The rally, which is also the concluding round of the FIA Asia Pacific Rally Championship, promises more exciting fare over the next two days as Kreim – who is currently running second in the championship – will be seeking to hold off Gill who has already sealed the title with five wins in a row.
Ranged behind the two MRF Skoda Fabia R5 cars was Cusco Racing’s Yuya Sumiyama in the Subaru Impreza WRX STi while team-mates Michael Young and Sanjay Takale completed the APRC standings.
Kreim clocked two minutes, 17.8 seconds for the 2.12 kilometre sprint while Gill had 02:18.5, well clear of Sumiyama (02:23.4).
In the MRF FMSCI Indian Rally Championship that is being run concurrently, Amittrajit Ghosh took a slender lead over leader Arjun Rao Aroor in the Overall category while young Dean Mascarenhas topped the INRC 2000 class and Vikram Gowda led the FMSCI Cup category.
–IANS
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