Esapekka Lappi - Janne Ferm - Kennards Hire Rally Australia 2018

27. Kennards Hire Rally Australia 2018

WRC #13 • WRC2 #13 • WRC3 #13

15. 11. – 18. 11. 2018, Coffs Harbour • gravel 318.64 km • total distance including road sections - 1017.07 km • Other years

Stage results

Lappi Esapekka

Ferm Janne

Toyota Yaris WRC

A-6***

Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT

RC1

Final results

4. overall

4. class RC1

4. WRC

Stage results

1. leg	Time	Pos.	km/h s/km	Overall	Pos. after
SS1 Orara East I (8.77 km)	4:45.5	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC	110.6 km/h	4:45.5	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC
"It was a good start, very clean run. Pretty happy for that. Seems the set-up is good, now we go on a little different kind of surface so I hope it works good there as well."
SS2 Coldwater I (14.12 km)	7:57.5	3. 3. class RC1 3. WRC	106.5 km/h 0.08 s/km	12:43.0	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC
"To be honest, it didn't feel so good. It was so wide and I was too cautious. I felt like I had a lot of room on every corner. Lot of margin for sure, I can try to go much faster."
SS3 Sherwood I (26.68 km)	12:56.8	5. 5. class RC1 5. WRC	123.6 km/h 0.29 s/km	25:39.8	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC
"It's been a nice morning. I've been enjoying it. Here, the new man-made bumps are really nasty but it is the same for everybody. They are on such fast sections."
SS4 Orara East II (8.77 km)	4:43.6	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC	111.3 km/h 0.01 s/km	30:23.4	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC
"The road was more slippy which was a surprise for me. I expected more grip but it wasn't there. I went for the hard tyres but I don't think it is the tyre choice, it is more the surface."
SS5 Coldwater II (14.12 km)	8:14.0	10. 10. class RC1 10. WRC	102.9 km/h 1.62 s/km	38:37.4	9. 9. class RC1 9. WRC
"The same speed as on the first pass. I believe it is okay for the next stage."
SS6 Sherwood II (26.68 km)	12:38.9	5. 5. class RC1 5. WRC	126.6 km/h 0.12 s/km	51:16.3	6. 6. class RC1 6. WRC
"I need to save the car! My front-end is quite damaged. That was a heavy water splash it seems. It is nice that the engine managed to keep running after these 15 or 20 seconds misfiring."
SS7 Destination NSW - I (1.27 km)	1:25.1	3. 3. class RC1 3. WRC	53.7 km/h 1.34 s/km	52:41.4	6. 6. class RC1 6. WRC
SS8 Destination NSW - II (1.27 km)	1:24.3	5. 5. class RC1 5. WRC	54.2 km/h 1.02 s/km	54:05.7	6. 6. class RC1 6. WRC
2. leg
SS9 Argents Hill Reverse I (13.13 km)	7:25.3	7. 7. class RC1 7. WRC	106.1 km/h 0.34 s/km	1:01:31.0	6. 6. class RC1 6. WRC
SS10 Welshs Creek Reverse I (28.83 km)	15:21.0	6. 6. class RC1 6. WRC	112.7 km/h 0.29 s/km	1:16:52.0	6. 6. class RC1 6. WRC
"This is getting much cleaner all the time. After each car the conditions are improving so it is tough to gain time to the cars starting behind me."
SS11 Urunga I (21.28 km)	11:38.8	4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC	109.6 km/h 0.31 s/km	1:28:30.8	5. 5. class RC1 5. WRC
"It was not a good stage from me, I did a lot of mistakes, bad lines. Ott should be much, much faster."
SS12 Raleigh I (1.99 km)	1:33.3	3. 3. class RC1 3. WRC	76.8 km/h 0.10 s/km	1:30:04.1	5. 5. class RC1 5. WRC
SS13 Argents Hill Reverse II (13.13 km)	7:21.4	7. 7. class RC1 7. WRC	107.1 km/h 0.35 s/km	1:37:25.5	5. 5. class RC1 5. WRC
"The feeling is still good in the car, nothing to complain to be honest. Felt like I was not pushing at all, but all the time I was on the clean lines. At the moment I am fastest but the guys behind are going quick I tell you."
SS14 Welshs Creek Reverse II (28.83 km)	15:13.4	6. 6. class RC1 6. WRC	113.6 km/h 0.42 s/km	1:52:38.9	5. 5. class RC1 5. WRC
"It is just a bit boring at the moment, I though I could gain a few seconds here and there to Hayden but he was too fast on the last one. The gaps are quite big in front and behind me, it is hard to concentrate."
SS15 Urunga II (21.28 km)	11:32.5	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC	110.6 km/h	2:04:11.4	5. 5. class RC1 5. WRC
"When you back off you lose the rhythm so I just went for it on this one."
SS16 Raleigh II (1.99 km)	1:33.1	4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC	76.9 km/h 0.45 s/km	2:05:44.5	5. 5. class RC1 5. WRC
SS17 Destination NSW - III (1.27 km)	1:25.1	4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC	53.7 km/h 1.57 s/km	2:07:09.6	5. 5. class RC1 5. WRC
SS18 Destination NSW - IV (1.27 km)	1:32.8	13. 10. class RC1 13. WRC	49.3 km/h 6.85 s/km	2:08:42.4	5. 5. class RC1 5. WRC
3. leg
SS19 Coramba I (15.55 km)	10:00.3	10. 10. class RC1 10. WRC	93.3 km/h 1.43 s/km	2:18:42.7	5. 5. class RC1 5. WRC
"We just need to finish and that's it, anything can happen in these conditions. I will be the back up and not push too hard. All about the team today for sure."
SS20 Sapphire I (19.27 km)	11:38.9	8. 8. class RC1 8. WRC	99.3 km/h 0.45 s/km	2:30:21.6	5. 5. class RC1 5. WRC
"You keep saying it is a good battle! But on the previous stage I said this is not the game! Normally it would be but not today, it is all about keeping Seb behind."
SS21 Wedding Bells18 I (7.16 km)	4:14.9	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC	101.1 km/h	2:34:36.5	5. 5. class RC1 5. WRC
"This stage I was enjoying, you could see that the conditions were dry but the first two were not so nice conditions-wise."
SS22 Coramba II (15.55 km)	10:05.6	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC	92.4 km/h 0.03 s/km	2:44:42.1	5. 5. class RC1 5. WRC
"I was so slow on the first pass that I could mark all the slippery places and now it is okay when you know where it is slippery!"
SS23 Sapphire II (19.27 km)	11:55.9	4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC	96.9 km/h 0.40 s/km	2:56:38.0	4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC
"It felt horrible, you cannot enjoy it. Even if I needed to push you can't enjoy it. Safely through."
SS24 Wedding Bells18 II[Power Stage] (7.16 km)	4:16.3	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC	100.6 km/h 0.01 s/km	3:00:54.3	4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC
"For sure I'll miss the Yaris, I will. But I'm looking forward to new challenges. I'm thankful for the team and their support, they've got such a big passion for rally. Hopefully Jari will come through and we'll win the manufacturers' title, that's what everyone deserves."