World Rally Champion Sebastien Ogier tops the shakedown on Rallye Monte Carlo Ogier headed the opening shakedown on the Rallye Monte Carlo. SEBASTIEN Ogier has started the new World Rally Championship season where he left off - on top. The reigning world champion headed the times on the shakedown for 2014's season-opening Rallye Monte Carlo. Over the 3.52km tarmac test, Ogier piloted his Volkswagen to a time of 2min15.3sec, over a second faster than his nearest rivals. Despite his advantage, the Frenchman is remaining guarded over his chances of victory. "The weather today has been perfectly dry, but the road condition was changing a lot," Ogier said. Some of the other guys were maybe a little slow this morning but we will have to wait for the rally to see how quick people really are. The times from the shakedown determine the seeding when the real action begins overnight, the fastest time meaning Ogier will be the first to head off on the day's stages. A lot of rain is expected tomorrow and the conditions will be very complicated. Starting first on the road at 7.30 in the morning in the dark will not be an easy job for us. There was nothing to split Meeke (pictured) and Hirvonen. His closest pursuers were Citroen's new line-up of Britain's Kris Meeke and Norway's Mads Ostberg, both tied on a 2min16.5sec, 1.2sec down on Ogier's pace but 1.7sec faster than his Volkswagen teammate Jari-Matti Latvala in fourth. Former Formula 1 star Robert Kubica was the fastest of the Fords in fifth on his full-time WRC debut, outpacing highly-experienced teammate Mikko Hirvonen by half a second. Kubica on his way to fifth fastest. The two Fiestas sandwiched WRC returnees Hyundai, Thierry Neuville their best performer with a time that was 3.1sec off Ogier's speed. Day 1 of the Rallye Monte Carlo consists of six special stages. Bibendum greets Neuville on Hyundai's return. S. Ogier (VW Polo R WRC) 2m15.3s 2. K. Meeke (Citroen DS3 WRC) 2m16.5s 2. M. Ostberg (Citroen DS3 WRC) 2m16.5s 4. Latvala (VW Polo R WRC) 2m18.2s 5. R. Kubica (Ford Fiesta RS WRC) 2m18.3s 6. T. Neuville (Hyundai i20 WRC) 2m18.4s 7. M. Hirvonen (Ford Fiesta RS WRC) 2m18.8s 8. D. Sordo (Hyundai i20 WRC) 2m20.4s 8. A. Mikkelsen (VW Polo R WRC) 2m20.4s 10. B. Bouffier (Ford Fiesta RS WRC) 2m21.9s THU 9:30am - Preview Show (rpy 7:00pm) FRI 9:30am - Day 1 Highlights (rpy 7:00pm) FRI 11:00pm - Special Stage 9 - Vitrolles LIVE SAT 9:30am - Day 2 Highlights (rpy 7:00pm) SUN 1:30am - Special Stage 13 - Sospel LIVE SUN 7:00am - Special Stage 15 - Power Stage LIVE SUN 11:00am - Day 3 Highlights (rpy 7:00pm) TUE 9:30pm - Review Show All times EDT.