After the 2007 FIA Production Car World Rally Championship season opener on a snow and ice surface in Sweden, the second round was held on hot and dry Mexican terrain, which was quite a contrast to Scandinavian winter.
　
Fumio Nutahara, the driver of ADVAN-PIAA Lancer, showed his pace from the outset of the event, as he has normally been very strong on gravel surface. After finishing third in the SS1 by 8.5 seconds, he marked the second fastest time in the SS3 and was fouth in the category at the end of the SS4, 38.4 seconds behind the leader.
　
In the SS5 (29.66km), however, Kristian Sohlberg who had to stop with trouble came back to the course just in front of Nutahara, which gave the latter a significant loss of time because Nutahara couldn't overtake Sohlberg and had to follow him for a while.
　
In Leg 2 on Saturday, the star of the day was Sohlberg who finished the season opener in third. With his car repaired, he resumed his inherent pace and marked the fastest time in the SS9, the first of the day. He continued with the fastest time in the SS11 again, and finished Leg 2 in third position.
　
On the other hand, Nutahara was hit by a serious problem in Leg 2. Although he showed a good speed in the early stages of the day, his car suffered a transmission failure in the SS12 and he lost most of the drive to his front wheels, which badly restricted the car's performance.
The Japanese managed to come back to the final service of the day with a minimum loss of time, but it took too long to change the transmission in the service and they were forced to apply for a SuperRally rule to continue on Sunday.
　
Consequently, Nutahara started Leg 3 on the final day bearing the burden of a ten minute penalty which meant he fell back to seventh and two minutes behind the sixth.
In spite of his strenuous effort in every stage, and actually the gap to the sixth was closed to a mere 19.2 seconds, he had to settle for the same position at the finish.
　
Spyros Pavlides, who used ADVAN tires in this event drove steadily throughout the three days and finished in eighth to win a valuable point.

Starting from the third, Sohlberg kept a consistent pace on the final day and eventually stood on the podium with the third place finish for two consecutive rounds. This result promoted him to the top slot of the series point ranking.

"This Mexico round was run on diverse stages which were a mix of high and low speeds and had both hard and loose surfaces. As the altitude of the highest point reaches 2,800 meter, barometric pressure in the area is much lower than that of other events, which means you feel the engine power drop almost thirty percent. In such a condition, however, the feeling of the tires that we brought was good."
　
"In the SS5, we caught up to a forerunner who had been delayed by some trouble, and we had to run with almost no vision because of the dust in the wake of the forerunner. The climate in Mexico is very dry so competitors start stages two minutes after the start of a forerunner to avoid the influence of dust, but still such a problem happens sometimes as long as we run on the natural terrain."
　
"In the afternoon of the second day, we had trouble with transmission and struggled just to keep the car on the road, especially in successive corners. I could have driven safely if I had slowed down, but I tried to go as fast as possible not to lose too much time in the stages."
　
"It was a pity that we fell down to a lower position for those problems but still we earned some points which was good in terms of the contention for the championship. The next round in Argentina is characterised by rough and difficult stages but we will just push hard to win."

"Even though it was not as rigorous as the Cyprus Rally, the stages of this Mexican round seemed to have a really rough surface that was tough on the competitors. Nutahara has been in the upper echelon from the start, but unfortunately was hit by multiple mishaps. Sohlberg suffered a loss of time because of a rock deliberately left by spectators in the middle of road. Nutahara also had damage on his car's wind screen with a stone thrown by a spectator. It is a pity and sad that many competitors including some of World Rally Cars suffered such conduct."
　
"Eventually, Sohlberg got a podium finish again and gained the top ranking. After only two events, obviously we shouldn't ease off, but the tires we introduced last year as a prototype have generally shown good performance. I believe that this was an indication that our effort up to now has been in the right direction. It is ideal for us that Nutahara and other ADVAN users are to contend for wins, so we will continue to push hard in tire development, with the goal of winning the championship."
　
"The next round in Argentina is also known for its rough road surface and, at the same time, we have to consider the chance of rain. This means that we must prepare for the punctures and a wet surface. We ask for your continued support to ADVAN."