67. Rally Sweden 2019

WRC #2WRC2 #2WRC2 Pro #2JWRC #1
14. 2. – 17. 2. 2019, Torsby • snow - ice 316.80 km • total distance including road sections - 1460.59 km • Other years
#5
Toyota Yaris WRC icon
SP ***
Toyota Gazoo Racing 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 SSS Karlstad 1 (1.90 km) 1:39.3 9.
9. class RC1

9. WRC
68.9 km/h
2.32 s/km
1:39.3 9.
9. class RC1

9. WRC
SS2 Hof-Finnskog 1 (21.26 km) 10:17.3 7.
7. class RC1

7. WRC
124.0 km/h
0.39 s/km
11:56.6 8.
8. class RC1

8. WRC
"It felt clean but I wasn't taking full advantage of the grip available. Okay, I'm happy to have a sensible start."
SS3 Svullrya 1 (24.88 km) 12:59.0 8.
8. class RC1

8. WRC
115.0 km/h
0.48 s/km
24:55.6 8.
8. class RC1

8. WRC
"My rhythm is not good enough. The car feels good, I'm clean, but I'm obviously not adventurous enough with the grip. What more can I say?"
SS4 Röjden 1 (18.10 km) 8:50.7 9.
9. class RC1

9. WRC
122.8 km/h
0.45 s/km
33:46.3 8.
8. class RC1

8. WRC
"I'm enjoying it and the car feels okay, I just feel I'm not exploring it enough yet."
SS5 Hof-Finnskog 2 (21.26 km) 10:14.1 5.
5. class RC1

5. WRC
124.6 km/h
0.53 s/km
44:00.4 5.
5. class RC1

5. WRC
"I enjoyed it. I don't think my driving style suited the stages this morning. Maybe its better in the afternoon but I'll have to look after my tyres."
SS6 Svullrya 2 (24.88 km) 12:52.8 7.
7. class RC1

7. WRC
115.9 km/h
0.36 s/km
56:53.2 5.
5. class RC1

5. WRC
SS7 Röjden 2 (18.10 km) 9:00.9 10.
10. class RC1

10. WRC
120.5 km/h
1.06 s/km
1:05:54.1 7.
7. class RC1

7. WRC
"I'm a bit annoyed by the stall. I don't know what happened. The dash said 1st gear but when I dropped the clutch I was in 2nd. Not what we needed when we're fighting for tomorrow's road position. A lot of time lost."
SS8 Torsby 1 (8.93 km) 6:04.3 17.
9. class RC1

17. WRC
88.2 km/h
1.60 s/km
1:11:58.4 8.
8. class RC1

8. WRC
2. leg
SS9 Rämmen 1 (23.13 km) 11:32.4 5.
5. class RC1

5. WRC
120.3 km/h
0.40 s/km
1:23:30.8 6.
6. class RC1

6. WRC
"It was icy in there - frozen - which might benefit the guys ahead. Like yesterday the feeling in the car was nice. New stage, new notes, let's see."
SS10 Hagfors 1 (23.40 km) 12:40.4 4.
4. class RC1

4. WRC
110.8 km/h
0.31 s/km
1:36:11.2 6.
6. class RC1

6. WRC
"I can only control what I do but I feel good. A bit more of an attack mode. A bit more confidence. If the road melts in the afternoon we could be in trouble with our road position."
SS11 Vargåsen 1 (14.21 km) 8:20.3 4.
4. class RC1

4. WRC
102.3 km/h
0.38 s/km
1:44:31.5 6.
6. class RC1

6. WRC
"I feel I can explore a bit now, I feel more comfortable. We're in a battle now."
SS12 Rämmen 2 (23.13 km) 11:33.4 8.
8. class RC1

8. WRC
120.1 km/h
0.52 s/km
1:56:04.9 6.
6. class RC1

6. WRC
"It's impossible. I can't do anything, They are going to murder us behind with this road position."
SS13 Hagfors 2 (23.40 km) 12:56.7 10.
10. class RC1

10. WRC
108.5 km/h
0.85 s/km
2:09:01.6 6.
6. class RC1

6. WRC
"Horrible. That's like the trickiest stage I've ever done in Monte Carlo. The only thing on your mind is survival."
SS14 Vargåsen 2 (14.21 km) 8:29.1 9.
9. class RC1

9. WRC
100.5 km/h
0.63 s/km
2:17:30.7 6.
6. class RC1

6. WRC
"It's not been a good afternoon. Conditions went against us but that's my fault for not pushing yesterday."
SS15 SSS Karlstad 2 (1.90 km) 1:37.5 6.
5. class RC1

6. WRC
70.2 km/h
0.79 s/km
2:19:08.2 6.
6. class RC1

6. WRC
"Not nice! I think the right-hand isn't great for the start, then Pontus sprayed a load of water on my screen in the first corner!"
SS16 Torsby Sprint (2.80 km) 2:00.0 8.
7. class RC1

8. WRC
84.0 km/h
1.14 s/km
2:21:08.2 6.
6. class RC1

6. WRC
3. leg
SS17 Likenäs 1 (21.19 km) 11:16.7 7.
7. class RC1

7. WRC
112.7 km/h
0.49 s/km
2:32:24.9 6.
6. class RC1

6. WRC
"Okay, a good stage, but I'm trying not to do anything silly. Seb's manufacturers' points don't count, so this fight doesn't make a difference to that battle but personally I want to finish in front..."
SS18 Likenäs 2 (21.19 km) 11:23.6 3.
3. class RC1

3. WRC
111.6 km/h
0.08 s/km
2:43:48.5 6.
6. class RC1

6. WRC
"I was impressed by Seb's time this morning. Conditions were trickier on the second pass. The ice has been scored by the tyres and you lose a lot of braking potential but I'm happy with my run."
SS19 Torsby 2[Power Stage] (8.93 km) 5:20.3 6.
6. class RC1

6. WRC
100.4 km/h
0.58 s/km
2:49:08.8 6.
6. class RC1

6. WRC
"I had a massive impact on the front-left and now the power-steering feels tight. I struggled after that - lost some time."
Overall
WRC
RC1
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Toyota Yaris WRC
Rally Sweden 2019
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#5 Meeke K. - Marshall S.
1:18
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Toyota Yaris WRC
Rally Sweden 2019
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#5 Meeke K. - Marshall S.
1:43
IXO RAM709