Groenholm vodi ispred novoga svjetskoga prvaka Francuza Sebastiena Loeba (Citroen Xsara), dok je treći Finac Harri Rovanpera (Peugeot 307).
Reli su već prvi dan okončali Estonac Markko Maertin (Ford Focus) i lanjski svjetski prvak Norvežanin Petter Solberg (Subaru Impreza).
1. Marcus Gronholm-Timo Rautiainen (FIN/Peugeot 307 WRC) 1 h 15:43.6
2. Sébastien Loeb-Daniel Elena (FRA/Citroën Xsara WRC) + 21.4 sec
3. Harri Rovanpera-Risto Pieitilainen (FIN/Peugeot 307 WRC) 1:06.6 min
4. François Duval-Stéphane Prévot (BEL/Ford Focus WRC) 1:37.9
5. Mikko Hirvonen-Jarno Mehtinen (FIN/Subaru Impreza WRC) 3:21.2
6. Antony Warmbold-Gemma Price (NJEM-GBR/Ford Focus WRC) 5:43.9
7. Alistair McRae-David Senior (VBR/Subaru Impreza WRX Gr.N) 6:09.7
8. Kris Atkinson-Glenn Macneall (AUS/Subaru Impreza WRX Gr.N) 6:20.9
9. Cody Crocker-Greg Foletta (AUS/Subaru Impreza WRX Gr.N) 6:37.3
10. Dean Herridge-Mark Stacey (AUS/Subaru Impreza WRX Gr.N) 6:37.6