52. RallyRACC Catalunya - Costa Daurada 2016
13. 10. – 16. 10. 2016, Salou • Real Automóvil Club Cataluña • asphalt - gravel 321.08 km • total distance including road sections - 1430.58 km • Other years
#5
Ford Fiesta RS WRC 
OO0***
OO0***
M-Sport World Rally Team
RC1
Final results
5. overall
5. class RC1
5. WRC
Stage results
| 1. leg | Time | Pos. | km/h s/km |
Overall | Pos. after | |
| SS1 Barcelona (3.20 km) | 3:53.7 | 9.
8. class RC1 9. WRC |
49.3 km/h 1.91 s/km |
3:53.7 | 9.
8. class RC1 9. WRC |
|
| "Quite okay but I couldn't keep the engine running properly. It was dying in the hairpins and I had to use the clutch a bit." | ||||||
| SS2 Caseres 1 (12.50 km) | 7:56.1 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
94.5 km/h 1.30 s/km |
11:49.8 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
|
| "It's raining a lot and the wipers have no chance to keep up with the water. I have a really bad noise in the car too. It feels like something to do with the handbrake. A proper rattling." | ||||||
| SS3 Bot 1 (6.50 km) | 4:18.1 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
90.7 km/h 0.94 s/km |
16:07.9 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
|
| "We are very unlucky with the weather. The thunderstorm hit us on the previous stage and we were caught out here too." | ||||||
| SS4 Terra Alta 1 (38.95 km) | 26:11.6 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
89.2 km/h 0.59 s/km |
42:19.5 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
|
| "The noise is not there anymore, so that's a good thing. The grip is still difficult to judge. I went quite well in the slippery stuff but it's difficult to trust the grip in the faster sections." | ||||||
| SS5 Caseres 2 (12.50 km) | 8:01.8 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
93.4 km/h 0.36 s/km |
50:21.3 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
|
| "Something feels very strange with the car. Something with the transmission. It's pulling in different directions when I accelerate and when I brake." | ||||||
| SS6 Bot 2 (6.50 km) | 4:12.1 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
92.8 km/h 0.94 s/km |
54:33.4 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
|
| SS7 Terra Alta 2 (38.95 km) | 25:05.3 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
93.2 km/h 0.39 s/km |
1:19:38.7 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
|
| "A tricky but enjoyable day. Of course I'm a little disappointed to have started the day with a [transmission] problem but the more I've driven with it the more used to it I have got." | ||||||
| 2. leg | ||||||
| SS8 Vilaplana (6.28 km) | 4:08.6 | 9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
90.9 km/h 0.83 s/km |
1:23:47.3 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
|
| "It felt not so bad. Quite a big step from yesterday. Just trying to get used to it." | ||||||
| SS9 Alcover - Capafonts 1 (19.93 km) | 11:22.2 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
105.2 km/h 0.82 s/km |
1:35:09.5 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
|
| SS10 Querol 1 (21.26 km) | 11:37.2 | 10.
10. class RC1 10. WRC |
109.8 km/h 1.14 s/km |
1:46:46.7 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
|
| "I tried something new here but it hasn't worked." | ||||||
| SS11 El Montmell 1 (24.14 km) | 12:51.2 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
112.7 km/h 0.99 s/km |
1:59:37.9 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
|
| "I keep trying with the new driving technique. The time is not great but it felt better. Now we have to speak to the team and see if we are going in the right direction." | ||||||
| SS12 Alcover - Capafonts 2 (19.93 km) | 11:14.6 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
106.4 km/h 0.63 s/km |
2:10:52.5 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
|
| SS13 Querol 2 (21.26 km) | 11:32.7 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
110.5 km/h 0.87 s/km |
2:22:25.2 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
|
| "The previous stage was quite good. Still trying the new set-up, which wasn't so great here. It should be better on the next one." | ||||||
| SS14 El Montmell 2 (24.14 km) | 12:49.4 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
113.0 km/h 0.83 s/km |
2:35:14.6 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
|
| SS15 Salou (2.24 km) | 2:33.9 | 7.
6. class RC1 7. WRC |
52.4 km/h 0.40 s/km |
2:37:48.5 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
|
| 3. leg | ||||||
| SS16 Pratdip 1 (19.30 km) | 11:21.0 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
102.0 km/h 1.18 s/km |
2:49:09.5 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
|
| SS17 Duesaigües 1 (12.10 km) | 8:13.4 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
88.3 km/h 1.07 s/km |
2:57:22.9 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
|
| "The soft tyre is absolutely not working. They overheated very, very quickly on the dry opening section. We destroyed them before the damp section at the end." | ||||||
| SS18 Pratdip 2 (19.30 km) | 11:02.9 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
104.8 km/h 0.51 s/km |
3:08:25.8 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
|
| "Quite a good stage. A lot better on the hard tyre. I enjoyed it." | ||||||
| SS19 Duesaigües 2[Power Stage] (12.10 km) | 8:02.2 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
90.3 km/h 0.53 s/km |
3:16:28.0 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
|
| "I'm quite pleased to be at the end of a rally where I feel I'm pushing and doing the right thing. I felt I put everything together here on this stage, it even felt a bit natural." | ||||||
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Models
Ford Fiesta RS WRC
RallyRACC Catalunya - Costa Daurada 2016
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