Gus Greensmith - Jonas Andersson - Ardeca Ypres Rally Belgium 2022

58. Ardeca Ypres Rally Belgium 2022

WRC #9 • WRC2 Open #9 • WRC2 Junior #9 • WRC2 Masters #9 • WRC3 Open #9 • Belgium #6 • Belgium Junior #6 • Master Cup (B) #6

18. 8. – 21. 8. 2022, Ypres • Superstage • asphalt 281.58 km • total distance including road sections - 687.24 km • Other years

Stage results

Greensmith Gus

Andersson Jonas

#44

Ford Puma Rally1 Hybrid

1 W**

M-Sport Ford WRT

RC1

Final results

19. overall

6. class RC1

19. WRC

Stage results

1. leg	Time	Pos.	km/h s/km	Overall	Pos. after
SS1 Vleteren 1 (11.97 km)	6:18.9	7. 7. class RC1 7. WRC	113.7 km/h 0.89 s/km	6:18.9	7. 7. class RC1 7. WRC
"I didn't expect there to be so much loose and pollution on the road, so for sure the stage is a lot slower."
SS2 Westouter - Boeschepe 1 (19.60 km)	10:23.0	7. 7. class RC1 7. WRC	113.3 km/h 0.79 s/km	16:41.9	7. 7. class RC1 7. WRC
"We were told there would be no rain until later in the day, so to get a bit of a downpour in the middle was a surprise. Apart from that it was okay."
SS3 Mesen - Middelhoek 1 (7.99 km)	4:28.3	7. 7. class RC1 7. WRC	107.2 km/h 0.65 s/km	21:10.2	7. 7. class RC1 7. WRC
"On the recce notes there is one corner where both times we went the wrong way. I had to put in my notes for Jonas to shout: 'Go left, not right!'."
SS4 Langemark 1 (8.95 km)	4:43.7	7. 6. class RC1 7. WRC	113.6 km/h 3.37 s/km	25:53.9	6. 6. class RC1 6. WRC
"I saw EP set off in the dry and then around two minutes later it started hammering it down. I had to wait for another minute before going!"
SS5 Vleteren 2 (11.97 km)	6:19.3	7. 7. class RC1 7. WRC	113.6 km/h 0.71 s/km	32:13.2	6. 6. class RC1 6. WRC
"It was very loose with lots of pollution. I could have been braver in some places but apart from that it was all okay. You'd be having a big crash if you didn't have a good gravel crew here!"
SS6 Westouter - Boeschepe 2 (19.60 km)	10:26.7	9. 9. class RC1 9. WRC	112.6 km/h 1.18 s/km	42:39.9	6. 6. class RC1 6. WRC
"It's all okay but the time is not good. I'm not sure why because it felt fine for me. We had a couple of slides at the beginning but nothing big."
SS7 Mesen - Middelhoek 2 (7.99 km)	4:25.9	6. 6. class RC1 6. WRC	108.2 km/h 0.88 s/km	47:05.8	6. 6. class RC1 6. WRC
"All okay - not as bad as the other two. I wasn't happy with my first two stages this afternoon so I tried a bit harder in there. It seems to be better, but we still have a bit of work to do."
SS8 Langemark 2 (8.95 km)	4:19.1	5. 5. class RC1 5. WRC	124.4 km/h 0.73 s/km	51:24.9	6. 6. class RC1 6. WRC
"It's clear everybody kind of thought the same thing about the weather. It's a shame, but it's okay. This was more like a first pass for me."
"It's clear everybody kind of thought the same thing about the weather. It's a shame, but it's okay. This was more like a first pass for me."
2. leg
SS9 Reninge 1 (15.00 km)	7:56.5	9. 9. class RC1 9. WRC	113.3 km/h 0.51 s/km	59:21.4	6. 6. class RC1 6. WRC
"I'm struggling - the car is wandering like crazy. At the beginning of the stage it was doing whatever it wanted and I don't know why it's so different to yesterday. It was horrible in there."
SS10 Dikkebus 1 (14.29 km)	12:12.9 [N]	74. 9. class RC1 68. WRC	70.2 km/h 18.89 s/km	1:11:34.3	16. 8. class RC1 16. WRC
Changed a wheel
Off road
"I just missed my braking. I carried too much speed on the entry to a corner and I just couldn't get to a line - that was all my fault. We just stopped and made sure Craig's car wasn't catching fire, but they'd put it out all okay."
SS11 Wijtschate 1 (15.00 km)	10:42.3	71. 9. class RC1 64. WRC	84.1 km/h 13.41 s/km	1:25:26.6 3:10	34. 8. class RC1 31. WRC
		Penalty 3:10 - Late (19 min) at TC
Broken brake disc
"I broke something on the rear left in the stage before. We tried our best to fix it, but I think it needs a bit more fixing to get us back to service."
SS12 Hollebeke 1 (22.32 km)	15:42.4	73. 9. class RC1 67. WRC	85.3 km/h 11.27 s/km	1:41:09.0 3:10	40. 8. class RC1 38. WRC
"We got through, so we can get to service. It was my fault - we dropped a wheel into the ditch and hit the rear left."
SS13 Reninge 2 (15.00 km)	8:08.7	9. 9. class RC1 9. WRC	110.5 km/h 1.17 s/km	1:49:17.7 3:10	37. 8. class RC1 35. WRC
"There's a lot of loose on the stage. The guys did a great job of fixing the car so we can go out and learn some stuff this afternoon."
SS14 Dikkebus 2 (14.29 km)	8:02.3	9. 9. class RC1 9. WRC	106.7 km/h 1.66 s/km	1:57:20.0 3:10	34. 8. class RC1 32. WRC
"It's not very nice going into an afternoon where you haven't done a first pass and it's covered in gravel. It's hard to know where to push and I don't want to make any mistakes."
SS15 Wijtschate 2 (15.00 km)	7:39.3	8. 8. class RC1 8. WRC	117.6 km/h 1.34 s/km	2:04:59.3 3:10	27. 8. class RC1 27. WRC
SS16 Hollebeke 2 (22.32 km)	11:56.0	8. 8. class RC1 8. WRC	112.2 km/h 1.21 s/km	2:16:55.3 3:10	22. 7. class RC1 22. WRC
"Crack on - that's all we can do. Go to bed, get a nice sleep and do a better job in the morning."
3. leg
SS17 Watou 1 (12.36 km)	6:27.7	10. 10. class RC1 10. WRC	114.8 km/h 0.73 s/km	2:23:23.0 3:10	22. 7. class RC1 22. WRC
"It was okay. A little bit careful in my braking points, but other than it's all good."
SS18 Kemmelberg 1 (13.31 km)	7:14.7	9. 9. class RC1 9. WRC	110.2 km/h 0.89 s/km	2:30:37.7 3:10	20. 7. class RC1 20. WRC
"The pace notes - they are so slow compared to the rest of the weekend. I don't why."
SS19 Watou 2 (12.36 km)	6:27.9	7. 7. class RC1 7. WRC	114.7 km/h 0.74 s/km	2:37:05.6 3:10	19. 6. class RC1 19. WRC
"It was okay. A lot of pollution in the stage,:"
SS20 Kemmelberg 2[Power Stage] (13.31 km)	7:13.7	9. 9. class RC1 9. WRC	110.5 km/h 1.13 s/km	2:44:19.3 3:10	19. 6. class RC1 19. WRC
"I think for everyone we just need to get on the flight, go home and have a few days to ourselves and then we can get together next week and go again. We just need to keep going until it comes right, and it does come right - that's the thing. It does come right."