Rally Chile BIOBÍO 2023
28. 9. – 1. 10. 2023, Concepción • Horta Producciones • gravel 320.98 km • total distance including road sections - 1239.43 km • Other years
#13
M-Sport Ford WRT
RC1
Final results
13. overall
6. class RC1
13. WRC
Stage results
1. leg | Time | Pos. | km/h s/km |
Overall | Pos. after | |
SS1 Pulperia 1 (19.77 km) | 10:48.9 | 11.
8. class RC1 11. WRC |
109.7 km/h 1.62 s/km |
10:48.9 | 11.
8. class RC1 11. WRC |
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"It was a mess. I had trouble with pacenotes and I think a mechanic touched the button, we had no ALS." | ||||||
SS2 Rere 1 (13.34 km) | 7:01.9 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
113.8 km/h 0.67 s/km |
17:50.8 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
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"At least I had turbo response on this stage, but not ideal." | ||||||
SS3 Rio Claro 1 (23.32 km) | 12:48.5 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
109.2 km/h 0.71 s/km |
30:39.3 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
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SS4 Pulperia 2 (19.77 km) | 10:23.0 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
114.2 km/h 1.23 s/km |
41:02.3 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
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SS5 Rere 2 (13.34 km) | 6:49.4 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
117.3 km/h 0.72 s/km |
47:51.7 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
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SS6 Rio Claro 2 (23.32 km) | 12:30.4 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
111.9 km/h 0.78 s/km |
1:00:22.1 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
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"For sure it didn't start the perfect way but we enjoyed a lot. It's not easy to drive such cars but what a pleasure it is." | ||||||
2. leg | ||||||
SS7 Chivilingo 1 (27.19 km) | 18:11.0 | 9.
8. class RC1 9. WRC |
89.7 km/h 1.85 s/km |
1:18:33.1 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
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"There is a problem with the launch control, it always stalls two seconds from the start so it's difficult to focus in the beginning. There is low sun and in the dust of Heller we couldn't see a thing." | ||||||
SS8 Rio Lia 1 (21.09 km) | 14:34.2 | 9.
7. class RC1 9. WRC |
86.8 km/h 1.67 s/km |
1:33:07.3 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
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"Good experience. So much sliding all around and very low grip, but it's good practice." | ||||||
SS9 Maria de las Cruces 1 (28.72 km) | 18:24.1 | 6.
4. class RC1 6. WRC |
93.6 km/h 1.50 s/km |
1:51:31.4 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
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SS10 Chivilingo 2 (27.19 km) | 17:37.1 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
92.6 km/h 1.09 s/km |
2:09:08.5 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
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"No dust this time and better grip. In general it was better, much more enjoyable." | ||||||
SS11 Rio Lia 2 (21.09 km) | 14:18.2 | 8.
7. class RC1 8. WRC |
88.5 km/h 1.44 s/km |
2:23:26.7 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
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"I would say the tires are completely done, and we still have one to do. It's good I do some ice driving in the winter becasue it's exactly the same!" | ||||||
SS12 Maria de las Cruces 2 (28.72 km) | 25:33.8 | 36.
7. class RC1 36. WRC |
67.4 km/h 17.18 s/km |
2:49:00.5 | 16.
7. class RC1 16. WRC |
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Off road moment -> Little damage on car | ||||||
Puncture after off road | ||||||
Spun and stalled engine after puncture | ||||||
"I got caught with the rear tire that were completely done, and we touched a bank and I was thinking we broke a [steering] arm so I tried to continue slowly, but actually we had a double puncture on the right. I just hope we didn't disturb Rovanpera too much." | ||||||
3. leg | ||||||
SS13 Las Pataguas 1 (13.20 km) | 8:29.7 | 15.
7. class RC1 15. WRC |
93.2 km/h 3.51 s/km |
2:57:30.2 | 15.
7. class RC1 15. WRC |
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"I had a vibration right from the beginning so I thought I had a puncture, I'm not sure what it is." | ||||||
SS14 El Poñen 1 (13.86 km) | 7:50.5 | 10.
7. class RC1 10. WRC |
106.0 km/h 1.99 s/km |
3:05:20.7 | 14.
7. class RC1 14. WRC |
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"Just before the refueling out of the service we had a road section with a car, so we were a bit scared with the right side." | ||||||
SS15 Las Pataguas 2 (13.20 km) | 8:31.2 | 18.
7. class RC1 18. WRC |
93.0 km/h 4.41 s/km |
3:15:11.9 1:20 |
13.
6. class RC1 13. WRC |
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Penalty 1:20 - Late (8 min) at TC | ||||||
"It was starting well then suddenly I lost all the brakes, so I had to use the handbrake for the stage. We'll try to fix the issue." | ||||||
SS16 El Poñen 2[Power Stage] (13.86 km) | 8:05.9 | 17.
6. class RC1 17. WRC |
102.7 km/h 4.27 s/km |
3:23:17.8 1:20 |
13.
6. class RC1 13. WRC |
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"I was still using the handbrake, a stone broke the front-right on the previous one but we still could finish the rally. Maybe for the next one we have to change our lucky number. Thanks to Jourdan [Serderidis], it's because of him we are here." |