Mattias Ekström: « That was a very tough stage with a lot of stones – an incredible number of stones. We had a good set-up for every scenario, but not this. Thus we had to drive very slowly. Navigation worked well, we just missed one turning. There will be more sand and dunes tomorrow, so we will have to be well set up for that. »
Result SS1
1. C. Gutierrez (ESP) & F. Cazalet (FRA) – 3h 41m 37s
2. A. Domzala (POL) & M. Marton (POL) – Can-Am – 3h 43m 39s
3. A. Jones (USA) & G. Gugelmin (BRA) – Can-Am – 3h 44m 00s
4. F. Lopez (CHL) & J. Vinagre (CHL) – Can-Am – 3h 44m 14s
5. R. Varela (BRA) & M. Justo (BRA) – Can-Am – 3h 44m 32s…
16. M. Ekström (SWE) / E. Bergkvist (SWE) – Yamaha YXZ1000R prototype – 4h 07m 20s…
31. C. Liparoti (ITA) / A. Fischer (GER) – Yamaha YXZ1000R prototype – 4h 59m 06s
Overall standings after SS1
1. C. Gutierrez (ESP) / F. Cazalet (FRA) – 3h 48m 38s
2. A. Domzala (POL) / M. Marton (POL) – Can-Am – 3h 50m 28s
3. A. Jones (USA) / G. Gugelmin (BRA) – Can-Am – 3h 50m 43s
4. F. Lopez (CHL) / J. Vinagre (CHL) – Can-Am – 3h 51m 05s
5. R. Varela (BRA) / M. Justo (BRA) – Can-Am – 3h 51m 19s…
16. M. Ekström (SWE) / E. Bergkvist (SWE) – Yamaha YXZ1000R prototype – 4h 14m 29s…
31. C. Liparoti (ITA) / A. Fischer (GER) – Yamaha YXZ1000R prototype – 5h 06m 40s