Elfyn Evans - Scott Martin - Secto Rally Finland 2023

1. leg	Time	Pos.	km/h s/km	Overall	Pos. after
SS1 Harju 1 (3.48 km)	2:40.9	5. 5. class RC1 5. WRC	77.9 km/h 0.55 s/km	2:40.9	5. 5. class RC1 5. WRC
"It's going to be obviously pretty fast-paced from the beginning. We know how this rally is and we're looking forward to it. Let's see what's possible."
SS2 Laukaa 1 (11.78 km)	5:36.6	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC	126.0 km/h 0.04 s/km	8:17.5	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC
"I'm a bit surprised to be honest, it was a bit steady from me in places."
SS3 Lankamaa 1 (14.21 km)	5:59.6	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC	142.3 km/h 0.13 s/km	14:17.1	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC
"I felt I was a bit careful in a few places but the penalty is massive with it being such high-speed all the time. You can always overdrive in here, I clearly didn't overdrive enough."
SS4 Myhinpää 1 (15.51 km)	6:57.1	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC	133.9 km/h 0.09 s/km	21:14.2	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC
"I wasn't happy with my run to be honest, just didn't carry the speed where I wanted. Obviously it's a great stage to drive but I wanted to do better."
SS5 Halttula 1 (9.14 km)	4:21.3	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC	125.9 km/h 0.03 s/km	25:35.5	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC
"It was pretty slippery, that's for sure. I wasn't expecting it, it looked like pretty good grip but it was really bad and the rain was really quite heavy at the start."
SS6 Laukaa 2 (11.78 km)	5:41.9	4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC	124.0 km/h 0.12 s/km	31:17.4	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC
"Quite tricky conditions to be honest, couple big slides. But other than that fine."
SS7 Lankamaa 2 (14.21 km)	6:06.1	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC	139.7 km/h 0.03 s/km	37:23.5	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC
"No not happy with it, but I expected it in some ways to be a bit more because we know how good he is in the conditions."
SS8 Myhinpää 2 (15.51 km)	7:01.7	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC	132.4 km/h 0.14 s/km	44:25.2	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC
SS9 Halttula 2 (9.14 km)	4:21.9	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC	125.6 km/h 0.13 s/km	48:47.1	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC
"It doesn't change anything, it's very, very early in the rally. Of course a shame for Kalle who was doing a very good job but from our side it's business as usual."
SS10 Harju 2 (3.48 km)	2:47.3	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC	74.9 km/h 0.80 s/km	51:34.4	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC
"Bit disappointed with that run, had a half-spin at the top here. Pretty happy overall but obviously a lot of driving to do tomorrow, so looking forward to that."
2. leg
SS11 Västilä 1 (18.94 km)	8:29.5	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC	133.8 km/h	1:00:03.9	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC
"Everything's working quite well with the car. To be honest now with the passage of cars certain corners are getting quite slippy, not easy to always be on it. But everything working OK."
SS12 Päijälä 1 (20.19 km)	9:39.0	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC	125.5 km/h	1:09:42.9	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC
"To be honest it was quite clean and tidy, just doing what I need to do. For sure I felt in some places I needed to be a bit more brave."
SS13 Rapsula 1 (20.56 km)	9:55.2	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC	124.4 km/h	1:19:38.1	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC
"It was quite low grip in places. For me I tried to be really tidy in the slower places and as committed as needed in the high speed. Seems to have been a decent stage."
SS14 Vekkula 1 (20.65 km)	10:09.4	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC	122.0 km/h	1:29:47.5	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC
"It's still a pretty small gap and a lot of rallying to do, so we have to continue with our rhythm. Feels good to be honest to drive like this, and if the performance is like this we need to carry on."
SS15 Västilä 2 (18.94 km)	8:23.4	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC	135.4 km/h	1:38:10.9	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC
"To be honest I wasn't sure if it was going well or not! So maybe I was pushing a bit harder at the end. Yeah, fine."
SS16 Päijälä 2 (20.19 km)	9:32.0	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC	127.1 km/h	1:47:42.9	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC
"Just trying to keep it clean and tidy, stay in the line, but of course still trying to go quickly. It's going quite OK, obviously the conditions aren't the easiest but seems to be going OK for now."
SS17 Rapsula 2 (20.56 km)	9:49.0	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC	125.7 km/h	1:57:31.9	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC
"Obviously not doing anything too crazy but still trying to keep a good rhythm and trying to drive well. That's just the goal for now."
SS18 Vekkula 2 (20.65 km)	10:35.1	3. 3. class RC1 3. WRC	117.1 km/h 0.11 s/km	2:08:07.0	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC
"It was very, very tricky to be honest and I took the careful side. There were a few places where it felt like a sledge - it was just about getting through safely."
3. leg
SS19 Moksi - Sahloinen 1 (16.56 km)	7:34.9	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC	131.1 km/h	2:15:41.9	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC
"It didn't feel so committed but clearly this thing's working pretty well, so the times are coming"
SS20 Himos - Jämsä 1 (9.26 km)	5:08.6	4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC	108.0 km/h 0.45 s/km	2:20:50.5	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC
"It's a tricky stage, quite low grip, lower than expected, but just a steady run now and then we'll see later."
SS21 Moksi - Sahloinen 2 (16.56 km)	7:26.7	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC	133.5 km/h	2:28:17.2	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC
SS22 Himos - Jämsä 2[Power Stage] (9.26 km)	4:54.1	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC	113.3 km/h	2:33:11.3	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC
"It's been a prety good weekend. We're sorry for the loss of our team-mate at the start of it but after that it's been such a joy to drive the car this weekend, it's a really nice one."