75. Wales Rally GB 2019
3. 10. – 6. 10. 2019, Llandudno • gravel 309.76 km - (cancelled 4.74 km) • total distance including road sections - 1628.10 km • Other years
Stage results
1. leg | Time | Pos. | km/h s/km |
Overall | Pos. after | |
SS1 Oulton Park (3.58 km) | 2:59.4 | 22.
11. class RC1 22. WRC |
71.8 km/h 3.35 s/km |
2:59.4 | 22.
11. class RC1 22. WRC |
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"It's been a difficult time to be off but it doesn't get much easier being back here tonight - it was tough! I'm definitely looking forward to tomorrow so let's see what we can do." | ||||||
SS2 Elsi 1 (11.65 km) | 8:36.9 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
81.1 km/h |
11:36.3 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
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"It was good and I'm feeling happy with the car. Everything was okay - a busy stage but all good!" | ||||||
SS3 Penmachno 1 (16.19 km) | 10:26.3 | 18.
11. class RC1 18. WRC |
93.1 km/h 2.67 s/km |
22:02.6 | 12.
10. class RC1 12. WRC |
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suspension damage? | ||||||
SS4 Dyfnant 1 (19.36 km) | 11:07.6 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
104.4 km/h 0.04 s/km |
33:10.2 | 10.
10. class RC1 10. WRC |
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"They were exceptionally difficult conditions, especially towards the end where the other guys have been cutting over the grass." | ||||||
SS5 Aberhirnant 1 (10.26 km) | 5:37.4 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
109.5 km/h |
38:47.6 | 10.
10. class RC1 10. WRC |
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SS6 Elsi 2 (11.65 km) | 8:37.6 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
81.0 km/h 0.45 s/km |
47:25.2 | 9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
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SS7 Penmachno 2 (16.19 km) | 9:49.4 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
98.9 km/h 0.32 s/km |
57:14.6 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
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SS8 Slate Mountain (1.60 km) | 1:10.9 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
81.2 km/h 0.75 s/km |
58:25.5 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
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SS9 Dyfnant 2 (19.36 km) | 11:15.1 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
103.2 km/h 0.46 s/km |
1:09:40.6 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
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"What can you do? When somebody at the front gets full daylight and you have to try and judge the grip in the dark, it's impossible." | ||||||
SS10 Aberhirnant 2 (10.26 km) | 5:42.0 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
108.0 km/h 0.21 s/km |
1:15:22.6 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
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2. leg | ||||||
SS11 Dyfi 1 (25.86 km) | 14:46.8 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
105.0 km/h |
1:30:09.4 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
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"We have to focus stage by stage and do the best we can on each one. The grip was a bit changeable in here - unlike yesterday where you could read the grip a little bit more." | ||||||
SS12 Myherin 1 (22.91 km) | 12:50.6 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
107.0 km/h |
1:43:00.0 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
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"The first one was pretty good. In here it was slippery in some places and so we ended up a little bit more sideways than we wanted to be in some places. All okay." | ||||||
SS13 Sweet Lamb Hafren 1 (25.65 km) | 14:47.7 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
104.0 km/h |
1:57:47.7 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
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"The previous 2 were really good. I didn't have as good of a run in here and I struggled in a few places because the grip was worse than I expected." | ||||||
SS14 Myherin 2 (22.91 km) | 12:57.6 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
106.1 km/h 0.06 s/km |
2:10:45.3 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
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"It's changed a lot - it's pretty slippy out there now. It's difficult to say whether we had a good run, in some places we were a bit careful and in others we were sliding a lot. It's a difficult balance to find now that the surface is polished." | ||||||
SS15 Sweet Lamb Hafren 2 (25.65 km) | 15:03.7 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
102.2 km/h 0.16 s/km |
2:25:49.0 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
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"I had a little it of a scare with a really big stone on the line and I was convinced it would have caused a puncture. Otherwise it was quite okay." | ||||||
SS16 Dyfi 2 (25.86 km) | 15:07.7 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
102.6 km/h 0.14 s/km |
2:40:56.7 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
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SS17 Colwyn Bay (2.40 km) | 1:57.4 | 8.
7. class RC1 8. WRC |
73.6 km/h 2.42 s/km |
2:42:54.1 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
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3. leg | ||||||
SS18 Alwen 1 (10.41 km) | 5:26.6 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
114.7 km/h 0.03 s/km |
2:48:20.7 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
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"Let's see how it goes. I had a bit of a moment on the last corner - there was a massive boulder on the line just as I turned in. We just glanced it and I think we got away with it." | ||||||
SS19 Brenig 1 (6.43 km) | 3:56.6 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
97.8 km/h |
2:52:17.3 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
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"Let's see - we just need to keep doing our best. There was a bit more grip than I expected here." | ||||||
SS20 Great Orme (4.74 km) | cancelled | |||||
SS21 Alwen 2 (10.41 km) | 5:29.3 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
113.8 km/h |
2:57:46.6 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
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"Properly slippery in here - really difficult so let's see." | ||||||
SS22 Brenig 2[Power Stage] (6.43 km) | 4:00.0 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
96.5 km/h 0.22 s/km |
3:01:46.6 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
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"There is no room for these what ifs in rallying at this level. A big shame, the pace was good all weekend which is nice, nonetheless it would have been nice to be higher up." |
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