1. BAUHAUS Royal Rally of Scandinavia 2023
7. 7. – 8. 7. 2023, Karlstad • Royal Rally Scandinavia AB • gravel 182.60 km • total distance including road sections - 861.17 km • Other years
#17
Ford Fiesta Rally2 
KLM***
KLM***
MRF Tyres Dealer Team
RC2
Final results
11. overall
11. class RC2
11. ERC
Stage results
| 1. leg | Time | Pos. | km/h s/km |
Overall | Pos. after | |
| SS1 Ölme 1 (8.09 km) | 4:25.8 | 16.
16. class RC2 14. ERC |
109.6 km/h 1.33 s/km |
4:25.8 | 16.
16. class RC2 14. ERC |
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| "You have to find the balance of the car, it moves around a bit more than the Rally3. The stage was okay, could have gone a few places, but you also have to enjoy it." | ||||||
| SS2 Lungsund 1 (20.20 km) | 10:17.4 | 16.
16. class RC2 15. ERC |
117.8 km/h 1.41 s/km |
14:43.2 | 17.
17. class RC2 16. ERC |
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| "It's been going quite well, still getting to grips with everything, this stage is a bit more fast than the first one so it's about keeping the right lines and everything. We're happy with how it's going, going to continue like this and hopefully improve." | ||||||
| SS3 Ängebäckstorp 1 (14.76 km) | 7:46.7 | 16.
16. class RC2 16. ERC |
113.9 km/h 2.00 s/km |
22:29.9 | 15.
15. class RC2 15. ERC |
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| "Very hard to know, we're just concentrating on ourselves and find the best rhythm, there's some wider moments than what we wanted, we just need to keep enjoying and see if we can improve now." | ||||||
| SS4 Mölnbacka 1 (10.04 km) | 4:42.0 | 15.
15. class RC2 14. ERC |
128.2 km/h 1.25 s/km |
27:11.9 | 15.
15. class RC2 15. ERC |
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| "This stage is the fastest of the loop, really fun with fast corners over crests as well, it's like a rollercoaster! There will always be a bit of cleaning in there but we just have to have fun and keep going this afternoon." | ||||||
| SS5 Ölme 2 (8.09 km) | 4:26.7 | 19.
19. class RC2 18. ERC |
109.2 km/h 2.14 s/km |
31:38.6 | 16.
16. class RC2 15. ERC |
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| Puncture | ||||||
| "There's so many anti-cuts in that stage and occasionally you get a bit close and unfortunately I clipped it, we just need to keep going." | ||||||
| SS6 Lungsund 2 (20.20 km) | 10:00.2 | 16.
16. class RC2 15. ERC |
121.2 km/h 1.26 s/km |
41:38.8 | 16.
16. class RC2 15. ERC |
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| "We've improved the setup a bit, now it is much better, the start was very good, but towards the end I felt a bit of overdrive. Good stage, looking forward to the next one!" | ||||||
| SS7 Ängebäckstorp 2 (14.76 km) | 7:28.3 | 15.
15. class RC2 15. ERC |
118.5 km/h 1.27 s/km |
49:07.1 | 16.
16. class RC2 15. ERC |
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| "I'm really happy, we're improving with every km." | ||||||
| SS8 Mölnbacka 2 (10.04 km) | 4:34.8 | 15.
15. class RC2 14. ERC |
131.5 km/h 1.04 s/km |
53:41.9 | 16.
16. class RC2 15. ERC |
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| 2. leg | ||||||
| SS9 Tomten 1 (8.29 km) | 4:57.8 | 9.
9. class RC2 8. ERC |
100.2 km/h 1.30 s/km |
58:39.7 | 14.
14. class RC2 13. ERC |
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| "Yeah Julia is getting on really well, this stage was really nice to be honest, the cleaning was more pronounced towards the end of the stage but we've put some interesting lines in there for the other guys. We had a moment at the end there where we were in a hedge but all good." | ||||||
| SS10 Tolita 1 (9.52 km) | 4:37.6 | 15.
15. class RC2 13. ERC |
123.5 km/h 1.79 s/km |
1:03:17.3 | 13.
13. class RC2 12. ERC |
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| "1st stage was really good, tyre worked really well in there, I'm not sure there was a lot of cleaning to do as it was quite damp and compacted, but in this one there was lots of loose gravel so it was difficult to keep the line. The 1st stage and this stage were different to each other, this one was much wide whereas the 1st one was much more narrow. The tyre wear isn't too high here, but as the temperatures get warmer we'll see what we can do then. You can practice on an eSports setup to help prepare you for a car change, so that really helps." | ||||||
| SS11 Gårdsjö 1 (11.39 km) | 5:40.6 | 12.
12. class RC2 10. ERC |
120.4 km/h 1.03 s/km |
1:08:57.9 | 13.
13. class RC2 12. ERC |
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| "There was a 2km straight in there where I thought Julia could take a little break! This stage had some loose spots, but some sections were really bad! We did our best though. Some corners have some loose gravel bits on them and when you get onto them it's like driving on loose marbles because of how compacted the road is." | ||||||
| SS12 Collin's 1 (9.01 km) | 4:57.1 | 11.
11. class RC2 10. ERC |
109.2 km/h 1.37 s/km |
1:13:55.0 | 12.
12. class RC2 11. ERC |
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| "Good fun, I was chatting to Østberg before the stage and he said it's easy to land, the stage was quite clean and a little wide in some places but still a good run. Cleaning the road isn't the best thing but you get to choose the lines so the drivers have to follow where I go." | ||||||
| SS13 Tomten 2 (8.29 km) | 4:52.6 | 15.
15. class RC2 14. ERC |
102.0 km/h 1.57 s/km |
1:18:47.6 | 12.
12. class RC2 12. ERC |
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| "It's difficult to say why I'm faster this time! It's drier than the morning, a bit looser too. Just tried to clean a bit more, we could do a little bit more but we've had a decent weekend so far. The MRF Tyres are working well!" | ||||||
| SS14 Tolita 2 (9.52 km) | 4:26.9 | 14.
14. class RC2 12. ERC |
128.4 km/h 1.12 s/km |
1:23:14.5 | 11.
11. class RC2 11. ERC |
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| "There's a km of damp gravel in there, not a bad run but we just need to check something with the car and see if its ok, but all good here." | ||||||
| SS15 Gårdsjö 2 (11.39 km) | 5:31.3 | 13.
13. class RC2 11. ERC |
123.8 km/h 0.94 s/km |
1:28:45.8 | 11.
11. class RC2 11. ERC |
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| "I think just trying to clean things up [for the Power Stage] is important, some corners aren't perfect." | ||||||
| SS16 Collin's 2[Power Stage] (9.01 km) | 4:50.1 | 12.
12. class RC2 12. ERC |
111.8 km/h 1.14 s/km |
1:33:35.9 | 11.
11. class RC2 11. ERC |
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| "It's been an amazing week to get this opportunity, lots of fun to hop in a Rally2 car with Julia on the notes, thanks to MRF Tyres and to all our sponsors for getting us here." | ||||||