69. Neste Rally Finland 2019
1. 8. – 4. 8. 2019, Jyväskylä • gravel 307.58 km • total distance including road sections - 1373.67 km • Other years
#33
Ford Fiesta WRC 
X1 ***
X1 ***
M-Sport Ford WRT
RC1
Final results
Accident Stage results
| 1. leg | Time | Pos. | km/h s/km |
Overall | Pos. after | |
| SS1 Harju 1 (2.31 km) | 1:52.7 | 11.
10. class RC1 11. WRC |
73.8 km/h 2.34 s/km |
1:52.7 | 11.
10. class RC1 11. WRC |
|
| "It's great. It was a surprise being here but it's good. I've got a job to do this weekend but I am going to enjoy it." | ||||||
| SS2 Oittila (19.34 km) | 9:50.5 | 10.
10. class RC1 10. WRC |
117.9 km/h 0.72 s/km |
11:43.2 | 10.
10. class RC1 10. WRC |
|
| "It was great but there is so much more that I need to get out of the car in the high speed sections. Let's keep going." | ||||||
| SS3 Moksi 1 (20.04 km) | 10:08.3 | 10.
10. class RC1 10. WRC |
118.6 km/h 0.60 s/km |
21:51.5 | 10.
10. class RC1 10. WRC |
|
| "As long as we can keep taking some time back as the day goes on then we will be happy. Fairly cautious - this weekend is all about getting the experience." | ||||||
| SS4 Urria 1 (12.28 km) | 6:15.5 | 10.
10. class RC1 10. WRC |
117.7 km/h 0.61 s/km |
28:07.0 | 10.
10. class RC1 10. WRC |
|
| "I felt really comfortable in the car there. The best person to judge myself against is Teemu so it's looking a lot better now." | ||||||
| SS5 Ässämäki 1 (12.33 km) | 6:11.2 | 11.
10. class RC1 11. WRC |
119.6 km/h 1.74 s/km |
34:18.2 | 10.
10. class RC1 10. WRC |
|
| spin | ||||||
| "We made some changes to try and help with the oversteer but we spun on a right-hander, so we need to go back to the setup that we had before." | ||||||
| SS6 Äänekoski 1 (7.80 km) | 3:44.0 | 10.
10. class RC1 10. WRC |
125.4 km/h 0.76 s/km |
38:02.2 | 10.
10. class RC1 10. WRC |
|
| "It's been getting better and better. The top bunch are so quick but at least we are doing okay in comparison to our teammates. I think I have some ideas on what could make this afternoon a bit better." | ||||||
| SS7 Moksi 2 (20.04 km) | 10:00.0 | 10.
10. class RC1 10. WRC |
120.2 km/h 0.71 s/km |
48:02.2 | 10.
10. class RC1 10. WRC |
|
| "It was enjoyable but it was really rough and I was struggling with the car bottoming out." | ||||||
| SS8 Urria 2 (12.28 km) | 6:12.7 | 10.
10. class RC1 10. WRC |
118.6 km/h 0.81 s/km |
54:14.9 | 10.
10. class RC1 10. WRC |
|
| "It's really rough and I am finding it quite tricky to know exactly how hard I can push in places." | ||||||
| SS9 Ässämäki 2 (12.33 km) | 5:54.9 | 10.
10. class RC1 10. WRC |
125.1 km/h 0.90 s/km |
1:00:09.8 | 10.
10. class RC1 10. WRC |
|
| SS10 Äänekoski 2 (7.80 km) | 3:37.2 | 9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
129.3 km/h 0.53 s/km |
1:03:47.0 | 10.
10. class RC1 10. WRC |
|
| "It was about as big a learning curve as the jumps are here in Finland. I don't think I can do much more without taking too many risks. We're getting there step by step." | ||||||
| SS11 Harju 2 (2.31 km) | 1:52.4 | 13.
10. class RC1 13. WRC |
74.0 km/h 1.77 s/km |
1:05:39.4 | 10.
10. class RC1 10. WRC |
|
| "It's been getting better as the day has gone on. Tomorrow we will be a little bit further up the order than I would like to be, but it's still good fun." | ||||||
| 2. leg | ||||||
| SS12 Pihlajakoski 1 (14.42 km) | 7:55.3 | 12.
10. class RC1 12. WRC |
109.2 km/h 1.75 s/km |
1:13:34.7 | 10.
10. class RC1 10. WRC |
|
| "I think my notes are a little bit optimistic so at lunch I will definitely make some changes. All okay apart from that." | ||||||
| SS13 Päijälä 1 (22.87 km) | 10:59.4 | 10.
10. class RC1 10. WRC |
124.9 km/h 0.96 s/km |
1:24:34.1 | 10.
10. class RC1 10. WRC |
|
| "I've done this stage before so it was much better. I suppose it can't be much worse than the first stage - and if it is... well." | ||||||
| SS14 Kakaristo 1 (18.70 km) | 9:29.5 | 10.
9. class RC1 10. WRC |
118.2 km/h 1.57 s/km |
1:34:03.6 | 9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
|
| "It was good - I'm really struggling to find some grip because of the loose. I got to have a really big moment in there so at least I got to enjoy myself a bit!" | ||||||
| SS15 Leustu 1 (10.50 km) | 5:42.1 | 9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
110.5 km/h 1.42 s/km |
1:39:45.7 | 9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
|
| "It's good experience. Fairly disastrous - nothing has really worked. We will go back to the old settings now and go with how they were yesterday." | ||||||
| SS16 Pihlajakoski 2 (14.42 km) | 7:39.8 | 9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
112.9 km/h 1.27 s/km |
1:47:25.5 | 9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
|
| SS17 Päijälä 2 (22.87 km) | 10:48.6 | 9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
126.9 km/h 0.86 s/km |
1:58:14.1 | 9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
|
| "It was quite a bit easier. We got told we were starting about 20-seconds before we went, so I didn't have much time to prepare and it's quite rutted from the national cars. Driving for fun I think!" | ||||||
| SS18 Kakaristo 2 (18.70 km) | 9:11.9 | 9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
122.0 km/h 1.09 s/km |
2:07:26.0 | 9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
|
| SS19 Leustu 2 (10.50 km) | 5:33.1 | 9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
113.5 km/h 0.97 s/km |
2:12:59.1 | 9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
|
| "We've got everything that we need - I think it's better and I'm getting more comfortable with the car." | ||||||
| 3. leg | ||||||
| SS20 Laukaa 1 (11.75 km) | 5:44.5 | 10.
10. class RC1 10. WRC |
122.8 km/h 1.26 s/km |
2:18:43.6 | 9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
|
| "Being in Finland it's nice to see some braking marks! Kris is a nice person to have in front. You can't beat driving a world rally car in Finland!" | ||||||
| SS21 Ruuhimäki 1 (11.12 km) | Accident | |||||
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