Priority drivers who took part at the Qualifying have already chosen, at the Rally’s Operations Centre, the order by which they will be starting the first leg. Opened by Alexandro Camacho, the driver who will follow is Pedro Meireles. Immediately after it will be the turn of the Italian Giandomenico Basso to show up at the special stage. The immediate departure order holds “Pepe” Lopez, José Pedro Fontes, Miguel Barbosa, Bruno Magalhães, João Barros, Armindo Araújo, Ricardo Teodósio, Miguel Correia and António Dias. The starting order for the special stage of Avenida do Mar – CINM will be the reverse of the remaining first leg. The starting order of the second leg will be defined by the provisional standings resulting from the first leg.