And even if the ranking of this prologue will not be taken into account for the general ranking, it is still interesting to see the forces present. Starting with number 219, Sébastien Loeb had the most complicated day for the favorites when he was stuck in a ditch. Setting off again thanks to the help of a Prodrive Hunter crew, the Frenchman finished in slow motion with the class of a triangle on his Dacia. He finished more than twenty minutes behind the best time achieved by Guerlain Chicherit and will start last in the Ultimate tomorrow.
For his part, Chicherit is already performing well for his first with this Mini petrol, just like Carlos Sainz with a promising third with his Raptor T1+.
At Dacia, the best time is for Cristiana Guttierez with sixth time. Second in the world championship before this event, Yazeed Al-Rajhi arrived more than two minutes late due to a puncture.
Before the start this morning, Sébastien Loeb mentioned heating problems during the last tests of the Dacia Sandrider.
Tomorrow, the rally will really begin with a loop around Zagora, 267 km long.
Prologue ranking
| Pos. | Pilot | Car | Gap |
| 1 | Chicherit | Mini JCW Essence | |
| 2 | Ferreira | Mini JCW diesel | +8s |
| 3 | Sainz | Ford Raptor | +10s |
| 4 | Guthrie | Challenger | +16s |
| 5 | Serradori | Century | +22s |
| 6 | Gutierrez | Dacia Sandrider | +26s |
| 7 | Moraes | Toyota Hilux | +35s |
| 8 | Prokop | Ford Raptor | +35s |
| 9 | Gozcal | Challenger | +35s |
| … | |||
| 13 | Quintero | Toyota Hilux | +41s |
| 31 | Al-Attiyah | Dacia Sandrider | +1min30s |
| 69 | De Mevius | Mini diesel | +3min34s |
| 121 | Loeb | Dacia Sandrider | +22min45s |
