Thierry Neuville - Martijn Wydaeghe - Vodafone Rally de Portugal 2022

55. Vodafone Rally de Portugal 2022

WRC #4 • WRC2 Open #4 • WRC2 Junior #4 • WRC2 Masters #4 • WRC3 Junior #3 • WRC3 Open #4 • Portugal #4 • Portugal 2RM #4 • Peugeot Rally Cup Iberia #3

19. 5. – 22. 5. 2022, Matosinhos • Automóvel Club de Portugal • gravel 338.34 km • total distance including road sections - 1522.89 km • Other years

1. leg	Time	Pos.	km/h s/km	Overall	Pos. after
SS1 SSS Coimbra (2.82 km)	2:37.9	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC	64.3 km/h	2:37.9	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC
"We are still discovering. A really nice opening stage - it's good to see the crowds again because the last three years have been not so nice. Hopefully it will be a great fight this weekend."
SS2 Lousã 1 (12.03 km)	9:07.9	7. 7. class RC1 7. WRC	79.0 km/h 0.75 s/km	11:45.8	4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC
SS3 Góis 1 (19.33 km)	13:17.8	9. 9. class RC1 9. WRC	87.2 km/h 0.26 s/km	25:03.6	8. 8. class RC1 8. WRC
"The dust is manageable and we didn't lose too much with it. The conditions were more rough than I expected but we will keep going. It's cleaning so much that a soft tyre was the only choice."
SS4 Arganil 1 (18.72 km)	11:50.8	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC	94.8 km/h 0.15 s/km	36:54.4	3. 3. class RC1 3. WRC
"On the previous one I was saving the tyres a bit. We should have done better in there, but it was hard to know with the tyre wear."
SS5 Lousã 2 (12.03 km)	8:59.4	3. 3. class RC1 3. WRC	80.3 km/h 0.06 s/km	45:53.8	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC
SS6 Góis 2 (19.33 km)	13:16.3	3. 3. class RC1 3. WRC	87.4 km/h 0.19 s/km	59:10.1	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC
"Really rough. I was very cautious at the beginning because we have a lot of deep ruts and I don't want to damage the tyres."
SS7 Arganil 2 (18.72 km)	11:57.4	4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC	93.9 km/h 0.31 s/km	1:11:07.5	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC
"I had no tyres. We have two softs in the boot which will be good for the next one, but we needed to keep some hards."
SS8 Mortágua (18.15 km)	13:30.1	30. 10. class RC1 30. WRC	80.7 km/h 4.87 s/km	1:24:37.6	7. 7. class RC1 7. WRC
Driveshaft issue
"I lost a wheel on the road section - I had to fix it but I had a damaged driveshaft!"
SS9 SSS Lousada (3.36 km)	2:52.1	31. 10. class RC1 31. WRC	70.3 km/h 4.29 s/km	1:27:29.7	7. 7. class RC1 7. WRC
"We could have been in the fight for the lead, but we got hit again with technical issues. It's frustrating - I can not do more than I am doing and we are always missing points at the end of the year, mainly due to small technical issues."
2. leg
SS10 Vieira do Minho 1 (21.57 km)	13:49.4	4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC	93.6 km/h 0.53 s/km	1:41:19.1	6. 6. class RC1 6. WRC
"It felt good. Obviously I have one hard tyre on the car which is not optimal for this stage, but I had a very good stage."
SS11 Cabeceiras de Basto 1 (22.03 km)	13:39.1	4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC	96.8 km/h 0.56 s/km	1:54:58.2	5. 5. class RC1 5. WRC
"It was okay. The rear was moving a bit - I tried to put a very bad soft tyre on the front to keep the good soft tyres for the next stage. The long one will be interesting and it will be a real challenge."
SS12 Amarante 1 (37.24 km)	25:15.9	5. 5. class RC1 5. WRC	88.4 km/h 0.37 s/km	2:20:14.1	5. 5. class RC1 5. WRC
"We had a very good stage to be honest. The car was working fine, but it's getting more and more loose and sandy. I enjoyed the run and I think we did the maximum we could do."
SS13 Vieira do Minho 2 (21.57 km)	13:45.5	7. 7. class RC1 7. WRC	94.1 km/h 0.40 s/km	2:33:59.6	5. 5. class RC1 5. WRC
"The last five kilometres it was raining and it got more heavy. The road wasn't too badly affected, but the visibility was very bad. We are here."
SS14 Cabeceiras de Basto 2 (22.03 km)	13:43.6	4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC	96.3 km/h 0.68 s/km	2:47:43.2	5. 5. class RC1 5. WRC
"All okay, tricky conditions - rain, no rain. In the end it was okay, with the hard tyres it was quite abrasive in there."
SS15 Amarante 2 (37.24 km)	24:42.2	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC	90.4 km/h	3:12:25.4	5. 5. class RC1 5. WRC
"The rain and the dust was hanging, but I had a very smooth and clean drive. The car was working fine and I made some changes before the stage. I always stayed in the clean line and that pays at the end."
SS16 SSS Porto - Foz (3.30 km)	3:47.2	32. 6. class RC1 32. WRC	52.3 km/h 7.88 s/km	3:16:12.6	5. 5. class RC1 5. WRC
"It was like driving on ice and we have two hard tyres so it wasn't easy. I enjoyed this one because it is slow and you can't do anything wrong, it's just about precision. A frustrating weekend so far, but we'll see what happens tomorrow and maybe we can push for a podium."
3. leg
SS17 Felgueiras 1 (8.91 km)	6:03.5	4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC	88.2 km/h 0.73 s/km	3:22:16.1	5. 5. class RC1 5. WRC
"I didn't have such a good run in there. I was too early in the brakes and probably a bit too cautious, but it's just the beginning of the day."
SS18 Montim (8.69 km)	5:34.4	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC	93.6 km/h 0.01 s/km	3:27:50.5	5. 5. class RC1 5. WRC
SS19 Fafe 1 (11.18 km)	6:33.9	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC	102.2 km/h 0.14 s/km	3:34:24.4	5. 5. class RC1 5. WRC
"In the first stage we lost the front splitter, so I am losing a bit of the aerodynamics in the fast sections. We are here and we continue to push - it's not easy, but anything can happen."
SS20 Felgueiras 2 (8.91 km)	6:01.3	5. 5. class RC1 5. WRC	88.8 km/h 0.74 s/km	3:40:25.7	5. 5. class RC1 5. WRC
SS21 Fafe 2[Power Stage] (11.18 km)	6:31.3	3. 3. class RC1 3. WRC	102.9 km/h 0.28 s/km	3:46:57.0	5. 5. class RC1 5. WRC
"I gave it everything, but I had no aerodynamics and I had a couple of moments where I lost the car. I think we can congratulate Toyota for their strong result this weekend and for their reliability. It was also great to see the old cars and drivers back this weekend - they have done a great job and every rally should be like this."

55. Vodafone Rally de Portugal 2022

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