39. XION Rally Argentina 2019
25. 4. – 28. 4. 2019, Villa Carlos Paz • Automóvil Club Argentino • gravel 347.50 km - (cancelled 29.85 km) • total distance including road sections - 1297.56 km • Other years
#1
Citroën C3 WRC 
EG-***
EG-***
Citroën Total WRT
RC1
Final results
3. overall
3. class RC1
3. WRC
Stage results
| 1. leg | Time | Pos. | km/h s/km |
Overall | Pos. after | |
| SS1 SSS Villa Carlos Paz (1.90 km) | 2:00.2 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
56.9 km/h 0.84 s/km |
2:00.2 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
|
| SS2 Las Bajadas / Villa del Dique 1 (16.65 km) | 9:27.3 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
105.7 km/h 0.49 s/km |
11:27.5 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
|
| SS3 Amboy / Yacanto 1 (29.85 km) | cancelled | |||||
| SS4 Santa Rosa / San Agustin 1 (23.44 km) | 14:12.0 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
99.0 km/h 0.28 s/km |
25:39.5 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
|
| "It is not easy to drive smoothly in this surface, but I am still trying to do my best" | ||||||
| SS5 SSS Parque Tematico 1 (2 Laps) (6.04 km) | 4:47.2 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
75.7 km/h 0.30 s/km |
30:26.7 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
|
| SS6 Las Bajadas / Villa del Dique 2 (16.65 km) | 9:14.8 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
108.0 km/h 0.31 s/km |
39:41.5 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
|
| SS7 Amboy / Yacanto 2 (29.85 km) | 17:48.7 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
100.6 km/h 0.34 s/km |
57:30.2 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
|
| "SS7 was better than we expected. Not as muddy as I thought. I can see the fight between leaders is very close" | ||||||
| SS8 Santa Rosa / San Agustin 2 (23.44 km) | 13:55.6 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
101.0 km/h 0.34 s/km |
1:11:25.8 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
|
| I can't go faster, but I don't know why. Something in the performance of the car is not OK" | ||||||
| 2. leg | ||||||
| SS9 Tanti - Mataderos 1 (13.92 km) | 9:12.1 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
90.8 km/h 0.29 s/km |
1:20:37.9 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
|
| SS10 Mataderos - Cuchilla Nevada 1 (22.67 km) | 11:59.6 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
113.4 km/h 0.15 s/km |
1:32:37.5 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
|
| "It looks it is difficult to match the speed of the Toyotas. I am trying, though" | ||||||
| SS11 Cuchilla Nevada - Characato 1 (33.65 km) | 20:21.8 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
99.1 km/h 1.07 s/km |
1:52:59.3 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
|
| no power steering | ||||||
| "It is really difficult to drive without the power steering. I found a gate in a junction I thought it was different to my recce and made a stupid mistake by hesitating there. I lost valuable time" | ||||||
| SS12 SSS Parque Tematico 2 (2 Laps) (6.04 km) | 5:06.7 | 15.
8. class RC1 14. WRC |
70.9 km/h 4.21 s/km |
1:58:06.0 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
|
| SS13 Tanti - Mataderos 2 (13.92 km) | 8:59.9 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
92.8 km/h |
2:07:05.9 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
|
| SS14 Mataderos - Cuchilla Nevada 2 (22.67 km) | 11:44.4 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
115.9 km/h |
2:18:50.3 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
|
| SS15 Cuchilla Nevada - Characato 2 (33.65 km) | 19:39.3 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
102.7 km/h 0.14 s/km |
2:38:29.6 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
|
| "I could push a lot harder now because the steering problem is not a problem anymore and that makes quite a difference. I still think there might be result changes later because somebody has not respected the road book here earlier" | ||||||
| 3. leg | ||||||
| SS16 Copina - El Cóndor (16.43 km) | 13:14.9 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
74.4 km/h 0.41 s/km |
2:51:44.5 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
|
| "I thought I was losing against everybody because I get no traction from the car and it does't feel nice. I am struggling with that" | ||||||
| SS17 Mina Clavero - Giulio Cesare (20.30 km) | 17:12.8 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
70.8 km/h 0.50 s/km |
3:08:57.3 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
|
| "I couldn't do any quicker than this. My stage was almost perfect, but to get a better time, I'd need some more speed in my car." | ||||||
| SS18 El Cóndor[Power Stage] (16.43 km) | 13:02.1 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
75.6 km/h |
3:21:59.4 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
|
| "I did everything I could. I could not match Meeke's speed this weekend, so I kept doing me best until the Power Stage," | ||||||
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