53. RallyRACC Catalunya - Costa Daurada 2017
5. 10. – 8. 10. 2017, Salou • Real Automóvil Club Cataluña • asphalt - gravel 312.02 km • total distance including road sections - 1297.62 km • Other years
#5
Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 
ALZ***
ALZ***
Hyundai Motorsport
RC1
Final results
Lost wheel Stage results
| 1. leg | Time | Pos. | km/h s/km |
Overall | Pos. after | |
| SS1 Caseres 1 (12.50 km) | 7:18.8 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
102.6 km/h 0.17 s/km |
7:18.8 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
|
| "I was in a different mood at the beginning, then I got into a good rhythm and it was better." | ||||||
| SS2 Bot 1 (6.50 km) | 4:05.5 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
95.3 km/h 0.15 s/km |
11:24.3 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
|
| "I saw some lines where Seb went very wide but no drama I think. I did a good stage, the gap is quite okay. Now we have to pick the right tyres for the next stage." | ||||||
| SS3 Terra Alta 1 (38.95 km) | 25:12.4 | 9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
92.7 km/h 0.45 s/km |
36:36.7 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
|
| "Not the greatest choice. I lost them about 10km into the stage. I tried to do everything but there was nothing we could do. A few wide moments but we survived and we can continue to push." | ||||||
| SS4 Caseres 2 (12.50 km) | 7:10.7 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
104.5 km/h 0.21 s/km |
43:47.4 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
|
| "I had to learn the car on the hard tyres but I tried to push hard and to manage." | ||||||
| SS5 Bot 2 (6.50 km) | 3:59.8 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
97.6 km/h 0.32 s/km |
47:47.2 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
|
| "I tried to push hard but with a second spare wheel its not so easy and the rear moves around a lot. But now I have two new tyres for the long stage and hopefully I can catch up some more time." | ||||||
| SS6 Terra Alta 2 (38.95 km) | 24:21.9 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
95.9 km/h 0.08 s/km |
1:12:09.1 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
|
| "It was not easy on the Tarmac and I have two spares as well," he says. "Also I was changing my diff settings in the stage and I got a bit confused with the diff map." | ||||||
| 2. leg | ||||||
| SS7 El Montmell 1 (24.40 km) | 12:28.1 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
117.4 km/h 0.25 s/km |
1:24:37.2 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
|
| "I'm understeering like hell. In every corner. It's undriveable." | ||||||
| SS8 El Pont d'Armentera 1 (21.29 km) | 10:56.4 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
116.8 km/h 0.08 s/km |
1:35:33.6 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
|
| "It feels better but still not what I want. The car feels okay but my pace notes were too slow and I was not committed enough. We need to improve." | ||||||
| SS9 Savallà 1 (14.12 km) | 7:37.7 | 10.
10. class RC1 10. WRC |
111.1 km/h 0.88 s/km |
1:43:41.3 0:30 |
8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
|
| Penalty 0:30 - Late (3 min) at TC | ||||||
| "We lost hydraulic pressure at end of the stage before. Then the car would not start and I had to drive quickly to the start of SS9. I spun on the road section and hit the rear." | ||||||
| SS10 El Montmell 2 (24.40 km) | 12:25.3 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
117.9 km/h |
1:56:06.6 0:30 |
7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
|
| "No, the car feels okay," he says. "I still struggled a bit with understeer and we can make a few changes but it's difficult to make a difference in these conditions. We have to be clever." | ||||||
| SS11 El Pont d'Armentera 2 (21.29 km) | 11:00.2 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
116.1 km/h 0.03 s/km |
2:07:06.8 0:30 |
7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
|
| "It was okay, the car is behaving itself better. It felt comfortable so I was able to go at a good speed. Okay, we lost a lot of time for technical reasons but we keep going - everything is possible." | ||||||
| SS12 Savallà 2 (14.12 km) | 7:31.7 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
112.5 km/h 0.12 s/km |
2:14:38.5 0:30 |
5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
|
| "It's not over, even if I think we deserved better than this. What can we do?" | ||||||
| SS13 Salou (2.24 km) | 2:35.8 | 5.
4. class RC1 5. WRC |
51.8 km/h 0.89 s/km |
2:17:14.3 0:30 |
5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
|
| "I am continuing to push to catch Juho. I won't give up. I'm going to fight for this title." He ends the day 19.2sec adrift of Hanninen. | ||||||
| 3. leg | ||||||
| SS14 L'Albiol 1 (6.28 km) | 4:02.0 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
93.4 km/h 0.18 s/km |
2:21:16.3 0:30 |
5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
|
| "I have no choice," he says. "I pushed very hard. I started understeering near the end but I have to catch Juho today at least. I have finished second in this championship twice before - so I have nothing to lose." | ||||||
| SS15 Riudecanyes 1 (16.35 km) | 10:25.6 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
94.1 km/h 0.33 s/km |
2:31:41.9 0:30 |
5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
|
| "It won't be difficult for him to be quicker than me here - in this stage we have no chance. Understeer, understeer, understeer. I can't go on the throttle. So frustrating. We are not competitive." | ||||||
| SS16 Santa Marina 1 (14.50 km) | 9:21.9 | 31.
13. class RC1 31. WRC |
92.9 km/h 4.99 s/km |
2:41:03.8 0:30 |
6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
|
| "It's game over." Same problem as my colleagues yesterday. It's like this." | ||||||
| "The rally is over for us. A suspension part was broken after an impact with a stone. We tried everything to fight back today, we had an unlucky weekend with some trouble yesterday and now it's finished for us. Obviously this wasn't our weekend. After yesterday we had no choice than to push hard and that is what we did - there are no regrets." | ||||||
| SS17 L'Albiol 2 (6.28 km) | Lost wheel | |||||
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