43. Vodafone Rally de Portugal 2009
2. 4. – 5. 4. 2009, Faro • Automóvel Club de Portugal • gravel 361.36 km • total distance including road sections - 1164.99 km • Other years
#17
Ford Focus RS WRC '06 
EU5***
EU5***
Van Merksteijn Motorsport
A8
Final results
Mechanical Stage results
| 1. leg | Time | Pos. | km/h s/km |
Overall | Pos. after | |
| SS1 SSS Estádio Algarve 1 (2.21 km) | 2:19.6 | 16.
15. class A8 16. WRC |
57.0 km/h 4.52 s/km |
2:19.6 | 16.
15. class A8 16. WRC |
|
| SS2 Ourique 1 (23.42 km) | 16:01.2 | 24.
16. class A8 24. WRC |
87.7 km/h 4.03 s/km |
18:20.8 | 21.
15. class A8 21. WRC |
|
| It's important to me to finish this rally. So I started to drive carefully., info2 = Pro mě je důležité, abych rally dokončil. Začal jsem proto opatrně. | ||||||
| SS3 Silves 1 (21.54 km) | 13:40.5 | 22.
16. class A8 22. WRC |
94.5 km/h 4.13 s/km |
32:01.3 | 23.
15. class A8 23. WRC |
|
| SS4 Malhão 1 (22.04 km) | 15:29.4 | 19.
15. class A8 19. WRC |
85.4 km/h 3.57 s/km |
47:30.7 | 19.
14. class A8 19. WRC |
|
| "Very difficult stage, with lot of fast sections and again changing into slow sections. | ||||||
| SS5 Ourique 2 (23.42 km) | 15:41.7 | 15.
14. class A8 15. WRC |
89.5 km/h 3.18 s/km |
1:03:12.4 | 17.
14. class A8 17. WRC |
|
| SS6 Silves 2 (21.54 km) | 13:25.0 | 14.
14. class A8 14. WRC |
96.3 km/h 3.49 s/km |
1:16:37.4 | 14.
14. class A8 14. WRC |
|
| SS7 Malhão 2 (22.04 km) | Mechanical | |||||
