Francois DuvalĀ  took a slim lead over five-time winner Sebastien LoebĀ  after the first day of Rally Deutschland.

Duval led by 1.3 seconds in his Citroen after six of 19 special stages.

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"I never really counted on this result," Duval said. "But the special stages were very similar to the ones in the Belgian championship, so I didn't have to make many adjustments."

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Loeb, who is the defending world champion for Citroen, has won all five German rallies since the event was first held in 2002.

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"It's going to be a highly interesting contest and I'd like to win it," the Frenchman said.

Gronholm is coming off a victory in his native Finland, his fourth this year. After nine of 16 events in the season, Gronholm has 75 points and Loeb, three-time world champion, has 62.

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