15. Rally Italia Sardegna 2018
7. 6. – 10. 6. 2018, Alghero • gravel 314.36 km • total distance including road sections - 1388.03 km • Other years • Other years
#11
Citroën C3 WRC 
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Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT
RC1
Final results
6. overall
6. class RC1
6. WRC
Stage results
| 1. leg | Time | Pos. | km/h s/km |
Overall | Pos. after | |
| SS1 Ittiri Arena Show (2.00 km) | 2:09.1 | 13.
11. class RC1 13. WRC |
55.8 km/h 3.20 s/km |
2:09.1 | 13.
11. class RC1 13. WRC |
|
| Unfortunately I stalled and dropped five or eight seconds, I just pulled the handbrake and it just stopped - it's the first time I've stalled the car properly. | ||||||
| SS2 Tula 1 (22.12 km) | 18:44.6 | 9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
70.8 km/h 0.75 s/km |
20:53.7 | 10.
10. class RC1 10. WRC |
|
| "I had an overshoot, I thought I could brake a crest on asphalt." | ||||||
| SS3 Castelsardo 1 (14.37 km) | 10:46.6 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
80.0 km/h 0.23 s/km |
31:40.3 | 9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
|
| "Mediocre. Just tried to calm it down on the junctions. I'd never done that stage before so it was important just to go through it and learn it." | ||||||
| SS4 Tergu - Osilo 1 (14.14 km) | 9:05.9 | 10.
10. class RC1 10. WRC |
93.2 km/h 0.53 s/km |
40:46.2 | 9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
|
| SS5 Monte Baranta 1 (11.46 km) | 8:23.8 | 10.
10. class RC1 10. WRC |
81.9 km/h 0.96 s/km |
49:10.0 | 9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
|
| A couple of big jumps kind of threw me off in a few places but it wasn't so bad. We put on the hards in the last stage which was a bit stupid with the rain. | ||||||
| SS6 Tula 2 (22.12 km) | 20:07.7 | 11.
11. class RC1 11. WRC |
65.9 km/h 1.98 s/km |
1:09:17.7 | 10.
10. class RC1 10. WRC |
|
| "Not an off, three times it stalled. I pulled the f****** handbrake and it kept stalling. It happened last night in the Super Special and it is very frustrating. Apologies for the language but..." | ||||||
| SS7 Castelsardo 2 (14.37 km) | 10:49.7 | 9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
79.6 km/h 1.04 s/km |
1:20:07.4 | 9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
|
| SS8 Tergu - Osilo 2 (14.14 km) | 9:04.2 | 9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
93.5 km/h 0.76 s/km |
1:29:11.6 | 9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
|
| "I put the hards on there again because we didn't have anything to lose really but it is still wet and damp in there. Not the day we wanted." | ||||||
| SS9 Monte Baranta 2 (11.46 km) | 8:11.3 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
84.0 km/h 0.36 s/km |
1:37:22.9 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
|
| "It's tricky, tricky day. I was able to push on a little bit but still a fair bit of work to do. No stalls on this one either." | ||||||
| 2. leg | ||||||
| SS10 Coiluna - Loelle 1 (14.95 km) | 8:07.1 | 11.
11. class RC1 11. WRC |
110.5 km/h 1.05 s/km |
1:45:30.0 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
|
| SS11 Monti di Alà 1 (28.52 km) | 16:56.6 | 10.
10. class RC1 10. WRC |
101.0 km/h 0.62 s/km |
2:02:26.6 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
|
| "Quite a big impact at the start of the stage on the front-right, I need to check it on the road section here." | ||||||
| SS12 Monte Lerno 1 (28.89 km) | 18:23.5 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
94.2 km/h 0.84 s/km |
2:20:50.1 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
|
| SS13 Città di Ittiri - Coros (1.42 km) | 1:30.6 | 9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
56.4 km/h 1.13 s/km |
2:22:20.7 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
|
| SS14 Coiluna - Loelle 2 (14.95 km) | 7:56.1 | 10.
10. class RC1 10. WRC |
113.0 km/h 0.89 s/km |
2:30:16.8 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
|
| I knew it was a straight road through the dust but when you can't see anything at all I just backed off a little bit. | ||||||
| SS15 Monti di Alà 2 (28.52 km) | 16:51.3 | 9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
101.5 km/h 0.84 s/km |
2:47:08.1 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
|
| "You wouldn't want softs! What a transformation though on 12 months ago. Apart from one or two places for the team to work on the car is a joy to drive." | ||||||
| SS16 Monte Lerno 2 (28.89 km) | 18:22.4 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
94.3 km/h 1.15 s/km |
3:05:30.5 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
|
| 3. leg | ||||||
| SS17 Cala Flumini 1 (14.06 km) | 9:07.0 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
92.5 km/h 1.87 s/km |
3:14:37.5 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
|
| "A lot of cleaning in there, I'm driving in the middle of the road and not making any mistakes. See if we can get it back." | ||||||
| SS18 Sassari - Argentiera 1 (6.96 km) | 5:21.9 | 13.
11. class RC1 13. WRC |
77.8 km/h 3.81 s/km |
3:19:59.4 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
|
| spin | ||||||
| "I had a spin quite close to the end. There was a bump in the middle of the corner, maybe I was going a little too fast. And then I had to do a three-point turn." | ||||||
| SS19 Cala Flumini 2 (14.06 km) | 8:50.0 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
95.5 km/h 1.50 s/km |
3:28:49.4 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
|
| "I'm sure everybody will save their tyres on here, but I'm aiming to enjoy the stage as much as possible." | ||||||
| SS20 Sassari - Argentiera 2[Power Stage] (6.96 km) | 5:01.0 | 9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
83.2 km/h 1.16 s/km |
3:33:50.4 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
|
| "No this isn't the best we could have got out. It is difficult, I want to be a winner, I want to be at the front. I need to work on why I can't get it together across the weekend. Just a bit more patience." | ||||||
