66. Rally Sweden 2018

WRC #2WRC2 #2JWRC #1WRC3 #2
15. 2. – 18. 2. 2018, Torsby • snow - ice 314.25 km • total distance including road sections - 1400.79 km • Other years
#9
Toyota Yaris WRC icon
A-6***
Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
RC1
Final results
4. overall
4. class RC1
4. WRC
Stage results
1. leg Time Pos. km/h
s/km
Overall Pos. after
SS1 SSS Karlstad 1 (1.90 km) 1:34.9 8.
8. class RC1

8. WRC
72.1 km/h
1.16 s/km
1:34.9 8.
8. class RC1

8. WRC
"I hope I can manage the same way as Monte Carlo - except the next stage. I didn't feel so comfortable on the shakedown, I hope tomorrow's stages will be better suited for us."
SS2 Hof-Finnskog 1 (21.26 km) 10:40.7 5.
5. class RC1

5. WRC
119.5 km/h
0.38 s/km
12:15.6 6.
6. class RC1

6. WRC
"It could have been better but okay, I'm still here. The roads is getting cleaner for the guys behind. An okay start but not so good."
SS3 Svullrya 1 (24.88 km) 13:18.0 2.
2. class RC1

2. WRC
112.2 km/h
0.06 s/km
25:33.6 3.
3. class RC1

3. WRC
SS4 Röjden 1 (19.13 km) 10:21.4 4.
4. class RC1

4. WRC
110.8 km/h
0.15 s/km
35:55.0 3.
3. class RC1

3. WRC
"Not so good, I lost the rhythm, I hit something on the line in the middle of the stage. Front right - bang. I was sure I had a problem, a puncture or a broken wheel."
SS5 Hof-Finnskog 2 (21.26 km) 10:23.8 3.
3. class RC1

3. WRC
122.7 km/h
0.20 s/km
46:18.8 2.
2. class RC1

2. WRC
"Sounds good. Quite surprised. I felt that I didn't have grip, there was a lot of gravel, it felt more slippery than this morning. In these conditions if you push hard, no chance. You have to be slow, slow."
SS6 Svullrya 2 (24.88 km) 13:53.6 13.
12. class RC1

13. WRC
107.4 km/h
1.46 s/km
1:00:12.4 7.
7. class RC1

7. WRC
"We went wide in a junction into the snow and blocked the air filter. No grip on the braking. That's it. The engine is down on power now."
SS7 Röjden 2 (19.13 km) 10:11.8 4.
4. class RC1

4. WRC
112.6 km/h
0.30 s/km
1:10:24.2 7.
7. class RC1

7. WRC
SS8 Torsby 1 (9.56 km) 6:27.4 4.
4. class RC1

4. WRC
88.8 km/h
0.38 s/km
1:16:51.6 7.
7. class RC1

7. WRC
"Quite messy. Very messy. A lot of lose snow and the guys ahead have gone everywhere. I'm impressed they have not got stuck in the ditches. This is going to be an interesting Power Stage."
2. leg
SS9 Torntorp 1 (19.88 km) 10:09.1 4.
4. class RC1

4. WRC
117.5 km/h
0.36 s/km
1:27:00.7 6.
6. class RC1

6. WRC
"I think it was okay. I just try to keep it on the clean line where there is grip. Third fastest? That's not good enough. I don't want to push harder and hit the banks."
SS10 Hagfors 1 (23.40 km) 13:02.6 3.
3. class RC1

3. WRC
107.6 km/h
0.19 s/km
1:40:03.3 6.
6. class RC1

6. WRC
"I'm just too careful. I'm trying to stay out of the banks and it seems it's not enough. I can see the cars ahead are using them. I'm not brave enough."
SS11 Vargåsen 1 (14.21 km) 8:41.8 9.
9. class RC1

9. WRC
98.0 km/h
0.42 s/km
1:48:45.1 6.
6. class RC1

6. WRC
"It narrows more than two years ago. At least somebody had taken out the snow bank! A clean stage but the time is not so good it seems."
SS12 Torntorp 2 (19.88 km) 10:00.5 5.
5. class RC1

5. WRC
119.2 km/h
0.26 s/km
1:58:45.6 6.
6. class RC1

6. WRC
"Good, good. A few mistakes, not crazy big ones, otherwise quite a clean stage."
SS13 Hagfors 2 (23.40 km) 12:57.5 5.
5. class RC1

5. WRC
108.3 km/h
0.56 s/km
2:11:43.1 6.
6. class RC1

6. WRC
SS14 Vargåsen 2 (14.21 km) 8:37.4 6.
6. class RC1

6. WRC
98.9 km/h
0.65 s/km
2:20:20.5 6.
6. class RC1

6. WRC
"If I can catch Ostberg for sure I will try, but it's so equal. It's not easy to make big differences."
SS15 SSS Karlstad 2 (1.90 km) 1:35.9 6.
6. class RC1

6. WRC
71.3 km/h
0.63 s/km
2:21:56.4 6.
6. class RC1

6. WRC
SS16 Torsby Sprint (3.43 km) 2:33.2 2.
2. class RC1

2. WRC
80.6 km/h
0.15 s/km
2:24:29.6 6.
6. class RC1

6. WRC
"It's been a steady performance through the rally. I'm very satisfied if we can do top five times almost all the time. A good fight for tomorrow too."
3. leg
SS17 Likenäs 1 (21.19 km) 11:13.1 2.
2. class RC1

2. WRC
113.3 km/h
0.06 s/km
2:35:42.7 5.
5. class RC1

5. WRC
"For me not good enough. I don't know this stage and in many places I was in the wrong gear. I was so fed up. I will push harder next time."
SS18 Likenäs 2 (21.19 km) 11:15.0 1.
1. class RC1

1. WRC
113.0 km/h
2:46:57.7 5.
5. class RC1

5. WRC
"Okay, more tricky conditions now, I just tried to be very clean. I thought I was careful, maybe too careful?"
SS19 Torsby 2[Power Stage] (9.56 km) 6:01.2 1.
1. class RC1

1. WRC
95.3 km/h
2:52:58.9 4.
4. class RC1

4. WRC
Overall
WRC
RC1
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