Jan Kopecky takes the first rally stage of Janner Rally. The stages start with wet weather conditions and temperatures at +7 C.
The stage winner comment stage 1: The stage is wet, but there are few dangerous ice patches. We have wide tyres, we have to survive next stages.
With wrong tyres start Francois Delecour and Raimund Baumschlager.
Frigyes Turan crashed in stage 1 as Reinhold Neulinger crashed into his car but continue after that. Gerhard Aigner spun during the stage and lost time.
In stage 2 Raimund Baumschlager takes the stage while Jan Kopecky finished 15th at +27.5 seconds but continue to lead overall followed by Vaclav Pech at +5.9 seconds and Francois Delecour at +29.6. The ice in stage 2 was more than expected that surprise a lot of the drivers.
In stage 3 another Czech driver win Jaroslav Orsak as Kopecky finished at 14th position at +33.5 but although that remain on top overall.
The stage 3 was really driving at ice and fog as the tyre choice was the main reason for the success of the stage.
After the service park the teams change the tyres that allow starting the rally battle. The stage 4 winner is Bryan Bouffier followed by Vaclav Pech and Jan Kopecky.
Kopecky continue to lead with 1.4 seconds ahead Vaclav Pech. Raimund Baumschlager is third at +2.6 seconds.
Raimund Baumschlager win stage 5 the tarmac stage with some parts of muds, snow and ice. Francois Delecour has a broken gear that push him to delay to 13th position for the stage or 8th overall at 1 minutes and 3 seconds behind the new leader Raimund Baumschlager. Kopecky moved to second at +3.4 seconds.
In stage 6 Bryan Bouffier win the stage followed by Poland driver K. Kajetanowicz with Subaru Impreza Sti R4. Third is Kopecky who back to the top overall.

Results after SS 6:
1. J. Kopecky Skoda Fabia S2000 0:52:24.8
2. R. Baumschlager Skoda Fabia S2000 +4.1
3. V. Pech Mini John Cooper Works S2000 +5.8
4. B. Harrach Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX R4 +17.3
5. B. Bouffier Peugeot S207 +21.9
6. J. Cerny Skoda Fabia S2000 +52.1

There are 4 stages to the end of day 1.