65. Rally Sweden 2017
9. 2. – 12. 2. 2017, Torsby • snow - ice 331.74 km - (cancelled 31.60 km) • total distance including road sections - 1430.93 km • Other years
#15
Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT
RC1
Final results
8. overall
8. class RC1
8. WRC
Stage results
1. leg | Time | Pos. | km/h s/km |
Overall | Pos. after | |
SS1 SSS Karlstad 1 (1.90 km) | 1:37.7 | 14.
11. class RC1 14. WRC |
70.0 km/h 1.89 s/km |
1:37.7 | 14.
11. class RC1 14. WRC |
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SS2 Röjden 1 (18.47 km) | 10:12.0 | 12.
12. class RC1 12. WRC |
108.6 km/h 1.88 s/km |
11:49.7 | 12.
12. class RC1 12. WRC |
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"It was okay for us. I don't take risks in the first one I want to get experience and a good feeling first of all." | ||||||
SS3 Hof-Finnskog 1 (21.26 km) | 10:41.9 | 12.
12. class RC1 12. WRC |
119.2 km/h 1.49 s/km |
22:31.6 | 12.
12. class RC1 12. WRC |
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"Very fast - we were on the rev limiter." | ||||||
SS4 Svullrya 1 (24.88 km) | 13:36.7 | 11.
11. class RC1 11. WRC |
109.7 km/h 1.78 s/km |
36:08.3 | 11.
11. class RC1 11. WRC |
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"Okay, but I think I can use the snow banks more to my benefit." | ||||||
SS5 Röjden 2 (18.47 km) | 9:45.5 | 10.
10. class RC1 10. WRC |
113.6 km/h 1.07 s/km |
45:53.8 | 11.
11. class RC1 11. WRC |
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"An improvement on the first pass. My pace notes were better." | ||||||
SS6 Hof-Finnskog 2 (21.26 km) | 10:27.7 | 9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
121.9 km/h 1.00 s/km |
56:21.5 | 11.
11. class RC1 11. WRC |
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"I make progress and I'm very happy. My first time here in a World Rally Car." | ||||||
SS7 Svullrya 2 (24.88 km) | 13:35.5 | 10.
10. class RC1 10. WRC |
109.8 km/h 1.27 s/km |
1:09:57.0 | 10.
10. class RC1 10. WRC |
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Reports a difficult start, when he thought he had the same amount of grip as the previous stage. He didn't. | ||||||
SS8 Torsby 1 (16.43 km) | 9:51.3 | 10.
10. class RC1 10. WRC |
100.0 km/h 1.61 s/km |
1:19:48.3 | 10.
10. class RC1 10. WRC |
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"It's been a good day, and I'm very happy but on this stage I feel we have lost some power and I can hear some strange noises - so I'm happy to be here." | ||||||
2. leg | ||||||
SS9 Knon 1 (31.60 km) | 14:39.9 | 11.
11. class RC1 11. WRC |
129.3 km/h 1.72 s/km |
1:34:28.2 | 10.
10. class RC1 10. WRC |
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"Conditions not so bad but my pace notes were not so good - I was braking too much." | ||||||
SS10 Hagfors 1 (15.87 km) | 8:29.4 | 11.
11. class RC1 11. WRC |
112.2 km/h 1.66 s/km |
1:42:57.6 | 10.
10. class RC1 10. WRC |
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"Not easy. Some places very slippery. Five or six centimeters of fresh snow I think but more grip than I expected. The big screen [for spectators] was good - I saw myself!" | ||||||
SS11 Vargåsen 1 (14.27 km) | 8:46.0 | 11.
11. class RC1 11. WRC |
97.7 km/h 1.77 s/km |
1:51:43.6 | 9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
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"Very slippery on the fresh snow - wheel spin all the way through. A few changes to the pace notes for next time." | ||||||
SS12 Knon 2 (31.60 km) | cancelled | |||||
SS13 Hagfors 2 (15.87 km) | 8:47.1 | 25.
13. class RC1 25. WRC |
108.4 km/h 3.54 s/km |
2:00:30.7 | 10.
10. class RC1 10. WRC |
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"I hit a snow bank in the last corner and lost 20 or 30 seconds." | ||||||
SS14 Vargåsen 2 (14.27 km) | 8:31.0 | 11.
11. class RC1 11. WRC |
100.5 km/h 1.65 s/km |
2:09:01.7 | 9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
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"A bit better but the snow felt strange compared to the first pass. The first time for me in these conditions." | ||||||
SS15 SSS Karlstad 2 (1.90 km) | 1:34.6 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
72.3 km/h 0.37 s/km |
2:10:36.3 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
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3. leg | ||||||
SS16 Likenäs 1 (21.19 km) | 11:40.5 | 10.
10. class RC1 10. WRC |
108.9 km/h 1.59 s/km |
2:22:16.8 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
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"Not such a good one." | ||||||
SS17 Likenäs 2 (21.19 km) | 11:47.8 | 10.
10. class RC1 10. WRC |
107.8 km/h 1.96 s/km |
2:34:04.6 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
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"Another clean one. More slippery than the first pass. No mistakes here. Not bad." | ||||||
SS18 Torsby 2[Power Stage] (16.43 km) | 9:13.7 | 11.
11. class RC1 11. WRC |
106.8 km/h 1.38 s/km |
2:43:18.3 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
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"It was a very good weekend for us - which was all about gaining experience. We improved step-by-step and weren't that far off the pace of the 2017 cars." |