Sunshine descends on Curitiba route

The 43 crews starting the second and final leg of Rally Internacional de Curitiba were greeted by bright sunshine when they left service from the city´s race circuit this morning. While there is still a 40 per cent chance of rain later today, the prospects for a dry second leg are strong.

Kris Meeke, who leads the rally by 32.7 seconds, will start first on the road today in his Peugeot 207 Super 2000. He said: "We might lose a bit of time here and there but we’re prepared for that and we’ve got to manage our lead. It’s a long day but we know what we’ve got to do."