51. Vodafone Rally de Portugal 2017
18. 5. – 21. 5. 2017, Matosinhos • Automóvel Club de Portugal • gravel 349.17 km • total distance including road sections - 1529.01 km • Other years
#7
Citroën C3 WRC 
EG-***
EG-***
Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT
RC1
Final results
18. overall
14. class RC1
18. WRC
Stage results
| 1. leg | Time | Pos. | km/h s/km |
Overall | Pos. after | |
| SS1 SSS Lousada (3.36 km) | 2:38.6 | 10.
10. class RC1 10. WRC |
76.3 km/h 0.60 s/km |
2:38.6 | 10.
10. class RC1 10. WRC |
|
| SS2 Viana do Castelo 1 (26.70 km) | 15:45.5 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
101.7 km/h 0.04 s/km |
18:24.1 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
|
| "Happy. A good start. Nice rhythm. The car seems to be working well. Happy cars mean happy drivers." | ||||||
| SS3 Caminha 1 (18.10 km) | 10:29.5 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
103.5 km/h 0.24 s/km |
28:53.6 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
|
| "Not bad. The car felt good in here. There are deep ruts already - you have to commit to your line." | ||||||
| SS4 Ponte de Lima 1 (27.46 km) | 19:14.0 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
85.7 km/h |
48:07.6 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
|
| "Happy. A good run. People talk about road cleaning here but there is none. I'm struggling in the ruts. It's tricky to drive this far back in the start order." | ||||||
| SS5 Viana do Castelo 2 (26.70 km) | 15:40.7 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
102.2 km/h 0.19 s/km |
1:03:48.3 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
|
| "I have two spare tyres to bring into play. Let's see how it plays out." | ||||||
| SS6 Caminha 2 (18.10 km) | 10:34.5 | 11.
11. class RC1 11. WRC |
102.7 km/h 0.52 s/km |
1:14:22.8 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
|
| "I got a slow puncture at the end of the last stage so I had to play a game here. The next stage is cruel on the tyres so I took it easy here to protect them." | ||||||
| SS7 Ponte de Lima 2 (27.46 km) |
26:20.2 [N] |
45.
16. class RC1 43. WRC |
62.6 km/h 15.29 s/km |
1:40:43.0 [SR] |
17.
12. class RC1 17. WRC |
|
| broken suspension | ||||||
| SS8 Braga Street Stage 1 (1.90 km) |
8:48.8 [N] |
50.
17. class RC1 48. WRC |
12.9 km/h 221.05 s/km |
1:49:31.8 [SR] |
28.
16. class RC1 28. WRC |
|
| SS9 Braga Street Stage 2 (1.90 km) |
8:46.5 [N] |
47.
16. class RC1 45. WRC |
13.0 km/h 221.05 s/km |
1:58:18.3 [SR] |
33.
17. class RC1 33. WRC |
|
| 2. leg | ||||||
| SS10 Vieira do Minho 1 (17.43 km) | 10:59.9 | 10.
10. class RC1 10. WRC |
95.1 km/h 0.77 s/km |
2:09:18.2 [SR] |
32.
17. class RC1 32. WRC |
|
| SS11 Cabeceiras de Basto 1 (22.30 km) | 13:50.6 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
96.7 km/h 0.81 s/km |
2:23:08.8 [SR] |
29.
17. class RC1 29. WRC |
|
| SS12 Amarante 1 (37.55 km) | 25:04.1 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
89.9 km/h 0.60 s/km |
2:48:12.9 [SR] |
27.
15. class RC1 27. WRC |
|
| "Really not a nice feeling in here." | ||||||
| SS13 Vieira do Minho 2 (17.43 km) | 10:50.8 | 9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
96.4 km/h 0.42 s/km |
2:59:03.7 [SR] |
26.
15. class RC1 26. WRC |
|
| "A difficult day. The excitement has gone out of it but there's still learning to do." | ||||||
| SS14 Cabeceiras de Basto 2 (22.30 km) | 13:41.4 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
97.7 km/h 0.47 s/km |
3:12:45.1 [SR] |
25.
15. class RC1 25. WRC |
|
| "Yesterday's set-up was better." | ||||||
| SS15 Amarante 2 (37.55 km) | 24:49.4 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
90.8 km/h 0.42 s/km |
3:37:34.5 [SR] |
24.
15. class RC1 24. WRC |
|
| "Not so good on these stages as I was last year." | ||||||
| 3. leg | ||||||
| SS16 Fafe 1 (11.18 km) | 6:45.8 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
99.2 km/h 0.55 s/km |
3:44:20.3 [SR] |
22.
15. class RC1 22. WRC |
|
| SS17 Luílhas (11.91 km) | 8:15.2 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
86.6 km/h 0.46 s/km |
3:52:35.5 [SR] |
20.
14. class RC1 20. WRC |
|
| "I spun in here on a slow corner, lost maybe five seconds." | ||||||
| SS18 Montim (8.66 km) | 5:53.8 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
88.1 km/h 0.24 s/km |
3:58:29.3 [SR] |
20.
14. class RC1 20. WRC |
|
| SS19 Fafe 2[Power Stage] (11.18 km) | 6:45.5 | 10.
10. class RC1 10. WRC |
99.3 km/h 0.64 s/km |
4:05:14.8 [SR] |
18.
14. class RC1 18. WRC |
|
| "The jump seems a bit different this year - something has changed on the take-off - you really have to take care!" | ||||||
