74. ORLEN Rally Poland 2017
29. 6. – 2. 7. 2017, Mikołajki • Polski Związek Motorowy • gravel 318.74 km - (cancelled 6.52 km) • total distance including road sections - 1422.63 km • Other years
#8
Citroën C3 WRC 
EG-***
EG-***
Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT
RC1
Final results
11. overall
11. class RC1
11. WRC
Stage results
| 1. leg | Time | Pos. | km/h s/km |
Overall | Pos. after | |
| SS1 SSS Mikołajki Arena 1 (2.50 km) | 1:46.6 | 13.
13. class RC1 13. WRC |
84.4 km/h 0.88 s/km |
1:46.6 | 12.
12. class RC1 12. WRC |
|
| SS2 Chmielewo 1 (6.52 km) | 4:03.3 | 21.
15. class RC1 21. WRC |
96.5 km/h 6.20 s/km |
5:49.9 | 18.
15. class RC1 18. WRC |
|
| "It feels like two-wheel-drive. Something is broken in the transmission." | ||||||
| SS3 Wieliczki 1 (15.05 km) | 9:48.0 | 38.
16. class RC1 38. WRC |
92.1 km/h 8.97 s/km |
15:37.9 | 32.
16. class RC1 32. WRC |
|
| "Really hard for us. I was surprised at the amount of grip in the first half but in the second half, when the road turns black, I was getting caught out in the mud." | ||||||
| SS4 Świętajno 1 (19.60 km) | 12:34.4 | 31.
15. class RC1 31. WRC |
93.5 km/h 8.53 s/km |
28:12.3 | 30.
15. class RC1 30. WRC |
|
| "I have front-wheel-drive. It's an absolute disaster." | ||||||
| SS5 Stare Juchy 1 (13.50 km) | 8:47.8 | 27.
14. class RC1 27. WRC |
92.1 km/h 8.37 s/km |
37:00.1 | 29.
15. class RC1 29. WRC |
|
| SS6 Chmielewo 2 (6.52 km) | cancelled | |||||
| SS7 Wieliczki 2 (15.05 km) | 8:07.0 | 14.
13. class RC1 14. WRC |
111.3 km/h 1.27 s/km |
46:17.1 1:10 |
29.
15. class RC1 29. WRC |
|
| Penalty 1:10 - Late (7 min) at TC | ||||||
| "Shocking. We made a couple of set-up changes but we'll make a couple more now" | ||||||
| SS8 Świętajno 2 (19.60 km) | 10:22.2 | 13.
13. class RC1 13. WRC |
113.4 km/h 0.96 s/km |
56:39.3 1:10 |
26.
14. class RC1 26. WRC |
|
| "A really terrible feeling, to be honest. I'm constantly, constantly afraid of crashing. Not nice on roads like this." | ||||||
| SS9 Stare Juchy 2 (13.50 km) | 7:21.3 | 12.
12. class RC1 12. WRC |
110.1 km/h 1.03 s/km |
1:04:00.6 1:10 |
26.
14. class RC1 26. WRC |
|
| "I just want to get back to service now and have a reset. My plan for tomorrow? Do better." | ||||||
| SS10 SSS Mikołajki Arena 2 (2.50 km) | 1:46.6 | 9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
84.4 km/h 0.92 s/km |
1:05:57.2 1:20 |
26.
14. class RC1 26. WRC |
|
| Penalty 0:10 - Late (1 min) at TC | ||||||
| 2. leg | ||||||
| SS11 Baranowo 1 (15.55 km) | 8:08.8 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
114.5 km/h 0.42 s/km |
1:14:06.0 1:20 |
23.
14. class RC1 23. WRC |
|
| "I feel a lot more comfortable with the car. Not such a nervous feeling all the time. It wiil take a while to build the speed but the confidence is starting to go in the right way." | ||||||
| SS12 Pozezdrze 1 (21.24 km) | 10:54.5 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
116.8 km/h 0.69 s/km |
1:25:00.5 1:20 |
20.
