After a bad SS 3 for Robert Kubica, he attacks Sordo and Meeke and move to second position overall after SS 4 and SS 5.
 

Sebastien Ogier was also in attack to move to 4th position overall at +1:07.1 by the rally leader Bryan Bouffier. Ogier and Ingrassia were 9th overall after SS 3.
Dani Sordo and Marc Marti left the rally SS 5 before due too a electrical problem (flat battery) with his Hyundai i20 WRC.
Robert Kubica lost 21 seconds in the last stage for the day. That allow to Sebastien Ogier to close the gap with Kubica to 7.8 seconds.
Results at the end of Day 1:
1. B. Bouffier (FRA) (Ford Fiesta RS WRC) 1:25:36.6
2. K. Meeke (GBR) (Citroen DS3 WRC) +38.8
3. R. Kubica (POL) (Ford Fiesta RS WRC) +39.5
4. S. Ogier (FRA) (Volkswagen Polo R WRC) +47.3
5. M. Ostberg (NOR) (Citroen DS3 WRC) +1.20.7
6. E. Evans (GBR) (Ford Fiesta RS WRC) +1:38.6