Margailland is 21 and was second on this year French Junior Champ’ship using a Fiesta R2J (FFSA ‘light’ junior version). Var is his first experience on a more powerful car. Apparently he’s using Bonato’s DS3, as they are serviced by the same team (CHL).

Amazing times from Loeb; it wasn’t obvious a 306 Maxi could match top R5’s. Only 3 stages so far and less than 20s between P1 and P8, but Arzeno, Michel and Loeb are slightly ahead of competition. Dumas is on a class of his own in RGT; nice fight for P2 between Ciamin (first time on the 124) Delecour and Rouillard.

SS1 video: https://youtu.be/PMWi0n2kQ5Q