57. Renties Ypres Rally Belgium 2021
WRC #8 • WRC2 #8 • JWRC #4 • WRC3 #8 • RGT Cup #4 • Belgium #3 • Belgium Junior #3 • Clio Trophy Belgium #2
13. 8. – 15. 8. 2021, Ypres • Superstage • asphalt 295.78 km - (cancelled 9.45 km) • total distance including road sections - 951.89 km • Other years
#69
Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
RC1
Final results
3. overall
3. class RC1
3. WRC
Stage results
1. leg | Time | Pos. | km/h s/km |
Overall | Pos. after | |
SS1 Reninge - Vleteren 1 (15.00 km) | 7:55.9 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
113.5 km/h 0.45 s/km |
7:55.9 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
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"I am happy. Really difficult to be honest, you have to trust the pace notes so much and it's really difficult to remember the stages when you come the first time. I think it was quite a clean run." | ||||||
SS2 Westouter - Boeschepe 1 (19.60 km) | 10:43.1 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
109.7 km/h 0.40 s/km |
18:39.0 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
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"It's tricky. It feels that we don't have too much grip, and we are sliding a lot." | ||||||
SS3 Kemmelberg 1 (23.62 km) | 11:48.0 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
120.1 km/h 0.35 s/km |
30:27.0 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
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"I have no idea. The driving is quite good. I think in many places I am on the limit of the grip, but from the pace notes it is difficult. This one I am not too happy with." | ||||||
SS4 Zonnebeke 1 (9.45 km) | 4:37.7 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
122.5 km/h 0.39 s/km |
35:04.7 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
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"I lost too much time in the beginning again, so I am not happy for that, but let's try to improve for the afternoon." | ||||||
SS5 Reninge - Vleteren 2 (15.00 km) | 7:53.0 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
114.2 km/h 0.27 s/km |
42:57.7 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
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"I was still lacking a bit. In the beginning I was too careful." | ||||||
SS6 Westouter - Boeschepe 2 (19.60 km) | 10:29.9 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
112.0 km/h 0.15 s/km |
53:27.6 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
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"It's nice. Many places are cleaner now and the grip is higher. That was quite a good stage for me, I can not take much more out of it." | ||||||
SS7 Kemmelberg 2 (23.62 km) | 11:32.0 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
122.9 km/h 0.14 s/km |
1:04:59.6 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
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"I am driving quite well, I don't really know so much how to take the time out. Let's see what we can do, I will try to push a bit." | ||||||
SS8 Zonnebeke 2 (9.45 km) | cancelled | |||||
2. leg | ||||||
SS9 Hollebeke 1 (25.86 km) | 13:35.6 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
114.1 km/h 0.19 s/km |
1:18:35.2 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
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SS10 Dikkebus 1 (12.49 km) | 6:27.1 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
116.2 km/h 0.26 s/km |
1:25:02.3 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
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"It was difficult to start with the cold tyres. I think this stage was quite tricky with a lot of grip changing, but it was an okay run." | ||||||
SS11 Watou 1 (13.62 km) | 6:44.7 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
121.2 km/h 0.20 s/km |
1:31:47.0 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
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"It was just a tricky stage. I tried to push, but there is many tricky places, so I tried to be wise also and not take any huge risks. Not a good stage for us." | ||||||
SS12 Mesen - Middelhoek 1 (7.99 km) | 4:26.1 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
108.1 km/h 0.29 s/km |
1:36:13.1 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
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"I tried to push a bit, but the feeling was not so good. On the last junction before the finish I lost maybe 1sec going wide, but otherwise it was good." | ||||||
SS13 Hollebeke 2 (25.86 km) | 13:28.2 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
115.2 km/h 0.17 s/km |
1:49:41.3 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
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"I have no idea why I am losing so much. The feeling was good and I can not do much more." | ||||||
SS14 Dikkebus 2 (12.49 km) | 6:21.1 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
118.0 km/h 0.16 s/km |
1:56:02.4 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
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"It's a nice fight between us three. Everybody is really close all the time, so I am just enjoying the fight. It's going quite well." | ||||||
SS15 Watou 2 (13.62 km) | 6:39.8 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
122.6 km/h 0.20 s/km |
2:02:42.2 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
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"It was quite clean, but it was quite slippery with a lot of gravel in a few places. I was not daring enough I think." | ||||||
SS16 Mesen - Middelhoek 2 (7.99 km) | 4:22.3 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
109.7 km/h 0.14 s/km |
2:07:04.5 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
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"I am not giving up that easily. The weather [tomorrow] will be tricky and the stages are completely different to what we have here. Let's see, it's going to be tight." | ||||||
3. leg | ||||||
SS17 Stavelot 1 (9.05 km) | 5:06.2 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
106.4 km/h |
2:12:10.7 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
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"It's still not too much. Let's see what we can do compared to Elfyn. I tried to drive well, it was quite a tricky stage, but I think it's quite okay." | ||||||
SS18 Francorchamps 1 (11.21 km) | 6:57.4 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
96.7 km/h 0.04 s/km |
2:19:08.1 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
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"It was quite good. A really difficult stage, but I just tried to be clean. Let's see what Elfyn does, but I think for me it was a quite okay run." | ||||||
SS19 Stavelot 2 (9.05 km) | 5:06.0 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
106.5 km/h 0.22 s/km |
2:24:14.1 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
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"I started to have quite a lot of understeer, much more than the first pass. It was not such a clean run, so I'm not happy." | ||||||
SS20 Francorchamps 2[Power Stage] (11.21 km) | 6:53.2 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
97.7 km/h 0.44 s/km |
2:31:07.3 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
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"I am feeling really good. We can clearly see that there are two guys who have done the event before and they were really fast. But I am really proud that we could be the best of the guys who were here for the first time." | ||||||
"I am feeling really good. We can clearly see that there are two guys who have done the event before and they were really fast. But I am really proud that we could be the best of the guys who were here for the first time." |
Entry photos from this event
Models
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