13. Rally Italia Sardegna 2016
9. 6. – 12. 6. 2016, Alghero • gravel 322.82 km • total distance including road sections - 1289.75 km • Other years • Other years
#9
Volkswagen Polo R WRC 
WOB***
WOB***
Volkswagen Motorsport II
RC1
Final results
13. overall
9. class RC1
13. WRC
Stage results
| 1. leg | Time | Pos. | km/h s/km |
Overall | Pos. after | |
| SS1 Ittiri Arena Show (2.00 km) | 2:01.0 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
59.5 km/h 0.30 s/km |
2:01.0 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
|
| SS2 Ardara - Ozieri 1 (7.50 km) | 4:08.8 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
108.5 km/h 0.32 s/km |
6:09.8 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
|
| A nice stage. Really fast. A proper wake up call. I was surprised by now slippery it was, but that's how it is. Now I have to build a good rhythm." | ||||||
| SS3 Tula 1 (15.00 km) | 12:09.2 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
74.1 km/h 0.26 s/km |
18:19.0 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
|
| "We had to try something from our position at the front. Here we will lose a lot of time as the road cleans." | ||||||
| SS4 Castelsardo 1 (14.02 km) | 10:40.1 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
78.9 km/h 0.79 s/km |
28:59.1 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
|
| We've seen more tyre wear than I expected so I was cautious near the start." | ||||||
| SS5 Tergu - Osilo 1 (14.91 km) | 10:09.9 | 14.
9. class RC1 14. WRC |
88.0 km/h 1.52 s/km |
39:09.0 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
|
| "The tyre wear was more than I expected and I didn't have time to change the tyres as I had planned to before the previous stage. Here I had to use one tyre that was completely gone. Still, we are here. That's the main thing." | ||||||
| SS6 Ardara - Ozieri 2 (7.50 km) | 4:02.8 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
111.2 km/h 0.17 s/km |
43:11.8 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
|
| "That is an awful stage - so narrow and fast - but a clean run. Compared to earlier these are completely different conditions. It's a new rally for us at the front." | ||||||
| SS7 Tula 2 (15.00 km) | 11:53.3 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
75.7 km/h 0.47 s/km |
55:05.1 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
|
| "These stages are much better. Like I said earlier - it's a different rally now." | ||||||
| SS8 Castelsardo 2 (14.02 km) | 10:16.5 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
81.9 km/h 0.63 s/km |
1:05:21.6 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
|
| "A clean stage but maybe I lost a little near the end. Maybe a bit too careful, I don't know." | ||||||
| SS9 Tergu - Osilo 2 (14.91 km) | 9:39.1 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
92.7 km/h 0.52 s/km |
1:15:00.7 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
|
| "It's been a lot of work today. We haven't really got the loops we wanted - either of them. Early to bed tonight and let's get ready for tomorrow." | ||||||
| 2. leg | ||||||
| SS10 Monti di Alà 1 (22.20 km) | 13:39.3 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
97.5 km/h 0.21 s/km |
1:28:40.0 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
|
| SS11 Coiluna - Loelle 1 (22.39 km) | 14:13.9 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
94.4 km/h 0.08 s/km |
1:42:53.9 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
|
| SS12 Monte Lerno 1 (44.26 km) | 29:44.2 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
89.3 km/h 0.21 s/km |
2:12:38.1 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
|
| SS13 Monti di Alà 2 (22.20 km) | 13:22.2 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
99.6 km/h 0.50 s/km |
2:26:10.3 0:10 |
5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
|
| Penalty 0:10 - Late (1 min) at TC | ||||||
| "Fine. I'm actually quite happy with my drive. He [Seb] did a great job here." | ||||||
| SS14 Coiluna - Loelle 2 (22.39 km) |
20:56.5 [N] |
29.
13. class RC1 29. WRC |
64.1 km/h 18.76 s/km |
2:47:06.8 0:10 [SR] |
13.
10. class RC1 13. WRC |
|
| stopped at the 18.5km | ||||||
| crashed- hit a rock (high speed roll) | ||||||
| UPDATE: Crew okay. Car went off after hitting a rock. It has a broken track control arm. Mikkelsen and his co-driver are trying to fix it. | ||||||
| SS15 Monte Lerno 2 (44.26 km) |
35:47.1 [N] |
22.
12. class RC1 22. WRC |
74.2 km/h 9.49 s/km |
3:22:53.9 0:10 [SR] |
15.
9. class RC1 15. WRC |
|
| 3. leg | ||||||
| SS16 Cala Flumini 1 (14.06 km) | 9:15.9 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
91.1 km/h 0.55 s/km |
3:32:09.8 0:10 [SR] |
14.
9. class RC1 14. WRC |
|
| "It was alright. Trying a few different set-ups. Okay." | ||||||
| SS17 Sassari - Argentiera 1 (6.07 km) | 5:02.2 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
72.3 km/h 0.82 s/km |
3:37:12.0 0:10 [SR] |
13.
9. class RC1 13. WRC |
|
| "Probably the worst stage I've ever done in terms of cleaning. " | ||||||
| SS18 Cala Flumini 2 (14.06 km) | 8:57.6 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
94.2 km/h 0.33 s/km |
3:46:09.6 0:10 [SR] |
13.
9. class RC1 13. WRC |
|
| "Better on the second pass. Trying to push a little bit to see what we can do. I'm happy enough. On the Power Stage we will go easy. I promise. I want to be third on the road in Poland." | ||||||
| SS19 Sassari - Argentiera 2[Power Stage] (6.07 km) | 5:09.6 | 12.
11. class RC1 12. WRC |
70.6 km/h 3.21 s/km |
3:51:19.2 0:10 [SR] |
13.
9. class RC1 13. WRC |
|
| "I went slow here so I can have a better start position in Poland. Not such fun for the TV but these are the rules." | ||||||
| "I went slow here so I can have a better start position in Poland. Not such fun for the TV but these are the rules." | ||||||
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