66. Rally Sweden 2018
15. 2. – 18. 2. 2018, Torsby • snow - ice 314.25 km • total distance including road sections - 1400.79 km • Other years
#12
Citroën C3 WRC 
EG-***
EG-***
Citroën Total Abu Dhabi 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 SSS Karlstad 1 (1.90 km) | 1:33.3 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
73.3 km/h 0.32 s/km |
1:33.3 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
|
| "Okay, this was the first stage in the car and I don't have a lot of feeling. I need to learn more. I was quite nervous in here - I was afraid of making a stupid mistake. I'm glad to get it over." | ||||||
| SS2 Hof-Finnskog 1 (21.26 km) | 10:38.9 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
119.8 km/h 0.29 s/km |
12:12.2 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
|
| "Really tricky conditions, maybe I was too careful. I lost time at the end, I was slower there. I had a few moments near the start and I felt like I needed to take it down a bit." | ||||||
| SS3 Svullrya 1 (24.88 km) | 13:24.2 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
111.4 km/h 0.31 s/km |
25:36.4 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
|
| "Quite tricky, not a lot of grip. I struggled with braking and traction. I was fighting in there in a few places because it was difficult to stop for the corners." | ||||||
| SS4 Röjden 1 (19.13 km) | 10:20.7 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
111.0 km/h 0.12 s/km |
35:57.1 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
|
| "It's tricky to learn the car in conditions like this. I did my best, for sure there is room for improvement. I just have to learn with every metre." | ||||||
| SS5 Hof-Finnskog 2 (21.26 km) | 10:25.9 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
122.3 km/h 0.30 s/km |
46:23.0 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
|
| "A lot of gravel appearing now, and maybe I was too hesitant in the new car. I also wanted to look after my tyres in the gravel." | ||||||
| SS6 Svullrya 2 (24.88 km) | 13:22.1 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
111.7 km/h 0.19 s/km |
59:45.1 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
|
| SS7 Röjden 2 (19.13 km) | 10:11.7 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
112.6 km/h 0.29 s/km |
1:09:56.8 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
|
| "I need to make changes to the car to be competitive, it doesn't feel good and I need to take risks on my set-up. I made quite a big change and I could really feel it. I'm not sure if it was better or not." | ||||||
| SS8 Torsby 1 (9.56 km) | 6:29.5 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
88.4 km/h 0.60 s/km |
1:16:26.3 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
|
| "Wow. Lines on the road off in every direction, I don't understand how anyone got to the end of this one. Considering I've had just over half a day of testing in this car I am very pleased to be here on this pace." | ||||||
| 2. leg | ||||||
| SS9 Torntorp 1 (19.88 km) | 10:13.8 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
116.6 km/h 0.59 s/km |
1:26:40.1 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
|
| "A really fast stage but I didn't manage to get a good rhythm. The car felt good, it was more me. I'm a bit disappointed in myself." | ||||||
| SS10 Hagfors 1 (23.40 km) | 13:06.9 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
107.1 km/h 0.37 s/km |
1:39:47.0 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
|
| "Horrible. I struggled with the confidence and I don't know why. We have made some changes but there's nothing more I can do before service." | ||||||
| SS11 Vargåsen 1 (14.21 km) | 8:40.8 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
98.2 km/h 0.34 s/km |
1:48:27.8 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
|
| SS12 Torntorp 2 (19.88 km) | 10:08.1 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
117.7 km/h 0.64 s/km |
1:58:35.9 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
|
| "I have a lot of movement. I'm trying my best but I cannot find the right feeling. I don't know what thing to change. I'm looking for the right feeling, but I'm looking for a feeling I cannot find." | ||||||
| SS13 Hagfors 2 (23.40 km) | 12:59.5 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
108.1 km/h 0.64 s/km |
2:11:35.4 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
|
| "It was a little bit better. I've changed back to my original set-up." | ||||||
| SS14 Vargåsen 2 (14.21 km) | 8:36.7 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
99.0 km/h 0.60 s/km |
2:20:12.1 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
|
| "It was a nice feeling for sure. When I'm more confident the jump is less important. A good stage. I'm back to basics now with the set-up and I'll probably keep it like this until the end." | ||||||
| SS15 SSS Karlstad 2 (1.90 km) | 1:35.0 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
72.0 km/h 0.16 s/km |
2:21:47.1 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
|
| SS16 Torsby Sprint (3.43 km) | 2:33.5 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
80.4 km/h 0.23 s/km |
2:24:20.6 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
|
| "I forgot to shut my door in the stage and in the first corner it flew open! I'm lacking experience in this car. My set up from the test is the one I'm using - it's the one I know best." | ||||||
| 3. leg | ||||||
| SS17 Likenäs 1 (21.19 km) | 11:27.6 | 10.
10. class RC1 10. WRC |
110.9 km/h 0.75 s/km |
2:35:48.2 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
|
| "Not good. We did a small mistake and we ended up being similar to yesterday morning. A misunderstanding with the team. A shame. I struggled to drive the car." | ||||||
| SS18 Likenäs 2 (21.19 km) | 11:29.1 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
110.7 km/h 0.67 s/km |
2:47:17.3 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
|
| "The car is similar to earlier, not perfect but it feels better when the grip is increasing. That did help a little bit here. Not perfect but okay, I was pushing." | ||||||
| SS19 Torsby 2[Power Stage] (9.56 km) | 6:11.1 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
92.7 km/h 1.04 s/km |
2:53:28.4 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
|
| "An amazing weekend. So nice to be back at Citroen. I've really enjoyed it but I felt my lack of experience in this car. But to be here after just half a day testing, to be so competitive, and bring home points, makes me really pleased. I'm just crossing my fingers for the future. I want to do more rallies in this car." | ||||||
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