51. RallyRACC Catalunya - Costa Daurada 2015
22. 10. – 25. 10. 2015, Salou • Real Automóvil Club Cataluña • asphalt - gravel 331.25 km • total distance including road sections - 1253.81 km • Other years
#3
Citroën DS3 WRC 
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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 Barcelona (3.20 km) | 3:41.1 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
52.1 km/h 1.03 s/km |
3:41.1 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
|
| "Everybody scrubbed their tyres. I'm happy with my time. Last year Volkswagen eclipsed our times by about 4sec." | ||||||
| SS2 Móra d’Ebre - Ascó 1 (9.62 km) | 6:00.4 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
96.1 km/h 0.50 s/km |
9:41.5 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
|
| "Fine, but I still have to find the right rhythm on these slippery stages." | ||||||
| SS3 Caseres 1 (12.50 km) | 7:37.1 | 11.
11. class RC1 11. WRC |
98.4 km/h 0.90 s/km |
17:18.6 | 10.
10. class RC1 10. WRC |
|
| "I've only every done these stages once in my life, in 2011. They are slippery and I'm just learning." | ||||||
| SS4 Bot 1 (6.50 km) | 4:16.8 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
91.1 km/h 0.82 s/km |
21:35.4 | 10.
10. class RC1 10. WRC |
|
| SS5 Terra Alta 1 (35.68 km) | 23:50.2 | 9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
89.8 km/h 0.82 s/km |
45:25.6 | 9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
|
| "A better rhythm for me. I'm sorry for my team-mate - he has been on fire this morning." | ||||||
| SS6 Móra d’Ebre - Ascó 2 (9.62 km) | 5:51.5 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
98.5 km/h 0.32 s/km |
51:17.1 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
|
| SS7 Caseres 2 (12.50 km) | 7:25.5 | 10.
10. class RC1 10. WRC |
101.0 km/h 0.57 s/km |
58:42.6 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
|
| "More grip, but it's still tricky if you get the rear tyres off line. I'm trying to save tyres." | ||||||
| SS8 Bot 2 (6.50 km) | 4:07.1 | 9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
94.7 km/h 0.42 s/km |
1:02:49.7 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
|
| "I think I'll have some good tyres on the front for the final stage." | ||||||
| SS9 Terra Alta 2 (35.68 km) | 23:08.1 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
92.5 km/h 0.52 s/km |
1:25:57.8 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
|
| "It hasn't been a great day me but we changed a few settings for this last stage and they have given me some encouragement for tomorrow." | ||||||
| 2. leg | ||||||
| SS10 Porrera (7.43 km) | 5:21.0 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
83.3 km/h 0.82 s/km |
1:31:18.8 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
|
| "Not perfectly happy with my rhythm. I can't seem to get the front of the car to turn in. We have to try something." | ||||||
| SS11 La Figuera 1 (26.26 km) | 14:45.0 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
106.8 km/h 0.48 s/km |
1:46:03.8 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
|
| "Not perfect. The car didn't feel perfect in the first one. I tried something different here." | ||||||
| SS12 Poboleda 1 (10.63 km) | 5:42.8 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
111.6 km/h 0.61 s/km |
1:51:46.6 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
|
| "Okay. The car feels better. We have made a few changes to the set-up. It's as much as we can do at the moment." | ||||||
| SS13 Capafonts 1 (19.80 km) | 10:54.7 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
108.9 km/h 0.38 s/km |
2:02:41.3 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
|
| "It's difficult to make up time in these stages." | ||||||
| SS14 La Figuera 2 (26.26 km) | 14:45.7 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
106.7 km/h 0.35 s/km |
2:17:27.0 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
|
| "It's a pity we have to test during a rally." | ||||||
| SS15 Poboleda 2 (10.63 km) | 5:45.8 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
110.7 km/h 0.53 s/km |
2:23:12.8 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
|
| "It's not the objective to fight with Mads. The Hyundai's are our target." | ||||||
| SS16 Capafonts 2 (19.80 km) | 10:52.3 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
109.3 km/h 0.37 s/km |
2:34:05.1 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
|
| "I've been playing about with the car and the settings today but I haven't been able to find the sweet spot." | ||||||
| SS17 Salou (2.24 km) | 2:33.5 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
52.5 km/h 0.04 s/km |
2:36:38.6 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
|
| "Very tricky in here. I just haven't hit the sweet spot with the set-up today. We'll see if we can find something in service later." | ||||||
| 3. leg | ||||||
| SS18 Els Guiamets 1 (6.80 km) | 3:50.8 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
106.1 km/h 0.37 s/km |
2:40:29.4 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
|
| "We have to manage the gap. Tricky in here, a bit of gravel pulled out that I wasn't expecting." | ||||||
| SS19 Pratdip 1 (19.30 km) | 11:05.0 | 11.
11. class RC1 11. WRC |
104.5 km/h 0.73 s/km |
2:51:34.4 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
|
| "I had a spin. I had to stop and reverse and then I stalled. It cost us about 10 seconds. The corner just tightened up on us. Rather than trying to risk it I pulled the handbrake and spun us around." | ||||||
| SS20 Duesaigües 1 (12.10 km) | 7:59.9 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
90.8 km/h 0.47 s/km |
2:59:34.3 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
|
| "It's all about the manufacturers points for us." | ||||||
| SS21 Els Guiamets 2 (6.80 km) | 3:49.7 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
106.6 km/h 0.28 s/km |
3:03:24.0 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
|
| "The objective is to keep ahead of Paddon and Neuville. I'm enjoying the driving more today." | ||||||
| SS22 Pratdip 2 (19.30 km) | 10:51.9 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
106.6 km/h 0.04 s/km |
3:14:15.9 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
|
| SS23 Duesaigües 2[Power Stage] (12.10 km) | 7:57.1 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
91.3 km/h 0.43 s/km |
3:22:13.0 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
|
| "Okay, not a great weekend, but we grafted out a great result. We came here to keep second place in the championship and it looks like job done." | ||||||
