72. Lotos Rally Poland - Rajd Polski 2015
2. 7. – 5. 7. 2015, Mikolajki • Polski Związek Motorowy • gravel 313.53 km - (cancelled 17.70 km) • total distance including road sections - 1192.50 km • Other years
#9
Volkswagen Polo R WRC 
WOB***
WOB***
Volkswagen Motorsport II
RC1
Final results
2. overall
2. class RC1
2. WRC
Stage results
| 1. leg | Time | Pos. | km/h s/km |
Overall | Pos. after | |
| SS1 SSS Mikołajki Arena 1 (2.50 km) | 1:44.5 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
86.1 km/h 0.24 s/km |
1:44.5 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
|
| SS2 Górkło (13.00 km) | 5:57.0 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
131.1 km/h |
7:41.5 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
|
| "Clean stage, good rhythm! That’s 131kms in average speed." | ||||||
| SS3 Gołdap 1 (14.75 km) | 7:40.5 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
115.3 km/h 0.16 s/km |
15:22.0 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
|
| "A good start. Quite careful in some places where we were checking our notes ready for the repeat." | ||||||
| SS4 Babki 1 (14.65 km) | 7:16.2 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
120.9 km/h 0.33 s/km |
22:38.2 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
|
| "It's just so dusty, you need to adjust your pacenotes but you see absolutely nothing." | ||||||
| SS5 Stańczyki 1 (39.12 km) | 19:31.7 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
120.2 km/h 0.11 s/km |
42:09.9 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
|
| SS6 Babki 2 (14.65 km) | 7:06.1 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
123.8 km/h 0.32 s/km |
49:16.0 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
|
| "We went off into a field. There are some people standing in bad places - on the outside of corners. Lucky. Very lucky." | ||||||
| SS7 Stańczyki 2 (39.12 km) | 19:02.4 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
123.3 km/h 0.11 s/km |
1:08:18.4 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
|
| "A clean stage but I don't have the confidence to push 100 per cent. I decided to drop my speed to 98 per cent here and play it safe." | ||||||
| SS8 Gołdap 2 (14.75 km) | 7:37.8 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
116.0 km/h 0.11 s/km |
1:15:56.2 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
|
| "A good day, one small mistake from my side but on this rally I would say all options are still open." | ||||||
| SS9 SSS Mikołajki Arena 2 (2.50 km) | 1:48.4 | 6.
4. class RC1 6. WRC |
83.0 km/h 0.80 s/km |
1:17:44.6 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
|
| 2. leg | ||||||
| SS10 Mazury 1 (17.70 km) | 8:57.9 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
118.5 km/h 0.17 s/km |
1:26:42.5 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
|
| "I'm trying to fight for victory but there is so much dust in here I just couldn't see. I need a three-minute gap. I really hope the organisers do something." | ||||||
| SS11 Wieliczki 1 (12.87 km) | 6:07.9 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
125.9 km/h 0.02 s/km |
1:32:50.4 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
|
| "Much better visibility and that was very close to a perfect run for me. We want to fight, so thanks to the organisers for increasing the time gaps." | ||||||
| SS12 Świętajno 1 (21.25 km) | 10:26.8 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
122.0 km/h 0.09 s/km |
1:43:17.2 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
|
| "Of course we would like to take some time back, but in some places I was a little bit cautious and that's where the loss came. I can Seb's lines in the road, and I can tell you he's not perfect either!" | ||||||
| SS13 Paprotki (23.15 km) | 11:15.8 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
123.3 km/h 0.18 s/km |
1:54:33.0 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
|
| SS14 Mazury 2 (17.70 km) | cancelled | |||||
| SS15 Wieliczki 2 (12.87 km) | 6:01.6 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
128.1 km/h |
2:00:34.6 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
|
| "I have hard tyres, so I wanted a long loop, but the cancellation [of SS14] ruined that plan. We have one more proper stage to go - let's see what we can do." | ||||||
| SS16 Świętajno 2 (21.25 km) | 10:08.1 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
125.8 km/h 0.14 s/km |
2:10:42.7 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
|
| "So much dust, I couldn't see, so difficult. I really pushed to the maximum, and took some risks because I couldn't see anything. I think that was our chance..." | ||||||
| SS17 SSS Mikołajki Arena 3 (2.50 km) | 1:46.1 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
84.8 km/h 0.36 s/km |
2:12:28.8 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
|
| "I'm happy with my day. We went on hard tyres, then that stage got cancelled and destroyed my gameplan." | ||||||
| 3. leg | ||||||
| SS18 Baranowo 1 (14.60 km) | 6:58.8 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
125.5 km/h 0.17 s/km |
2:19:27.6 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
|
| "That was a clean stage for us, of course you can push to the limit in certain places. Close to perfect. " | ||||||
| SS19 Baranowo 2[Power Stage] (14.60 km) | 6:55.8 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
126.4 km/h 0.26 s/km |
2:26:23.4 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
|
| "We are more close than ever, Sweden was a great result, but it was a home rally. This was probably my best rally." | ||||||
