 The Olympic Stadium was packed |
Sebastien Loeb won the opening super special from Britain's Mark Higgins at the Acropolis Rally in Athens. The Citroen driver and defending world champion finished 0.1 seconds ahead of Higgins in his Ford, with Estonia's Markko Martin third in his Peugeot.
The opening day's action made history as the first stage to be held inside a stadium, the Athens Olympic stadium.
Marcus Gronholm, who came eighth, said it was "inconvenient" as the real action starts early on Friday morning.
Opening super special standings:
1. Sebastien Loeb (France) Citroen 2:15.4
2. Mark Higgins (GBR) Ford 0.1secs behind
3. Markko Martin (Estonia) Peugeot 0.9 secs
4. Harri Rovanpera (Finland) Mitsubishi 1.2 secs
5. Petter Solberg (Norway) Subaru 1.5 secs
6. Toni Gardemeister (Finland) Ford 1.8 secs
7. Carlos Sainz (Spain) Citroen 2.2 secs
8. Marcus Gronholm (Finland) Peugeot 2.3 secs
8. Henning Solberg (Norway) Ford 2.3 secs
10. Daniel Carlsson (Sweden) Subaru 2.6 secs
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