Sébastien Loeb - Daniel Elena - Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo 2019

87. Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo 2019

WRC #1 • WRC2 #1 • WRC2 Pro #1 • RGT Cup #1

24. 1. – 27. 1. 2019, Gap - Monaco • Automobile Club de Monaco • asphalt - snow 323.83 km - (cancelled 20.04 km) • total distance including road sections - 1366.43 km • Other years

1. leg	Time	Pos.	km/h s/km	Overall	Pos. after
SS1 La Bréole - Selonnet (20.76 km)	13:25.2	4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC	92.8 km/h 1.12 s/km	13:25.2	4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC
"We saw the road getting very bad behind. There are a lot of corners where I have absolutely nothing in the notes and it's full of snow because the cars in front cut. It was really tricky."
SS2 Avançon - Notre-Dame-du-Laus (20.59 km)	14:03.0	8. 8. class RC1 8. WRC	87.9 km/h 2.16 s/km	27:28.2	8. 8. class RC1 8. WRC
"The stud tyres was not a good choice, I did what I can but it is not good with these tyres."
2. leg
SS3 Valdrôme - Sigottier 1 (20.04 km)	cancelled
SS4 Roussieux - Laborel 1 (24.05 km)	14:42.1	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC	98.2 km/h	42:10.3	4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC
"We have a rear-left puncture, but it was close to the end. A bit of gravel on the road, we had a good tyre choice but we are not able to make a difference."
SS5 Curbans - Piégut 1 (18.47 km)	14:01.3	6. 6. class RC1 6. WRC	79.0 km/h 0.66 s/km	56:11.6	4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC
"At this stage it was no change, gravel everywhere. The cars in front cut everywhere. The feeling in the car was okay, the tyre choice this morning was good but the stage was really dirty."
SS6 Valdrôme - Sigottier 2 (20.04 km)	14:17.1	8. 7. class RC1 8. WRC	84.2 km/h 1.88 s/km	1:10:28.7	7. 7. class RC1 7. WRC
"Maybe we lost too much on this one. On the last stage of the loop we hope for slicks."
SS7 Roussieux - Laborel 2 (24.05 km)	14:26.6	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC	99.9 km/h	1:24:55.3	3. 3. class RC1 3. WRC
"Okay? Cool. I had a really good stage now, I knew I lost a lot of time on the last one because of the tyre choice but I made it back on this one."
SS8 Curbans - Piégut 2 (18.47 km)	13:47.9	7. 7. class RC1 7. WRC	80.3 km/h 1.21 s/km	1:38:43.2	5. 5. class RC1 5. WRC
"We are still here, that was the goal. We had a tricky tyre choice, difficult on the first, good on the second and difficult again on this one. We aren't here for the victory, but we are still here."
3. leg
SS9 Agnières-en-Dévoluy - Corps 1 (29.82 km)	21:12.5	6. 6. class RC1 6. WRC	84.4 km/h 0.62 s/km	1:59:55.7	3. 3. class RC1 3. WRC
"I was not really confident in the stage, it was very slippery with changing grip."
SS10 St-Léger-les-Mélèzes - La Bâtie-Neuve 1 (16.87 km)	10:27.6	7. 7. class RC1 7. WRC	96.8 km/h 0.92 s/km	2:10:23.3	4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC
"I stalled on the start and lost a bit of time there. For the rest it was good, not perfect. I was not very confident."
SS11 Agnières-en-Dévoluy - Corps 2 (29.82 km)	20:08.1	5. 5. class RC1 5. WRC	88.9 km/h 0.46 s/km	2:30:31.4	3. 3. class RC1 3. WRC
"I had a good stage, we will see what we can do. I tried to push, maybe it is not enough but I am doing what I can."
SS12 St-Léger-les-Mélèzes - La Bâtie-Neuve 2 (16.87 km)	9:57.3	5. 5. class RC1 5. WRC	101.7 km/h 0.24 s/km	2:40:28.7	3. 3. class RC1 3. WRC
"For sure I am enjoying it. I was happier with the car this afternoon, I could push a bit harder as we found a better set-up in service. I enjoy the race."
4. leg
SS13 La Bollène-Vésubie - Peïra-Cava 1 (18.41 km)	11:51.9	5. 5. class RC1 5. WRC	93.1 km/h 0.63 s/km	2:52:20.6	3. 3. class RC1 3. WRC
"We cannot do anything, I was pushing really hard in the stage. It was very slippery and we have some understeer in the long corners. He is incredibly fast."
SS14 La Cabanette - Col de Braus 1 (13.58 km)	10:00.9	7. 7. class RC1 7. WRC	81.4 km/h 0.63 s/km	3:02:21.5	4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC
"I can't do more. We had a good stage."
SS15 La Bollène-Vésubie - Peïra-Cava 2 (18.41 km)	11:34.5	5. 5. class RC1 5. WRC	95.4 km/h 0.49 s/km	3:13:56.0	4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC
"We tried really hard. We changed the set-up to try and stabilise the car and it felt better. The grip was better also."
SS16 La Cabanette - Col de Braus 2[Power Stage] (13.58 km)	9:48.1	7. 7. class RC1 7. WRC	83.1 km/h 0.80 s/km	3:23:44.1	4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC
"We were not so fast, I cannot say I am happy with my times. I was pushing really hard but making no times. We finished fourth on our first rally with Hyundai so that is not so bad."

87. Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo 2019

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