62. CORSICA Linea Tour de Corse 2019
28. 3. – 31. 3. 2019, Porto-Vecchio, Bastia, Calvi • asphalt 347.51 km • total distance including road sections - 1194.06 km • Other years • Other years
#5
Toyota Yaris WRC 
SP ***
SP ***
Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
RC1
Final results
9. overall
9. class RC1
9. WRC
Stage results
| 1. leg | Time | Pos. | km/h s/km |
Overall | Pos. after | |
| SS1 Bavella 1 (17.60 km) | 11:11.7 | 23.
9. class RC1 23. WRC |
94.3 km/h 2.90 s/km |
11:11.7 | 23.
9. class RC1 23. WRC |
|
| front left puncture | ||||||
| "I don't know how it happened, something caught me in the corner, completely unseen." | ||||||
| SS2 Valinco 1 (25.94 km) | 14:23.6 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
108.1 km/h |
25:35.3 | 9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
|
| "I think I make a mistake on the recce - I had 'keep in' in my notes, I hit something and punctured immediately. We'll try our best to fight back." | ||||||
| SS3 Alta-Rocca 1 (17.37 km) | 10:05.7 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
103.2 km/h 0.03 s/km |
35:41.0 | 9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
|
| "We have a job to do to try and get back as much time as possible." | ||||||
| SS4 Bavella 2 (17.60 km) | 10:21.1 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
102.0 km/h 0.20 s/km |
46:02.1 | 9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
|
| What happened earlier has gone. I'm focused now on my driving. The car feels good. The gap is big but I'll nibble away." | ||||||
| SS5 Valinco 2 (25.94 km) | 14:59.1 | 11.
9. class RC1 11. WRC |
103.9 km/h 1.38 s/km |
1:01:01.2 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
|
| damaged rear right suspension | ||||||
| SS6 Alta-Rocca 2 (17.37 km) | 12:23.5 | 51.
13. class RC1 51. WRC |
84.1 km/h 8.13 s/km |
1:13:24.7 | 16.
10. class RC1 16. WRC |
|
| "I had a conversation with [co-driver] Seb in stage and he said hopefully Elfyn would have a three-minute gap. It doesn't look like the organisers gave it. I wasn't expecting him to come. I've sorry for Elfyn." | ||||||
| 2. leg | ||||||
| SS7 Cap Corse 1 (25.62 km) | 15:54.8 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
96.6 km/h 0.16 s/km |
1:29:19.5 | 11.
10. class RC1 11. WRC |
|
| "I was annoyed with myself yesterday, I make a mistake in the recce which caused the problem. I have to improve. I have to dig deeper and deeper if I want to challenge for a championship. I'll learn." | ||||||
| SS8 Désert des Agriates 1 (14.45 km) | 7:59.0 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
108.6 km/h 0.22 s/km |
1:37:18.5 | 10.
9. class RC1 10. WRC |
|
| "This one is like a race circuit, a different character to the rest. I wasn't so good here last year so I made some subtle changes. I'm just exploring today." | ||||||
| SS9 Castagniccia 1 (47.18 km) | 30:00.1 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
94.4 km/h 0.32 s/km |
2:07:18.6 | 9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
|
| "Incredibly slippery surface in places, some damp sections caught me by surprise. A huge challenge. The set up with the dampers wasn't perfect, the car is rolling about." | ||||||
| SS10 Cap Corse 2 (25.62 km) | 15:52.3 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
96.9 km/h |
2:23:10.9 | 9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
|
| "Better grip than earlier with more rubber on the road and higher temperatures. A good run." | ||||||
| SS11 Désert des Agriates 2 (14.45 km) | 7:57.7 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
108.9 km/h 0.01 s/km |
2:31:08.6 | 9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
|
| "It felt good. I changed the damper set-up, running the car a bit stiffer. I thought it was good but the time seems slow, we'll see." | ||||||
| SS12 Castagniccia 2 (47.18 km) | 29:37.3 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
95.6 km/h 0.27 s/km |
3:00:45.9 | 9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
|
| "I enjoyed driving this afternoon. A much stiffer setup seems to work better." | ||||||
| 3. leg | ||||||
| SS13 Eaux de Zilia (31.85 km) | 17:25.4 | 17.
10. class RC1 17. WRC |
109.7 km/h 3.08 s/km |
3:18:11.3 | 9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
|
| "Not a habit I want to get into on Sunday morning. Let's see what we can do, hopefully collect a couple of points in he power stage." | ||||||
| SS14 Calvi[Power Stage] (19.34 km) | 9:54.0 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
117.2 km/h |
3:28:05.3 | 9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
|
| "I had a good run but Jari is not my target - there are a lot of quick guys behind. I gave it a go. I couldn't have done much more." | ||||||
