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
#34
Škoda Fabia R5 
11R***
11R***
Škoda Motorsport
RC2
Final results
8. overall
1. class RC2
8. WRC
1. WRC2
Stage results
| 1. leg | Time | Pos. | km/h s/km |
Overall | Pos. after | |
| SS1 Barcelona (3.20 km) | 3:52.6 | 4.
1. class RC2 4. WRC 1. WRC2 |
49.5 km/h 1.56 s/km |
3:52.6 | 4.
1. class RC2 4. WRC 1. WRC2 |
|
| SS2 Caseres 1 (12.50 km) | 8:47.8 | 13.
2. class RC2 13. WRC 2. WRC2 |
85.3 km/h 5.43 s/km |
12:40.4 | 13.
2. class RC2 13. WRC 2. WRC2 |
|
| SS3 Bot 1 (6.50 km) | 4:33.3 | 18.
5. class RC2 18. WRC 5. WRC2 |
85.6 km/h 3.28 s/km |
17:13.7 | 13.
2. class RC2 13. WRC 2. WRC2 |
|
| SS4 Terra Alta 1 (38.95 km) | 27:20.2 | 13.
1. class RC2 13. WRC 1. WRC2 |
85.5 km/h 2.35 s/km |
44:33.9 | 12.
1. class RC2 12. WRC 1. WRC2 |
|
| "I don't know what happened to Suninen. He was just standing by the side of his car, I think I saw some smoke from his exhaust." | ||||||
| SS5 Caseres 2 (12.50 km) | 8:08.6 | 9.
1. class RC2 9. WRC 1. WRC2 |
92.1 km/h 0.90 s/km |
52:42.5 | 12.
1. class RC2 12. WRC 1. WRC2 |
|
| SS6 Bot 2 (6.50 km) | 4:18.2 | 15.
2. class RC2 15. WRC 2. WRC2 |
90.6 km/h 1.88 s/km |
57:00.7 | 12.
1. class RC2 12. WRC 1. WRC2 |
|
| "Quite okay. Drying up quite quickly and my six soft tyres are working well. Just one stage top go and then over to Tarmac." | ||||||
| SS7 Terra Alta 2 (38.95 km) | 25:56.0 | 13.
2. class RC2 13. WRC 2. WRC2 |
90.1 km/h 1.69 s/km |
1:22:56.7 | 13.
2. class RC2 13. WRC 2. WRC2 |
|
| Rear-left wheel wobbling. "It happened right in the last hairpin, I slid wide and 'bump'. Hopefully I can get back okay. It's a good battle with Pontus. We are much closer to him this year." | ||||||
| 2. leg | ||||||
| SS8 Vilaplana (6.28 km) | 4:13.7 | 14.
1. class RC2 14. WRC 1. WRC2 |
89.1 km/h 1.64 s/km |
1:27:10.4 | 12.
1. class RC2 12. WRC 1. WRC2 |
|
| "The rally starts again now. Now I will try but I know Pontus is quick on Tarmac. He will not give up." | ||||||
| SS9 Alcover - Capafonts 1 (19.93 km) | 11:37.7 | 13.
1. class RC2 13. WRC 1. WRC2 |
102.8 km/h 1.60 s/km |
1:38:48.1 | 11.
1. class RC2 11. WRC 1. WRC2 |
|
| SS10 Querol 1 (21.26 km) | 11:49.2 | 13.
1. class RC2 13. WRC 1. WRC2 |
107.9 km/h 1.71 s/km |
1:50:37.3 | 11.
1. class RC2 11. WRC 1. WRC2 |
|
| "Okay, good for us, but in the first pass of these stages I didn't know how slippery it would be. A 1-2 result here is really important for the team." | ||||||
| SS11 El Montmell 1 (24.14 km) | 13:05.4 | 12.
1. class RC2 12. WRC 1. WRC2 |
110.6 km/h 1.58 s/km |
2:03:42.7 | 11.
1. class RC2 11. WRC 1. WRC2 |
|
| "That's good. This stage was tricky, a lot of cuts, here at the end it was clean and nice Tarmac so I gave it a bit of a push." | ||||||
| SS12 Alcover - Capafonts 2 (19.93 km) | 11:22.6 | 9.
1. class RC2 9. WRC 1. WRC2 |
105.1 km/h 1.03 s/km |
2:15:05.3 | 10.
1. class RC2 10. WRC 1. WRC2 |
|
| SS13 Querol 2 (21.26 km) | 12:16.0 | 20.
8. class RC2 20. WRC 7. WRC2 |
104.0 km/h 2.90 s/km |
2:27:21.3 | 10.
1. class RC2 10. WRC 1. WRC2 |
|
| front left puncture | ||||||
| "I don't know where it happened. I was on the line and got a slow puncture - the same as Germany. It keeps it interesting!" | ||||||
| SS14 El Montmell 2 (24.14 km) | 12:59.3 | 12.
1. class RC2 12. WRC 1. WRC2 |
111.5 km/h 1.24 s/km |
2:40:20.6 | 10.
1. class RC2 10. WRC 1. WRC2 |
|
| "I'm surprised to be leading after the previous stage when we drove 7km on a puncture. This one I drove fast but without risk. It's important we get both cars to the finish." | ||||||
| SS15 Salou (2.24 km) | 2:33.8 | 6.
1. class RC2 6. WRC 1. WRC2 |
52.4 km/h 0.36 s/km |
2:42:54.4 | 10.
1. class RC2 10. WRC 1. WRC2 |
|
| "It has been a great day. Four stages to go. Hopefully we can bring this car to the win tomorrow." | ||||||
| 3. leg | ||||||
| SS16 Pratdip 1 (19.30 km) | 11:30.3 | 12.
2. class RC2 12. WRC 2. WRC2 |
100.7 km/h 1.66 s/km |
2:54:24.7 | 9.
1. class RC2 9. WRC 1. WRC2 |
|
| "Tricky in places here with no gravel crew. We were lucky in some places." | ||||||
| SS17 Duesaigües 1 (12.10 km) | 8:16.1 | 12.
2. class RC2 12. WRC 2. WRC2 |
87.8 km/h 1.30 s/km |
3:02:40.8 | 8.
1. class RC2 8. WRC 1. WRC2 |
|
| "Damp in places. I try to do my best." | ||||||
| SS18 Pratdip 2 (19.30 km) | 11:17.7 | 11.
1. class RC2 11. WRC 1. WRC2 |
102.5 km/h 1.27 s/km |
3:13:58.5 | 8.
1. class RC2 8. WRC 1. WRC2 |
|
| SS19 Duesaigües 2[Power Stage] (12.10 km) | 8:10.2 | 9.
1. class RC2 9. WRC 1. WRC2 |
88.9 km/h 1.19 s/km |
3:22:08.7 | 8.
1. class RC2 8. WRC 1. WRC2 |
|
| "It's been great and thanks to the team, We have showed our speed on gravel too - and that's good. It's not confirmed yet but I hope to be in GB." | ||||||
Entry photos from this event
Models
Škoda Fabia R5
RallyRACC Catalunya - Costa Daurada 2016
RallyRACC Catalunya - Costa Daurada 2016
#34 Kopecký J. - Dresler P.
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