Takamoto Katsuta - Aaron Johnston - Vodafone Rally de Portugal 2023

56. Vodafone Rally de Portugal 2023

WRC #5 • WRC2 #5 • WRC2 Challenger #5 • WRC3 #5 • WRC Masters Cup #5 • Portugal #4 • Portugal 2RM #4 • Peugeot Rally Cup Iberia #2

11. 5. – 14. 5. 2023, Matosinhos • Automóvel Club de Portugal • gravel 325.35 km • total distance including road sections - 1644.92 km • Other years

1. leg	Time	Pos.	km/h s/km	Overall	Pos. after
SS1 Lousã 1 (12.03 km)	9:06.1	5. 5. class RC1 5. WRC	79.3 km/h 0.28 s/km	9:06.1	5. 5. class RC1 5. WRC
"The last two years I have lost a lot of time here."
SS2 Góis 1 (19.33 km)	13:04.0	3. 3. class RC1 3. WRC	88.8 km/h 0.24 s/km	22:10.1	4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC
doesn't talk at stage end, signals he has to go
SS3 Arganil 1 (18.72 km)	21:49.3 [N]	62. 8. class RC1 62. WRC	51.5 km/h 32.05 s/km	43:59.4 [SR]	52. 8. class RC1 52. WRC
Not started on time
Mechanical after SS2
SS4 Lousã 2 (12.03 km)	18:56.3 [N]	58. 8. class RC1 58. WRC	38.1 km/h 49.88 s/km	1:02:55.7 [SR]	60. 8. class RC1 60. WRC
SS5 Góis 2 (19.33 km)	23:03.9 [N]	56. 8. class RC1 56. WRC	50.3 km/h 31.04 s/km	1:25:59.6 [SR]	60. 8. class RC1 60. WRC
SS6 Arganil 2 (18.72 km)	21:53.8 [N]	50. 8. class RC1 50. WRC	51.3 km/h 32.05 s/km	1:47:53.4 [SR]	61. 8. class RC1 61. WRC
SS7 Mortágua (18.15 km)	21:56.7 [N]	47. 7. class RC1 47. WRC	49.6 km/h 33.06 s/km	2:09:50.1 [SR]	60. 7. class RC1 60. WRC
SS8 SSS Figueira da Foz (2.94 km)	12:29.8 [N]	48. 7. class RC1 48. WRC	14.1 km/h 204.08 s/km	2:22:19.9 [SR]	60. 7. class RC1 60. WRC
2. leg
SS9 Vieira do Minho 1 (26.61 km)	17:22.2	7. 7. class RC1 7. WRC	91.9 km/h 1.19 s/km	2:39:42.1 [SR]	52. 7. class RC1 52. WRC
"I didn't drive so much yesterday so it's nice to be in the car now."
SS10 Amarante 1 (37.24 km)	24:52.7	5. 5. class RC1 5. WRC	89.8 km/h 0.52 s/km	3:04:34.8 [SR]	49. 7. class RC1 49. WRC
"Actually it was not so bad. It's still very slippy with a lot of sand on top of the surface but otherwise it's okay."
SS11 Felgueiras 1 (8.81 km)	6:32.1	25. 6. class RC1 25. WRC	80.9 km/h 3.95 s/km	3:11:06.9 [SR]	49. 7. class RC1 49. WRC
Spin
Hybrid issue
"It's another level, like we were driving on ice or something."
SS12 Vieira do Minho 2 (26.61 km)	17:14.3	6. 6. class RC1 6. WRC	92.6 km/h 0.76 s/km	3:28:21.2 [SR]	47. 7. class RC1 47. WRC
"At the end of the stage I was losing a lot and the dust was coming inside of the car. It's better than Kenya, but still the visibility was bad!"
SS13 Amarante 2 (37.24 km)	24:48.7	5. 5. class RC1 5. WRC	90.1 km/h 0.47 s/km	3:53:09.9 [SR]	42. 7. class RC1 42. WRC
"It's really rough."
SS14 Felgueiras 2 (8.81 km)	6:06.4	7. 6. class RC1 7. WRC	86.6 km/h 1.03 s/km	3:59:16.3 [SR]	40. 7. class RC1 40. WRC
SS15 SSS Lousada (3.36 km)	2:34.7	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC	78.2 km/h 0.06 s/km	4:01:51.0 [SR]	37. 7. class RC1 37. WRC
"It's nice to finish. I spun after the finish but it was okay, just for fun."
3. leg
SS16 Paredes (11.05 km)	8:02.9	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC	82.4 km/h	4:09:53.9 [SR]	34. 7. class RC1 34. WRC
"The organisers did a very good job to repair the road after shakedown."
SS17 Fafe 1 (11.18 km)	6:43.3	4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC	99.8 km/h 0.11 s/km	4:16:37.2 [SR]	34. 7. class RC1 34. WRC
"It's very slippery with a lot of loose on top of the surface. There's quite a lot of cleaning. The Power Stage is going to be challenging but I will try to push and have some fun."
SS18 Cabeceiras de Basto (22.01 km)	13:59.8	3. 3. class RC1 3. WRC	94.4 km/h 0.51 s/km	4:30:37.0 [SR]	33. 7. class RC1 33. WRC
"This one has a lot of loose stones on top of the surface. I am looking forward to the next one and I will try to push."
SS19 Fafe 2[Power Stage] (11.18 km)	6:29.5	4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC	103.3 km/h 0.27 s/km	4:37:06.5 [SR]	33. 7. class RC1 33. WRC
"Of course, after Friday's issue it was not so easy to clean the road but the car was fantastic and the team did a really good job."

56. Vodafone Rally de Portugal 2023

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