14. Rally Italia Sardegna 2017
8. 6. – 11. 6. 2017, Alghero • gravel 312.66 km • total distance including road sections - 1496.37 km • Other years • Other years
#10
Toyota Yaris WRC 
A-5***
A-5***
Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
RC1
Final results
2. overall
2. class RC1
2. WRC
Stage results
| 1. leg | Time | Pos. | km/h s/km |
Overall | Pos. after | |
| SS1 Ittiri Arena Show (2.00 km) | 2:03.6 | 11.
11. class RC1 11. WRC |
58.3 km/h 0.90 s/km |
2:03.6 | 11.
11. class RC1 11. WRC |
|
| "I'm a bit surprised, I thought I was driving well but it seems I wasn't." | ||||||
| SS2 Terranova 1 (14.54 km) | 10:24.6 | 11.
11. class RC1 11. WRC |
83.8 km/h 0.72 s/km |
12:28.2 | 11.
11. class RC1 11. WRC |
|
| SS3 Monte Olia 1 (19.05 km) | 13:36.1 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
84.0 km/h 0.54 s/km |
26:04.3 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
|
| "This stage is the most difficult of the rally but if you are confident here you can make a big difference." | ||||||
| SS4 Tula 1 (15.00 km) | 12:01.0 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
74.9 km/h 0.65 s/km |
38:05.3 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
|
| "Not a good time. I don't know what I'm doing wrong but the time is not good. Maybe too careful with the tyres and that was confusing my mind." | ||||||
| SS5 Tergu - Osilo 1 (14.14 km) | 9:12.2 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
92.2 km/h 0.42 s/km |
47:17.5 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
|
| "I didn't think about my tyres at all in there - I attacked as hard as I could. I wasn't confident in some of the corners near the beginning." | ||||||
| SS6 Terranova 2 (14.54 km) | 10:01.8 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
87.0 km/h 0.16 s/km |
57:19.3 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
|
| SS7 Monte Olia 2 (19.05 km) | 13:06.2 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
87.2 km/h 0.07 s/km |
1:10:25.5 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
|
| The dashboard is lit up with warning lights - and a message reads 'rear diff high'. "Nothing to worry about," Latvala says unconvincingly. "The stage was tricky. There is grip in the line but of it it's very slippery." | ||||||
| SS8 Tula 2 (15.00 km) | 11:46.7 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
76.4 km/h 0.55 s/km |
1:22:12.2 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
|
| "I was troubled by the Rally Italy number plate on the bonnet flapping loose and the sun low in the sky," he explains. | ||||||
| SS9 Tergu - Osilo 2 (14.14 km) | 9:00.2 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
94.2 km/h 0.50 s/km |
1:31:12.4 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
|
| "A reasonably good time. After an up and down morning I'm happy with the afternoon. We are well in the fight for Saturday." | ||||||
| 2. leg | ||||||
| SS10 Coiluna - Loelle 1 (14.95 km) | 8:04.8 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
111.0 km/h 0.27 s/km |
1:39:17.2 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
|
| "The dust was making things difficult. Sometimes it's a bit scary." | ||||||
| SS11 Monti di Alà 1 (28.52 km) | 17:12.6 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
99.4 km/h 0.34 s/km |
1:56:29.8 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
|
| "I pushed as hard as I could. Tänak is driving amazingly fast." | ||||||
| SS12 Monte Lerno 1 (28.11 km) | 18:03.5 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
93.4 km/h 0.32 s/km |
2:14:33.3 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
|
| He arrives right behind Mads and is absolutely furious about catching his dust. "If I don't get the time back here, when I am in his dust and fighting so hard, I will stop this sport." | ||||||
| SS13 Coiluna - Loelle 2 (14.95 km) | 7:54.7 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
113.4 km/h 0.18 s/km |
2:22:28.0 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
|
| "We have improved the car a lot," he says. "But I'm a little bit here and there. I have to keep up the concentration - it's very easy to make a mistake." | ||||||
| SS14 Monti di Alà 2 (28.52 km) | 16:51.6 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
101.5 km/h 0.12 s/km |
2:39:19.6 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
|
| "It was good but I have to be careful with my tyres. It's hard on them. I hope they are okay for Monte Lerno." Tanak is quicker on the split times. "Yes, Ott is running very, very fast. He wants the victory, but let's see - you have to finish the rally first." | ||||||
| SS15 Monte Lerno 2 (28.11 km) | 17:42.0 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
95.3 km/h 0.22 s/km |
2:57:01.6 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
|
| "We are in a good position but the tyres are finished and my brakes are too hot so it was difficult at the end here. It's still a fight [with Tanak] so let's see what happens later with our stage time [when he felt he was held up in Ostberg's dust on SS12 dust]." | ||||||
| 3. leg | ||||||
| SS16 Cala Flumini 1 (14.06 km) | 8:59.2 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
93.9 km/h 0.06 s/km |
3:06:00.8 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
|
| "A good stage, clean, I kept it on the line." | ||||||
| SS17 Sassari - Argentiera 1 (6.96 km) | 5:25.4 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
77.0 km/h 2.21 s/km |
3:11:26.2 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
|
| "I stalled. Then I pushed the stop button instead of the start button. It cost me about five seconds. Okay, that's the way it is. I gave it my best. I can relax now." | ||||||
| SS18 Cala Flumini 2 (14.06 km) | 8:48.4 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
95.8 km/h 0.11 s/km |
3:20:14.6 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
|
| "Now I drive with a good rhythm and try to save my tyres for the Power Stage." | ||||||
| SS19 Sassari - Argentiera 2[Power Stage] (6.96 km) | 5:12.8 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
80.1 km/h 0.33 s/km |
3:25:27.4 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
|
| "I lost it in the hairpin! It's always wrong in the hairpin because the car doesn't turn there. I'm really disappointed." | ||||||
