Start order - qualifying stage
Number of crews: 17
| Pos. | No. | Competitior | Driver | Co-driver | Nationality | Vehicle | Group | Priority | Time |
| 1. | 1 | Citroën Total Abu Dhabi World Rally Team | Loeb Sébastien | Elena Daniel | FRA / MCO | Citroën DS3 WRC |
WRC |
P1 | 10:10CET |
| 2. | 8 | Volkswagen Motorsport | Ogier Sébastien | Ingrassia Julien | FRA | Volkswagen Polo R WRC |
WRC |
P1 | 10:12CET |
| 3. | 14 | Abu Dhabi Citroën Total World Rally Team | Sordo Dani | Del Barrio Carlos | ESP | Citroën DS3 WRC |
WRC |
P1 | 10:14CET |
| 4. | 2 | Citroën Total Abu Dhabi World Rally Team | Hirvonen Mikko | Lehtinen Jarmo | FIN | Citroën DS3 WRC |
WRC |
P1 | 10:16CET |
| 5. | 4 | Qatar M-Sport World Rally Team | Østberg Mads | Andersson Jonas | NOR / SWE | Ford Fiesta RS WRC |
WRC |
P1 | 10:18CET |
| 6. | 21 | Jipocar Czech National Team | Prokop Martin | Ernst Michal | CZE | Ford Fiesta RS WRC |
WRC |
P1 | 10:20CET |
| 7. | 12 | Lotos Team WRC | Kościuszko Michał | Szczepaniak Maciej | POL | Mini John Cooper Works WRC |
WRC |
P1 | 10:22CET |
| 8. | 7 | Volkswagen Motorsport | Latvala Jari-Matti | Anttila Miikka | FIN | Volkswagen Polo R WRC |
WRC |
P1 | 10:24CET |
| 9. | 5 | Qatar M-Sport World Rally Team | Novikov Evgeny | Minor Ilka | RUS / AUT | Ford Fiesta RS WRC |
WRC |
P1 | 10:26CET |
| 10. | 10 | Abu Dhabi Citroën Total World Rally Team | Al Qassimi Khalid | Martin Scott | ARE / GBR | Citroën DS3 WRC |
WRC |
P1 | 10:28CET |
| 11. | 11 | Qatar World Rally Team | Neuville Thierry | Gilsoul Nicolas | BEL | Ford Fiesta RS WRC |
WRC |
P1 | 10:30CET |
| 12. | 23 | Nikara Jarkko | Nikara Jarkko | Kalliolepo Jarkko | FIN | Mini John Cooper Works WRC |
WRC |
P1 | 10:32CET |
| 13. | 16 | Solberg Henning | Solberg Henning | Axelsson Emil | NOR / SWE | Ford Fiesta RS WRC |
WRC |
P1 | 10:34CET |
| 14. | 25 | Ketomaa Jari | Ketomaa Jari | Lindström Kaj | FIN | Ford Fiesta RS WRC |
WRC |
P1 | 10:36CET |
| 15. | 6 | Qatar World Rally Team | Wilson Matthew | Bernacchini Giovanni | GBR / ITA | Ford Fiesta RS WRC |
WRC |
P1 | 10:38CET |
| 16. | 15 | Qatar World Rally Team | Hänninen Juho | Tuominen Tomi | FIN | Ford Fiesta RS WRC |
WRC |
P1 | 10:40CET |
| 17. | 22 | Tidemand Pontus | Tidemand Pontus | Fløene Ola | SWE / NOR | Ford Fiesta RS WRC |
WRC |
P2 | 10:42CET |