63. Rally Sweden 2015
12. 2. – 15. 2. 2015, Karlstad • snow - ice 308.00 km • total distance including road sections - 1409.00 km • Other years
#9
Volkswagen Polo R WRC 
WOB***
WOB***
Volkswagen Motorsport II
RC1
Final results
3. overall
3. class RC1
3. WRC
Stage results
| 1. leg | Time | Pos. | km/h s/km |
Overall | Pos. after | |
| SS1 SSS Karlstad 1 (1.90 km) | 1:32.8 | 5.
4. class RC1 5. WRC |
73.7 km/h 0.37 s/km |
1:32.8 | 5.
4. class RC1 5. WRC |
|
| SS2 Torsby 1 (14.76 km) | 8:45.2 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
101.2 km/h 0.58 s/km |
10:18.0 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
|
| "I hit a hay bale and lost a lot of time in there. Not happy with that." | ||||||
| SS3 Röjden 1 (18.73 km) | 10:01.6 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
112.1 km/h 0.12 s/km |
20:19.6 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
|
| That's much better. The conditions are very, very good. I think it's better to be first on the road. Better conditions than I was expecting. | ||||||
| SS4 Finnskogen 1 (20.76 km) | 11:07.7 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
111.9 km/h 0.22 s/km |
31:27.3 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
|
| It was actually quite a good stage - smooth and effective - but the other guys are very fast. Maybe the road was cleaner for them? I don't know. | ||||||
| SS5 Kirkenær 1 (7.07 km) | 5:32.9 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
76.5 km/h 0.88 s/km |
37:00.2 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
|
| SS6 Kirkenær 2 (7.07 km) | 5:38.5 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
75.2 km/h 0.58 s/km |
42:38.7 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
|
| SS7 Finnskogen 2 (20.76 km) | 11:06.5 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
112.1 km/h 0.11 s/km |
53:45.2 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
|
| "One small mistake towards the end but otherwise all okay." | ||||||
| SS8 Röjden 2 (18.73 km) | 10:01.1 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
112.2 km/h |
1:03:46.3 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
|
| We pushed very hard now. It's tricky. | ||||||
| SS9 Torsby 2 (14.76 km) | 8:41.4 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
101.9 km/h 0.07 s/km |
1:12:27.7 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
|
| Am I? Well, that makes things interesting. Sad for them, but if I know Ogier he won't give up. | ||||||
| SS10 SSS Karlstad 2 (1.90 km) | 1:35.9 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
71.3 km/h 0.74 s/km |
1:14:03.6 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
|
| 2. leg | ||||||
| SS11 Fredriksberg 1 (18.15 km) | 10:33.9 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
103.1 km/h |
1:24:37.5 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
|
| SS12 Rämmen 1 (22.76 km) | 11:44.5 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
116.3 km/h 0.35 s/km |
1:36:22.0 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
|
| "Not so good stage, in a ditch and filled the front with snow just before the end." | ||||||
| SS13 Hagfors Sprint 1 (1.87 km) | 1:53.1 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
59.5 km/h 1.02 s/km |
1:38:15.1 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
|
| "It was a good start to the day, but then we lost time in the snow bank. We will try to fight as hard as we can and keep him behind. I try not to think too hard about it." | ||||||
| SS14 Vargåsen 1 (24.63 km) | 13:53.2 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
106.4 km/h 0.78 s/km |
1:52:08.3 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
|
| "I touched a bank and spun. It took a long time to turn around because the road was so narrow. I was unlucky. It will be tough this afternoon but I will give it everything." | ||||||
| SS15 Fredriksberg 2 (18.15 km) | 10:31.3 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
103.5 km/h 0.20 s/km |
2:02:39.6 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
|
| "We pushed very hard, I knew he was going to push as well, but this is a very good time!" | ||||||
| SS16 Rämmen 2 (22.76 km) | 11:44.7 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
116.3 km/h 0.27 s/km |
2:14:24.3 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
|
| "Every year, I never get it right! It's unbelievable. I got no speed. Every time, every year the last split, different corner!" / Každý rok totéž, nikdy to tu neprojedu správně! Neuvěřitelné. Neměl jsem rychlost. Vždy, každý rok poslední mezičas, přestože jsou to různé zatáčky! | ||||||
| SS17 Hagfors Sprint 2 (1.87 km) | 1:58.5 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
56.8 km/h 0.75 s/km |
2:16:22.8 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
|
| SS18 Vargåsen 2 (24.63 km) | 13:33.2 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
109.0 km/h 0.36 s/km |
2:29:56.0 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
|
| "We will give it everything, no complaints, I was quite happy with that." | ||||||
| 3. leg | ||||||
| SS19 Lesjöfors (15.00 km) | 9:07.1 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
98.7 km/h 0.09 s/km |
2:39:03.1 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
|
| "I was a bit too wide in the fast section. An okay stage for us to begin with. The stage was in great condition, maybe I could have gone faster. Now we have to push like crazy." | ||||||
| SS20 Värmullsåsen 1 (15.87 km) | 8:18.8 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
114.5 km/h 0.30 s/km |
2:47:21.9 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
|
| I missed a second on the last right hand corner. It's going to be a very exciting last stage… | ||||||
| SS21 Värmullsåsen 2[Power Stage] (15.87 km) | 8:48.4 | 19.
15. class RC1 19. WRC |
108.1 km/h 2.70 s/km |
2:56:10.3 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
|
| We gave it everything, we cut a bank and we were stuck. Okay, we tried, that's the main thing. Hopefully we'll get some more luck next time. | ||||||
