Kris Meeke - Paul Nagle - RallyRACC Catalunya

53. RallyRACC Catalunya - Costa Daurada 2017

WRC #11 • WRC Trophy #11 • WRC2 #11 • JWRC #6 • WRC3 #11

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

1. leg	Time	Pos.	km/h s/km	Overall	Pos. after
SS1 Caseres 1 (12.50 km)	7:19.4	4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC	102.4 km/h 0.22 s/km	7:19.4	4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC
"Not clean at all. Loose everywhere. I'm just bedding myself in."
SS2 Bot 1 (6.50 km)	4:04.5	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC	95.7 km/h	11:23.9	3. 3. class RC1 3. WRC
"I'm enjoying my driving this morning. The tyres choice is okay I think but not as much cleaning as I expected."
SS3 Terra Alta 1 (38.95 km)	25:04.6	4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC	93.2 km/h 0.25 s/km	36:28.5	5. 5. class RC1 5. WRC
"I was haemorrhaging time in the Tarmac section."
SS4 Caseres 2 (12.50 km)	7:13.4	10. 10. class RC1 10. WRC	103.8 km/h 0.42 s/km	43:41.9	6. 6. class RC1 6. WRC
"I spun right at the end of the last stage. I caught a lip on the asphalt and had to stop and reverse to get going again. I lost five or six seconds. Otherwise I I feel good. It feels a bit like Mexico here - the roads are not dissimilar."
SS5 Bot 2 (6.50 km)	3:57.7	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC	98.4 km/h	47:39.6	4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC
SS6 Terra Alta 2 (38.95 km)	24:19.7	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC	96.1 km/h 0.02 s/km	1:11:59.3	3. 3. class RC1 3. WRC
"A much better run this time on the hard tyres. Okay, I'm a bit frustrated about the mistake in the hairpin earlier but I'm in a good position overnight, so I'm happy."
2. leg
SS7 El Montmell 1 (24.40 km)	12:22.0	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC	118.4 km/h	1:24:21.3	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC
"It felt good we had no asphalt test and I thought the car was perhaps a bit too soft. I had the the wipers on full as one point, but then in the forest we were protected a bit."
SS8 El Pont d'Armentera 1 (21.29 km)	10:55.9	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC	116.9 km/h 0.06 s/km	1:35:17.2	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC
"A good stage, more of a racing stage. The car feels phenomenal - I'm going to try and enjoy it. Now we have to concentrate on managing the lead."
SS9 Savallà 1 (14.12 km)	7:31.0	6. 6. class RC1 6. WRC	112.7 km/h 0.40 s/km	1:42:48.2	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC
"We targeted a push on the first stage and it's been a really good morning. This stage was new, and there was quite a lot of pollution pulled out so we took it carefully."
SS10 El Montmell 2 (24.40 km)	12:26.5	4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC	117.7 km/h 0.05 s/km	1:55:14.7	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC
"Really happy. A good run. Quite a lot of pollution. It's a long time since I've been in this position, just trying to manage it." And the time loss in the second half? "Overly cautious in the dirty corners."
SS11 El Pont d'Armentera 2 (21.29 km)	11:00.5	3. 3. class RC1 3. WRC	116.0 km/h 0.04 s/km	2:06:15.2	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC
"A nice rhythm. A little bit more clean that the previous stage. When the car is working I am in good form - no problem."
SS12 Savallà 2 (14.12 km)	7:31.2	5. 5. class RC1 5. WRC	112.7 km/h 0.08 s/km	2:13:46.4	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC
"It's been a good day. This morning we were able to catch everyone on the hop and this afternoon was all about not doing anything stupid. There's one tricky super special to go tonight - and I didn't cover myself in glory on the Super Special in Germany! We have to keep concentrated."
SS13 Salou (2.24 km)	2:34.7	3. 2. class RC1 3. WRC	52.1 km/h 0.40 s/km	2:16:21.1	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC
"I really enjoyed this car on these stage so lets see what happens tomorrow."
3. leg
SS14 L'Albiol 1 (6.28 km)	4:00.9	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC	93.8 km/h	2:20:22.0	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC
"Beautiful. I love driving in the night time. The lights give you a sort of tunnel vision and in a car working well on Tarmac it's perfect."
SS15 Riudecanyes 1 (16.35 km)	10:20.2	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC	94.9 km/h	2:30:42.2	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC
"At the roundabout, I hand braked as normal, went for the power and there didn't seem to be anything there. I don't know why but I reckon I dropped four seconds. The time still seems okay."
SS16 Santa Marina 1 (14.50 km)	8:09.5	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC	106.6 km/h	2:38:51.7	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC
"A few tricky places, but a clean stage after a period of difficulty, so I'm happy."
SS17 L'Albiol 2 (6.28 km)	3:58.6	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC	94.8 km/h	2:42:50.3	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC
"When you get a feeling this good and the car is working so well it's easy, simple and I enjoyed it. I just forget everything and enjoy it."
SS18 Riudecanyes 2 (16.35 km)	10:19.5	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC	95.0 km/h	2:53:09.8	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC
"I'm really happy. With this gap, just to be able to drive is nice. I'm not interested in fighting for points on the Power Stage."
SS19 Santa Marina 2[Power Stage] (14.50 km)	8:11.3	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC	106.2 km/h 0.24 s/km	3:01:21.1	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC
"It's been an exceptional weekend," Kris says. "It's not about how many times you get knocked down - it's more about how many times you get back up. And I've had to do that a few times in my career, let me tell you. We always knew this car was terrific on asphalt. This result goes to show that. It gives all of us in the team a huge confidence boost."

53. RallyRACC Catalunya - Costa Daurada 2017

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