14. Rally Italia Sardegna 2017
8. 6. – 11. 6. 2017, Alghero • gravel 312.66 km • total distance including road sections - 1496.37 km • Other years • Other years
#12
Toyota Yaris WRC 
A-5***
A-5***
Toyota Gazoo Racing 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 Ittiri Arena Show (2.00 km) | 2:03.8 | 12.
12. class RC1 12. WRC |
58.2 km/h 1.00 s/km |
2:03.8 | 12.
12. class RC1 12. WRC |
|
| "It's nice to put some show on. It was very slippery so lots of sideways. We'll have an advantage tomorrow." | ||||||
| SS2 Terranova 1 (14.54 km) | 10:20.2 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
84.4 km/h 0.42 s/km |
12:24.0 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
|
| SS3 Monte Olia 1 (19.05 km) | 13:51.6 | 13.
13. class RC1 13. WRC |
82.5 km/h 1.35 s/km |
26:15.6 | 12.
12. class RC1 12. WRC |
|
| "I lost second gear on the first stage - so that's it," he says. "I think we can get through but I cannot drive normally. Braking without second gear is not good, I spun once already. I need to keep calm until we can get to service." | ||||||
| SS4 Tula 1 (15.00 km) | 12:52.6 | 18.
12. class RC1 18. WRC |
69.9 km/h 4.09 s/km |
39:08.2 | 11.
11. class RC1 11. WRC |
|
| SS5 Tergu - Osilo 1 (14.14 km) | 9:06.3 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
93.2 km/h |
48:14.5 | 10.
10. class RC1 10. WRC |
|
| That's his first stage win at WRC level and more remarkable considering he is still missing second gear! "Tell Tommi that five gears is enough!" | ||||||
| SS6 Terranova 2 (14.54 km) | 9:59.5 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
87.3 km/h |
58:14.0 | 9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
|
| SS7 Monte Olia 2 (19.05 km) | 13:04.9 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
87.4 km/h |
1:11:18.9 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
|
| "The set-up now is perfect," he acknowledges. "This morning we were trying some development dampers. We changed the set up in service and it's good." | ||||||
| SS8 Tula 2 (15.00 km) | 11:52.6 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
75.8 km/h 0.94 s/km |
1:23:11.5 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
|
| "My front-left damper broke on the last stage, the tube inside is stuck, so I have to be careful now." | ||||||
| SS9 Tergu - Osilo 2 (14.14 km) | 8:56.4 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
94.9 km/h 0.23 s/km |
1:32:07.9 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
|
| "The afternoon was good. The times are really good considering we have a stuck damper. Stage wins I didn't expect. Okay, it seems we can learn pretty quickly. But at this level it's not easy to fine tune and find more improvements." | ||||||
| 2. leg | ||||||
| SS10 Coiluna - Loelle 1 (14.95 km) | 8:13.5 | 9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
109.1 km/h 0.85 s/km |
1:40:21.4 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
|
| "We are still learning all the time. Huge amount of dust, especially in the beginning, but it's the same for everyone." | ||||||
| SS11 Monti di Alà 1 (28.52 km) | 17:30.7 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
97.7 km/h 0.98 s/km |
1:57:52.1 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
|
| "Not too good to be honest. It's so slippery and I'm not feeling confident. I don't want to do anything silly. Better to be on the safe side that try to be fast." | ||||||
| SS12 Monte Lerno 1 (28.11 km) | 18:13.5 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
92.5 km/h 0.68 s/km |
2:16:05.6 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
|
| "Lost a little bit of time in Mikkelsen's dust. These things happen." | ||||||
| SS13 Coiluna - Loelle 2 (14.95 km) | 7:57.8 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
112.6 km/h 0.39 s/km |
2:24:03.4 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
|
| "We've had a couple of good stages. Maybe this was a wrong call with my tyres. Let's see." | ||||||
| SS14 Monti di Alà 2 (28.52 km) | 17:08.9 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
99.8 km/h 0.73 s/km |
2:41:12.3 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
|
| "Not good, the brakes are too hot. I tried to be gentle for the tyres but it's still too much for the brakes. We'll just try and survive to the finish." | ||||||
| SS15 Monte Lerno 2 (28.11 km) | 17:35.8 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
95.8 km/h |
2:58:48.1 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
|
| "I gave it a push - as much as I could - until I lost my brakes. It's more about clean driving. I feel we are making progress all the time more or less. It's all good experience." | ||||||
| 3. leg | ||||||
| SS16 Cala Flumini 1 (14.06 km) | 9:19.4 | 11.
10. class RC1 11. WRC |
90.5 km/h 1.50 s/km |
3:08:07.5 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
|
| "It was okay, very slow." | ||||||
| SS17 Sassari - Argentiera 1 (6.96 km) | 5:23.1 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
77.5 km/h 1.88 s/km |
3:13:30.6 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
|
| "We have found the right set up now and the car is really easy to handle. I struggled here last year [in an R5 car] especially on the second pass." Should we bet €5 on a Lappi Power Stage win? "No, €20." | ||||||
| SS18 Cala Flumini 2 (14.06 km) | 8:46.9 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
96.1 km/h |
3:22:17.5 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
|
| "Yes, a clean run. Saving my tyres on the braking. Yep, it's good." | ||||||
| SS19 Sassari - Argentiera 2[Power Stage] (6.96 km) | 5:10.5 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
80.7 km/h |
3:27:28.0 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
|
| "There are still more fast drivers to come, we will see, but I gave everything - absolutely. I learned a lot in Portugal and I learned more here. It's getting better step-by-step." | ||||||
