52. Vodafone Rally de Portugal 2018
17. 5. – 20. 5. 2018, Matosinhos • Automóvel Club de Portugal • gravel 358.19 km • total distance including road sections - 1583.47 km • Other years
#2
Ford Fiesta WRC 
X1 ***
X1 ***
M-Sport Ford 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 SSS Lousada (3.36 km) | 2:35.9 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
77.6 km/h 0.48 s/km |
2:35.9 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
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| SS2 Viana do Castelo 1 (26.73 km) | 15:31.6 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
103.3 km/h 0.09 s/km |
18:07.5 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
|
| "It's a good start, pushing hard to do that but it's what we came here to do. I worked on a few things and the feeling was OK in the car so I was able to push." | ||||||
| SS3 Caminha 1 (18.11 km) | 10:44.3 | 11.
11. class RC1 11. WRC |
101.2 km/h 0.51 s/km |
28:51.8 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
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| spin | ||||||
| "I had a spin, I went a bit deep and then when I went onto the throttle it just kept rotating so I had to reverse." | ||||||
| SS4 Ponte de Lima 1 (27.54 km) | 19:30.9 | 9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
84.7 km/h 0.56 s/km |
48:22.7 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
|
| "Not so happy with that time, feeling was okay but the car was moving around a lot more. You can only do so much with the grip you've got. We'll have to look to work with what we've got." | ||||||
| SS5 Viana do Castelo 2 (26.73 km) | 15:33.6 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
103.1 km/h 0.08 s/km |
1:03:56.3 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
|
| "Not too bad this afternoon, struggled a lot to get the hard to work early on. Perhaps not patient enough at the beginning. Hards were maybe the right choice." | ||||||
| SS6 Caminha 2 (18.11 km) | 10:37.6 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
102.3 km/h 0.12 s/km |
1:14:33.9 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
|
| "It was very rough, clean enough run though. There were places where you could take more risks but it was about balancing that with a clean run." | ||||||
| SS7 Ponte de Lima 2 (27.54 km) | 19:28.6 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
84.8 km/h 0.14 s/km |
1:34:02.5 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
|
| "No problems, but very difficult, very rough. We'll see what the others are doing to properly judge it. Very difficult conditions." | ||||||
| SS8 Porto Street Stage 1 (1.95 km) | 1:54.6 | 7.
5. class RC1 7. WRC |
61.3 km/h 3.03 s/km |
1:35:57.1 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
|
| SS9 Porto Street Stage 2 (1.95 km) | 1:51.3 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
63.1 km/h 2.31 s/km |
1:37:48.4 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
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| 2. leg | ||||||
| SS10 Vieira do Minho 1 (17.50 km) | 10:55.5 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
96.1 km/h 0.19 s/km |
1:48:43.9 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
|
| "It was quite slippery in places, the car was sliding quite a lot. I would say the grip is less than we had yesterday. Definitely hope I can stay ahead of Dani!" | ||||||
| SS11 Cabeceiras de Basto 1 (22.22 km) | 13:35.0 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
98.1 km/h |
2:02:18.9 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
|
| "It was a good run in the stage actually, I enjoyed the driving and the car was all good. The smooth roads help, it was so difficult yesterday with the conditions we had." | ||||||
| SS12 Amarante 1 (37.60 km) | 25:14.0 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
89.4 km/h 0.46 s/km |
2:27:32.9 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
|
| "Everything is fine but I could tell it wasn't going so well but didn't know what to do to change it. Didn't get any traction in the second half of that one." | ||||||
| SS13 Vieira do Minho 2 (17.50 km) | 10:48.6 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
97.1 km/h |
2:38:21.5 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
|
| "It was a good run, I was happy with the stage. Maybe a bit aggressive in places but we'll be looking ahead to the next ones." | ||||||
| SS14 Cabeceiras de Basto 2 (22.22 km) | 13:46.3 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
96.8 km/h 0.23 s/km |
2:52:07.8 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
|
| "The grip was very low most of the way through and towards the end there were some corners which were like ice - I think I just about judged corners in time! I think we could have gone softer on the tyres but it's difficult when it's dry in the previous stage." | ||||||
| SS15 Amarante 2 (37.60 km) | 25:02.0 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
90.1 km/h 0.38 s/km |
3:17:09.8 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
|
| "I wasn't entirely happy with the stage to be honest, felt the same as it did this morning in the second half. Overall, I'm happy with how the day has gone." | ||||||
| 3. leg | ||||||
| SS16 Montim 1 (8.64 km) | 5:52.2 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
88.3 km/h 0.56 s/km |
3:23:02.0 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
|
| "All ok, it was extremely slippery out there, a lot more loose than expected." | ||||||
| SS17 Fafe 1 (11.18 km) | 6:46.2 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
99.1 km/h 0.49 s/km |
3:29:48.2 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
|
| "Obviously I want some Power Stage points! But let's see what position we're in by the time we get to then." | ||||||
| SS18 Luílhas (11.89 km) | 8:16.1 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
86.3 km/h 0.58 s/km |
3:38:04.3 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
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| SS19 Montim 2 (8.64 km) | 5:44.7 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
90.2 km/h 0.39 s/km |
3:43:49.0 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
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| SS20 Fafe 2[Power Stage] (11.18 km) | 6:37.6 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
101.2 km/h 0.39 s/km |
3:50:26.6 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
|
| "Thanks, it was well overdue really. We've not had a great start to the year but hopefully this is a sign of more positive things to come!" | ||||||
Entry photos from this event
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