Esapekka Lappi
Esapekka Lappi and Jari-Matti Latvala gave Toyota Gazoo Racing a one-two on the opening night of Wales Rally GB.
Lappi clocked a 1:21.6s time on the 1.70km Tir Prince Super Special Stage while Latvala was 0.7s slower.
Championship leader Thierry Neuville ended up tied for second in his Hyundai.
His key rivals Sebastien Ogier (M-Sport Ford) and Ott Tanak (Toyota Gazoo), the latter of whom crashed his Yaris during shakedown, were fourth and fifth respectively.
Hayden Paddon was seventh, 1.9s off the pace in his Hyundai i20.
Friday action begins this afternoon (AEST).
Rally Great Britain: After Special Stage 1 (Top 10)
| Pos | Num | Driver | Nat | Team | Car | Time/Gap | |
| 1 | 9 | Esapekka Lappi | FIN | Toyota Gazoo | Yaris WRC | 1:21.6 | |
| 2 | 7 | Jari-Matti Latvala | FIN | Toyota Gazoo | Yaris WRC | +0.3 | |
| 3 | 5 | Thierry Neuville | BEL | Hyundai | i20 WRC | +0.3 | |
| 4 | 1 | Sebastien Ogier | FRA | M-Sport Ford | Fiesta WRC | +0.7 | |
| 5 | 8 | Ott Tanak | EST | Toyota Gazoo | Yaris WRC | +0.9 | |
| 6 | 4 | Andreas Mikkelsen | NOR | Hyundai | i20 WRC | +1.7 | |
| 7 | 6 | Hayden Paddon | NZL | Hyundai | i20 WRC | +1.9 | |
| 8 | 36 | Kalle Rovanpera | FIN | Skoda | Fabia R5 | WRC2 | +2.2 |
| 9 | 3 | Teemu Suninen | FIN | M-Sport Ford | Fiesta WRC | +2.2 | |
| 10 | 11 | Craig Breen | IRL | Citroen | C3 WRC | +2.5 |
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