49. Vodafone Rally de Portugal 2015
21. 5. – 24. 5. 2015, Matosinhos • Automóvel Club de Portugal • gravel 351.71 km - (cancelled 27.53 km) • total distance including road sections - 1526.16 km • Other years
#3
Citroën DS3 WRC 
CA-***
CA-***
Citroën Total Abu Dhabi 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 SSS Lousada (3.36 km) | 2:43.3 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
74.1 km/h 0.65 s/km |
2:43.3 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
|
| SS2 Ponte de Lima 1 (27.53 km) | 19:45.0 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
83.6 km/h 0.13 s/km |
22:28.3 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
|
| "Beautiful stage, really nice rhythm. Quite a lot of big rocks in the road, I tried to avoid them" | ||||||
| SS3 Caminha 1 (18.05 km) | 10:50.3 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
99.9 km/h 0.08 s/km |
33:18.6 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
|
| SS4 Viana do Castelo 1 (18.73 km) | 11:44.6 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
95.7 km/h 0.34 s/km |
45:03.2 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
|
| "I looked at Andreas' tyres, they were a lot better than mine at the start of the stage." / Koukal jsem na Andreasovy pneumatiky, byly o hodně lepší než moje na startu do RZty... | ||||||
| SS5 Ponte de Lima 2 (27.53 km) | cancelled | |||||
| SS6 Caminha 2 (18.05 km) | 10:53.5 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
99.4 km/h 0.22 s/km |
55:56.7 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
|
| "Unbelievable. Incredibly rough." | ||||||
| SS7 Viana do Castelo 2 (18.73 km) | 11:33.8 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
97.2 km/h 0.20 s/km |
1:07:30.5 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
|
| "Think we made a mistake with the tyres. Turns out, these roads are softer than we expected." | ||||||
| 2. leg | ||||||
| SS8 Baião 1 (18.57 km) | 11:54.7 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
93.5 km/h 0.34 s/km |
1:19:25.2 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
|
| SS9 Marão 1 (26.30 km) | 17:11.1 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
91.8 km/h |
1:36:36.3 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
|
| "I can't deny it, wrong pace notes, I had a corner expecting to be fifth gear and it was fourth. We're okay." / Měli jsme špatně napsaný rozpis, očekával jsem zatáčku na pětku, ale měla tam být jen čtyřka. Jsme v pořádku... | ||||||
| SS10 Fridão 1 (37.67 km) | 25:40.5 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
88.0 km/h |
2:02:16.8 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
|
| "We're on different tyres. [him and Mikkelsen]. The road's cleaning in there, i'm impressed with Ogier's time." / Máme jiné pneumatiky než Mikkelsen. Trať je čistá, Ogiho čas je neuvěřitelný... | ||||||
| SS11 Baião 2 (18.57 km) | 11:48.6 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
94.3 km/h 0.30 s/km |
2:14:05.4 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
|
| "I had a better run, we'll move on to the next." / Bylo to lepší než ráno, jedeme dál... | ||||||
| SS12 Marão 2 (26.30 km) | 17:02.4 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
92.6 km/h 0.14 s/km |
2:31:07.8 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
|
| "That was a good stage, but Seb's on a big push. I'm just doing what I can do." / Byla to dobrá zkouška, ale Seb hodně tlačí. Dělám, co umím... | ||||||
| SS13 Fridão 2 (37.67 km) | 25:32.1 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
88.5 km/h 0.38 s/km |
2:56:39.9 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
|
| "I'm struggling to keep my right rear in line. I'm not prepared to risk everything to win this time." / Bojoval jsem abych udržel pravý zadek auta ve stopě. Nejsem tentokrát ochotný riskovat vše kvůli vítězství... | ||||||
| 3. leg | ||||||
| SS14 Fafe 1 (11.15 km) | 6:54.8 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
96.8 km/h 0.45 s/km |
3:03:34.7 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
|
| SS15 Vieira do Minho (32.35 km) | 20:58.9 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
92.5 km/h 0.62 s/km |
3:24:33.6 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
|
| Broken rear, it's really difficult to drive, the corners are difficult. | ||||||
| SS16 Fafe 2[Power Stage] (11.15 km) | 6:50.4 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
97.8 km/h 0.66 s/km |
3:31:24.0 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
|
| "You can't win every weekend, we tried, the confidence was good." / Nelze vyhrávat každý víkend, snažili jsme se, spolehlivost byla dobrá... | ||||||
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