53. Vodafone Rally de Portugal 2019
29. 5. – 2. 6. 2019, Matosinhos • Automóvel Club de Portugal • gravel 311.47 km - (cancelled 4.50 km) • total distance including road sections - 1433.15 km • Other years
#44
Ford Fiesta WRC 
V1 ***
V1 ***
M-Sport Ford WRT
RC1
Final results
Accident Stage results
| 1. leg | Time | Pos. | km/h s/km |
Overall | Pos. after | |
| SS1 Lousã 1 (12.35 km) | 9:16.8 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
79.8 km/h 0.80 s/km |
9:16.8 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
|
| SS2 Góis 1 (18.78 km) | 12:38.4 | 11.
11. class RC1 11. WRC |
89.1 km/h 1.00 s/km |
21:55.2 | 11.
11. class RC1 11. WRC |
|
| SS3 Arganil 1 (14.44 km) | 9:15.9 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
93.5 km/h 1.10 s/km |
31:11.1 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
|
| SS4 Lousã 2 (12.35 km) | 9:06.1 | 9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
81.4 km/h 0.56 s/km |
40:17.2 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
|
| SS5 Góis 2 (18.78 km) | 12:34.3 | 9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
89.6 km/h 1.12 s/km |
52:51.5 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
|
| "We're working into it. It's been getting better and better. When we select stage mode the car stops and it takes me 10-seconds to get it restarted. It's still mega fun!" | ||||||
| SS6 Arganil 2 (14.44 km) | 9:18.1 | 10.
10. class RC1 10. WRC |
93.1 km/h 1.36 s/km |
1:02:09.6 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
|
| SS7 SSS Lousada (3.36 km) | 2:39.2 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
76.0 km/h 1.10 s/km |
1:04:48.8 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
|
| 2. leg | ||||||
| SS8 Vieira do Minho 1 (20.53 km) | 13:16.9 | 9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
92.7 km/h 0.86 s/km |
1:18:05.7 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
|
| "It's nice to be on stages that I know. The dust is getting worse and worse, especially towards the end. This is where I wanted to be today - more in the fight." | ||||||
| SS9 Cabeceiras de Basto 1 (22.22 km) | 13:59.7 | 9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
95.3 km/h 0.76 s/km |
1:32:05.4 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
|
| SS10 Amarante 1 (37.60 km) | 25:52.0 | 11.
11. class RC1 11. WRC |
87.2 km/h 1.11 s/km |
1:57:57.4 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
|
| "Just went too fast into a hairpin and stalled the engine. We had the same problem again at the start of the stage with the car cutting out. Pretty good though - it's fun!" | ||||||
| SS11 Vieira do Minho 2 (20.53 km) | 13:03.6 | 9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
94.3 km/h 0.59 s/km |
2:11:01.0 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
|
| "The ruts were really big but you could carry quite a lot of speed into them. Trying to find out exactly how much speed you can carry into them was something new but it was getting better and better as the stage went on. I enjoyed that." | ||||||
| SS12 Cabeceiras de Basto 2 (22.22 km) | 14:13.2 | 10.
10. class RC1 10. WRC |
93.8 km/h 1.68 s/km |
2:25:14.2 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
|
| puncture | ||||||
| SS13 Amarante 2 (37.60 km) | 35:02.2 | 35.
10. class RC1 35. WRC |
64.4 km/h 15.96 s/km |
3:00:16.4 [SR] |
15.
9. class RC1 15. WRC |
|
| off road | ||||||
| SS14 Gaia Street Stage 1 (2.25 km) | cancelled | |||||
| SS15 Gaia Street Stage 2 (2.25 km) | cancelled | |||||
| 3. leg | ||||||
| SS16 Montim 1 (8.76 km) | 6:00.3 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
87.5 km/h 1.28 s/km |
3:06:16.7 [SR] |
14.
9. class RC1 14. WRC |
|
| "I decided that I've been last on the road, I've been middle of the road, and I needed to get the experience of being first on the road so here I am today! It was meant to happen. I'm driving a WRC car - how can that not be enjoyable?!" | ||||||
| SS17 Fafe 1 (11.18 km) | 6:55.8 | 10.
10. class RC1 10. WRC |
96.8 km/h 1.54 s/km |
3:13:12.5 [SR] |
13.
9. class RC1 13. WRC |
|
| "It's a great stage, it is one of the best definitely. I just wanted to take it clean and tidy to make sure everything is right and we will push this afternoon." | ||||||
| SS18 Luílhas (11.89 km) | 8:29.0 | 9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
84.1 km/h 1.96 s/km |
3:21:41.5 [SR] |
12.
8. class RC1 12. WRC |
|
| SS19 Montim 2 (8.76 km) | 5:54.5 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
89.0 km/h 0.94 s/km |
3:27:36.0 [SR] |
11.
8. class RC1 11. WRC |
|
| "I think I've learned the most today. Cleaning the road makes things quite obvious and you see things in the notes that maybe should have been there. The second pass is always hard to judge exactly where the grip is." | ||||||
| SS20 Fafe 2[Power Stage] (11.18 km) | Accident | |||||
