49. Vodafone Rally de Portugal 2015
21. 5. – 24. 5. 2015, Matosinhos • Automóvel Club de Portugal • gravel 351.71 km - (cancelled 27.53 km) • total distance including road sections - 1526.16 km • Other years
#1
Volkswagen Polo R WRC 
WOB***
WOB***
Volkswagen Motorsport
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) | 2:41.6 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
74.9 km/h 0.15 s/km |
2:41.6 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
|
| SS2 Ponte de Lima 1 (27.53 km) | 19:53.6 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
83.0 km/h 0.44 s/km |
22:35.2 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
|
| Rear right puncture | ||||||
| "Had a clean drive, very nice, no mistakes. Need a bit of luck." | ||||||
| SS3 Caminha 1 (18.05 km) | 10:56.3 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
99.0 km/h 0.41 s/km |
33:31.5 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
|
| "I think these stages are extremely difficult. Conditions are slippery." | ||||||
| SS4 Viana do Castelo 1 (18.73 km) | 11:51.3 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
94.8 km/h 0.69 s/km |
45:22.8 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
|
| "I think it's one of the worst stages i've ever driven. No grip at all." / Myslím, že tohle je jedna z nejhorších zkoušek, co jsem kdy jel. Vůbec žádná přilnavost... | ||||||
| SS5 Ponte de Lima 2 (27.53 km) | cancelled | |||||
| SS6 Caminha 2 (18.05 km) | 10:49.6 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
100.0 km/h |
56:12.4 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
|
| "No problem, but very rough." | ||||||
| SS7 Viana do Castelo 2 (18.73 km) | 11:32.9 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
97.3 km/h 0.15 s/km |
1:07:45.3 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
|
| out of the car and having a look at it. Front tyres are completely shot, front right is gone. - vylezl z auta a obhlíží ho. Přední pneumatiky jsou totálně zničené, zejména pravá přední... | ||||||
| "This stage was much better conditions than the previous, but this was very slippery for me. Still a lot of gravel." | ||||||
| 2. leg | ||||||
| SS8 Baião 1 (18.57 km) | 11:48.9 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
94.3 km/h 0.03 s/km |
1:19:34.2 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
|
| SS9 Marão 1 (26.30 km) | 17:12.7 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
91.7 km/h 0.06 s/km |
1:36:46.9 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
|
| "At the moment, i'm quite happy." / V tuhle chvíli spokojenost... | ||||||
| SS10 Fridão 1 (37.67 km) | 25:42.9 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
87.9 km/h 0.06 s/km |
2:02:29.8 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
|
| "The tyres were okay, now there's only one car in front of us. I'm very happy with my pace." / Pneumatiky byly v pohodě, teď je ale před námi jen jedno auto. Jsem moc spokojený se svým výkonem... | ||||||
| SS11 Baião 2 (18.57 km) | 11:43.0 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
95.1 km/h |
2:14:12.8 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
|
| "I try, we'll see what's going to happen." / Snažím se, uvidíme, co se přihodí... | ||||||
| SS12 Marão 2 (26.30 km) | 16:58.7 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
92.9 km/h |
2:31:11.5 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
|
| "It was okay, not bad at all. There was a rock in the middle that I couldn't avoid." / Bylo to dobré, celkově ucházející. Uprostřed trati byl kámen, kterému se nedalo vyhnout... | ||||||
| SS13 Fridão 2 (37.67 km) | 25:17.9 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
89.3 km/h |
2:56:29.4 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
|
| "We took some risks with the tyre choice, but not too bad. I had a good stage." | ||||||
| 3. leg | ||||||
| SS14 Fafe 1 (11.15 km) | 6:49.8 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
98.0 km/h |
3:03:19.2 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
|
| SS15 Vieira do Minho (32.35 km) | 20:41.3 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
93.8 km/h 0.08 s/km |
3:24:00.5 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
|
| Good stage, clean drive. Not perfect, but I don't want to take too much risk. | ||||||
| SS16 Fafe 2[Power Stage] (11.15 km) | 6:43.0 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
99.6 km/h |
3:30:43.5 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
|
| "I know it is a happy day for many people. It's been a fantastic rally for me." / Vím, že je to šťastný den pro spoustu lidí. Byla to pro mě fantastická soutěž... | ||||||
