Latvala lost his rally lead in the last stage for day 1 of rally Spain.
 Latvala lost 36 seconds in Les Garrigues 2 - 18.5 km stage. Latvala spun and than hit a massive rock on the road that cause him a front-right puncture.
The dust fail Mikko Hirvonen battle for the rally win as he said that even 4-minutes gap is not enough for the rally. Sebastien Ogier also suffer by the dust and out of the road but not lose too much time.

The results after Day 1:
1. Loeb 1:44:06.3
2. Latvala +30.6
3. Hirvonen +54.2
4. Ogier +1:45.3
5. Sordo +2:02.7
6. Meeke +2:52.8
7. Ostberg +3:03.1
8. H. Solberg +3:11.6
9. Novikov +4:24.8
10.Wilson +5:16.8