Sebastien Loeb leads in Turkey at the end of day 1 after being 'gifted' P1; Henning Solberg is second followed by Jari-Matti Latvala, Gigi Galli and Mikko Hirvonen, who all slowed on purpose in the final test.

Overall times after SS9 / Day 1 - Top 20:

1. Sebastien Loeb Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC 2hours 02mins 35.2secs M

2. Henning Solberg Stobart VK Ford Focus WRC 07 +00mins 01.0secs MT

3. Jari-Matti Latvala BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC 07 +00mins 01.1secs M

4. Gigi Galli Stobart VK Ford Focus WRC 07 +00mins 02.2secs MT

5. Mikko Hirvonen BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC 07 +00mins 06.9secs M

6. Petter Solberg Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2008 +00mins 49.1secs M

7. Matthew Wilson Stobart VK Ford Focus WRC 07 +01mins 05.9secs A8

8. Daniel Sordo Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC +01mins 06.8secs M

9. Toni Gardemeister Suzuki WRT SX4 WRC +02mins 27.1secs M

10. Conrad Rautenbach PH Sport-Citroen C4 WRC +02mins 50.0secs A8

11. Federico Villagra Munchi's Ford Focus WRC 07 +03mins 17.2secs MT

12. P-G Andersson Suzuki WRT SX4 WRC +05mins 53.7secs M

13. Barry Clark Munchi's Ford Focus WRC 07 +06mins 12.3secs MT

14. Andreas Aigner Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX +07mins 14.6secs P

15. Patrik Sandell Peugeot 207 S2000 +07mins 15.5secs P

16. Uwe Nittel Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX +07mins 20.0secs P

17. Martin Prokop Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX +07mins 36.4secs P

18. Eyvind Brynildsen Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX +07mins 58.2secs P

19. Evgeniy Vertunov Subaru Impreza WRX STi +08mins 06.4secs P

20. Mirco Baldacci Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX +08mins 16.8secs P

Overall PWRC after SS9 / Day 1 - Top 10:

1. Andreas Aigner Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX 2hours 09mins 49.9secs P

2. Patrik Sandell Peugeot 207 S2000 +00mins 00.9secs P

3. Uwe Nittel Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX +00mins 06.0secs P

4. Martin Prokop Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX +00mins 21.7secs P

5. Eyvind Brynildsen Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX +00mins 43.5secs P

6. Evgeniy Vertunov Subaru Impreza WRX STi +00mins 51.7secs P

7. Mirco Baldacci Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX +01mins 02.1secs P

8. Simone Campedelli Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX +01mins 13.3secs P

9. Martin Rauam Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX +01mins 41.0secs P

10. Armindo Araujo Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX +03mins 23.1secs P

Notable retirements:

SS3. Urmo Aava PH Sport-Citroen C4 WRC Lost a wheel. A8

SS6/7. Chris Atkinson Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2008 Suspension. M

* denotes elected/able to re-start under SupeRally format.

M - denotes Manufacturer entry.

MT - denotes Manufacturer Team entry.

P - denotes Production WRC entry.

all times unofficial