Teemu Suninen - Marko Salminen - Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo 2019

87. Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo 2019

WRC #1 • WRC2 #1 • WRC2 Pro #1 • RGT Cup #1

24. 1. – 27. 1. 2019, Gap - Monaco • Automobile Club de Monaco • asphalt - snow 323.83 km - (cancelled 20.04 km) • total distance including road sections - 1366.43 km • Other years

1. leg	Time	Pos.	km/h s/km	Overall	Pos. after
SS1 La Bréole - Selonnet (20.76 km)	20:02.0 [N]	78. 12. class RC1 78. WRC	62.2 km/h 20.23 s/km	20:02.0 [SR]	78. 12. class RC1 78. WRC
off road
SS2 Avançon - Notre-Dame-du-Laus (20.59 km)	20:18.5	77. 11. class RC1 77. WRC	60.8 km/h 20.40 s/km	40:20.5 [SR]	74. 11. class RC1 74. WRC
2. leg
SS3 Valdrôme - Sigottier 1 (20.04 km)	cancelled
SS4 Roussieux - Laborel 1 (24.05 km)	15:39.2	10. 10. class RC1 10. WRC	92.2 km/h 2.37 s/km	55:59.7 [SR]	55. 11. class RC1 55. WRC
"Bit easier, but conditions were changing a bit and the tyres were overheating really badly in the end. My objective now is to get all the experience I can get."
SS5 Curbans - Piégut 1 (18.47 km)	14:22.9	11. 11. class RC1 11. WRC	77.1 km/h 1.83 s/km	1:10:22.6 [SR]	43. 11. class RC1 43. WRC
SS6 Valdrôme - Sigottier 2 (20.04 km)	14:36.2	14. 9. class RC1 14. WRC	82.3 km/h 2.83 s/km	1:24:58.8 [SR]	38. 11. class RC1 38. WRC
"Quite difficult, it is getting drier but there is still 7km of snow with some ruts. With two snow tyres It was very difficult, especially on the downhill sections."
SS7 Roussieux - Laborel 2 (24.05 km)	14:46.8	4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC	97.6 km/h 0.84 s/km	1:39:45.6 [SR]	26. 10. class RC1 26. WRC
"Quite dirty, but generally it is quite dry. So the way to go was soft slicks. It is not really cleaning, I think it is getting dirtier."
SS8 Curbans - Piégut 2 (18.47 km)	13:52.8	8. 8. class RC1 8. WRC	79.8 km/h 1.48 s/km	1:53:38.4 [SR]	22. 9. class RC1 22. WRC
3. leg
SS9 Agnières-en-Dévoluy - Corps 1 (29.82 km)	21:11.6	5. 5. class RC1 5. WRC	84.4 km/h 0.59 s/km	2:14:50.0 [SR]	21. 9. class RC1 21. WRC
"There was like 8km of snow and the end of the stage was really dry. It was difficult to manage the tyres, but hopefully we have some studs left for the next one."
SS10 St-Léger-les-Mélèzes - La Bâtie-Neuve 1 (16.87 km)	10:22.8	6. 6. class RC1 6. WRC	97.5 km/h 0.63 s/km	2:25:12.8 [SR]	17. 7. class RC1 17. WRC
Start is quite dry, and then at 2km there is some ice. I expected it to be icier so I saved the studs a bit too much at the start."
SS11 Agnières-en-Dévoluy - Corps 2 (29.82 km)	20:29.6	7. 7. class RC1 7. WRC	87.3 km/h 1.18 s/km	2:45:42.4 [SR]	14. 7. class RC1 14. WRC
"The car was okay, I tried to save the studs then I realised in the middle of the stage that I had to start to push."
SS12 St-Léger-les-Mélèzes - La Bâtie-Neuve 2 (16.87 km)	10:01.2	7. 7. class RC1 7. WRC	101.0 km/h 0.47 s/km	2:55:43.6 [SR]	14. 7. class RC1 14. WRC
"We had the super soft so it has worn quite badly, but it is okay."
4. leg
SS13 La Bollène-Vésubie - Peïra-Cava 1 (18.41 km)	12:02.9	7. 7. class RC1 7. WRC	91.7 km/h 1.23 s/km	3:07:46.5 [SR]	13. 7. class RC1 13. WRC
SS14 La Cabanette - Col de Braus 1 (13.58 km)	9:59.8	6. 6. class RC1 6. WRC	81.5 km/h 0.54 s/km	3:17:46.3 [SR]	12. 7. class RC1 12. WRC
"Much better stage for us, better conditions and I was happy for the car. There was not much salt so the balance was better."
SS15 La Bollène-Vésubie - Peïra-Cava 2 (18.41 km)	11:40.6	7. 7. class RC1 7. WRC	94.6 km/h 0.82 s/km	3:29:26.9 [SR]	12. 7. class RC1 12. WRC
"The stage was totally different from the morning. The salt has gone, so it is interesting to see how the other drivers will drive this one."
SS16 La Cabanette - Col de Braus 2[Power Stage] (13.58 km)	9:45.8	5. 5. class RC1 5. WRC	83.5 km/h 0.63 s/km	3:39:12.7 [SR]	11. 7. class RC1 11. WRC
"The rest of the rally was better than the start, just unfortunately the crash on the first stage. It was great to be able to do Monte-Carlo in a World Rally Car."

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