Following the ceremonial start at Whitford Nodes, the GHR base at Hillarys was cleared at 7.00am and the team headed 400km north along the coast to Geraldton for the race prologue. Although this 22km sprint does not figure in the overall race time, it establishes the start order for leg 1. The riders left the bivouac at their set intervals starting just before 3.00pm.

All GHR riders made it safely through and three riders placed in the top 10 standings:

1 6 SMITH Honda
CRF450X		 16:05
2 1 GRABHAM KTM
450SXF		 16:14
3 2 SMITH Honda
CRF450X		 16:16
4 51 O?CONNOR KTM
EXC 530		 16:20
5 31 DIENER Yamaha
WR 450 F		 16:25
6 72 GRABHAM Husaberg
FE570		 16:26
7 3 FISH KTM
505SXF		 16:42
8 5 DESPRES KTM
450RR		 16:44
9 56 FAGGOTTER Yamaha
WR450F		 17:02
10 27 GEEVES Honda
CRF450X		 17:04
11 10 SUNDERLAND Husaberg
FE570		 17:07
12 18 LUCCHESE Husaberg
FE450		 17:15
13 19 ERCEG honda
crf450x		 17:16
14 29 COOLE Husaberg
FE570		 17:21
14 36 SCOBLE Honda
CRF450X		 17:21
16 35 BALL Honda
CRF450X		 17:39
17 4 SCHWARZ Husaberg
FE570		 17:40
18 37 NAPPY Honda
CRF450X		 17:54
19 41 WILLIAMS HONDA
CRF450X		 17:58
20 54 VERNON Yamaha
WR450		 18:12
21 89 COONEY KTM
950 SE		 18:33
22 32 HODGMAN Husqvarna
TE510		 18:35
23 14 CONNELL Husaberg
FE570		 18:38
24 40 BOWEN Honda
CRF450X		 18:41
25 9 HARSLETT Honda
CRF 450 X Rallye		 18:44
26 73 HEUCHAN Husaberg
FE570		 18:55
27 25 LARK Honda
CRF450X		 19:11
28 26 O’BRIEN Husaberg
FE570		 19:34
29 44 ROHRLACH Yamaha
WR450F		 19:41
30 39 COATES Honda
CRF450X		 19:51
31 42 BURFORD Husaberg
FE 570		 20:15
32 28 JONES KTM
530 EXC		 20:26
33 11 SEEL Husaberg
FE570		 20:36
34 50 CHAPPELL KTM
530 EXC-R		 20:41
34 75 SHEEHAN KTM
530 EXC		 20:41
36 71 YOUNG Husaberg
FE570		 20:46
37 34 WEXLER Yamaha
WR450		 20:53
38 15 BOUWKNEGT KTM
450 Rally		 21:06
39 22 ERIKSSON Suzuki
DRZ-400E		 21:22
40 55 McKIE HUSABERG
FE 570		 21:33
41 74 LAWN KTM
SE 950R		 22:11
42 38 SAUNDERS Honda
CRF450x		 22:13
43 8 GRUNDY Honda
CRF450X11		 23:55
44 45 SCOTT Husaberg
FE570		 25:10
45 16 STRAIT KTM
690E		 27:27

Jacob Smith will be the first to leave bivouac at 6.30 tomorrow morning as leg 1 begins and the clock starts running officially towards overall race time. The total road distance covered by the riders will be just over 491 km, with 415 timed km. There are two splash and dash stops and one scheduled service opening at 10.45am. The competitors and service crews will meet again for the leg 1 bivouac 341km inland at Mt Magnet.