After stage one of Rally Chile Bio Bio was red-flagged and notional times were dished out, the remaining day’s stages played out with Ott Tanak taking the overnight lead by 0.4 seconds.
The CoC revised several notional times based on the second run through the stages, leaving Evans with a 3 second lead heading into the longest day of the event.
Despite Tänak’s strong afternoon, Sébastien Ogier appeared the most potent throughout day one. The Frenchman won three stages and would have led the rally by almost 30 seconds had he not run wide and hit a bank on SS3, forcing him to stop and change a wheel.
Friday Classification:
1. E Evans / S Martin GBR Toyota GR Yaris 58m 3.9s
2. O Tänak / M Järveoja EST Hyundai i20 N +3s
3. K Rovanperä / J Halttunen FIN Toyota GR Yaris +10.1s
4. S Pajari / E Mälkönen FIN Toyota GR Yaris +12.2s
5. G Munster / L Louka LUX Ford Puma +13.7s
6. T Neuville / M Wydaeghe BEL Hyundai i20 N +33.3s
