Pour la troisième année consécutive, le rallye de Catalogne s’ouvre le jeudi soir par une super-spéciale dans les rues de Barcelone et notamment autour de la “Fontaine magique de Montjuïc”.
Exceptionnellement aujourd’hui, Lorenzo Bertelli ouvrira la route sur ce chrono de 3,20 km, suivi ensuite par Eric Camilli et Craig Breen. Large leader du championnat du monde, Sébastien Ogier ne s’élancera qu’en douzième position à partir de 18h50.
Ordre de départ ES1
65 partants
| Position | N° | Equipe | Pilote | Copilote | Nationalités | Voiture | Classe | Heure départ |
| 1 | 37 | FWRT srl | Bertelli Lorenzo | Scattolin Simone | ITA | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | RC1 | 18:06 |
| 2 | 6 | M-Sport World Rally Team | Camilli Eric | Veillas Benjamin | FRA | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | RC1 | 18:10 |
| 3 | 8 | Abu Dhabi Total World Rally Team | Breen Craig | Martin Scott | IRL / GBR | Citroën DS3 WRC | RC1 | 18:14 |
| 4 | 12 | Dmack World Rally Team | Tänak Ott | Mõlder Raigo | EST | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | RC1 | 18:18 |
| 5 | 7 | Abu Dhabi Total World Rally Team | Meeke Kris | Nagle Paul | GBR / IRL | Citroën DS3 WRC | RC1 | 18:22 |
| 6 | 5 | M-Sport World Rally Team | Østberg Mads | Fløene Ola | NOR | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | RC1 | 18:26 |
| 7 | 4 | Hyundai Motorsport | Sordo Dani | Martí Marc | ESP | Hyundai i20 WRC | RC1 | 18:30 |
| 8 | 2 | Volkswagen Motorsport | Latvala Jari-Matti | Anttila Miikka | FIN | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | RC1 | 18:34 |
| 9 | 20 | Hyundai Motorsport N | Paddon Hayden | Kennard John | NZL | Hyundai i20 WRC | RC1 | 18:38 |
| 10 | 3 | Hyundai Motorsport | Neuville Thierry | Gilsoul Nicolas | BEL | Hyundai i20 WRC | RC1 | 18:42 |
| 11 | 9 | Volkswagen Motorsport II | Mikkelsen Andreas | Jæger Anders | NOR | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | RC1 | 18:46 |
| 12 | 1 | Volkswagen Motorsport | Ogier Sébastien | Ingrassia Julien | FRA | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | RC1 | 18:50 |
| 13 | 10 | Hyundai Motorsport N | Abbring Kevin | Marshall Sebastian | NLD / GBR | Hyundai i20 WRC | RC1 | 18:56 |
| 14 | 14 | Abu Dhabi Total World Rally Team | Al Qassimi Khalid | Patterson Chris | ARE / GBR | Citroën DS3 WRC | RC1 | 18:59 |
| 15 | 21 | Jipocar Czech National Team | Prokop Martin | Tománek Jan | CZE | Ford Fiesta RS WRC | RC1 | 19:02 |
| 16 | 22 | Eurolamp World Rally Team | Gorban Valeriy | Korsia Volodymyr | UKR | Mini John Cooper Works WRC | RC1 | 19:05 |
| 17 | 31 | Team Oreca | Suninen Teemu | Markkula Mikko | FIN | Škoda Fabia R5 | RC2 | 19:08 |
| 18 | 32 | BRR Baumschlager Rallye & Racing Team | Kremer Armin | Winklhofer Pirmin | DEU | Škoda Fabia R5 | RC2 | 19:11 |
| 19 | 33 | Škoda Motorsport | Tidemand Pontus | Andersson Jonas | SWE | Škoda Fabia R5 | RC2 | 19:14 |
| 20 | 34 | Škoda Motorsport | Kopecký Jan | Dresler Pavel | CZE | Škoda Fabia R5 | RC2 | 19:17 |
| 21 | 35 | Drive Dmack Trophy Team | Aasen Marius | Engan Veronica | NOR | Ford Fiesta R5 | RC2 | 19:20 |
| 22 | 36 | Loubet Pierre-Louis | Loubet Pierre-Louis | Landais Vincent | FRA | Citroën DS3 R5 | RC2 | 19:23 |
| 23 | 39 | Ice Pol Racing Team | De Mévius Ghislain | Jalet Johan | BEL | Škoda Fabia R5 | RC2 | 19:26 |
| 24 | 41 | Peugeot Rally Academy | Suárez José António | Carrera Cándido | ESP | Peugeot 208 T16 | RC2 | 19:29 |
| 25 | 42 | Turán Motorsport SE | Turán Frigyes | Zsiros Gábor | HUN | Ford Fiesta R5 | RC2 | 19:32 |
| 26 | 43 | Maurin Julien | Maurin Julien | Sarreaud Valentin | FRA | Škoda Fabia R5 | RC2 | 19:35 |
| 27 | 44 | Printsport | Veiby Ole Christian | Skjærmoen Stig Rune | NOR | Škoda Fabia R5 | RC2 | 19:38 |
| 28 | 45 | Peugeot Sport Slovakia | Szczepaniak Maciej | Ptaszek Hubert | POL | Peugeot 208 T16 | RC2 | 19:41 |
| 29 | 46 | Wevers Sport | Ten Brinke Bernhard | Thierie Davy | NLD / BEL | Škoda Fabia R5 | RC2 | 19:44 |
