Marcus Grönholm
The First Round was the Galway International Rally, Double World Rally Champion Marcus Grönholm was seeded Number One. Marcus was to use the Galway International as a 'Shakedown' for Rally Ireland 2007. It was Eugene who led Marcus Grönholm after Day One by 5.4 seconds. After 16 nail biting stages Eugene's Impreza WRC understeered into a ditch.