Top ten after opening Stage                                               

1 3 Gronholm/Rautiainen Ford Focus W 10'25"7 104.4 km/h A8 2 1 Loeb/Elena Citroen Xsara 10'28"5 + 00'02"8 + 00'02"8 A8 3 4 Hirvonen/Lehtinen Ford Focus W 10'33"5 + 00'07"8 + 00'05"0 A8  4 7 Stohl/Minor Peugeot 307  10'36"9 + 00'11"2 + 00'03"4 A8  5 12 Ekstrom/Bergman Skoda Fabia  10'37"3 + 00'11"6 + 00'00"4 A8 6 6 Atkinson/Macneall Subaru Impreza  10'41"5 + 00'15"8 + 00'04"2 A87 14 Galli/Bernacchini Mitsubishi L 10'42"5 + 00'16"8 + 00'01"0 A8  8 16 Radstrom/Skallman Subaru Impreza 10'43"3 + 00'17"6 + 00'00"8 A8 9 18 Sohlberg/Lindstrom Subaru Impreza  10'43"3 + 00'17"6 + 00'00"0 A8 10 63 Carlsson/Holmstrand Mitsubishi L 10'44"1 + 00'18"4 + 00'00"8 A8