SSS1 Amarok – 6,04km:

Photo:D.Darrall

Ford’s Petter solberg went quickest on Thursday evening superspecial Stage in Argntina, the Norwegian takes an early 3.6second lead over team mate Dani Sordo, who has replaced Latvala in the Ford for this one event. Solberg said “I decided not to use soft tyres in qualifying for a reason, I used them for this stage and as the roads were very slippery, they made a big difference. It was a tricky stage but I had a good run. It’s important to think ahead to the rest of the weekend. It was a good start and hopefully I can continue like this.”

1. Petter, Ford
2. Dani Sordo, Ford +3,6
3. Østberg, Ford +4,8
4. Tanak, Ford +5,2
5. Novikov, Ford +5,2
8. Loeb, Citroën +10,2

Day1 starts proper on Friday with 5 long stages.