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
#15
Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT
RC1
Final results
8. overall
8. class RC1
8. WRC
Stage results
1. leg | Time | Pos. | km/h | s/km | Overall | Pos. after | |
SS1 SSS Karlstad 1 (1.90 km) | 1:37.7 | 14. 11. class RC1 14. WRC | 70.0 | 1.89 | 1:37.7 | 14. 11. class RC1 14. WRC | |
SS2 Röjden 1 (18.47 km) | 10:12.0 | 12. 12. class RC1 12. WRC | 108.6 | 1.88 | 11:49.7 | 12. 12. class RC1 12. WRC | |
"It was okay for us. I don't take risks in the first one I want to get experience and a good feeling first of all." | |||||||
SS3 Hof-Finnskog 1 (21.26 km) | 10:41.9 | 12. 12. class RC1 12. WRC | 119.2 | 1.49 | 22:31.6 | 12. 12. class RC1 12. WRC | |
"Very fast - we were on the rev limiter." | |||||||
SS4 Svullrya 1 (24.88 km) | 13:36.7 | 11. 11. class RC1 11. WRC | 109.7 | 1.78 | 36:08.3 | 11. 11. class RC1 11. WRC | |
"Okay, but I think I can use the snow banks more to my benefit." | |||||||
SS5 Röjden 2 (18.47 km) | 9:45.5 | 10. 10. class RC1 10. WRC | 113.6 | 1.07 | 45:53.8 | 11. 11. class RC1 11. WRC | |
"An improvement on the first pass. My pace notes were better." | |||||||
SS6 Hof-Finnskog 2 (21.26 km) | 10:27.7 | 9. 9. class RC1 9. WRC | 121.9 | 1.00 | 56:21.5 | 11. 11. class RC1 11. WRC | |
"I make progress and I'm very happy. My first time here in a World Rally Car." | |||||||
SS7 Svullrya 2 (24.88 km) | 13:35.5 | 10. 10. class RC1 10. WRC | 109.8 | 1.27 | 1:09:57.0 | 10. 10. class RC1 10. WRC | |
Reports a difficult start, when he thought he had the same amount of grip as the previous stage. He didn't. | |||||||
SS8 Torsby 1 (16.43 km) | 9:51.3 | 10. 10. class RC1 10. WRC | 100.0 | 1.61 | 1:19:48.3 | 10. 10. class RC1 10. WRC | |
"It's been a good day, and I'm very happy but on this stage I feel we have lost some power and I can hear some strange noises - so I'm happy to be here." | |||||||
2. leg | |||||||
SS9 Knon 1 (31.60 km) | 14:39.9 | 11. 11. class RC1 11. WRC | 129.3 | 1.72 | 1:34:28.2 | 10. 10. class RC1 10. WRC | |
"Conditions not so bad but my pace notes were not so good - I was braking too much." | |||||||
SS10 Hagfors 1 (15.87 km) | 8:29.4 | 11. 11. class RC1 11. WRC | 112.2 | 1.66 | 1:42:57.6 | 10. 10. class RC1 10. WRC | |
"Not easy. Some places very slippery. Five or six centimeters of fresh snow I think but more grip than I expected. The big screen [for spectators] was good - I saw myself!" | |||||||
SS11 Vargåsen 1 (14.27 km) | 8:46.0 | 11. 11. class RC1 11. WRC | 97.7 | 1.77 | 1:51:43.6 | 9. 9. class RC1 9. WRC | |
"Very slippery on the fresh snow - wheel spin all the way through. A few changes to the pace notes for next time." | |||||||
SS13 Hagfors 2 (15.87 km) | 8:47.1 | 25. 13. class RC1 25. WRC | 108.4 | 3.54 | 2:00:30.7 | 10. 10. class RC1 10. WRC | |
"I hit a snow bank in the last corner and lost 20 or 30 seconds." | |||||||
SS14 Vargåsen 2 (14.27 km) | 8:31.0 | 11. 11. class RC1 11. WRC | 100.5 | 1.65 | 2:09:01.7 | 9. 9. class RC1 9. WRC | |
"A bit better but the snow felt strange compared to the first pass. The first time for me in these conditions." | |||||||
SS15 SSS Karlstad 2 (1.90 km) | 1:34.6 | 4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC | 72.3 | 0.37 | 2:10:36.3 | 8. 8. class RC1 8. WRC | |
3. leg | |||||||
SS16 Likenäs 1 (21.19 km) | 11:40.5 | 10. 10. class RC1 10. WRC | 108.9 | 1.59 | 2:22:16.8 | 8. 8. class RC1 8. WRC | |
"Not such a good one." | |||||||
SS17 Likenäs 2 (21.19 km) | 11:47.8 | 10. 10. class RC1 10. WRC | 107.8 | 1.96 | 2:34:04.6 | 8. 8. class RC1 8. WRC | |
"Another clean one. More slippery than the first pass. No mistakes here. Not bad." | |||||||
SS18 Torsby 2 [Power Stage] (16.43 km) | 9:13.7 | 11. 11. class RC1 11. WRC | 106.8 | 1.38 | 2:43:18.3 | 8. 8. class RC1 8. WRC | |
"It was a very good weekend for us - which was all about gaining experience. We improved step-by-step and weren't that far off the pace of the 2017 cars." |