World champion Sebastien Ogier leads after eight stages at the end of the opening day of the Wales Rally GB.

The Frenchman is 37.3 seconds in front of Estonian Ott Tanak.

Ogier won five of the eight stages with Tanak claiming two. Belgian driver Thierry Neuville, battling for second place in the championship, was the other stage winner.

British hope Kris Meeke ended the day in fifth place, slipping back from third on the final stage at Dyfnant.

The Northern Irishman is aiming to be the first British driver since Richard Burns in 2000 to win the event.

Wales' Osian Pryce ended the day in 18th place overall and 6th in the supporting WRC2 class alongside Welsh co-driver Dale Furniss.

1. Sebastien Ogier FRA Volkswagen Motorsport Polo R WRC 1h 44m 31.2s M

2. Ott Tanak EST DMACK WRT Ford Fiesta RS WRC +37.3s T

3. Thierry Neuville BEL Hyundai Motorsport Next Gen i20 WRC +1m 09.0s M

4. Hayden Paddon NZL Hyundai Motorsport N Next Gen i20 WRC +1m 12.8s T

5. Kris Meeke GBR Abu Dhabi Total WRT Citroen DS3 WRC +1m 14.8s

6. Dani Sordo ESP Hyundai Motorsport Next Gen i20 WRC +2m 07.2s M

7. Mads Ostberg NOR M-Sport WRT Ford Fiesta RS WRC +2m 37.3s M

8. Jari-Matti Latvala FIN Volkswagen Motorsport Polo R WRC +3m 43.6s M

9. Stephane Lefebvre FRA Abu Dhabi Total WRT Citroen DS3 WRC +4m 31.6s

10. Esapekka Lappi FIN Skoda Fabia R5 +4m 55.0s WRC2

11. Eric Camilli FRA M-Sport WRT Ford Fiesta RS WRC +5m 26.0s M

12. Teemu Suninen FIN Skoda Fabia R5 +5m 41.7s WRC2

13. Pontus Tidemand SWE Skoda Motorsport Fabia R5 +6m 06.2s WRC2

14. Jan Kopecky CZE Skoda Fabia R5 +6m 34.6s WRC2

15. Gilbert Quentin FRA Citroen DS3 WRC +7m 04.2s

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