65. Rally Sweden 2017
9. 2. – 12. 2. 2017, Torsby • snow - ice 331.74 km - (cancelled 31.60 km) • total distance including road sections - 1430.93 km • Other years
Stage results
1. leg | Time | Pos. | km/h | s/km | Overall | Pos. after | |
SS1 SSS Karlstad 1 (1.90 km) | 1:34.8 | 3. 3. class RC1 3. WRC | 72.2 | 0.37 | 1:34.8 | 3. 3. class RC1 3. WRC | |
"Okay, it's not a 'real' stage - it's completely ice - but the car is working really well. A lot of fun." | |||||||
SS2 Röjden 1 (18.47 km) | 9:44.7 | 7. 7. class RC1 7. WRC | 113.7 | 0.40 | 11:19.5 | 6. 6. class RC1 6. WRC | |
"It was okay. Difficult to see the road in places." | |||||||
SS3 Hof-Finnskog 1 (21.26 km) | 10:13.9 | 5. 5. class RC1 5. WRC | 124.7 | 0.17 | 21:33.4 | 4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC | |
"A really nice stage but very, very fast. Hard to keep the speed all the time - hard to find a rhythm." | |||||||
SS4 Svullrya 1 (24.88 km) | 13:21.8 | 10. 10. class RC1 10. WRC | 111.7 | 1.19 | 34:55.2 | 7. 7. class RC1 7. WRC | |
"I missed a hairpin and lost a lot of time. After that I couldn't get back in the rhythm. " | |||||||
SS5 Röjden 2 (18.47 km) | 9:39.9 | 8. 8. class RC1 8. WRC | 114.7 | 0.77 | 44:35.1 | 7. 7. class RC1 7. WRC | |
"More difficult to drive than earlier. Okay, there's grip in the lines but off them it's extremely slippery. I saw some gravel in there so I tried to look after my tyres." | |||||||
SS6 Hof-Finnskog 2 (21.26 km) | 10:17.2 | 8. 8. class RC1 8. WRC | 124.0 | 0.51 | 54:52.3 | 7. 7. class RC1 7. WRC | |
"There is a lot of snow now and I can't get the feeling. There's grip in the lines, but nothing outside. I can't keep the car in the lines and that's affecting my confidence." | |||||||
SS7 Svullrya 2 (24.88 km) | 13:27.0 | 7. 7. class RC1 7. WRC | 111.0 | 0.92 | 1:08:19.3 | 7. 7. class RC1 7. WRC | |
"Better than earlier but now the studs on the tyres start to be damaged. There's not a lot of grip - and a big difference between the amount at the front and the rear." | |||||||
SS8 Torsby 1 (16.43 km) | 9:45.7 | 9. 9. class RC1 9. WRC | 101.0 | 1.27 | 1:18:05.0 | 7. 7. class RC1 7. WRC | |
"This stage was difficult with the lights and I don't have enough studs in the studs. It was really slippery and I took no risks." | |||||||
2. leg | |||||||
SS9 Knon 1 (31.60 km) | 13:58.6 | 5. 5. class RC1 5. WRC | 135.7 | 0.41 | 1:32:03.6 | 6. 6. class RC1 6. WRC | |
SS10 Hagfors 1 (15.87 km) | 8:08.0 | 5. 5. class RC1 5. WRC | 117.1 | 0.32 | 1:40:11.6 | 6. 6. class RC1 6. WRC | |
"Quite happy. A small mistake near the beginning, but after that I had good confidence so I pushed." | |||||||
SS11 Vargåsen 1 (14.27 km) | 8:27.1 | 7. 7. class RC1 7. WRC | 101.3 | 0.45 | 1:48:38.7 | 6. 6. class RC1 6. WRC | |
"I could do a bit better in here I think but I enjoyed it a lot. Feeling really good." | |||||||
SS13 Hagfors 2 (15.87 km) | 8:06.5 | 10. 10. class RC1 10. WRC | 117.4 | 0.98 | 1:56:45.2 | 6. 6. class RC1 6. WRC | |
"A nice stage. Very fast. I like it." | |||||||
SS14 Vargåsen 2 (14.27 km) | 8:19.7 | 6. 6. class RC1 6. WRC | 102.8 | 0.85 | 2:05:04.9 | 5. 5. class RC1 5. WRC | |
"No grip but I had to keep the speed up because Breen is getting close." | |||||||
SS15 SSS Karlstad 2 (1.90 km) | 1:33.9 | 1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC | 72.8 | 2:06:38.8 | 4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC | ||
3. leg | |||||||
SS16 Likenäs 1 (21.19 km) | 11:14.6 | 3. 3. class RC1 3. WRC | 113.1 | 0.36 | 2:17:53.4 | 4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC | |
"It was good, I didn't take a lot of risks. I tried to drive well - perhaps I was too careful in places." | |||||||
SS17 Likenäs 2 (21.19 km) | 11:22.6 | 6. 6. class RC1 6. WRC | 111.8 | 0.77 | 2:29:16.0 | 4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC | |
"The rear was moving a lot. Really difficult to drive. We have two new tyres for the Power Stage, we'll see how we go there but I don't want to risk my fourth place." | |||||||
SS18 Torsby 2 [Power Stage] (16.43 km) | 8:59.1 | 6. 6. class RC1 6. WRC | 109.7 | 0.49 | 2:38:15.1 | 4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC | |
"We couldn't match the pace of Thierry here and we didn't want to risk the manufacturers' points." |