Petter Solberg close Mikko Hirvoen for the battle for second place. The first Ford driver Jari-Matti Latvala continue to lead after day 1 followed by his former teammate Mikko Hirvonen.
Dani Sordo is out of the rally and will not restart the rally. He went off in the snow bank that caused a radiator blockage followed by alternator belt jumping off the unit. As a result the car overheat and went into safe mode. Dani delays with his stop and cause serious damage to the engine. Patrik Sandell is the only one driver for Prodrive as currently is at eight position overall.
In day 1 was very positive for Novikov who is fifth overall driving for M-Sport. Sebastien Loeb made mistake and lose two minutes but continue undamaged while Sordo is out of the rally.
Results after Day 1:
1. J. Latvala 1:23:50.8
2. M. Hirvonen +16.8
3. P. Solberg +18.6
4. M. Ostberg +32.3
5. E. Novikov +1:12.1
6. H. Solberg +1:48.5
7. S. Loeb +2:08.9
8. P. Sandell +2:18.8