37. YPF Rally Argentina 2017
27. 4. – 30. 4. 2017, Villa Carlos Paz • gravel 357.59 km • total distance including road sections - 1382.32 km • Other years
#14
Ford Fiesta WRC 
PX6***
PX6***
M-Sport World Rally Team
RC1
Final results
9. overall
9. class RC1
9. WRC
Stage results
| 1. leg | Time | Pos. | km/h s/km |
Overall | Pos. after | |
| SS1 SSS Ciudad de Cordoba (1.75 km) | 1:56.2 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
54.2 km/h 1.37 s/km |
1:56.2 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
|
| "It was okay. This one is not an easy stage. I was pushing the limit in the cuts but, hey, it's the shortest way." | ||||||
| SS2 San Agustin - Villa General Belgrano 1 (19.95 km) | 12:57.6 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
92.4 km/h 0.77 s/km |
14:53.8 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
|
| "Okay. A difficult stage and I struggled in there - but apparently everybody did. I don't think it's a bad time." | ||||||
| SS3 Amboy - Santa Monica 1 (20.44 km) | 10:26.0 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
117.5 km/h 0.35 s/km |
25:19.8 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
|
| SS4 Santa Rosa - San Agustin 1 (23.85 km) | 13:53.0 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
103.1 km/h 0.34 s/km |
39:12.8 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
|
| "Still trying to find my rhythm." | ||||||
| SS5 SSS Fernet Branca 1 (2 Laps) (6.04 km) | 4:46.9 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
75.8 km/h 0.56 s/km |
43:59.7 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
|
| SS6 San Agustin - Villa General Belgrano 2 (19.95 km) | 12:47.9 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
93.5 km/h 0.60 s/km |
56:47.6 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
|
| "Fantastic. A good stage. After such a long time out of the car we picked a good strategy before the rally - it's so nice when you pick a plan and it works. What was it? I will not say. It's a secret plan." | ||||||
| SS7 Amboy - Santa Monica 2 (20.44 km) | 10:21.2 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
118.5 km/h |
1:07:08.8 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
|
| "Quite okay. A few places could have been better but it's a tricky stage." | ||||||
| SS8 Santa Rosa - San Agustin 2 (23.85 km) | 13:48.1 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
103.7 km/h 0.38 s/km |
1:20:56.9 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
|
| "I struggled a bit in here with the brakes. The pedal went really long. In a couple of places I almost couldn't stop the car. That's not so nice for your concentration and I made a couple of stupid mistakes." | ||||||
| SS9 SSS Fernet Branca 2 (2 Laps) (6.04 km) | 4:54.2 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
73.9 km/h 0.79 s/km |
1:25:51.1 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
|
| 2. leg | ||||||
| SS10 Tanti - Villa Bustos 1 (20.80 km) | 11:08.8 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
112.0 km/h 0.41 s/km |
1:36:59.9 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
|
| Ostberg's car is missing a section of its rear spoiler and and that's not the only problem: "Many things happened in there - we have a hydraulic problem - no centre-diff or handbrake - then in a water-splash the water coated the inside of the windscreen. We had to use the heated screen to try and dry it up." | ||||||
| SS11 Los Gigantes - Cantera El Condor 1 (38.68 km) | 20:09.4 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
115.1 km/h 0.20 s/km |
1:57:09.3 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
|
| SS12 Boca del Arroyo - Bajo del Pungo 1 (20.52 km) | 13:19.3 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
92.4 km/h 0.05 s/km |
2:10:28.6 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
|
| "The handbrake and everything is working now but without the rear diffuser I'm losing time on the faster sections. That cost me time on stage 11. This last one was more twisty so not so bad." | ||||||
| SS13 Tanti - Villa Bustos 2 (20.80 km) | 10:59.8 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
113.5 km/h 0.57 s/km |
2:21:28.4 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
|
| "I tried to be a more careful through the water to not lose the aero or fill the car with water. I slowed too much. You can't afford to do that when everybody else is going through flat out." | ||||||
| SS14 Los Gigantes - Cantera El Condor 2 (38.68 km) |
26:45.5 [N] |
16.
10. class RC1 16. WRC |
86.7 km/h 10.86 s/km |
2:48:13.9 [SR] |
7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
|
| stopped | ||||||
| WRC TV crews report rear damage to his Fiesta. He is stopped in stage - 4km before the finish. | ||||||
| Mads is working on the car - in the right-rear wheel | ||||||
| "We hit a rock. Broken rear suspension." | ||||||
| SS15 Boca del Arroyo - Bajo del Pungo 2 (20.52 km) |
19:59.5 [N] |
15.
10. class RC1 15. WRC |
61.6 km/h 20.47 s/km |
3:08:13.4 [SR] |
11.
10. class RC1 11. WRC |
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| 3. leg | ||||||
| SS16 El Condor - Copina (16.32 km) | 13:20.4 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
73.4 km/h 0.82 s/km |
3:21:33.8 [SR] |
10.
10. class RC1 10. WRC |
|
| "I went a little wide in a corner and hit a small rock just at the wrong angle. It completely damaged the rear suspension. Okay, my mistake, just bad luck to ruin the suspension. Now we just try to save our tyres ready for the Power Stage." | ||||||
| SS17 Mina Clavero - Giulio Cesare (22.64 km) | 18:28.8 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
73.5 km/h 1.05 s/km |
3:40:02.6 [SR] |
9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
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| SS18 El Condor[Power Stage] (16.32 km) | 13:19.3 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
73.5 km/h 1.18 s/km |
3:53:21.9 [SR] |
9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
|
| "The beginning of the rally was very good and I'm very proud and happy to see our pace. We were a bit unlucky yesterday and today the car is not performing. I'm sure when we get on top of a few things we can fight for the full length of a rally." | ||||||
