Croatia Rally 2023
20. 4. – 23. 4. 2023, Zagreb • AK Delta Timing + AK Cro Dakar Team • asphalt 301.26 km • total distance including road sections - 1650.68 km • Other years
#69
Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Hybrid 
A-6***
A-6***
Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
RC1
Final results
4. overall
4. class RC1
4. WRC
Stage results
| 1. leg | Time | Pos. | km/h s/km |
Overall | Pos. after | |
| SS1 Mali Lipovec - Grdanjci 1 (19.20 km) | 12:09.0 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
94.8 km/h 0.59 s/km |
12:09.0 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
|
| "Nothing special happened but it was surprisingly dirty and slippery. I was pushing quite well with no mistakes but it was not so fast." | ||||||
| SS2 Stojdraga - Hartje 1 (25.67 km) | 17:35.5 | 29.
8. class RC1 29. WRC |
87.6 km/h 5.35 s/km |
29:44.5 | 15.
8. class RC1 15. WRC |
|
| Changed a puncture | ||||||
| "It's always too slow to the wheel change, but hopefully we didn't lose too much." | ||||||
| SS3 Krašić - Vrškovac 1 (11.11 km) | 5:38.9 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
118.0 km/h 0.73 s/km |
35:23.4 | 14.
8. class RC1 14. WRC |
|
| "I am struggling with the car in the cuts and I think that's where I'm losing most of the time." | ||||||
| SS4 Pećurkovo Brdo - Mrežnički Novaki 1 (9.11 km) | 4:52.8 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
112.0 km/h 0.50 s/km |
40:16.2 | 12.
8. class RC1 12. WRC |
|
| "I am just struggling with the grip of the car too much at the moment. We need to find something at the service." | ||||||
| SS5 Mali Lipovec - Grdanjci 2 (19.20 km) | 12:12.6 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
94.3 km/h 0.30 s/km |
52:28.8 | 9.
8. class RC1 9. WRC |
|
| "Definitely better than the morning." | ||||||
| SS6 Stojdraga - Hartje 2 (25.67 km) | 15:45.6 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
97.7 km/h 0.48 s/km |
1:08:14.4 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
|
| "It was pretty okay. The last section was tricky. When the road and cuts are wet, the mud is coming on the road." | ||||||
| SS7 Krašić - Vrškovac 2 (11.11 km) | 5:31.1 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
120.8 km/h 0.18 s/km |
1:13:45.5 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
|
| "Now it's the first time in this rally when I can enjoy the driving in the car." | ||||||
| SS8 Pećurkovo Brdo - Mrežnički Novaki 2 (9.11 km) | 4:57.2 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
110.3 km/h 0.10 s/km |
1:18:42.7 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
|
| "Let's see what the others are doing behind. Now that the car and the set-up is like it should be it's quite a lot easier to enjoy the driving and be on the pace. Hopefully everything works out the same tomorrow." | ||||||
| 2. leg | ||||||
| SS9 Kostanjevac - Petruš Vrh 1 (23.76 km) | 12:43.6 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
112.0 km/h |
1:31:26.3 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
|
| "It was quite okay. Let's see how it was compared to the others, but the conditions on the stage are quite good." | ||||||
| SS10 Vinski Vrh - Duga Resa 1 (8.78 km) | 4:30.3 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
116.9 km/h |
1:35:56.6 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
|
| “It was a bit tricky to be honest. In the beginning I felt I didn’t get the tyre working so well so it was quite tricky in the beginning and then the last part is really slippy. Let’s see if the Tarmac is cleaning a bit, I don’t know it’s quite dusty.” | ||||||
| SS11 Ravna Gora - Skrad 1 (10.13 km) | 5:47.9 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
104.8 km/h |
1:41:44.5 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
|
| “Quite difficult, new stages are always tricky with the new notes and when it’s conditions like this. This one has a lot of mud and cuts all the time and it’s really dirty so not an easy stage, especially with hards on the car it was quite slippy in places but all okay.” | ||||||
| SS12 Platak 1 (15.63 km) | 8:23.6 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
111.7 km/h 0.04 s/km |
1:50:08.1 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
|
| “We had a really, really long slide on the last downhill, all okay, we lost some time there but all fine. When you go close to the barriers it’s always a bit exciting but not the fastest way to go." | ||||||
| SS13 Kostanjevac - Petruš Vrh 2 (23.76 km) | 12:56.6 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
110.1 km/h 0.07 s/km |
2:03:04.7 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
|
| “Really tricky to be honest, a lot of gravel. Where there have been normal road use and people walking on the road it’s quite messy and the Tarmac line is not so clean, not easy and I had one spin in one junction, really slippery braking and with the hybrid when you are braking on there it’s a bit tricky so I had to do a spin.” | ||||||
| SS14 Vinski Vrh - Duga Resa 2 (8.78 km) | 4:33.1 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
115.7 km/h 0.10 s/km |
2:07:37.8 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
|
| “For sure it’s quite tricky now with all the gravel. It’s also really dusty the Tarmac so even when there is no gravel on the road it’s really slippy all the time. This one is a fast and intense stage and you have to be flat out all the time.” | ||||||
| SS15 Ravna Gora - Skrad 2 (10.13 km) | 5:50.6 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
104.0 km/h |
2:13:28.4 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
|
| "It was not too bad. For sure, some sections are really bad but some are okay with just a few cuts and a lot of lines on the road." | ||||||
| SS16 Platak 2 (15.63 km) | 8:28.7 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
110.6 km/h 0.04 s/km |
2:21:57.1 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
|
| “Always if there’s a fight we give everything we’ve got. The beginning of the stage was really tricky to get the hard tyre working, I don’t know if I lose some time there. Otherwise it was quite good. It was a bit tricky lines after the pace cars and small cars, many cuts I had to go in but I only had gravel on the Tarmac. Not easy but we tried.” | ||||||
| 3. leg | ||||||
| SS17 Trakošćan - Vrbno 1 (13.15 km) | 6:56.5 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
113.7 km/h |
2:28:53.6 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
|
| “Not happy with the run, I was trying to change the driving style a bit after yesterday on some parts but it was not a clean stage. We can be faster still but let’s see.” | ||||||
| SS18 Zagorska Sela - Kumrovec 1 (14.09 km) | 8:09.1 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
103.7 km/h 0.06 s/km |
2:37:02.7 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
|
| “Pretty okay, I was struggling with the cross tyre a bit, it was more tricky than I expected with the tyres. A bit same than before, I was not clean enough and there are a few places where we can be faster by being clean and also a bit more brave. It’s a really tricky stage to take the risk. It’s a big challenge for sure." | ||||||
| SS19 Trakošćan - Vrbno 2 (13.15 km) | 7:02.5 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
112.0 km/h |
2:44:05.2 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
|
| “This one was not a good stage for me, I was not doing well. Even the startline was a big mess, the clock was not working normally and the launch was a bit stressful. Not a good stage from us.” | ||||||
| SS20 Zagorska Sela - Kumrovec 2[Power Stage] (14.09 km) | 8:07.4 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
104.1 km/h 0.07 s/km |
2:52:12.6 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
|
| “I didn’t leave much either. It was quite tricky. I was imagining that we cannot really match his pace because even on the second pass the road is getting all the time dirty. I was having a good run and I couldn’t do much more. Difficult weekend, not the best start. I need to prepare better from the car side, we cannot start with the wrong set-up like this. But thanks to the team we got some points at the end.” | ||||||
