135,10 kilomètres vont composer cette véritable première journée du rallye du Mexique avec dix spéciales au programme.
Et ils seront 35 concurrents à affronter ce programme avec Elfyn Evans, leader du championnat, en ouverture.
Ordre de départ (Jour 1)
| Pos. | N° | Piltoe | Copilote | Equipe | Voiture | Classe |
| 1 | 33 | Elfyn EVANS | Scott MARTIN | TOYOTA GAZOO RACING WRT | TOYOTA YARIS WRC | RC1 |
| 2 | 11 | Thierry NEUVILLE | Nicolas GILSOUL | HYUNDAI SHELL MOBIS WORLD RALLY TEAM | HYUNDAI I20 COUPÉ WRC | RC1 |
| 3 | 17 | Sébastien OGIER | Julien INGRASSIA | TOYOTA GAZOO RACING WRT | TOYOTA YARIS WRC | RC1 |
| 4 | 69 | Kalle ROVANPERÄ | Jonne HALTTUNEN | TOYOTA GAZOO RACING WRT | TOYOTA YARIS WRC | RC1 |
| 5 | 4 | Esapekka LAPPI | Janne FERM | M-SPORT FORD WORLD RALLY TEAM | FORD FIESTA WRC | RC1 |
| 6 | 8 | Ott TÄNAK | Martin JÄRVEOJA | HYUNDAI SHELL MOBIS WORLD RALLY TEAM | HYUNDAI I20 COUPÉ WRC | RC1 |
| 7 | 3 | Teemu SUNINEN | Jarmo LEHTINEN | M-SPORT FORD WORLD RALLY TEAM | FORD FIESTA WRC | RC1 |
| 8 | 44 | Gus GREENSMITH | Elliott EDMONDSON | M-SPORT FORD WORLD RALLY TEAM | FORD FIESTA WRC | RC1 |
| 9 | 6 | Dani SORDO | Carlos DEL BARRIO | HYUNDAI SHELL MOBIS WORLD RALLY TEAM | HYUNDAI I20 COUPÉ WRC | RC1 |
| 10 | 20 | Nikolay GRYAZIN | Yaroslav FEDOROV | HYUNDAI MOTORSPORT N | HYUNDAI NEW GEN. I20 R5 | RC2 |
| 11 | 21 | Ole Christian VEIBY | Jonas ANDERSSON | HYUNDAI MOTORSPORT N | HYUNDAI NEW GEN. I20 R6 | RC2 |
| 12 | 22 | Pontus TIDEMAND | Patrik BARTH | TOKSPORT WRT | SKODA FABIA R5 | RC2 |
| 13 | 23 | Oliver SOLBERG | Aaron JOHNSTON | OLIVER SOLBERG | VOLKSWAGEN POLO GTI R5 | RC2 |
| 14 | 25 | Kajetan KAJETANOWICZ | Maciej SZCZEPANIAK | KAJETAN KAJETANOWICZ | SKODA FABIA R5 | RC2 |
| 15 | 26 | Benito GUERRA | Daniel CUE | BENITO GUERRA | SKODA FABIA R5 | RC2 |
| 16 | 27 | Marco BULACIA | Giovanni BERNACCHINI | MARCO BULACIA WILKINSON | CITROEN C3 R5 | RC2 |
| 17 | 28 | Alberto HELLER | Jose DIAZ | ALBERTO HELLER | FORD FIESTA R5 MKII | RC2 |
| 18 | 29 | Ricardo TRIVINO BUJALIL | Marc MARTI MORENO | RICARDO TRIVIÑO BUJALIL | SKODA FABIA R5 | RC2 |
| 19 | 32 | EMILIO FERNÁNDEZ | Ruben GARCIA | TOKSPORT WRT | SKODA FABIA R5 | RC2 |
| 20 | 34 | Barry MCKENNA | James FULTON | BARRY MCKENNA | SKODA FABIA | RC2 |
| 21 | 30 | Gianluca LINARI | Nicola ARENA | GIANLUCA LINARI | FORD FIESTA R5 | RC2 |
| 22 | 43 | Ken BLOCK | Alex GELSOMINO | KEN BLOCK | FORD ESCORT | NAT |
| 23 | 35 | Ricardo CORDERO | Marco-Antonio HERNÁNDEZ | RICARDO CORDERO | CITROEN DS3 | RC2 |
| 24 | 37 | John COYNE | Stephen JOYCE | JOHN COYNE | FORD FIESTA R5 | RC2 |
| 25 | 38 | Boris DJORDJEVIC | John HALL | BORIS DJORDJEVIC | FORD FIESTA | NAT |
| 26 | 39 | Alejandro MAURO SANCHEZ | Alejandro DOMINGUEZ VILLEGAS | ALEJANDRO MAURO SANCHEZ | FORD FIESTA | NAT |
| 27 | 40 | Enrique-Jose MEZA REYNOSO | Christian-Jose CORONEL RUEDA | ENRIQUE JOSE MEZA REYNOSO | FORD FIESTA | NAT |
| 28 | 42 | Martin SURIANI | Zacarias GARCIA | MARTIN SURIANI | RENAULT CLIO RS | RC5 |
| 29 | 45 | Gustavo-Alberto URIOSTEGUI | David HERNANDEZ MORENO | GUSTAVO A. URIOSTEGUI | RENAULT CLIO RS | RC5 |
| 30 | 46 | Francisco NAME GUZZY | Armando ZAPATA | FRANCISCO NAME | RENAULT CLIO RS | RC5 |
| 31 | 47 | Diego CANDANO | Jaime ZAPATA | DIEGO CANDANO | RENAULT CLIO RS | RC5 |
| 32 | 48 | Gerardo REJÓN BASAÑEZ | Mauricio PIMENTEL P. | GERARDO REJÓN BASAÑEZ | RENAULT CLIO RS | RC5 |
| 33 | 49 | Miguel-Antonio GRANADOS | Adrian CARMONA PARRA | MIGUEL GRANADOS | MITSUBISHI LANCER EVO X | NAT |
| 34 | 50 | Gerardo REJÓN | Marco-Antonio ARROYO | GERARDO REJÓN | SUBARU IMPREZA | NAT |
| 35 | 52 | Serge BRACHET | Felipe SUBERVILLE | SERGE BRACHET | MITSUBISHI LANCER EVO X | NAT |
