Kris Meeke claimed seven stages from seven on the opening leg in Brazil to take the lead in his BFGoodrich-equipped Peugeot 207 S2000. The Ulsterman ended the day almost a minute clear of Giandomenico Basso (Abarth/BFGoodrich)

Following the snowy Monte Carlo, which produced the BFGoodrich Drivers Team's first outright win, the Intercontinental Rally Challenge's regulars face a fresh challenge in the form of Brazil's dirt tracks as the series heads for the year's second fixture, the Rally Internacional de Curitiba

Victory for Frenchman Sébastien Ogier on the 2009 Rallye Monte-Carlo has handed the BFGoodrich Drivers Team programme its first outright victory, and on the most prestigious rally of them all, no less!