| 30 | 47 | Foulon Alain | Foulon Alain | Delarche Gilles | FRA | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X | RC2 | 19:47 |
| 31 | 48 | Drive Dmack Trophy Team | Pärn Sander | Morgan James | EST / GBR | Ford Fiesta R5 | RC2 | 19:50 |
| 32 | 49 | van den Heuvel Jim | van den Heuvel Jim | Dockx Jouri | NLD | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X | RC2 | 19:53 |
| 33 | 50 | Triviño World Rally Team | Triviño Ricardo | González Mario | MEX / ESP | Citroën DS3 R5 | RC2 | 19:56 |
| 34 | 62 | Sainteloc Junior Team | Fabre Michel | Vilmot Maxime | FRA | Citroën DS3 R3T | RC3 | 19:59 |
| 35 | 63 | ACI Team Italia | Andolfi Fabio | Fenoli Manuel | ITA | Peugeot 208 R2 | RC4 | 20:02 |
| 36 | 64 | ACI Team Italia | De Tommaso Damiano | Rocca Paolo | ITA | Peugeot 208 R2 | RC4 | 20:05 |
| 37 | 69 | Brazzoli Enrico | Brazzoli Enrico | Barone Maurizio | ITA | Peugeot 208 R2 | RC4 | 20:08 |
| 38 | 70 | Renault Sport Rally Team | Burri Michaël | Levratti Anderson | CHE / FRA | Renault Clio R3T | RC3 | 20:11 |
| 39 | 81 | Boland Eamonn | Boland Eamonn | Morrissey Michael Joseph | IRL | Ford Fiesta R5 | RC2 | 20:14 |
| 40 | 82 | Yacar Racing | López José Maria | Rozada Borja | ESP | Peugeot 208 R2 | RC4 | 20:17 |
| 41 | 83 | Auto-Laca Competición | Lemes Yeray | Peñate Rogelio | ESP | Peugeot 208 R2 | RC4 | 20:20 |
| 42 | 84 | Escuderia Motor Terrassa | Solans Nil | Ibañez Miquel | ESP | Ford Fiesta R2 | RC4 | 20:23 |
| 43 | 85 | RMC Motorsport | Mora José Manuel | Pérez Adrián | ESP | Ford Fiesta R2 | RC4 | 20:26 |
| 44 | 86 | RMC Motorsport | Ramos João Fernando | Carvalho Jorge | PRT | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X | RC2 | 20:29 |
| 45 | 87 | Congostra Team | Macias Felix | Alvarez Monica | ESP | Subaru Impreza STI | RC2 | 20:32 |
| 46 | 88 | Escuderia Faraon | Rozada Roberto | Lopez Alejandro | ESP | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X | RC2 | 20:35 |
| 47 | 89 | Bakkenes Henk | Bakkenes Henk | Aaltink Aaldert | NLD | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X | RC2 | 20:38 |
| 48 | 90 | Escuderia Gironella | Domenech Josep Anton | Marchal Manel | ESP | Citroën DS3 R3T | RC3 | 20:41 |
| 49 | 91 | RACC Motorsport | Frigola Pau | Sauleda Marc | ESP | Peugeot 208 R2 | RC4 | 20:44 |
| 50 | 92 | Andorra Auto Club | Besoli Marcel | Carulla Xavier | AND / ESP | Peugeot 208 R2 | RC4 | 20:47 |
| 51 | 93 | Duindistel | Wagemans Joachim | De Baeremaeker Andy | BEL | Peugeot 208 R2 | RC4 | 20:50 |
| 52 | 94 | Andersson Mats | Andersson Mats | Jonsson Jörgen | SWE | Opel Adam R2 | RC4 | 20:53 |
| 53 | 95 | Escuderia Fuertemotor | Giampaoli Christina | Kvick Jeannette | ITA / DNK | Peugeot 208 R2 | RC4 | 20:56 |
| 54 | 97 | Vilenius Tomi | Vilenius Tomi | Ryynänen Sami | FIN | Citroën DS3 R1 | RC5 | 20:59 |
| 55 | 98 | Escudería Lleida | Castells Roger | Estalella Xavier | ESP | Suzuki Swift Sport | RC5 | 21:02 |
| 56 | 102 | Vatanen Max | Vatanen Max | Renucci Jacques-Julien | FIN / FRA | Ford Fiesta R2T | RC4 | 21:05 |
| 57 | 103 | Pryce Osian | Pryce Osian | Furniss Dale | GBR | Ford Fiesta R2T | RC4 | 21:08 |
| 58 | 104 | Greensmith Gus | Greensmith Gus | Becker Katrin | GBR / DEU | Ford Fiesta R2T | RC4 | 21:11 |
| 59 | 106 | Armstrong Jon | Armstrong Jon | O’Sullivan Noel | GBR / IRL | Ford Fiesta R2T | RC4 | 21:14 |
| 60 | 107 | Brzeziński Jakub | Brzeziński Jakub | Gerber Jakub | POL | Ford Fiesta R2T | RC4 | 21:17 |
| 61 | 109 | Solberg Oscar | Solberg Oscar | Barth Patrik | NOR / SWE | Ford Fiesta R2T | RC4 | 21:20 |
| 62 | 111 | Ciamin Nicolas | Ciamin Nicolas | De La Haye Thibault | FRA | Ford Fiesta R2T | RC4 | 21:23 |
| 63 | 112 | Patel Karan | Patel Karan | Hall Phil | KEN / GBR | Ford Fiesta R2T | RC4 | 21:26 |
| 64 | 114 | Ice Pol Racing Team | De Mevius Guillaume | Louka Louis | BEL | Ford Fiesta R2T | RC4 | 21:29 |
| 65 | 115 | Nordgren Juuso | Nordgren Juuso | Korhonen Mikael | FIN | Ford Fiesta R2T | RC4 | 21:32 |
