Elfyn Evans ended an opening day of tricky, changing conditions on Rally Japan with a 15.7s lead as Toyota Gazoo Racing filled the top four places on Friday’s leaderboard.

Sebastien Ogier leads a Toyota Gazoo Racing 1-2-3 after Friday’s opening leg of Rally Japan, kick-starting his mission to outscore teammate and FIA World Rally Championship points leader Elfyn Evans on the series’ penultimate round.