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
#44
Ford Puma Rally1 Hybrid 
XM5***
XM5***
M-Sport Ford WRT
RC1
Final results
19. overall
10. class RC1
19. WRC
Stage results
| 1. leg | Time | Pos. | km/h s/km |
Overall | Pos. after | |
| SS1 SSS Coimbra (2.82 km) | 2:39.7 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
63.6 km/h 0.64 s/km |
2:39.7 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
|
| "It's my favourite rally - it's where I feel comfortable. I hate super specials, so I always try to memorise these stages! To start well on a stage like this is really good." | ||||||
| SS2 Lousã 1 (12.03 km) | 9:05.0 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
79.5 km/h 0.51 s/km |
11:44.7 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
|
| "I woke up this morning and decided that it's time...I gave it everything I've got and by the end of the rally I'll make sure I have nothing left. We'll see." | ||||||
| SS3 Góis 1 (19.33 km) | 13:22.8 | 10.
10. class RC1 10. WRC |
86.7 km/h 0.52 s/km |
25:07.5 | 10.
10. class RC1 10. WRC |
|
| "The car's full of dust and I can't see anything. I said this yesterday." | ||||||
| SS4 Arganil 1 (18.72 km) | 12:04.2 | 11.
11. class RC1 11. WRC |
93.1 km/h 0.87 s/km |
37:11.7 | 10.
10. class RC1 10. WRC |
|
| "In that one I felt like I had a good run. I was clean and tidy, and although I lost the tyres I don't really have an answer to that." | ||||||
| SS5 Lousã 2 (12.03 km) | 9:01.3 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
80.0 km/h 0.22 s/km |
46:13.0 | 9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
|
| "It felt okay. At the beginning I missed the line a few times and definitely gave away a few seconds, but other than that it was okay." | ||||||
| SS6 Góis 2 (19.33 km) | 13:20.5 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
86.9 km/h 0.41 s/km |
59:33.5 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
|
| "That was genuinely one of the roughest stages I've ever come across. I just tried to keep a rhythm, but after two more tyres I think the tyres are going to be shot. Let's just get through it." | ||||||
| SS7 Arganil 2 (18.72 km) | 12:08.5 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
92.5 km/h 0.90 s/km |
1:11:42.0 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
|
| Puncture | ||||||
| "Honestly, I don't know. I think we were just unlucky with one sharp rock. We were doing a good job of keeping it in the line, so it's frustrating." | ||||||
| SS8 Mortágua (18.15 km) | 12:20.5 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
88.2 km/h 1.04 s/km |
1:24:02.5 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
|
| "For me, it just made the car impossible to drive because I've not got any tread anywhere else. It's disappointing." | ||||||
| SS9 SSS Lousada (3.36 km) | 2:41.5 | 9.
8. class RC1 9. WRC |
74.9 km/h 1.13 s/km |
1:26:44.0 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
|
| "How do you get a puncture in a super special without touching anything? We can get back to service." | ||||||
| Puncture | ||||||
| 2. leg | ||||||
| SS10 Vieira do Minho 1 (21.57 km) | 14:48.4 | 20.
12. class RC1 20. WRC |
87.4 km/h 3.27 s/km |
1:41:32.4 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
|
| Puncture | ||||||
| "It happened towards the beginning." | ||||||
| SS11 Cabeceiras de Basto 1 (22.03 km) | 14:01.0 | 9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
94.3 km/h 1.55 s/km |
1:55:33.4 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
|
| "It's the hard tyres. It was a really bad choice, for sure. I think the next one will be too sandy [for the tyres to work], unfortunately." | ||||||
| SS12 Amarante 1 (37.24 km) | 25:40.6 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
87.0 km/h 1.03 s/km |
2:21:14.0 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
|
| "I didn't have very much grip, that's for sure. I don't really know what more I could have done, but it's not ideal. A bit of a disaster morning." | ||||||
| SS13 Vieira do Minho 2 (21.57 km) | 13:56.9 | 10.
10. class RC1 10. WRC |
92.8 km/h 0.93 s/km |
2:35:10.9 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
|
| "I went through a left-hander and thought there was a soft bank, but there was something hard hidden in the bank." | ||||||
| Rear-right wheel damaged | ||||||
| SS14 Cabeceiras de Basto 2 (22.03 km) |
23:28.6 [N] |
47.
10. class RC1 46. WRC |
56.3 km/h 27.24 s/km |
2:58:39.5 [SR] |
14.
10. class RC1 14. WRC |
|
| Suspension on road section | ||||||
| SS15 Amarante 2 (37.24 km) |
34:42.2 [N] |
45.
10. class RC1 45. WRC |
64.4 km/h 16.11 s/km |
3:33:21.7 [SR] |
19.
10. class RC1 19. WRC |
|
| SS16 SSS Porto - Foz (3.30 km) |
13:28.7 [N] |
52.
10. class RC1 52. WRC |
14.7 km/h 184.09 s/km |
3:46:50.4 [SR] |
21.
10. class RC1 21. WRC |
|
| 3. leg | ||||||
| SS17 Felgueiras 1 (8.91 km) | 6:08.5 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
87.0 km/h 1.29 s/km |
3:52:58.9 [SR] |
21.
10. class RC1 21. WRC |
|
| "It's not so bad and there's a lot of grip. It's to say whether it will get worse for the guys coming behind." | ||||||
| SS18 Montim (8.69 km) | 5:43.1 | 9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
91.2 km/h 1.01 s/km |
3:58:42.0 [SR] |
20.
10. class RC1 20. WRC |
|
| SS19 Fafe 1 (11.18 km) | 6:44.4 | 9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
99.5 km/h 1.08 s/km |
4:05:26.4 [SR] |
20.
10. class RC1 20. WRC |
|
| "The stages are nice and it's nice to do it in slightly different weather! The grip in there was a lot lower than the other two stages, so it was quite tricky in places." | ||||||
| SS20 Felgueiras 2 (8.91 km) | 6:05.2 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
87.8 km/h 1.18 s/km |
4:11:31.6 [SR] |
20.
10. class RC1 20. WRC |
|
| SS21 Fafe 2[Power Stage] (11.18 km) | 6:40.6 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
100.5 km/h 1.11 s/km |
4:18:12.2 [SR] |
19.
10. class RC1 19. WRC |
|
| "We put ourselves in the position to fight on Friday, but Saturday just wasn't our day and today was a high-speed recce." | ||||||