14. class RC1 20. WRC |
|
| "I struggled a bit now and then. Soft, slippery and wet in some places and sometimes I didn't have the confidence to push on." | ||||||
| SS13 Gołdap 1 (14.75 km) | 7:30.3 | 9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
117.9 km/h 0.42 s/km |
1:32:30.8 1:20 |
18.
14. class RC1 18. WRC |
|
| "A couple of small silly mistakes in junctions but it's nice to have some consistency again. A good base to work from. We changed a lot of things on the car in service last night and it just works today." | ||||||
| SS14 Kruklanki 1 (19.58 km) | 10:29.6 | 11.
11. class RC1 11. WRC |
112.0 km/h 1.08 s/km |
1:43:00.4 1:20 |
16.
13. class RC1 16. WRC |
|
| SS15 Baranowo 2 (15.55 km) | 7:59.8 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
116.7 km/h 0.77 s/km |
1:51:00.2 1:20 |
15.
13. class RC1 15. WRC |
|
| "The stage looks okay, manky dry but some of the ruts and bits and bobs were tricky. We made a couple of small changes in service. I was a bit lost before." | ||||||
| SS16 Pozezdrze 2 (21.24 km) | 10:40.6 | 10.
10. class RC1 10. WRC |
119.4 km/h 0.81 s/km |
2:01:40.8 1:20 |
15.
13. class RC1 15. WRC |
|
| "A small electrical problem, the car cut out and I had to restart it. Very strange." | ||||||
| SS17 Gołdap 2 (14.75 km) | 7:29.1 | 9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
118.2 km/h 0.56 s/km |
2:09:09.9 1:20 |
14.
12. class RC1 14. WRC |
|
| "Not so bad. The car was fine in this stage [no cutting out]. I'm getting good experience of being first on the road for the future. Big ruts but no rocks." | ||||||
| SS18 Kruklanki 2 (19.58 km) | 10:09.4 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
115.7 km/h 0.37 s/km |
2:19:19.3 1:20 |
13.
12. class RC1 13. WRC |
|
| "It's hard to get the confidence back again. I'm trying to build it stage-by-stage but it's not easy opening the road. Still a lot of room for improvement. I don't feel I'm at 50 per cent of what I can do." | ||||||
| SS19 SSS Mikołajki Arena 3 (2.50 km) | 1:45.6 | 9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
85.2 km/h 0.48 s/km |
2:21:04.9 1:20 |
13.
12. class RC1 13. WRC |
|
| 3. leg | ||||||
| SS20 Orzysz 1 (11.15 km) | 6:43.3 | 13.
13. class RC1 13. WRC |
99.5 km/h 2.96 s/km |
2:27:48.2 1:20 |
13.
12. class RC1 13. WRC |
|
| "Horrific. Really, really slippery. Worse even than we saw on Friday. I had a couple of moments early on and they really knocked my confidence." | ||||||
| SS21 Paprotki 1 (18.68 km) | 9:19.8 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
120.1 km/h 1.16 s/km |
2:37:08.0 1:20 |
12.
12. class RC1 12. WRC |
|
| 'That's actually not so bad. I made a few changes beforehand. I don't know if it was those or the road conditions that made the difference but I had a bit more confidence." | ||||||
| SS22 Orzysz 2 (11.15 km) | 6:16.7 | 12.
12. class RC1 12. WRC |
106.6 km/h 1.26 s/km |
2:43:24.7 1:20 |
11.
11. class RC1 11. WRC |
|
| "A hell of a lot easier than the first pass. It's dried up a lot." | ||||||
| SS23 Paprotki 2[Power Stage] (18.68 km) | 9:17.9 | 11.
11. class RC1 11. WRC |
120.5 km/h 1.09 s/km |
2:52:42.6 1:20 |
11.
11. class RC1 11. WRC |
|
| "This rally has been one of the most difficult of my life. We all worked hard but it's been tough. This rally has knocked my confidence. I have a big test now before Finland - I must remember [the podium] we got there last year." | ||||||
