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.