Takamoto Katsuta - Daniel Barritt - Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo 2021

89. Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo 2021

WRC #1 • WRC 2 #1 • WRC 3 #1 • RGT Cup #1

21. 1. – 24. 1. 2021, Gap - Monaco • Automobile Club de Monaco • asphalt - snow 279.88 km - (cancelled 22.24 km) • total distance including road sections - 1392.88 km • Other years

Stage results

#18

Toyota Yaris WRC

SP 1006

Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT

RC1

Final results

6. overall

6. class RC1

6. WRC

Stage results

1. leg	Time	Pos.	km/h	s/km	Overall	Pos. after
SS1 Saint-Disdier - Corps (20.58 km)	12:56.8	9. 8. class RC1 9. WRC	95.4	2.48	12:56.8	9. 8. class RC1 9. WRC
"On a very narrow section we spun and hit a kerb or something. It's all okay - all part of learning."
SS2 Saint-Maurice - Saint-Bonnet (20.78 km)	13:00.1	14. 9. class RC1 14. WRC	95.9	2.32	25:56.9	11. 9. class RC1 11. WRC
spin
"The feeling is okay, I just need to understand how the tyres are working. Two spins today - tomorrow will be even more about learning."
2. leg
SS3 Aspremont - La Bâtie-des-Fonts 1 (19.61 km)	15:20.8	12. 7. class RC1 12. WRC	76.7	4.07	41:17.7	12. 9. class RC1 12. WRC
SS4 Chalancon - Gumiane 1 (21.62 km)	14:21.1	8. 8. class RC1 8. WRC	90.4	2.05	55:38.8	11. 9. class RC1 11. WRC
"I was just so careful, especially on the shiny tar. I don't have so much confidence at the moment, so I will try to build it and push more. This is all I can do now."
SS5 Montauban-sur-l'Ouvèze - Villebois-les-Pins 1 (22.24 km)	14:16.2	8. 8. class RC1 8. WRC	93.5	1.82	1:09:55.0	10. 8. class RC1 10. WRC
"The stages are very tricky and there are a lot of changes on the Tarmac. It's difficult, especially for me. It's getting worse now with the cutting in places."
SS6 Aspremont - La Bâtie-des-Fonts 2 (19.61 km)	13:43.8	5. 5. class RC1 5. WRC	85.7	0.58	1:23:38.8	8. 7. class RC1 8. WRC
"The biggest thing is my gravel crew did a great job. The conditions were very difficult but we could drive smooth with no risks - I didn't push but the time is pretty okay. Thank you to the gravel crew!"
SS7 Chalancon - Gumiane 2 (21.62 km)	14:23.7	4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC	90.1	0.64	1:38:02.5	8. 7. class RC1 8. WRC
3. leg
SS9 La Bréole - Selonnet 1 (18.31 km)	13:57.8	7. 6. class RC1 7. WRC	78.7	2.27	1:52:00.3	8. 7. class RC1 8. WRC
"It's difficult. In some sections it's hard to judge if it's black ice or just shiny. I trust the information my gravel crew gave me but I was very careful."
SS10 Saint-Clément - Freissinières (20.48 km)	16:58.9	5. 5. class RC1 5. WRC	72.4	1.49	2:08:59.2	6. 6. class RC1 6. WRC
"Just the conditions I think - they are getting more polished every time and we had no traction at all after the tight corners."
SS11 La Bréole - Selonnet 2 (18.31 km)	12:15.8	6. 5. class RC1 6. WRC	89.6	0.92	2:21:15.0	6. 6. class RC1 6. WRC
"I am trying to drive relaxed but obviously this stage my gravel crew did a great job. It was very easy to see what was coming and I had a lot of confidence in the pace notes. The most important thing is we are here - that was the biggest aim for us today."
4. leg
SS12 Puget-Théniers - La Penne 1 (12.93 km)	9:18.3	12. 6. class RC1 12. WRC	83.4	2.37	2:30:33.3	6. 6. class RC1 6. WRC
"We just need to finish, so we can't take any big risks. This stage was already very tricky and the conditions are changing a lot."
SS13 Briançonnet - Entrevaux 1 (14.31 km)	12:33.0	16. 8. class RC1 16. WRC	68.4	4.43	2:43:06.3	6. 6. class RC1 6. WRC
spin
"We spun and lost more than thirty seconds. There was a lot of ice - my gravel crew did a good job with very good information, but the conditions were just so tricky."
SS14 Puget-Théniers - La Penne 2 (12.93 km)	8:56.0	7. 5. class RC1 7. WRC	86.8	1.04	2:52:02.3	6. 6. class RC1 6. WRC
SS15 Briançonnet - Entrevaux 2 [Power Stage] (14.31 km)	11:32.7	12. 7. class RC1 12. WRC	74.4	2.55	3:03:35.0	6. 6. class RC1 6. WRC
"The most important thing is I got a lot of experience from the very tricky conditions. The speed is getting higher and the confidence is also coming."