eWRC-results.com - rally database

52. Azores Airlines Rallye 2017

ERC #1 • ERC2 #1 • ERC3 #1 • ERC Junior U27 #1 • ERC Junior U28 #1 • ERC Ladies #1 • Portugal #3 • Portugal 2L/2RM #3 • Açores #1

30. 3. – 1. 4. 2017, Ponta Delgada • Grupo Desportivo Comercial • gravel 210.20 km • total distance including road sections - 670.83 km • Other years

Stage results

Sirmacis Ralfs

Šimins Arturs

Škoda Fabia R5

GH-***

Sports Racing Technologies

RC2

Final results

7. overall

7. class RC2

7. ERC

5. ERC Junior U28

Stage results

1. leg	Time	Pos.	km/h s/km	Overall	Pos. after
SS1 Lagoa Stage (2.14 km)	1:35.7	4. 4. class RC2 4. ERC 2. ERC Junior U28	80.5 km/h 0.47 s/km	1:35.7	4. 4. class RC2 4. ERC 2. ERC Junior U28
"Funny stage with lot of tarmac, so not good for the tyres. But now start gravel stages so it will be good. I will try to win!"
SS2 Soluções M (7.08 km)	3:38.0	8. 8. class RC2 8. ERC 4. ERC Junior U28	116.9 km/h 0.52 s/km	5:13.7	7. 7. class RC2 7. ERC 3. ERC Junior U28
"It was fast stage, I liked it. Now there starts the proper Azores rally."
SS3 Vila Franca - São Brás 1 (13.47 km)	10:20.4	5. 5. class RC2 5. ERC 1. ERC Junior U28	78.2 km/h 0.94 s/km	15:34.1	5. 5. class RC2 5. ERC 1. ERC Junior U28
"Very narrow stage, we had some little mistakes. But it's only Thursday and there is much more in front of us."
SS4 SSS Grupo Marques 1 (3.95 km)	3:27.5	2. 2. class RC2 2. ERC 1. ERC Junior U28	68.5 km/h 0.48 s/km	19:01.6	4. 4. class RC2 4. ERC 1. ERC Junior U28
SS5 Pico da Pedra Golfe 1 (7.02 km)	4:40.2	17. 17. class RC2 17. ERC 7. ERC Junior U28	90.2 km/h 1.97 s/km	23:41.8	7. 7. class RC2 7. ERC 4. ERC Junior U28
SS6 Feteiras Meo 1 (7.46 km)	5:59.9	20. 19. class RC2 19. ERC 7. ERC Junior U28	74.6 km/h 3.26 s/km	29:41.7	7. 7. class RC2 7. ERC 4. ERC Junior U28
SS7 Sete Cidades 1 (25.62 km)	18:14.6	8. 8. class RC2 8. ERC 5. ERC Junior U28	84.3 km/h 1.49 s/km	47:56.3	7. 7. class RC2 7. ERC 4. ERC Junior U28
SS8 Pico da Pedra Golfe 2 (7.02 km)	4:27.4	6. 6. class RC2 6. ERC 4. ERC Junior U28	94.5 km/h 0.28 s/km	52:23.7	7. 7. class RC2 7. ERC 4. ERC Junior U28
"Now it's better with no puncture. Good grip, we want to take it more safely."
SS9 Feteiras Meo 2 (7.46 km)	5:32.0	4. 4. class RC2 4. ERC 1. ERC Junior U28	80.9 km/h 0.62 s/km	57:55.7	7. 7. class RC2 7. ERC 4. ERC Junior U28
"Without puncture it's much better. We have normal speed now, it's OK."
SS10 Sete Cidades 2 (25.62 km)	20:11.4	28. 24. class RC2 27. ERC 8. ERC Junior U28	76.1 km/h 6.53 s/km	1:18:07.1	13. 13. class RC2 13. ERC 7. ERC Junior U28
"We had third puncture today so we stopped and changed it. We need to go to service and prepare the car for tomorrow."
2. leg
SS11 Graminhais 1 (21.01 km)	17:29.5	20. 18. class RC2 20. ERC 9. ERC Junior U28	72.1 km/h 5.27 s/km	1:35:36.6	14. 14. class RC2 14. ERC 8. ERC Junior U28
Rear right puncture, "We hit a stone in the first part of the stage"
SS12 Tronqueira 1 (21.96 km)	18:59.7	6. 6. class RC2 6. ERC 3. ERC Junior U28	69.4 km/h 1.43 s/km	1:54:36.3	11. 11. class RC2 11. ERC 7. ERC Junior U28
SS13 SSS Grupo Marques 2 (3.95 km)	3:28.0	2. 2. class RC2 2. ERC 1. ERC Junior U28	68.4 km/h 0.38 s/km	1:58:04.3	9. 9. class RC2 9. ERC 6. ERC Junior U28
SS14 Vila Franca - São Brás 2 (13.47 km)	11:14.8	10. 10. class RC2 10. ERC 5. ERC Junior U28	71.9 km/h 3.61 s/km	2:09:19.1	8. 8. class RC2 8. ERC 6. ERC Junior U28
We didn't hit anything, I don't understand that.
SS15 Graminhais 2 (21.01 km)	16:25.2	6. 6. class RC2 6. ERC 4. ERC Junior U28	76.8 km/h 2.19 s/km	2:25:44.3	7. 7. class RC2 7. ERC 5. ERC Junior U28
I don't know why but the car is sliding a lot. I thought it was puncture but the wheels are OK. I don't know what it is.
SS16 Tronqueira 2 (21.96 km)	18:53.8	5. 5. class RC2 5. ERC 3. ERC Junior U28	69.7 km/h 1.31 s/km	2:44:38.1	7. 7. class RC2 7. ERC 5. ERC Junior U28
It was great experience in tyre changing... But we are here and safe in the finish. It was really crazy rally for us.