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
#89
Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 
ALZ***
ALZ***
Hyundai Shell Mobis 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 Harju 1 (2.31 km) | 1:49.5 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
75.9 km/h 0.95 s/km |
1:49.5 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
|
| "It will be a nice weekend. I made a couple of mistakes here but it is a long weekend." | ||||||
| SS2 Oittila (19.34 km) | 9:41.6 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
119.7 km/h 0.26 s/km |
11:31.1 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
|
| "The start is quite narrow, so we are good there. Out on the open stage the Toyotas are stronger. I am happy with my driving and the car feels good, so let's push on!" | ||||||
| SS3 Moksi 1 (20.04 km) | 10:00.3 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
120.2 km/h 0.20 s/km |
21:31.4 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
|
| "I tried to push in the fast stuff. There is still room for improvement. The feeling the car is very good - I have to say much better than previous years. It's much more enjoyable to drive than it was before." | ||||||
| SS4 Urria 1 (12.28 km) | 6:09.9 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
119.5 km/h 0.15 s/km |
27:41.3 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
|
| "It's been a good loop so far. I made one mistake in here which cost me a second but other than that it was okay. We are starting to see great results on roads that we have struggled with before, so that's really promising." | ||||||
| SS5 Ässämäki 1 (12.33 km) | 5:51.2 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
126.4 km/h 0.12 s/km |
33:32.5 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
|
| "I made a mistake and lost a second. We are on the pace - it's good to see. It will be interesting this afternoon." | ||||||
| SS6 Äänekoski 1 (7.80 km) | 3:40.8 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
127.2 km/h 0.35 s/km |
37:13.3 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
|
| "I have always been very slow in this stage so I tried to push here. It has been an encouraging morning - we are in the fight so we will continue." | ||||||
| SS7 Moksi 2 (20.04 km) | 9:50.6 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
122.2 km/h 0.24 s/km |
47:03.9 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
|
| "We tried to push very hard - pretty much on the limit there. The car is really nice to drive." | ||||||
| SS8 Urria 2 (12.28 km) | 6:02.8 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
121.9 km/h |
53:06.7 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
|
| "It was a clean stage and the car was working really well. Every stage the confidence is getting better." | ||||||
| SS9 Ässämäki 2 (12.33 km) | 5:46.1 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
128.3 km/h 0.19 s/km |
58:52.8 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
|
| SS10 Äänekoski 2 (7.80 km) | 3:33.6 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
131.5 km/h 0.06 s/km |
1:02:26.4 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
|
| "We had a good stage. A really promising day. I have to say a huge thank you to Hyundai Motorsport who have worked really hard to improve the car." | ||||||
| SS11 Harju 2 (2.31 km) | 1:49.3 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
76.1 km/h 0.43 s/km |
1:04:15.7 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
|
| "It's completely different to 365 days ago! It's nice to drive these roads when you can anticipate what the car will do. It's been a promising day so I am looking forward to tomorrow." | ||||||
| 2. leg | ||||||
| SS12 Pihlajakoski 1 (14.42 km) | 7:34.9 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
114.1 km/h 0.34 s/km |
1:11:50.6 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
|
| "I didn't do a very good job in the stage to be honest. We are fastest so far so that is a sign that more things can happen." | ||||||
| SS13 Päijälä 1 (22.87 km) | 10:50.3 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
126.6 km/h 0.56 s/km |
1:22:40.9 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
|
| "I am more used to getting a good feeling. I feel more comfortable in the narrow sections but here we are not on the pace. It's quite slippery, so it's hard to know how fast you can take the corners." | ||||||
| SS14 Kakaristo 1 (18.70 km) | 9:08.7 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
122.7 km/h 0.46 s/km |
1:31:49.6 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
|
| "I feel very good. The feeling with the car is amazing - I'm really enjoying my driving. I tried to step it up on this one because I lost a little bit in the last one." | ||||||
| SS15 Leustu 1 (10.50 km) | 5:30.4 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
114.4 km/h 0.30 s/km |
1:37:20.0 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
|
| "It's been good. I stalled under braking and I was lucky to get the car going again. It will be an interesting afternoon." | ||||||
| SS16 Pihlajakoski 2 (14.42 km) | 7:26.6 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
116.2 km/h 0.35 s/km |
1:44:46.6 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
|
| "I was very rough - I was afraid to get a puncture. At one point I had to cancel my line because of a huge rock in the middle. You can attack hard but that comes with risk." | ||||||
| SS17 Päijälä 2 (22.87 km) | 10:36.4 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
129.4 km/h 0.33 s/km |
1:55:23.0 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
|
| "I was flat out - really flat out! Not much more I could give through there to be honest." | ||||||
| SS18 Kakaristo 2 (18.70 km) | 8:54.0 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
126.1 km/h 0.13 s/km |
2:04:17.0 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
|
| "That's just what we needed - game on! We had a really good stage." | ||||||
| SS19 Leustu 2 (10.50 km) | 5:22.9 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
117.1 km/h |
2:09:39.9 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
|
| "We are in the fight for sure - I am looking forward to tomorrow. Really cool." | ||||||
| 3. leg | ||||||
| SS20 Laukaa 1 (11.75 km) | 5:32.4 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
127.3 km/h 0.23 s/km |
2:15:12.3 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
|
| "Suddenly the car was in neutral - I don't know what happened. As long as it doesn't do that again then we are on the pace." | ||||||
| SS21 Ruuhimäki 1 (11.12 km) | 5:31.6 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
120.7 km/h 0.06 s/km |
2:20:43.9 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
|
| "We were faster in the first stage too until the issue. We proved again that we are faster." | ||||||
| SS22 Laukaa 2 (11.75 km) | 5:23.1 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
130.9 km/h |
2:26:07.0 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
|
| "It's so good to beat Ogier on Finland where it's normally my weakest rally." | ||||||
| SS23 Ruuhimäki 2[Power Stage] (11.12 km) | 5:26.7 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
122.5 km/h 0.22 s/km |
2:31:33.7 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
|
| "This fourth place means a lot to me. It's been a tough rally in the past so it's really nice now to crack the code for this event and to have a great feeling in the car. The team have been working really hard this past 6-months especially. Now I feel like my old self again." | ||||||
