54. Vodafone Rally de Portugal 2021
WRC #4 • WRC2 #4 • JWRC #2 • WRC3 #4 • Portugal #2 • Peugeot Rally Cup Iberia #2 • Taça de Portugal (RC2N) #2
20. 5. – 23. 5. 2021, Matosinhos • Automóvel Club de Portugal • gravel 337.51 km • total distance including road sections - 1514.07 km • Other years
#11
Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 
ALZ***
ALZ***
Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT
RC1
Final results
36. overall
10. class RC1
36. WRC
Stage results
| 1. leg | Time | Pos. | km/h s/km |
Overall | Pos. after | |
| SS1 Lousã 1 (12.35 km) | 9:05.2 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
81.5 km/h 0.04 s/km |
9:05.2 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
|
| "I was surprised. I wasn't so happy after shakedown. In here we had quite good grip and I could play with the car." | ||||||
| SS2 Góis 1 (19.51 km) | 13:04.5 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
89.5 km/h 0.28 s/km |
22:09.7 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
|
| "I had a good stage. I had a very clean stage, actually. Maybe I could have pushed a bit more, but the tyres are moving quite a lot. I tried to find the right balance between the grip and the movement in the car." | ||||||
| SS3 Arganil 1 (18.82 km) | 11:58.8 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
94.3 km/h 0.23 s/km |
34:08.5 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
|
| "Generally, we can be quite satisfied with the morning. With this one, I wasn't able to push to the maximum. It was really slippery, and I just didn't feel it." | ||||||
| SS4 Lousã 2 (12.35 km) | 9:04.6 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
81.6 km/h 0.16 s/km |
43:13.1 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
|
| "We expected the roads to be rougher, so we have to go out with hard tyres on the car. The car is feeling well - I am surprised and I didn't expect that so I am happy." | ||||||
| SS5 Góis 2 (19.51 km) | 13:05.0 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
89.5 km/h 0.03 s/km |
56:18.1 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
|
| SS6 Arganil 2 (18.82 km) | 11:52.7 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
95.1 km/h 0.02 s/km |
1:08:10.8 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
|
| "I had a very clean stage again. I am not sure I can go much faster because then I will start sliding too much and I want to be efficient. | ||||||
| SS7 Mortágua (18.16 km) | 15:08.6 | 53.
10. class RC1 53. WRC |
72.0 km/h 11.34 s/km |
1:23:19.4 | 9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
|
| accident | ||||||
| "I had a pace note which was really too fast. When I saw the corner, it didn't work out. I tried to correct, but there was something like a tree stump which pulled us to the side. We are going to see if we can repair it." | ||||||
| SS8 SSS Lousada (3.36 km) |
12:31.4 [N] |
52.
10. class RC1 52. WRC |
16.1 km/h 178.57 s/km |
1:35:50.8 [SR] |
29.
9. class RC1 29. WRC |
|
| 2. leg | ||||||
| SS9 Vieira do Minho 1 (20.64 km) | 13:21.1 | 9.
8. class RC1 9. WRC |
92.8 km/h 1.91 s/km |
1:49:11.9 [SR] |
27.
9. class RC1 27. WRC |
|
| "I am with the hard compound tyres, so it's really slippery. I want to save my soft tyres for tomorrow." | ||||||
| SS10 Cabeceiras de Basto 1 (22.37 km) | 14:25.7 | 9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
93.0 km/h 2.32 s/km |
2:03:37.6 [SR] |
25.
9. class RC1 25. WRC |
|
| "It was really horrible. The car was undriveable - I think we have to check because we were sliding everywhere - there might be an issue." | ||||||
| SS11 Amarante 1 (37.92 km) | 25:06.7 | 9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
90.6 km/h 1.45 s/km |
2:31:24.3 2:40 [SR] |
25.
9. class RC1 25. WRC |
|
| Penalty 2:40 - Late (16 min) at TC | ||||||
| "We have some issues, and we couldn't solve them. We decided to keep going but it didn't sound so good." | ||||||
| retired for today in service | ||||||
| SS12 Vieira do Minho 2 (20.64 km) |
22:36.6 [N] |
46.
10. class RC1 46. WRC |
54.8 km/h 29.07 s/km |
2:54:00.9 2:40 [SR] |
28.
10. class RC1 28. WRC |
|
| SS13 Cabeceiras de Basto 2 (22.37 km) |
23:36.4 [N] |
46.
10. class RC1 46. WRC |
56.9 km/h 26.82 s/km |
3:17:37.3 2:40 [SR] |
34.
10. class RC1 34. WRC |
|
| SS14 Amarante 2 (37.92 km) |
34:21.0 [N] |
42.
8. class RC1 42. WRC |
66.2 km/h 15.82 s/km |
3:51:58.3 2:40 [SR] |
35.
10. class RC1 35. WRC |
|
| SS15 SSS Porto - Foz (3.30 km) |
13:04.1 [N] |
42.
8. class RC1 42. WRC |
15.2 km/h 181.82 s/km |
4:05:02.4 2:40 [SR] |
39.
10. class RC1 39. WRC |
|
| 3. leg | ||||||
| SS16 Felgueiras 1 (9.18 km) | 6:45.6 | 29.
9. class RC1 29. WRC |
81.5 km/h 4.41 s/km |
4:11:48.0 2:40 [SR] |
39.
10. class RC1 39. WRC |
|
| SS17 Montim (8.75 km) | 6:11.7 | 23.
9. class RC1 23. WRC |
84.7 km/h 3.10 s/km |
4:17:59.7 2:40 [SR] |
39.
10. class RC1 39. WRC |
|
| SS18 Fafe 1 (11.18 km) | 6:39.2 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
100.8 km/h |
4:24:38.9 2:40 [SR] |
39.
10. class RC1 39. WRC |
|
| "It was a high-speed recce, but a lot of cleaning for the first pass. The second pass should be better." | ||||||
| SS19 Felgueiras 2 (9.18 km) | 6:42.6 | 30.
8. class RC1 30. WRC |
82.1 km/h 4.24 s/km |
4:31:21.5 2:40 [SR] |
37.
10. class RC1 37. WRC |
|
| SS20 Fafe 2[Power Stage] (11.18 km) | 6:28.8 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
103.5 km/h 0.14 s/km |
4:37:50.3 2:40 [SR] |
36.
10. class RC1 36. WRC |
|
| "I can't do more. Maybe the car was moving a little too much at some points, but I tried to keep the rhythm. I don't know if it was a good time or if I was over-driving, but It was quite efficient." | ||||||
