Kalle Rovanperä - Jonne Halttunen - Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo 2021

89. Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo 2021

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

1. leg	Time	Pos.	km/h s/km	Overall	Pos. after
SS1 Saint-Disdier - Corps (20.58 km)	12:08.7	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC	101.7 km/h 0.15 s/km	12:08.7	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC
"I am quite comfortable with the car. It was a nice stage, but it was also quite tricky to learn the new tyres in the wet. The next one will be more tricky, so I'll try to be careful but also be fast."
SS2 Saint-Maurice - Saint-Bonnet (20.78 km)	12:12.1	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC	102.2 km/h 0.01 s/km	24:20.8	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC
"I was surprised how good the feeling was with the pace notes and everything. The gravel crew is doing a good job so we have to continue like this."
2. leg
SS3 Aspremont - La Bâtie-des-Fonts 1 (19.61 km)	14:06.6	3. 3. class RC1 3. WRC	83.4 km/h 0.29 s/km	38:27.4	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC
"It's going quite nicely. I made one small error on a hairpin, but other than that it was good. It was a really difficult stage - it didn't look so bad but it was really tricky."
SS4 Chalancon - Gumiane 1 (21.62 km)	13:44.4	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC	94.4 km/h 0.35 s/km	52:21.8 0:10	3. 3. class RC1 3. WRC
		Penalty 0:10 - Late (1 min) at TC
SS5 Montauban-sur-l'Ouvèze - Villebois-les-Pins 1 (22.24 km)	13:54.3	4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC	96.0 km/h 0.83 s/km	1:06:16.1 0:10	4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC
"I don't know. It was really dirty and the guys in front have a much cleaner road. In this stage there are a lot of cuts which meant more gravel on the road and I was not able to push."
SS6 Aspremont - La Bâtie-des-Fonts 2 (19.61 km)	14:20.1	15. 9. class RC1 15. WRC	82.1 km/h 2.43 s/km	1:20:36.2 0:10	5. 5. class RC1 5. WRC
stopped
"I made a mistake in the beginning. There was a really muddy cut and I lost the car - we went in a field and we had to reverse out which took a lot of time. A stupid mistake."
SS7 Chalancon - Gumiane 2 (21.62 km)	14:14.4	3. 3. class RC1 3. WRC	91.1 km/h 0.21 s/km	1:34:50.6 0:10	4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC
"We need to fight back. This one was difficult and it was my first time with the new winter tyres in these kind of conditions."
SS8 Montauban-sur-l'Ouvèze - Villebois-les-Pins 2 (22.24 km)	cancelled
3. leg
SS9 La Bréole - Selonnet 1 (18.31 km)	13:38.8	4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC	80.5 km/h 1.23 s/km	1:48:29.4 0:10	3. 3. class RC1 3. WRC
"I didn't feel so good, but I was quite careful at the beginning. When it was smooth I think my pace was good, but where there were patches of ice it could have been better."
SS10 Saint-Clément - Freissinières (20.48 km)	16:52.5	4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC	72.8 km/h 1.18 s/km	2:05:21.9 0:10	3. 3. class RC1 3. WRC
"It felt good, I don't know why the time is like that. I felt that I had no grip, but the pace and rhythm was quite good."
SS11 La Bréole - Selonnet 2 (18.31 km)	12:06.8	3. 3. class RC1 3. WRC	90.7 km/h 0.43 s/km	2:17:38.7 0:20	3. 3. class RC1 3. WRC
		Penalty 0:05 - Incorrect route on stage
		Penalty 0:05 - Incorrect route on stage
"That sounds good. It was quite tricky and I had a problem with my ear plugs - Jonne had to scream because I couldn't hear the notes."
4. leg
SS12 Puget-Théniers - La Penne 1 (12.93 km)	9:43.8	23. 8. class RC1 23. WRC	79.7 km/h 4.35 s/km	2:27:22.5 0:20	4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC
puncture
"We have a puncture - there was something at the beginning of the stage. I don't know if it was a loose rock or something - I didn't even see it."
SS13 Briançonnet - Entrevaux 1 (14.31 km)	11:48.9	5. 5. class RC1 5. WRC	72.7 km/h 1.35 s/km	2:39:11.4 0:20	4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC
"After the puncture there is nothing really we can do - the gap is too big. I am not pushing anymore and I'm just focussed on keeping my position."
SS14 Puget-Théniers - La Penne 2 (12.93 km)	8:56.4	8. 6. class RC1 8. WRC	86.8 km/h 1.07 s/km	2:48:07.8 0:20	4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC
SS15 Briançonnet - Entrevaux 2[Power Stage] (14.31 km)	10:59.5	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC	78.1 km/h 0.23 s/km	2:59:07.3 0:20	4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC
"It was basically a nice weekend driving-wise, but we missed a good result with many unlucky things. I can be happy with my driving and thanks to the team."

89. Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo 2021

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