 1:
1. J. Hanninen (Finland) - Skoda Fabia S2000 01:35:33.1
2. R. Baumschlager (Austria) - Skoda Fabia S2000 +0:13.0
3. J. Kopecky (Czech) – Skoda Fabia S2000 +0:34.0
4. V. Pech (Czech) - Mini John Cooper Works S2000 1:03.1
5. B. Harrach (Austria) - Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX R4 1:04.3
6. M. Stohl (Austria) Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX CNG +1:33.7
It is remains 8 stages during the last rally day.