72. Lotos Rally Poland - Rajd Polski 2015

WRC #7WRC2 #7JWRC #3WRC3 #7Drive Dmack Cup #2
2. 7. – 5. 7. 2015, Mikolajki • Polski Związek Motorowy • gravel 313.53 km - (cancelled 17.70 km) • total distance including road sections - 1192.50 km • Other years
#9
Volkswagen Polo R WRC icon
WOB***
Volkswagen Motorsport II
RC1
Final results
2. overall
2. class RC1
2. WRC
Stage results
1. leg Time Pos. km/h
s/km
Overall Pos. after
SS1 SSS Mikołajki Arena 1 (2.50 km) 1:44.5 3.
3. class RC1

3. WRC
86.1 km/h
0.24 s/km
1:44.5 3.
3. class RC1

3. WRC
SS2 Górkło (13.00 km) 5:57.0 1.
1. class RC1

1. WRC
131.1 km/h
7:41.5 1.
1. class RC1

1. WRC
"Clean stage, good rhythm! That’s 131kms in average speed."
SS3 Gołdap 1 (14.75 km) 7:40.5 2.
2. class RC1

2. WRC
115.3 km/h
0.16 s/km
15:22.0 2.
2. class RC1

2. WRC
"A good start. Quite careful in some places where we were checking our notes ready for the repeat."
SS4 Babki 1 (14.65 km) 7:16.2 3.
3. class RC1

3. WRC
120.9 km/h
0.33 s/km
22:38.2 2.
2. class RC1

2. WRC
"It's just so dusty, you need to adjust your pacenotes but you see absolutely nothing."
SS5 Stańczyki 1 (39.12 km) 19:31.7 2.
2. class RC1

2. WRC
120.2 km/h
0.11 s/km
42:09.9 2.
2. class RC1

2. WRC
SS6 Babki 2 (14.65 km) 7:06.1 7.
7. class RC1

7. WRC
123.8 km/h
0.32 s/km
49:16.0 2.
2. class RC1

2. WRC
"We went off into a field. There are some people standing in bad places - on the outside of corners. Lucky. Very lucky."
SS7 Stańczyki 2 (39.12 km) 19:02.4 3.
3. class RC1

3. WRC
123.3 km/h
0.11 s/km
1:08:18.4 2.
2. class RC1

2. WRC
"A clean stage but I don't have the confidence to push 100 per cent. I decided to drop my speed to 98 per cent here and play it safe."
SS8 Gołdap 2 (14.75 km) 7:37.8 4.
4. class RC1

4. WRC
116.0 km/h
0.11 s/km
1:15:56.2 2.
2. class RC1

2. WRC
"A good day, one small mistake from my side but on this rally I would say all options are still open."
SS9 SSS Mikołajki Arena 2 (2.50 km) 1:48.4 6.
4. class RC1

6. WRC
83.0 km/h
0.80 s/km
1:17:44.6 2.
2. class RC1

2. WRC
2. leg
SS10 Mazury 1 (17.70 km) 8:57.9 3.
3. class RC1

3. WRC
118.5 km/h
0.17 s/km
1:26:42.5 2.
2. class RC1

2. WRC
"I'm trying to fight for victory but there is so much dust in here I just couldn't see. I need a three-minute gap. I really hope the organisers do something."
SS11 Wieliczki 1 (12.87 km) 6:07.9 2.
2. class RC1

2. WRC
125.9 km/h
0.02 s/km
1:32:50.4 2.
2. class RC1

2. WRC
"Much better visibility and that was very close to a perfect run for me. We want to fight, so thanks to the organisers for increasing the time gaps."
SS12 Świętajno 1 (21.25 km) 10:26.8 4.
4. class RC1

4. WRC
122.0 km/h
0.09 s/km
1:43:17.2 2.
2. class RC1

2. WRC
"Of course we would like to take some time back, but in some places I was a little bit cautious and that's where the loss came. I can Seb's lines in the road, and I can tell you he's not perfect either!"
SS13 Paprotki (23.15 km) 11:15.8 3.
3. class RC1

3. WRC
123.3 km/h
0.18 s/km
1:54:33.0 2.
2. class RC1

2. WRC
SS14 Mazury 2 (17.70 km) cancelled
SS15 Wieliczki 2 (12.87 km) 6:01.6 1.
1. class RC1

1. WRC
128.1 km/h
2:00:34.6 2.
2. class RC1

2. WRC
"I have hard tyres, so I wanted a long loop, but the cancellation [of SS14] ruined that plan. We have one more proper stage to go - let's see what we can do."
SS16 Świętajno 2 (21.25 km) 10:08.1 2.
2. class RC1

2. WRC
125.8 km/h
0.14 s/km
2:10:42.7 2.
2. class RC1

2. WRC
"So much dust, I couldn't see, so difficult. I really pushed to the maximum, and took some risks because I couldn't see anything. I think that was our chance..."
SS17 SSS Mikołajki Arena 3 (2.50 km) 1:46.1 3.
3. class RC1

3. WRC
84.8 km/h
0.36 s/km
2:12:28.8 2.
2. class RC1

2. WRC
"I'm happy with my day. We went on hard tyres, then that stage got cancelled and destroyed my gameplan."
3. leg
SS18 Baranowo 1 (14.60 km) 6:58.8 2.
2. class RC1

2. WRC
125.5 km/h
0.17 s/km
2:19:27.6 2.
2. class RC1

2. WRC
"That was a clean stage for us, of course you can push to the limit in certain places. Close to perfect. "
SS19 Baranowo 2[Power Stage] (14.60 km) 6:55.8 3.
3. class RC1

3. WRC
126.4 km/h
0.26 s/km
2:26:23.4 2.
2. class RC1

2. WRC
"We are more close than ever, Sweden was a great result, but it was a home rally. This was probably my best rally."
Overall
WRC
RC1
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