Sébastien Loeb - Daniel Elena - RallyRACC Catalunya

54. RallyRACC Catalunya - Costa Daurada 2018

WRC #12 • WRC2 #12 • WRC3 #12 • Peugeot Rally Cup Iberia #5 • Beca Júnior R2 RFEdA #6 • N5 RMC Cup (E) #5

25. 10. – 28. 10. 2018, Salou • Real Automóvil Club Cataluña • asphalt - gravel 331.58 km - (cancelled 14.12 km) • total distance including road sections - 1495.73 km • Other years

1. leg	Time	Pos.	km/h s/km	Overall	Pos. after
SS1 Barcelona (3.20 km)	3:51.2	27. 11. class RC1 27. WRC	49.8 km/h 4.97 s/km	3:51.2	27. 11. class RC1 27. WRC
stalled
SS2 Gandesa 1 (7.00 km)	4:26.7	9. 9. class RC1 9. WRC	94.5 km/h 1.01 s/km	8:17.9	13. 11. class RC1 13. WRC
SS3 Pesells 1 (26.59 km)	14:45.2	5. 5. class RC1 5. WRC	108.1 km/h 0.33 s/km	23:03.1	9. 9. class RC1 9. WRC
"It is better, the first stage I was really not confident it had a lot of wet parts and I was on the hard tyre. I was a lot better on this one, but still a bit nervous in some parts."
SS4 La Fatarella - Vilalba 1 (38.85 km)	27:03.2	3. 3. class RC1 3. WRC	86.2 km/h 0.05 s/km	50:06.3	6. 6. class RC1 6. WRC
"It is difficult, the stage is difficult. I have a feeling I wasn't fast but the time seems not too bad. I struggled with the car, I cannot drive like I did in Mexico, but it is better than it was in the morning."
SS5 Gandesa 2 (7.00 km)	4:18.5	7. 7. class RC1 7. WRC	97.5 km/h 0.54 s/km	54:24.8	6. 6. class RC1 6. WRC
SS6 Pesells 2 (26.59 km)	14:16.7	4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC	111.7 km/h 0.16 s/km	1:08:41.5	4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC
"It was okay, it was a good stage. I tried to be a bit more aggressive and changed a few settings between the stages because there was a bit of understeer on the last one."
SS7 La Fatarella - Vilalba 2 (38.85 km)	26:16.1	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC	88.7 km/h 0.07 s/km	1:34:57.6	4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC
"It was difficult in the beginning. I had a better set-up in the afternoon, I struggled with understeer earlier. Tomorrow, asphalt - if it is wet - will be tricky. Daniel is performing as usual! He didn't lose anything."
2. leg
SS8 Savallà 1 (14.12 km)	cancelled
SS9 Querol 1 (21.26 km)	11:43.4	8. 8. class RC1 8. WRC	108.8 km/h 0.60 s/km	1:46:41.0	5. 5. class RC1 5. WRC
"It is very difficult, very complicated. The car is very nervous on this tyre, it isn't quite adapted to these conditions."
SS10 El Montmell 1 (24.40 km)	13:07.4	6. 6. class RC1 6. WRC	111.6 km/h 0.37 s/km	1:59:48.4	4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC
"It was difficult for me to get in the rhythm of the wet conditions with these tyres. Six years I haven't driven a wet stage, we're still behind but not too far. It's okay."
SS11 Savallà 2 (14.12 km)	7:53.4	8. 8. class RC1 8. WRC	107.4 km/h 0.45 s/km	2:07:41.8	4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC
"It was really tricky in this one, it was muddy in the cuts. I did a small mistake. I tried hard, it was okay - at the moment it is a good battle."
SS12 Querol 2 (21.26 km)	11:25.8	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC	111.6 km/h	2:19:07.6	3. 3. class RC1 3. WRC
SS13 El Montmell 2 (24.40 km)	13:18.8	6. 6. class RC1 6. WRC	110.0 km/h 0.47 s/km	2:32:26.4	3. 3. class RC1 3. WRC
"We had too much rain, the tyre is not working properly now. I think I had a good drive but it was impossible to do better."
SS14 Salou (2.24 km)	2:43.4	4. 3. class RC1 4. WRC	49.4 km/h 0.67 s/km	2:35:09.8	3. 3. class RC1 3. WRC
3. leg
SS15 Riudecanyes 1 (16.35 km)	10:22.6	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC	94.5 km/h	2:45:32.4	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC
"I think I made a good time, I drove really hard - really fast - and I took the hard choice, I think it was the right choice."
SS16 Santa Marina 1 (14.50 km)	8:08.9	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC	106.8 km/h	2:53:41.3	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC
"The information we had from the gravel crew and the weather team was dry - drying - and I knew the hard tyre would be the right choice. I think I had a good drive on this stage, but the gap is not as big as it was before."
SS17 Riudecanyes 2 (16.35 km)	10:21.4	5. 5. class RC1 5. WRC	94.7 km/h 0.44 s/km	3:04:02.7	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC
"I had a spin in the hairpin, that's it."
SS18 Santa Marina 2[Power Stage] (14.50 km)	8:05.3	3. 3. class RC1 3. WRC	107.6 km/h 0.19 s/km	3:12:08.0	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC
"I just... It is incredible, I couldn't believe that! I tried my best, I struggled every morning to get the rhythm except this morning. I managed to get the feeling back with the car and I could push. Great satisfaction for sure, I didn't believe I would win a rally again. I'm not thinking about next year yet."

54. RallyRACC Catalunya - Costa Daurada 2018

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