53. RallyRACC Catalunya - Costa Daurada 2017
5. 10. – 8. 10. 2017, Salou • Real Automóvil Club Cataluña • asphalt - gravel 312.02 km • total distance including road sections - 1297.62 km • Other years
#3
Ford Fiesta WRC 
PX6***
PX6***
M-Sport World Rally Team
RC1
Final results
7. overall
7. class RC1
7. WRC
Stage results
| 1. leg | Time | Pos. | km/h s/km |
Overall | Pos. after | |
| SS1 Caseres 1 (12.50 km) | 7:21.0 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
102.0 km/h 0.34 s/km |
7:21.0 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
|
| "It's still very slippery out there, no clean line yet, a lot of very different lines. Scope to go harder I think." | ||||||
| SS2 Bot 1 (6.50 km) | 4:07.8 | 9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
94.4 km/h 0.51 s/km |
11:28.8 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
|
| SS3 Terra Alta 1 (38.95 km) | 25:25.6 | 11.
11. class RC1 11. WRC |
91.9 km/h 0.79 s/km |
36:54.4 | 10.
10. class RC1 10. WRC |
|
| "I nicked something on the inside of a corner near the end. Must have been a stone or something. It didn't cost us a lot of time. Before that I was lacking traction." | ||||||
| SS4 Caseres 2 (12.50 km) | 7:14.3 | 11.
11. class RC1 11. WRC |
103.6 km/h 0.50 s/km |
44:08.7 | 10.
10. class RC1 10. WRC |
|
| "For sure there is a grippy line, and the feeling wasn't too bad, but the time is terrible. I expected to be closer." | ||||||
| SS5 Bot 2 (6.50 km) | 4:02.7 | 12.
12. class RC1 12. WRC |
96.4 km/h 0.77 s/km |
48:11.4 | 10.
10. class RC1 10. WRC |
|
| "A little better, but the tyres are still moving around at the end. Probably a bit too hot than we'd hoped for. It is what it is. We just have to get through the day." | ||||||
| SS6 Terra Alta 2 (38.95 km) | 25:07.3 | 11.
11. class RC1 11. WRC |
93.0 km/h 1.24 s/km |
1:13:18.7 | 11.
11. class RC1 11. WRC |
|
| "I can't take anything from this. It was so, so difficult - even before the first split." | ||||||
| 2. leg | ||||||
| SS7 El Montmell 1 (24.40 km) | 12:44.8 | 10.
10. class RC1 10. WRC |
114.9 km/h 0.93 s/km |
1:26:03.5 | 11.
11. class RC1 11. WRC |
|
| "The feeling from a driving point of view was not so bad, but we struggled in the second half - the car was understeering whenever I leaned on it. Difficult." | ||||||
| SS8 El Pont d'Armentera 1 (21.29 km) | 11:13.1 | 11.
11. class RC1 11. WRC |
113.9 km/h 0.87 s/km |
1:37:16.6 | 11.
11. class RC1 11. WRC |
|
| "It felt a bit better than the first one. We have to concentrate on doing the best job we can and learn as much as possible." | ||||||
| SS9 Savallà 1 (14.12 km) | 7:38.2 | 11.
11. class RC1 11. WRC |
110.9 km/h 0.91 s/km |
1:44:54.8 | 11.
11. class RC1 11. WRC |
|
| "The balance of the car doesn't feel terrible. We're just struggling for overall grip. We knew it would be difficult. It's difficult to made progress during the season." | ||||||
| SS10 El Montmell 2 (24.40 km) | 12:39.6 | 11.
11. class RC1 11. WRC |
115.6 km/h 0.59 s/km |
1:57:34.4 | 11.
11. class RC1 11. WRC |
|
| "A better feeling for sure. The guys made some changes in service, which have helped, but it's more or less the same story." | ||||||
| SS11 El Pont d'Armentera 2 (21.29 km) | 11:17.8 | 11.
11. class RC1 11. WRC |
113.1 km/h 0.85 s/km |
2:08:52.2 | 11.
11. class RC1 11. WRC |
|
| "The balance is okay, but I can't lean on the tyres. It is what it is." | ||||||
| SS12 Savallà 2 (14.12 km) | 7:42.5 | 9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
109.9 km/h 0.89 s/km |
2:16:44.7 0:10 |
9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
|
| Penalty 0:10 - Late (1 min) at TC | ||||||
| "It's been a really difficult day. It's difficult to find motivation to push when you are half a second off the pace. It's very hard." | ||||||
| SS13 Salou (2.24 km) | 2:51.5 | 30.
12. class RC1 30. WRC |
47.0 km/h 7.90 s/km |
2:19:36.2 0:10 |
9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
|
| "I stalled twice for some reason and I just couldn't get it going again," he explains. "A really difficult day, but is is what it is." | ||||||
| 3. leg | ||||||
| SS14 L'Albiol 1 (6.28 km) | 4:12.3 | 11.
11. class RC1 11. WRC |
89.6 km/h 1.82 s/km |
2:23:48.5 0:10 |
9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
|
| "Fine, no problem. Not the best run. We have tried a few things on the car which I'm not so keen on." | ||||||
| SS15 Riudecanyes 1 (16.35 km) | 10:36.2 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
92.5 km/h 0.98 s/km |
2:34:24.7 0:10 |
8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
|
| "I struggled a lot in here. Just couldn't get the front end to turn in." | ||||||
| SS16 Santa Marina 1 (14.50 km) | 8:26.3 | 9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
103.1 km/h 1.16 s/km |
2:42:51.0 0:10 |
8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
|
| "We're doing what we've got to do to get through." | ||||||
| SS17 L'Albiol 2 (6.28 km) | 4:06.5 | 9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
91.7 km/h 1.26 s/km |
2:46:57.5 0:10 |
7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
|
| "It's all about getting to the end for us now. The two guys going out today have moved us into decent position. It's about being smart now, and thinking about our road position for Great Britain." | ||||||
| SS18 Riudecanyes 2 (16.35 km) | 10:34.5 | 9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
92.8 km/h 0.92 s/km |
2:57:32.0 0:10 |
7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
|
| "A difficult and frustrating event when you want to be fighting at the front." | ||||||
| SS19 Santa Marina 2[Power Stage] (14.50 km) | 8:26.5 | 9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
103.1 km/h 1.29 s/km |
3:05:58.5 0:10 |
7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
|
| "Definitely looking forward to putting this one behind me..." he says. "A tough, tough weekend. Now we move on. I'm looking forward to Great Britain. It will be a relief to get there." | ||||||
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