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
#69
Toyota Yaris WRC 
SP ***
SP ***
Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
RC1
Final results
22. overall
8. class RC1
22. WRC
Stage results
| 1. leg | Time | Pos. | km/h s/km |
Overall | Pos. after | |
| SS1 Lousã 1 (12.35 km) | 9:07.6 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
81.2 km/h 0.23 s/km |
9:07.6 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
|
| SS2 Góis 1 (19.51 km) | 13:05.6 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
89.4 km/h 0.34 s/km |
22:13.2 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
|
| "Not happy. It's really difficult with the soft tyres. The car is so soft and there is a lot of understeering for me. We are struggling with the car a lot and I am not happy with the time." | ||||||
| SS3 Arganil 1 (18.82 km) | 12:11.4 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
92.6 km/h 0.90 s/km |
34:24.6 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
|
| "I was trying to do the best I can, but I am struggling with the car way too much now. I just didn't get the feeling - these roads are a bit different. It's bad, really bad." | ||||||
| SS4 Lousã 2 (12.35 km) | 9:02.6 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
81.9 km/h |
43:27.2 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
|
| "We have altered something on the settings of the car and it was helping for sure. We just need to find the set-up for the first loop." | ||||||
| SS5 Góis 2 (19.51 km) | 13:05.3 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
89.4 km/h 0.05 s/km |
56:32.5 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
|
| SS6 Arganil 2 (18.82 km) | 11:56.0 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
94.6 km/h 0.19 s/km |
1:08:28.5 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
|
| SS7 Mortágua (18.16 km) | 12:00.1 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
90.8 km/h 0.96 s/km |
1:20:28.6 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
|
| "We had issues with the other tyres, so we had to use the soft. A really, really difficult day with bad luck, but at least that's one less difficult stage." | ||||||
| SS8 SSS Lousada (3.36 km) | 2:35.3 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
77.9 km/h 1.16 s/km |
1:23:03.9 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
|
| "Today was not good for us, but tomorrow is going to be really long and tricky. It will be interesting to see - with the tyre choice it's going to be a difficult one." | ||||||
| 2. leg | ||||||
| SS9 Vieira do Minho 1 (20.64 km) | 13:00.1 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
95.2 km/h 0.89 s/km |
1:36:04.0 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
|
| "I haven't really driven so much with three plus one tyres. I needed to learn it a bit. It was quite a tricky stage." | ||||||
| SS10 Cabeceiras de Basto 1 (22.37 km) | 13:56.0 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
96.3 km/h 1.00 s/km |
1:50:00.0 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
|
| "It's not the best [tyre] choice. The guys with the full softs behind will be much faster. We didn't have any softs left from yesterday, so we had to save one tyre for tomorrow. Not the easiest one, but it's okay." | ||||||
| SS11 Amarante 1 (37.92 km) | 24:47.1 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
91.8 km/h 0.93 s/km |
2:14:47.1 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
|
| "I think it's cleaning quite a lot. With three plus one tyre it's never easy to drive, but I tried." | ||||||
| SS12 Vieira do Minho 2 (20.64 km) | 12:42.4 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
97.5 km/h 0.28 s/km |
2:27:29.5 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
|
| "The balance is always quite okay when it's the second loop and we have grip. There is some cleaning at the end of the second loop for sure, but it's okay." | ||||||
| SS13 Cabeceiras de Basto 2 (22.37 km) | 13:38.3 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
98.4 km/h 0.08 s/km |
2:41:07.8 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. 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 |
3:15:28.8 [SR] |
13.
8. class RC1 13. WRC |
|
| mechanical issue | ||||||
| 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 |
3:28:32.9 [SR] |
23.
8. class RC1 23. WRC |
|
| 3. leg | ||||||
| SS16 Felgueiras 1 (9.18 km) | 6:22.2 | 8.
6. class RC1 8. WRC |
86.5 km/h 1.86 s/km |
3:34:55.1 [SR] |
23.
8. class RC1 23. WRC |
|
| "I am trying something on the suspension and geometry of the car. On this, I just put the hard tyres across to save the soft. I had to drive this quite slowly." | ||||||
| SS17 Montim (8.75 km) | 5:57.6 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
88.1 km/h 1.49 s/km |
3:40:52.7 [SR] |
23.
8. class RC1 23. WRC |
|
| SS18 Fafe 1 (11.18 km) | 6:57.2 | 9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
96.5 km/h 1.61 s/km |
3:47:49.9 [SR] |
22.
8. class RC1 22. WRC |
|
| "It was quite tricky. It was really good grip on the stage, much more than I was expecting, so I was not pushing so hard. It's going to be a tricky power stage." | ||||||
| SS19 Felgueiras 2 (9.18 km) | 6:12.4 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
88.7 km/h 0.95 s/km |
3:54:02.3 [SR] |
22.
8. class RC1 22. WRC |
|
| SS20 Fafe 2[Power Stage] (11.18 km) | 6:34.1 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
102.1 km/h 0.62 s/km |
4:00:36.4 [SR] |
22.
8. class RC1 22. WRC |
|
| "I don't have anything good to say about this weekend. It was a difficult one. Yesterday, with the technical issue, all our hopes for the points finish were gone. Of course, on the first loop, I was always driving like my grandma. Well, my grandma would be faster! We have to really get our heads together and start being fast again." | ||||||
