51. Vodafone Rally de Portugal 2017
18. 5. – 21. 5. 2017, Matosinhos • Automóvel Club de Portugal • gravel 349.17 km • total distance including road sections - 1529.01 km • Other years
#9
Citroën C3 WRC 
EG-***
EG-***
Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT
RC1
Final results
13. overall
11. class RC1
13. WRC
Stage results
| 1. leg | Time | Pos. | km/h s/km |
Overall | Pos. after | |
| SS1 SSS Lousada (3.36 km) | 2:38.1 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
76.5 km/h 0.45 s/km |
2:38.1 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
|
| "A difficult start, a lot less grip that I expected." | ||||||
| SS2 Viana do Castelo 1 (26.70 km) | 15:59.8 | 13.
13. class RC1 13. WRC |
100.1 km/h 0.58 s/km |
18:37.9 | 13.
13. class RC1 13. WRC |
|
| "I thought I felt a puncture. I must check the tyres before the next one." | ||||||
| SS3 Caminha 1 (18.10 km) | 13:01.9 | 46.
17. class RC1 45. WRC |
83.3 km/h 8.66 s/km |
31:39.8 | 26.
14. class RC1 26. WRC |
|
| "On a fast section I lost the rear and touched a bank. We make one roll. I have two punctures and only one spare." | ||||||
| SS4 Ponte de Lima 1 (27.46 km) | 23:38.7 | 40.
16. class RC1 39. WRC |
69.7 km/h 9.64 s/km |
55:18.5 | 31.
15. class RC1 31. WRC |
|
| SS5 Viana do Castelo 2 (26.70 km) | 15:54.2 | 12.
12. class RC1 12. WRC |
100.7 km/h 0.70 s/km |
1:11:32.7 0:20 |
26.
15. class RC1 26. WRC |
|
| Penalty 0:20 - Late (2 min) at TC | ||||||
| "A remarkable job by the team to fix the car. We have some understeer in some corners, so some changes to make now." | ||||||
| SS6 Caminha 2 (18.10 km) | 10:52.6 | 13.
13. class RC1 13. WRC |
99.8 km/h 1.52 s/km |
1:22:25.3 0:20 |
25.
15. class RC1 25. WRC |
|
| Another puncture. "I touched nothing. I don't know what happened." | ||||||
| SS7 Ponte de Lima 2 (27.46 km) | 19:53.9 | 10.
10. class RC1 10. WRC |
82.8 km/h 1.23 s/km |
1:42:19.2 0:20 |
20.
13. class RC1 20. WRC |
|
| "We noticed a problem with the diff this afternoon. I'm looking forward to tomorrow." | ||||||
| SS8 Braga Street Stage 1 (1.90 km) | 1:50.7 | 8.
7. class RC1 8. WRC |
61.8 km/h 1.00 s/km |
1:44:09.9 0:20 |
19.
12. class RC1 19. WRC |
|
| SS9 Braga Street Stage 2 (1.90 km) | 1:48.0 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
63.3 km/h 0.79 s/km |
1:45:57.9 0:20 |
18.
12. class RC1 18. WRC |
|
| 2. leg | ||||||
| SS10 Vieira do Minho 1 (17.43 km) | 11:12.5 | 13.
13. class RC1 13. WRC |
93.3 km/h 1.50 s/km |
1:57:10.4 0:20 |
18.
12. class RC1 18. WRC |
|
| "I have no traction, wheel-spin all the time, it is difficult to push like this." | ||||||
| SS11 Cabeceiras de Basto 1 (22.30 km) | 14:08.9 | 11.
11. class RC1 11. WRC |
94.6 km/h 1.63 s/km |
2:11:19.3 0:20 |
16.
12. class RC1 16. WRC |
|
| "I need to make adjustments to the dampers before the next stage." | ||||||
| SS12 Amarante 1 (37.55 km) | 25:25.0 | 12.
12. class RC1 12. WRC |
88.6 km/h 1.16 s/km |
2:36:44.3 0:20 |
15.
12. class RC1 15. WRC |
|
| SS13 Vieira do Minho 2 (17.43 km) | 10:56.9 | 11.
11. class RC1 11. WRC |
95.5 km/h 0.77 s/km |
2:47:41.2 0:20 |
14.
11. class RC1 14. WRC |
|
| "I have four soft and two hard tyres. I hope with my tyre choice I can do the loop with no problem." | ||||||
| SS14 Cabeceiras de Basto 2 (22.30 km) | 13:49.0 | 10.
10. class RC1 10. WRC |
96.8 km/h 0.81 s/km |
3:01:30.2 0:20 |
14.
11. class RC1 14. WRC |
|
| "At the finish the car started to move a bit but I am happy with my set-up. So far the tyre choice seems correct." | ||||||
| SS15 Amarante 2 (37.55 km) | 25:10.0 | 11.
11. class RC1 11. WRC |
89.5 km/h 0.96 s/km |
3:26:40.2 0:20 |
14.
11. class RC1 14. WRC |
|
| 3. leg | ||||||
| SS16 Fafe 1 (11.18 km) | 6:55.5 | 13.
13. class RC1 13. WRC |
96.9 km/h 1.41 s/km |
3:33:35.7 0:20 |
14.
11. class RC1 14. WRC |
|
| "Clean driving, The set-up is better but not perfect." | ||||||
| SS17 Luílhas (11.91 km) | 8:28.0 | 15.
13. class RC1 15. WRC |
84.4 km/h 1.54 s/km |
3:42:03.7 0:20 |
14.
11. class RC1 14. WRC |
|
| SS18 Montim (8.66 km) | 6:06.2 | 18.
13. class RC1 18. WRC |
85.1 km/h 1.67 s/km |
3:48:09.9 0:20 |
14.
11. class RC1 14. WRC |
|
| SS19 Fafe 2[Power Stage] (11.18 km) | 6:48.1 | 13.
13. class RC1 13. WRC |
98.6 km/h 0.88 s/km |
3:54:58.0 0:20 |
13.
11. class RC1 13. WRC |
|
| "I hope for better on the next rally in Sardinia." | ||||||
