Friday 24 OctoberThe rally was a mixed-surface format, with the first full day on both asphalt and gravel. Volkswagen's Andreas Mikkelsen had been the pace-setter on Thursday night's street stage in Barcelona, but when the action switched to the stages around Salou it was Ogier who came out on top. As road opener, Ogier expected to lose time as he swept loose gravel off the road. But his disadvantage was offset by the dust clouds and poor visibility that slowed those behind and he ended the day 36sec ahead. Thierry Neuville led briefly and was close behind Ogier until he lost 2min in the final stage when he went off and had to change a wheel. Latvala did not have the speed to match Ogier...
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