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
#8
Citroën C3 WRC 
EG-***
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Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT
RC1
Final results
5. overall
5. class RC1
5. 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 |
|
| "We played around with the car here and it definitely didn't work! Looking forward to tomorrow - bring it on!" | ||||||
| SS2 Röjden 1 (18.47 km) | 9:46.1 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
113.4 km/h 0.48 s/km |
11:23.8 | 9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
|
| "An eye-opener. The car is absolutely awesome." | ||||||
| SS3 Hof-Finnskog 1 (21.26 km) | 10:12.6 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
124.9 km/h 0.11 s/km |
21:36.4 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
|
| "Absolutely incredible. Okay, I struggled at the start, when I wasn't committed enough, but I'm learning with every kilometre - the smile is getting bigger and bigger." | ||||||
| SS4 Svullrya 1 (24.88 km) | 13:19.7 | 9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
112.0 km/h 1.10 s/km |
34:56.1 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
|
| "I hit a stone and broke the front-right damper." | ||||||
| SS5 Röjden 2 (18.47 km) | 9:41.1 | 9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
114.4 km/h 0.83 s/km |
44:37.2 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
|
| "About 200 metres before the finish I lost the front and went into a bank - I had to reverse. Extremely tricky." | ||||||
| SS6 Hof-Finnskog 2 (21.26 km) | 10:34.3 | 10.
10. class RC1 10. WRC |
120.7 km/h 1.31 s/km |
55:11.5 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
|
| "I had a spin and I went into a snow bank. I have completely, completely lost my confidence," | ||||||
| SS7 Svullrya 2 (24.88 km) | 13:29.7 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
110.6 km/h 1.03 s/km |
1:08:41.2 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
|
| Feeling the effects of a damaged front aero package. "We patched it up as best we could but it's incredible the effect that the aero makes. I lost a four or five seconds with a small mistake but otherwise okay." | ||||||
| SS8 Torsby 1 (16.43 km) | 9:37.8 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
102.4 km/h 0.79 s/km |
1:18:19.0 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
|
| "It hasn't been our day today, but we will come back stronger tomorrow." | ||||||
| 2. leg | ||||||
| SS9 Knon 1 (31.60 km) | 14:01.6 | 9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
135.2 km/h 0.51 s/km |
1:32:20.6 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
|
| "If you have the confidence I'm sure it's amazing but I backed off a little towards the end. I don't want to make any silly mistakes today." | ||||||
| SS10 Hagfors 1 (15.87 km) | 8:12.2 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
116.1 km/h 0.58 s/km |
1:40:32.8 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
|
| "Quite okay. I'm just trying to keep it clean, no little mistakes like yesterday." | ||||||
| SS11 Vargåsen 1 (14.27 km) | 8:34.9 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
99.8 km/h 1.00 s/km |
1:49:07.7 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
|
| "No mistakes all morning and that's a big improvement over yesterday." | ||||||
| SS12 Knon 2 (31.60 km) | cancelled | |||||
| SS13 Hagfors 2 (15.87 km) | 7:58.8 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
119.3 km/h 0.50 s/km |
1:57:06.5 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
|
| "It was a bit better than this morning. Another stage without any mistakes so we can be happy with that." | ||||||
| SS14 Vargåsen 2 (14.27 km) | 8:21.0 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
102.5 km/h 0.95 s/km |
2:05:27.5 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
|
| "I'm really struggling with the rear of the car. Trying to carry some good speed in places but the rear is trying to get past me in others." | ||||||
| SS15 SSS Karlstad 2 (1.90 km) | 1:36.3 | 9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
71.0 km/h 1.26 s/km |
2:07:03.8 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
|
| 3. leg | ||||||
| SS16 Likenäs 1 (21.19 km) | 11:19.9 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
112.2 km/h 0.61 s/km |
2:18:23.7 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
|
| "Quite a good start. We made some changes to the set-up in service and they have made a good difference. I'm happy with that." | ||||||
| SS17 Likenäs 2 (21.19 km) | 11:24.8 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
111.4 km/h 0.87 s/km |
2:29:48.5 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
|
| "We seem to struggle with the car in the second pass. I'm a little bit lost, that's how it is." | ||||||
| SS18 Torsby 2[Power Stage] (16.43 km) | 9:06.3 | 10.
10. class RC1 10. WRC |
108.3 km/h 0.93 s/km |
2:38:54.8 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
|
| "Difficult. Okay, fifth place here is perhaps less spectacular than what we did in Monte. We have a bit of work to do but I have absolute faith in the guys back at the factory. This car has so much potential. I really think we can make something special." | ||||||
