75. Wales Rally GB 2019

WRC #12WRC2 #12WRC2 Pro #12JWRC #5 [coef 2]
3. 10. – 6. 10. 2019, Llandudno • gravel 309.76 km - (cancelled 4.74 km) • total distance including road sections - 1628.10 km • Other years
#33
Ford Fiesta WRC icon
PX6***
M-Sport Ford WRT
RC1
Final results
5. overall
5. class RC1
5. WRC
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
"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
"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
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
"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
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
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
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
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
"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
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
"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
"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
"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
"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
"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
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
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
"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
"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
"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
"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."
Overall
WRC
RC1
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