52. RallyRACC Catalunya - Costa Daurada 2016
13. 10. – 16. 10. 2016, Salou • Real Automóvil Club Cataluña • asphalt - gravel 321.08 km • total distance including road sections - 1430.58 km • Other years
#9
Volkswagen Polo R WRC 
WOB***
WOB***
Volkswagen Motorsport II
RC1
Final results
Rolled Stage results
| 1. leg | Time | Pos. | km/h s/km |
Overall | Pos. after | |
| SS1 Barcelona (3.20 km) | 3:53.4 | 8.
7. class RC1 8. WRC |
49.4 km/h 1.81 s/km |
3:53.4 | 8.
7. class RC1 8. WRC |
|
| SS2 Caseres 1 (12.50 km) | 7:45.5 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
96.7 km/h 0.45 s/km |
11:38.9 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
|
| "I could see from Seb's lines that he's pushing. For me it was a clean stage, but the grip is very inconsistent. One minute you have it, and then it's gone. It's difficult to know where." | ||||||
| SS3 Bot 1 (6.50 km) | 4:14.6 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
91.9 km/h 0.40 s/km |
15:53.5 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
|
| SS4 Terra Alta 1 (38.95 km) | 25:59.1 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
89.9 km/h 0.27 s/km |
41:52.6 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
|
| "In the last 10km I felt I had a front-left puncture. Other than that an okay stage - and an okay morning." | ||||||
| SS5 Caseres 2 (12.50 km) | 8:05.8 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
92.6 km/h 0.68 s/km |
49:58.4 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
|
| "Wow, that was tricky. In many places I was just a passenger. It's much more greasy and muddy compared to the first pass. You have the grip and then suddenly you don't. Okay, it was a bit like this earlier but now it's one hundred times worse." | ||||||
| SS6 Bot 2 (6.50 km) | 4:11.8 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
92.9 km/h 0.89 s/km |
54:10.2 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
|
| "It's still tricky and hard to commit to the conditions. We are clearing away a thin layer of mud on the surface which will benefit the drivers behind." | ||||||
| SS7 Terra Alta 2 (38.95 km) | 25:09.3 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
92.9 km/h 0.49 s/km |
1:19:19.5 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
|
| "We ran the car a little too low. And that didn't give me confidence. I was backing off over the rough parts. Then I thought I got two punctures. Finally I lost the brakes at the end. That's a lot to cope with in one stage..." | ||||||
| 2. leg | ||||||
| SS8 Vilaplana (6.28 km) | 4:03.9 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
92.7 km/h 0.08 s/km |
1:23:23.4 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
|
| "A little cautious but a good rhythm, a good start to the day and something to build on." | ||||||
| SS9 Alcover - Capafonts 1 (19.93 km) | 11:08.1 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
107.4 km/h 0.11 s/km |
1:34:31.5 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
|
| SS10 Querol 1 (21.26 km) | 11:20.3 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
112.5 km/h 0.35 s/km |
1:45:51.8 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
|
| "My first time to drive this stage at full speed and my pace notes were a bit too careful at the beginning. In general, not good." | ||||||
| SS11 El Montmell 1 (24.14 km) | 12:39.5 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
114.4 km/h 0.51 s/km |
1:58:31.3 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
|
| "Struggling with the feeling here under turn-in. A lot of understeer - and sometimes I'm having to use the handbrake." | ||||||
| SS12 Alcover - Capafonts 2 (19.93 km) | Rolled | |||||
| rolled | ||||||
