Day 1 leaderboard
1. S Loeb/D Elena FRA Citroen C4 1hr 21min 34.8sec 2. D Sordo/M Marti ESP Citroen C4 1hr 21min 50.5sec 3. P Solberg/P Mills NOR Subaru Impreza 1hr 22min 33.9sec 4. H Solberg/C Menkerud NOR Ford Focus RS 1hr 22min 40.8sec 5. U Aava/K Sikk EST Citroen C4 1hr 22min 50.3sec 6. J-M Latvala/M Anttila FIN Ford Focus RS 1hr 22min 53.7sec 7. M Hirvonen/J Lehtinen FIN Ford Focus RS 1hr 23min 11.2sec 8. C Atkinson/S Prévot AUS Subaru Impreza 1hr 23min 11.6sec 9. P-G Andersson/J Andersson SWE Suzuki SX4 1hr 23min 58.6sec 10 F Villagra/J Perez Companc ARG Ford Focus RS 1hr 24min 04.1sec
Stage Times
Stage 1: 1. Latvala 10min 34.3sec; 2. Sordo + 5.2; 3= Hirvonen, Loeb + 5.8; 5. P Solberg + 9.3; 6. Atkinson + 12.1; 17. Al Qassimi + 32.1.
Stage 2: 1. Loeb 17min 15.2sec; 2. Sordo + 0.3; 3. Latvala + 4.3; 4. Aava + 8.3; 5. H Solberg + 10.9; 6. P Solberg + 11.6; 7. Hirvonen + 13.3; 15. Al Qassimi + 38.2.
Overall: 1. Latvala 27min 53.8sec; 2. Sordo + 1.2; 3. Loeb + 1.5; 4. Hirvonen + 14.8; 5. P Solberg + 16.6; 6. Aava + 19.8; 15. Al Qassimi + 1:06.0.
Stage 3: 1. Latvala 11min 28.7sec; 2. Loeb + 2.7; 3. Sordo + 5.0; 4. P Solberg + 10.8; 5. Hirvonen + 11.4; 6. H Solberg + 13.4; 15. Al Qassimi + 1:00.5.
Overall: 1. Latvala 39min 22.5sec; 2. Loeb + 4.2; 3. Sordo + 6.2; 4. Hirvonen + 26.2; 5. P Solberg + 27.4; 6. H Solberg + 34.4; 15. Al Qassimi + 2:06.5.
Stage 4: 1. Loeb 10min 26.7sec; 2. Sordo + 1.3; 3. Hirvonen + 4.6; 4. H Solberg + 5.9; 5. P Solberg + 10.0; 6= Latvala, Wilson + 10.8; 15. Al Qassimi + 32.2.
Overall: 1. Loeb 49min 53.4sec; 2. Sordo + 3.3; 3. Latvala + 6.6; 4. Hirvonen + 26.6; 5. P Solberg + 33.2; 6. H Solberg + 36.1; 15. Al Qassimi + 2:34.5.
Stage 5: 1. Loeb 16min 53.8sec; 2. Sordo + 3.9; 3. Latvala + 4.5; 4. H Solberg + 11.3; 5. Atkinson + 13.1; 6. Hirvonen + 14.5; 15. Al Qassimi + 46.5.
Overall: 1. Loeb 1hr 06min 47.2sec; 2. Sordo + 7.2; 3. Latvala + 11.1; 4. Hirvonen + 41.1; 5. H Solberg + 47.4; 6. P Solberg + 51.3; 15. Al Qassimi + 3:21.0.
Stage 6: 1. Loeb 11min 12.5sec; 2. Latvala + 1.7; 3. Sordo + 8.3; 4. Hirvonen + 8.6; 5. P Solberg + 9.2; 6. Atkinson + 14.0; 15. Al Qassimi + 57.9.
Overall: 1. Loeb 1hr 17min 59.7sec; 2. Latvala + 12.8; 3. Sordo + 15.5; 4. Hirvonen + 49.7; 5. P Solberg + 1:00.5; 6. H Solberg + 1:05.6; 15. Al Qassimi + 4:18.9.
Stage 7: 1. Aava 3min 31.3sec; 2. P Solberg + 2.4; 3. Loeb + 3.8; 4= Sordo, Rautenbach + 4.0; 6. H Solberg + 4.2; 38. Hirvonen + 50.5; 39. Latvala + 1:09.9; 40. Al Qassimi + 1:52.5.
Overall: 1. Loeb 1hr 21min 34.8sec; 2. Sordo + 15.7; 3. P Solberg + 59.1; 4. H Solberg + 1:06.0; 5. Aava + 1:15.5; 6. Latvala + 1:18.9; 7. Hirvonen + 1:36.4; 15. Al Qassimi + 6:07.6.
Today's Route
The second day promises to be the toughest, with drivers reporting from the recce that the three tests, which are used twice, are the roughest of the event. Competitors leave Tatoi at 08.30 to tackle 119.12km of competition, west of Athens. The two loops of stages pass close to the Corinth Canal and are split by a return to the service park. Drivers return there for the final overnight halt at 19.06.
