68. Neste Rally Finland 2018
26. 7. – 29. 7. 2018, Jyväskylä • gravel 317.26 km • total distance including road sections - 1426.84 km • Other years
#1
Ford Fiesta WRC 
S1 ***
S1 ***
M-Sport Ford WRT
RC1
Final results
5. overall
5. class RC1
5. WRC
Stage results
| 1. leg | Time | Pos. | km/h s/km |
Overall | Pos. after | |
| SS1 Harju 1 (2.31 km) | 1:50.0 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
75.6 km/h 0.35 s/km |
1:50.0 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
|
| "I don't know, we'll have to find out this weekend. I had very little testing and very little experience of it." | ||||||
| SS2 Moksi 1 (20.04 km) | 10:11.6 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
118.0 km/h 0.77 s/km |
12:01.6 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
|
| SS3 Urria 1 (12.28 km) | 6:15.5 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
117.7 km/h 0.46 s/km |
18:17.1 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
|
| "It is very, very slippy for sure. A lot of loose gravel. We had a nice clean stage but it is very hard to fight with the guy behind." | ||||||
| SS4 Ässämäki 1 (12.33 km) | 5:58.6 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
123.8 km/h 0.77 s/km |
24:15.7 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
|
| "Yeah we do what we can but obviously it will be difficult to fight with the guy starting behind. Ott is starting third but he's setting some great times, especially on the first stage." | ||||||
| SS5 Äänekoski 1 (7.71 km) | 3:35.2 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
129.0 km/h 0.40 s/km |
27:50.9 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
|
| "I think I am happy, there are a few places I could have pushed harder and gained an extra few tenths. But the fight is with Thierry and that is what the focus is on." | ||||||
| SS6 Oittila (19.34 km) | 10:00.5 | 9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
115.9 km/h 0.79 s/km |
37:51.4 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
|
| SS7 Moksi 2 (20.04 km) | 10:00.5 | 10.
10. class RC1 10. WRC |
120.1 km/h 0.56 s/km |
47:51.9 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
|
| SS8 Urria 2 (12.28 km) | 6:09.9 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
119.5 km/h 0.24 s/km |
54:01.8 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
|
| SS9 Ässämäki 2 (12.33 km) | 5:51.0 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
126.5 km/h 0.32 s/km |
59:52.8 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
|
| "Really rutted, I didn't expect that at the beginning of the stage, which was smooth. There is too much gap to get past Elfyn so unless he makes a mistake I can't imagine we'll get past him." | ||||||
| SS10 Äänekoski 2 (7.71 km) | 3:32.3 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
130.7 km/h 0.42 s/km |
1:03:25.1 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
|
| "We did everything we could today, starting second on the road. Thierry had it bad but so did we." | ||||||
| SS11 Harju 2 (2.31 km) | 1:48.7 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
76.5 km/h |
1:05:13.8 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
|
| "I have a better start position [for tomorrow]. Today we try as hard as we can, but this year's Finland was the driest I've ever seen. My hat goes off to Tänak, there was no way we could compete with him, he did a great job." | ||||||
| 2. leg | ||||||
| SS12 Päijälä 1 (23.92 km) | 11:57.9 | 9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
119.9 km/h 0.90 s/km |
1:17:11.7 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
|
| SS13 Pihlajakoski 1 (14.90 km) | 7:02.6 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
126.9 km/h 0.79 s/km |
1:24:14.3 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
|
| "No issues. Made a lot of changes overnight and I'm not really confident." | ||||||
| SS14 Kakaristo 1 (23.66 km) | 11:56.0 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
119.0 km/h 0.66 s/km |
1:36:10.3 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
|
| "A little bit better this one, I'm changing set-up every single stage. Struggling a bit with the new aero on the rear." | ||||||
| SS15 Tuohikotanen 1 (8.95 km) | 4:36.4 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
116.6 km/h 0.55 s/km |
1:40:46.7 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
|
| "At least if you look at the timing board it doesn't look like it." | ||||||
| SS16 Tuohikotanen 2 (8.95 km) | 4:29.5 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
119.6 km/h 0.39 s/km |
1:45:16.2 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
|
| "Another set-up, we keep working. It is a short stage but first impressions seem okay." | ||||||
| SS17 Kakaristo 2 (23.66 km) | 11:34.9 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
122.6 km/h 0.36 s/km |
1:56:51.1 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
|
| "The feeling is OK, like always you watch the times of other people and you just think what can you do." | ||||||
| SS18 Päijälä 2 (23.92 km) | 11:41.1 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
122.8 km/h 0.42 s/km |
2:08:32.2 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
|
| "I'm not pushing. Just holding station until the end of the day." | ||||||
| SS19 Pihlajakoski 2 (14.90 km) | 6:53.6 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
129.7 km/h 0.21 s/km |
2:15:25.8 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
|
| "I think we struggle a bit all weekend. I think it was more of a big test for us. We change things all the time. We only had one day of testing with this aero evolution. The set-up changes during the day maybe aren't going in the right direction." | ||||||
| 3. leg | ||||||
| SS20 Laukaa 1 (11.74 km) | 5:35.0 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
126.2 km/h 0.56 s/km |
2:21:00.8 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
|
| "Feeling has not been fantastic, just going for maximum push on the Power Stage." | ||||||
| SS21 Ruuhimäki 1 (11.12 km) | 5:36.2 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
119.1 km/h 0.30 s/km |
2:26:37.0 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
|
| "Of course we have to try to get maximum bonus points. This wasn't a push it was just to validate the pacenotes, we'll be pushing on the Power Stage though." | ||||||
| SS22 Laukaa 2 (11.74 km) | 5:28.2 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
128.8 km/h 0.55 s/km |
2:32:05.2 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
|
| "Easy answer is to try our best, it will be difficult to take the maximum but we try to take as much as we can." | ||||||
| SS23 Ruuhimäki 2[Power Stage] (11.12 km) | 5:27.9 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
122.1 km/h 0.15 s/km |
2:37:33.1 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
|
| "I gave everything. The whole weekend I gave everything and there is not so much more that I can do. The most important is that we at least step in the right direction in the championship." | ||||||
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