13. Rally Estonia 2023
20. 7. – 23. 7. 2023, Tartu • Estonian Autosport Events MTÜ • gravel 300.42 km • total distance including road sections - 1366.66 km • Other years
#11
Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Hybrid 
ALZ***
ALZ***
Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT
RC1
Final results
2. overall
2. class RC1
2. WRC
Stage results
| 1. leg | Time | Pos. | km/h s/km |
Overall | Pos. after | |
| SS1 Tartu vald 1 (3.35 km) | 3:04.1 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
65.5 km/h 0.48 s/km |
3:04.1 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
|
| "It's going to be fast, that's for sure. Plenty of flat-out sections and sections where the average speed is close to 160kph. It's fun driving it but it's frustrating if you get to the finish and the time isn't good. Everybody is on the edge and we know quite well the stages." | ||||||
| SS2 Peipsiääre 1 (24.35 km) | 13:21.1 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
109.4 km/h 0.21 s/km |
16:25.2 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
|
| "It's not an easy stage to kick off." | ||||||
| SS3 Mustvee 1 (17.09 km) | 8:49.2 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
116.3 km/h 0.11 s/km |
25:14.4 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
|
| "We could improve a little bit to get more speed." | ||||||
| SS4 Raanitsa 1 (21.45 km) | 10:16.6 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
125.2 km/h 0.07 s/km |
35:31.0 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
|
| "I was struggling a bit in there. When the surface is hard the grip is really low and I struggled with that. I was losing the rear all of the time, a couple of wide slides, but I had fun. We are having fun and the car feels not so bad." | ||||||
| SS5 Peipsiääre 2 (24.35 km) | 13:23.4 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
109.1 km/h 0.19 s/km |
48:54.4 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
|
| "It's with the rain. It's not the same conditions so there is not much you can do. The conditions are evolving with every car and there are just a couple of places where you lose the speed and you cannot go faster. Compared to Ott it's a good time and we can be happy." | ||||||
| SS6 Mustvee 2 (17.09 km) | 8:50.5 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
116.0 km/h 0.26 s/km |
57:44.9 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
|
| "There is not much we can do at the moment. We have a good rhythm but I struggled with understeer on entry and oversteer in the ruts. I can feel it's not perfect but that's what it is at the moment." | ||||||
| SS7 Raanitsa 2 (21.45 km) | 10:05.6 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
127.5 km/h 0.16 s/km |
1:07:50.5 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
|
| "I felt good in the car. Just towards the end I had a problem with the brakes." | ||||||
| SS8 Neeruti (7.60 km) | 4:34.7 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
99.6 km/h 0.34 s/km |
1:12:25.2 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
|
| "We are happy to be in the rhythm, that's the most important part for us. | ||||||
| 2. leg | ||||||
| SS9 Mäeküla 1 (10.27 km) | 5:40.9 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
108.5 km/h 0.16 s/km |
1:18:06.1 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
|
| "It didn't feel like it was a good stage to be honest, my pacenotes were slightly too slow in some sections. I'm surprised by this time, I didn't expect that." | ||||||
| SS10 Otepää 1 (11.15 km) | 5:46.7 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
115.8 km/h 0.18 s/km |
1:23:52.8 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
|
| "I try but I always feel like I'm hesitating a bit here and there. On the jumps I could take more risks, but I don't know if I should." | ||||||
| SS11 Mäeküla 2 (10.27 km) | 5:37.0 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
109.7 km/h 0.27 s/km |
1:29:29.8 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
|
| "I was quite clean. I was trying to get always a good exit but maybe sometimes I missed a bit of corner speed. Maybe I need to attack a bit more and get a bit more sideways!" | ||||||
| SS12 Otepää 2 (11.15 km) | 5:48.5 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
115.2 km/h 0.98 s/km |
1:35:18.3 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
|
| "No idea, it's frustrating - but nothing we can do to be honest. We did like 3.5km with the puncture so not easy, but we didn't lose too much." | ||||||
| Puncture | ||||||
| SS13 Elva 1 (11.73 km) | 5:58.7 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
117.7 km/h 0.31 s/km |
1:41:17.0 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
|
| "I had quite an okay stage. It's a nice stage but the grip was lower than expected so I was braking a bit early here and there. In general, we couldn't have been much quicker." | ||||||
| SS14 Kanepi 1 (16.48 km) | 8:02.3 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
123.0 km/h 0.23 s/km |
1:49:19.3 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
|
| "Obviously we lost a bit with the puncture [this morning] so we are trying to catch a little bit of a safety margin back. I had a good stage but the tyres started to overheat on the rear and it was a bit like a tow truck. The rear was moving all the time and it was hard to keep it in line." | ||||||
| SS15 Elva 2 (11.73 km) | 5:51.9 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
120.0 km/h 0.27 s/km |
1:55:11.2 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
|
| "We had a good stage - and it was really fun. It's crazy when you see the times, the rhythm that you go and there's only two-tenths between us!" | ||||||
| SS16 Kanepi 2 (16.48 km) | 7:51.7 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
125.8 km/h 0.16 s/km |
2:03:02.9 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
|
| "I touched a little bit the bank but I had a problem in all right-hand corners with the car and I can see something is wrong with the pressures. The pressure is really high and the car was sliding a lot into right-hand corners." | ||||||
| SS17 Tartu vald 2 (3.35 km) | 3:01.3 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
66.5 km/h 0.39 s/km |
2:06:04.2 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
|
| "It was a great day. I felt really good in the car and I think we drove the car to its maximum most of the time. There's just a little bit missing to match the pace of Kalle but without the puncture I think it would have been a perfect day." | ||||||
| 3. leg | ||||||
| SS18 Karaski 1 (12.04 km) | 6:05.3 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
118.7 km/h 0.44 s/km |
2:12:09.5 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
|
| "I didn't have a great stage. I lost a bit the rear in a slow corner at the beginning and after that I was quite careful." | ||||||
| SS19 Kambja 1 (18.50 km) | 9:28.6 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
117.1 km/h 0.27 s/km |
2:21:38.1 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
|
| "It was a good recce for the Power Stage. It's a really nice stage, the grip levels were really consisent and it was a wake-up call. In the first one I was sleeping a bit." | ||||||
| SS20 Karaski 2 (12.04 km) | 5:56.6 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
121.5 km/h 0.11 s/km |
2:27:34.7 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
|
| "It was a good clean run. A nice stage, a good feeling in the car and I enjoyed it. We have to go for it [in the Power Stage], the battle is still on." | ||||||
| SS21 Kambja 2[Power Stage] (18.50 km) | 9:21.1 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
118.7 km/h 0.34 s/km |
2:36:55.8 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
|
| "I lost the hybrid so I had no hybrid for 16km. Nothing I could do but I had to drive faster because I didn't know how much time I would lose! I am very happy because I think it's a good boost of motivation for us. I have never been so fast on these rallies and going to Finland that's a great boost." | ||||||
