62. CORSICA Linea Tour de Corse 2019

WRC #4WRC2 #4WRC2 Pro #4JWRC #2RGT Cup #2
28. 3. – 31. 3. 2019, Porto-Vecchio, Bastia, Calvi • asphalt 347.51 km • total distance including road sections - 1194.06 km • Other yearsOther years
#5
Toyota Yaris WRC icon
SP ***
Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
RC1
Final results
9. overall
9. class RC1
9. WRC
Stage results
1. leg Time Pos. km/h
s/km
Overall Pos. after
SS1 Bavella 1 (17.60 km) 11:11.7 23.
9. class RC1

23. WRC
94.3 km/h
2.90 s/km
11:11.7 23.
9. class RC1

23. WRC
front left puncture
"I don't know how it happened, something caught me in the corner, completely unseen."
SS2 Valinco 1 (25.94 km) 14:23.6 1.
1. class RC1

1. WRC
108.1 km/h
25:35.3 9.
9. class RC1

9. WRC
"I think I make a mistake on the recce - I had 'keep in' in my notes, I hit something and punctured immediately. We'll try our best to fight back."
SS3 Alta-Rocca 1 (17.37 km) 10:05.7 2.
2. class RC1

2. WRC
103.2 km/h
0.03 s/km
35:41.0 9.
9. class RC1

9. WRC
"We have a job to do to try and get back as much time as possible."
SS4 Bavella 2 (17.60 km) 10:21.1 3.
3. class RC1

3. WRC
102.0 km/h
0.20 s/km
46:02.1 9.
9. class RC1

9. WRC
What happened earlier has gone. I'm focused now on my driving. The car feels good. The gap is big but I'll nibble away."
SS5 Valinco 2 (25.94 km) 14:59.1 11.
9. class RC1

11. WRC
103.9 km/h
1.38 s/km
1:01:01.2 8.
8. class RC1

8. WRC
damaged rear right suspension
SS6 Alta-Rocca 2 (17.37 km) 12:23.5 51.
13. class RC1

51. WRC
84.1 km/h
8.13 s/km
1:13:24.7 16.
10. class RC1

16. WRC
"I had a conversation with [co-driver] Seb in stage and he said hopefully Elfyn would have a three-minute gap. It doesn't look like the organisers gave it. I wasn't expecting him to come. I've sorry for Elfyn."
2. leg
SS7 Cap Corse 1 (25.62 km) 15:54.8 5.
5. class RC1

5. WRC
96.6 km/h
0.16 s/km
1:29:19.5 11.
10. class RC1

11. WRC
"I was annoyed with myself yesterday, I make a mistake in the recce which caused the problem. I have to improve. I have to dig deeper and deeper if I want to challenge for a championship. I'll learn."
SS8 Désert des Agriates 1 (14.45 km) 7:59.0 3.
3. class RC1

3. WRC
108.6 km/h
0.22 s/km
1:37:18.5 10.
9. class RC1

10. WRC
"This one is like a race circuit, a different character to the rest. I wasn't so good here last year so I made some subtle changes. I'm just exploring today."
SS9 Castagniccia 1 (47.18 km) 30:00.1 6.
6. class RC1

6. WRC
94.4 km/h
0.32 s/km
2:07:18.6 9.
9. class RC1

9. WRC
"Incredibly slippery surface in places, some damp sections caught me by surprise. A huge challenge. The set up with the dampers wasn't perfect, the car is rolling about."
SS10 Cap Corse 2 (25.62 km) 15:52.3 1.
1. class RC1

1. WRC
96.9 km/h
2:23:10.9 9.
9. class RC1

9. WRC
"Better grip than earlier with more rubber on the road and higher temperatures. A good run."
SS11 Désert des Agriates 2 (14.45 km) 7:57.7 2.
2. class RC1

2. WRC
108.9 km/h
0.01 s/km
2:31:08.6 9.
9. class RC1

9. WRC
"It felt good. I changed the damper set-up, running the car a bit stiffer. I thought it was good but the time seems slow, we'll see."
SS12 Castagniccia 2 (47.18 km) 29:37.3 4.
4. class RC1

4. WRC
95.6 km/h
0.27 s/km
3:00:45.9 9.
9. class RC1

9. WRC
"I enjoyed driving this afternoon. A much stiffer setup seems to work better."
3. leg
SS13 Eaux de Zilia (31.85 km) 17:25.4 17.
10. class RC1

17. WRC
109.7 km/h
3.08 s/km
3:18:11.3 9.
9. class RC1

9. WRC
"Not a habit I want to get into on Sunday morning. Let's see what we can do, hopefully collect a couple of points in he power stage."
SS14 Calvi[Power Stage] (19.34 km) 9:54.0 1.
1. class RC1

1. WRC
117.2 km/h
3:28:05.3 9.
9. class RC1

9. WRC
"I had a good run but Jari is not my target - there are a lot of quick guys behind. I gave it a go. I couldn't have done much more."
Overall
WRC
RC1
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