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
#14
Ford Fiesta WRC 
PX6***
PX6***
M-Sport World Rally Team
RC1
Final results
7. overall
7. class RC1
7. WRC
Stage results
| 1. leg | Time | Pos. | km/h s/km |
Overall | Pos. after | |
| SS1 Ittiri Arena Show (2.00 km) | 2:02.8 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
58.6 km/h 0.50 s/km |
2:02.8 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
|
| "It feels good. This is a tricky stage, I never managed to do well here before." | ||||||
| SS2 Terranova 1 (14.54 km) | 10:17.8 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
84.7 km/h 0.25 s/km |
12:20.6 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
|
| SS3 Monte Olia 1 (19.05 km) | 13:30.4 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
84.6 km/h 0.24 s/km |
25:51.0 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
|
| "Encouraging, yes but very difficult to find the rhythm - especially in the dust. In places it feels like we're catching the car ahead." | ||||||
| SS4 Tula 1 (15.00 km) | 11:59.5 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
75.1 km/h 0.55 s/km |
37:50.5 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
|
| "Very slippery and sandy, and I couldn't feel any grip. I felt I had a good rhythm but I'm not sure. Not a good time." | ||||||
| SS5 Tergu - Osilo 1 (14.14 km) | 9:09.6 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
92.6 km/h 0.23 s/km |
47:00.1 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
|
| SS6 Terranova 2 (14.54 km) | 10:07.2 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
86.2 km/h 0.53 s/km |
57:07.3 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
|
| SS7 Monte Olia 2 (19.05 km) | 13:13.8 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
86.4 km/h 0.47 s/km |
1:10:21.1 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
|
| Mads is regretting his gamble on a mixture of soft and hard compound tyres. "I'm not enjoying this, it's not going so well. Our mixed tyre choice was wrong. The softs were not working. I struggled." | ||||||
| SS8 Tula 2 (15.00 km) | 11:53.2 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
75.7 km/h 0.98 s/km |
1:22:14.3 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
|
| "I'm trying but I struggle with the balance of the car. I cannot keep the rears in the line. My tyre strategy hasn't worked out. I'm paying the price now." | ||||||
| SS9 Tergu - Osilo 2 (14.14 km) | 9:03.0 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
93.7 km/h 0.69 s/km |
1:31:17.3 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
|
| "A tricky afternoon. I tried to push back but it didn't work out. Of course it was a gamble but sometimes you need to do that. The soft tyres did work but they didn't give me the support. I just wore the tyres out basically." | ||||||
| 2. leg | ||||||
| SS10 Coiluna - Loelle 1 (14.95 km) | 8:15.6 | 11.
11. class RC1 11. WRC |
108.6 km/h 0.99 s/km |
1:39:32.9 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
|
| "Very tricky fast stage. We had to slow down for some big rocks and lost a lot of time." | ||||||
| SS11 Monti di Alà 1 (28.52 km) | 17:29.2 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
97.9 km/h 0.93 s/km |
1:57:02.1 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
|
| "Not so bad, difficult to find the right rhythm but I tried my best." | ||||||
| SS12 Monte Lerno 1 (28.11 km) | 20:29.4 | 21.
14. class RC1 21. WRC |
82.3 km/h 5.51 s/km |
2:17:31.5 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
|
| Stopped in stage - moving again. | ||||||
| "We had a puncture. We had to stop and change it." | ||||||
| SS13 Coiluna - Loelle 2 (14.95 km) | 7:57.9 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
112.6 km/h 0.39 s/km |
2:25:29.4 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
|
| "Much better. We made some changes to the car in service - suspension, springs, ride height - and it is giving me much more confidence." | ||||||
| SS14 Monti di Alà 2 (28.52 km) | 17:02.5 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
100.4 km/h 0.50 s/km |
2:42:31.9 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
|
| "Yeah okay." | ||||||
| SS15 Monte Lerno 2 (28.11 km) | 18:01.4 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
93.6 km/h 0.91 s/km |
3:00:33.3 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
|
| "We have a problem with the front suspension arm or something. The car is pulling to one direction all the time under braking. I had to slow the car during the stage because it was dangerous." | ||||||
| 3. leg | ||||||
| SS16 Cala Flumini 1 (14.06 km) | 9:16.2 | 9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
91.0 km/h 1.27 s/km |
3:09:49.5 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
|
| SS17 Sassari - Argentiera 1 (6.96 km) | 5:28.7 | 9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
76.2 km/h 2.69 s/km |
3:15:18.2 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
|
| SS18 Cala Flumini 2 (14.06 km) | 8:55.6 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
94.5 km/h 0.62 s/km |
3:24:13.8 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
|
| "I'm trying to save the car. I have had a gearbox problem all day, but it's okay. I will use the gearbox properly on the final stage." Mads says second gear sounds noisy, so he has avoided using it so far today. | ||||||
| SS19 Sassari - Argentiera 2[Power Stage] (6.96 km) | 7:33.1 | 34.
15. class RC1 34. WRC |
55.3 km/h 20.49 s/km |
3:31:46.9 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
|
| rear right wheel suspension is broken | ||||||
| "An earlier repair broke a few metres into the stage. I have some ideas of what to do. If I can't fix it I'll drive sideways to service." | ||||||
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