1. Central European Rally 2023
25. 10. – 29. 10. 2023, Passau • Central European Rally Event GmbH + ADAC Südbayern e.V. • asphalt 310.01 km • total distance including road sections - 1690.67 km • Other years
#7
Ford Puma Rally1 Hybrid 
YN7***
YN7***
M-Sport Ford WRT
RC1
Final results
10. overall
8. class RC1
10. WRC
Stage results
| 1. leg | Time | Pos. | km/h s/km |
Overall | Pos. after | |
| SS1 Velká Chuchle (2.55 km) | 1:55.6 | 14.
10. class RC1 14. WRC |
79.4 km/h 1.73 s/km |
1:55.6 | 13.
9. class RC1 13. WRC |
|
| "It was a good start, on wet tyres wasn't the ideal. let's see proper stages." | ||||||
| SS2 Klatovy (8.92 km) | 4:21.7 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
122.7 km/h 0.78 s/km |
6:17.3 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
|
| "Not an easy stage to start, I was surprised the grip was very low. But that shows that tomorrow looks to be very difficult I think." | ||||||
| SS3 Vlachovo Březí 1 (13.66 km) | 7:26.6 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
110.1 km/h 1.35 s/km |
13:43.9 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
|
| "Difficult! Very demanding. I was surprised by the grip - it was changing a lot and it started to be very muddy on the road. It's very easy to do a mistake." | ||||||
| SS4 Zvotoky 1 (23.81 km) | 13:01.7 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
109.7 km/h 1.30 s/km |
26:45.6 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
|
| SS5 Šumavské Hoštice 1 (23.43 km) | 13:51.4 | 9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
101.5 km/h 1.62 s/km |
41:37.0 1:00 |
9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
|
| Penalty 1:00 - Stewards decision | ||||||
| "The conditions are very difficult and the grip was very strange in this one - no rain but it was tricky. It was demanding." | ||||||
| SS6 Vlachovo Březí 2 (13.66 km) |
7:29.6 [N] |
8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
109.4 km/h 1.07 s/km |
49:06.6 1:00 |
9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
|
| SS7 Zvotoky 2 (23.81 km) | 13:26.2 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
106.3 km/h 1.29 s/km |
1:02:32.8 1:00 |
9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
|
| "I am trying to do what I can but we are struggling a bit. I think it was not so bad in the stage but the time is not so nice." | ||||||
| SS8 Šumavské Hoštice 2 (23.43 km) | 18:49.6 | 44.
9. class RC1 44. WRC |
74.7 km/h 12.94 s/km |
1:21:22.4 1:00 |
20.
9. class RC1 20. WRC |
|
| Changed a wheel | ||||||
| "On the first braking the front completely locked on the braking, I was not thinking that it was so slippery so I go straight and I had to reverse. When I wanted to change the wheel all the mud was on the wheel, I had to pull all the grass off so we lost a lot of time." | ||||||
| 2. leg | ||||||
| SS9 Schärdinger Innviertel 1 (15.72 km) | 8:29.1 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
111.2 km/h 0.74 s/km |
1:29:51.5 1:00 |
19.
9. class RC1 19. WRC |
|
| "It's very, very slippery, much more than expected. It was already very demanding, and it's tricky." | ||||||
| SS10 Mühltal 1 (27.15 km) | 16:23.6 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
99.4 km/h 0.62 s/km |
1:46:15.1 1:00 |
15.
9. class RC1 15. WRC |
|
| "It was very, very demanding in some places, quite muddy. We lost completely the front tires 5km from the end so I was very cautious and we do a small mistake on a junction. It was tricky." | ||||||
| SS11 Knaus Tabbert Bayerischer Wald 1 (11.88 km) | 7:47.7 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
91.4 km/h 0.78 s/km |
1:54:02.8 1:00 |
13.
8. class RC1 13. WRC |
|
| SS12 Schärdinger Innviertel 2 (15.72 km) | 8:24.0 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
112.3 km/h 0.57 s/km |
2:02:26.8 1:00 |
12.
8. class RC1 12. WRC |
|
| "It was very different. Still tricky with the softs but very enjoyable." | ||||||
| SS13 Mühltal 2 (27.15 km) | 16:43.9 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
97.4 km/h 0.73 s/km |
2:19:10.7 1:00 |
8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
|
| "Maybe the most difficult stage so far." | ||||||
| SS14 Knaus Tabbert Bayerischer Wald 2 (11.88 km) | 8:29.6 | 11.
7. class RC1 11. WRC |
83.9 km/h 2.11 s/km |
2:27:40.3 1:00 |
8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
|
| Off road | ||||||
| "I was not thinking that it was so slippery in the forest, and on the right, long corner that closes I go straight, I stalled so I lost a lot of time." | ||||||
| 3. leg | ||||||
| SS15 Böhmerwald 1 (17.25 km) | 8:23.7 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
123.3 km/h 0.54 s/km |
2:36:04.0 1:00 |
8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
|
| "For sure it's much more enjoyable, very fast stages. We try to take easy and see in terms of the second pass." | ||||||
| SS16 Passauer Land 1 (16.37 km) | 9:15.8 | 9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
106.0 km/h 2.40 s/km |
2:45:19.8 1:00 |
8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
|
| Off road | ||||||
| "We broke the transmission after the second corner. When I brake all the front locks and everything. It was stupid to try to attack, but we did a small off after that. I think on the front-left the driveshaft failed, so we see." | ||||||
| SS17 Böhmerwald 2 (17.25 km) | 9:22.2 | 28.
9. class RC1 28. WRC |
110.5 km/h 4.12 s/km |
2:54:42.0 1:00 |
8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
|
| "Transmission is broken so if I want to see the finish I need to drive slowly. It's feeling worse and worse but unfortunately it's like that." | ||||||
| SS18 Passauer Land 2[Power Stage] (16.37 km) | 10:02.2 | 27.
9. class RC1 27. WRC |
97.9 km/h 4.88 s/km |
3:04:44.2 1:00 |
10.
8. class RC1 10. WRC |
|
| "For sure we will remember the positives. Disappointed with that [issue]. We have not been super lucky this year. Thanks to everybody at M-Sport, they tried so hard this year. Unfortunately we didn't do any good season but I hope we will all continue to work together in Monte with a fresh mindset." | ||||||
Entry photos from this event
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