Rally Turkey Day 1: Citroen's Lappi leads overall

By Beyza Binnur Donmez

MUGLA, Turkey (AA) - Citroen driver Esapekka Lappi is leading the first day of Rally Turkey with an overall of 1:00:52.8 with three more stages to go on Friday.

Icmeler (SS2), Cetibeli (SS3) -- the longest stage of the weekend -- and Ula (SS4) stages have completed so far.

Drivers will repeat these three stages during the rest of the day.

Jari-Matti Latvala topped the SS2 and SS4 in his Toyota Yaris, while Lappi was the fastest in the SS3.

The three top contenders for the championship, Ott Tanak, Sebastien Ogier and Thierry Neuville were at sixth, fourth and seventh places based on the overall timetable.

Here are the leading times of the first day's overall so far:

1. Esapekka Lappi (Citroen C3 ) 1:00:52.8

2. Andreas Mikkelsen (Hyundai i20) +9.0

3. Jari-Matti Latvala (Toyota Yaris) +13.0

4. Sebastien Ogier (Citroen C3) +15.1

5. Teemu Suninen (Ford M-Sport) +16.6

6. Ott Tanak (Toyota Yaris) +21.6

7. Thierry Neuville (Hyundai i20) +30.2

8. Kris Meeke (Toyota Yaris) +31.3

9. Dani Sordo (Hyundai i20) +55.9

10. Pontus Tidemand (Ford M-Sport) +1:50.8

*Times and standings will be updated through the stages