Stobart Ford's Henning Solberg wins the final test on day 1 in Turkey; Mikko Hirvonen, Jari-Matti Latvala and Gigi Galli go tactical.

SS9 - Phaselis 1 (22.40 km): Henning Solberg fastest through SS9; Sordo second; Wilson third; Loeb fourth; Gardemeister fifth; Petter Solberg sixth; Hirvonen, Latvala and Galli eased off in the final test to ensure a better road position on day 2; Andersson lost over 4 minutes with a steering problem; Aigner heads the PWRC category; Loeb leads the overall event by 1 second at the end of day 1.

Stage times and overall standings after SS9.

Top ten stage times for SS9:

1. Henning Solberg Stobart VK Ford Focus WRC 07 17mins 49.3secs MT

2. Daniel Sordo Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC +00mins 04.2secs M

3. Matthew Wilson Stobart VK Ford Focus WRC 07 +00mins 06.8secs A8

4. Sebastien Loeb Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC +00mins 08.8secs M

5. Toni Gardemeister Suzuki WRT SX4 WRC +00mins 10.7secs M

6. Petter Solberg Subaru WRT Impreza WRC 2008 +00mins 14.6secs M

7. Andreas Mikkelsen Ramsport-Ford Focus WRC06 +00mins 17.3secs A8

8. Conrad Rautenbach PH Sport-Citroen C4 WRC +00mins 19.5secs A8

9. Gigi Galli Stobart VK Ford Focus WRC 07 +00mins 21.3secs MT

10. Jari-Matti Latvala BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC 07 +00mins 23.0secs M

Overall times after SS9:

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:

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

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