Prokop to start first on day two

FxPro Cyprus Rally leader Martin Prokop will start first on day two of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge season finale.

Driving an M-Sport Ford Fiesta S2000, Prokop will head second-placed Nasser Al-Attiyah (Fiesta) with Roger Feghali, who is currently occupying the final podium spot in his Škoda Fabia, third on the road.

The field will start largely in rally order albeit with a handful of exceptions. Bryan Bouffier, who dropped 25 minutes when he broke his Peugeot 207’s steering on Friday’s first stage, has been slotted into seventh overall.

Franz Wittmann and Daniel Oliveira, who are both restarting their 207s under SupeRally regulations, will run 10th and 11th respectively with Misfer Almari, the leader of the Middle East championship, relegated to 13th spot.

A total of 37 crews are expected to tackle Saturday’s final six mixed-surface stages.