Esapekka Lappi - Janne Ferm - Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo 2020

88. Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo 2020

WRC #1 • WRC 2 #1 • WRC 3 #1 • RGT Cup #1

22. 1. – 26. 1. 2020, Gap - Monaco • Automobile Club de Monaco • asphalt - snow 304.28 km • total distance including road sections - 1505.64 km • Other years

Stage results

Ford Fiesta WRC

M-Sport Ford 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 Malijai - Puimichel (17.47 km)	10:15.0	8. 8. class RC1 8. WRC	102.3	1.24	10:15.0	8. 8. class RC1 8. WRC
overheated engine
SS2 Bayons - Bréziers (25.49 km)	17:16.3	6. 6. class RC1 6. WRC	88.5	2.06	27:31.3	6. 6. class RC1 6. WRC
2. leg
SS3 Curbans - Venterol 1 (20.02 km)	13:35.6	5. 5. class RC1 5. WRC	88.4	0.68	41:06.9	6. 6. class RC1 6. WRC
"It was better - clearly. It's crazy how dirty it is, so it's hard to get confidence in the pacenotes."
SS4 St-Clément-sur-Durance - Freissinières 1 (20.68 km)	11:55.3	5. 5. class RC1 5. WRC	104.1	0.58	53:02.2	5. 5. class RC1 5. WRC
"We are too slow but I can't do any better at the moment. We need to push hard."
SS5 Avançon - Notre-Dame-du-Laus 1 (20.59 km)	13:22.6	6. 6. class RC1 6. WRC	92.4	1.06	1:06:24.8	5. 5. class RC1 5. WRC
"I was in a field for more than ten-seconds. I can't do any more - I was driving on the limit and over it as well!"
SS6 Curbans - Venterol 2 (20.02 km)	13:33.4	5. 5. class RC1 5. WRC	88.6	0.63	1:19:58.2	5. 5. class RC1 5. WRC
"I thought it was a good run but we are losing a lot again... it's a shame."
SS7 St-Clément-sur-Durance - Freissinières 2 (20.68 km)	12:02.4	7. 7. class RC1 7. WRC	103.1	0.50	1:32:00.6	5. 5. class RC1 5. WRC
"Maybe we should change the driver...?"
SS8 Avançon - Notre-Dame-du-Laus 2 (20.59 km)	13:28.1	6. 6. class RC1 6. WRC	91.7	0.73	1:45:28.7	5. 5. class RC1 5. WRC
"It was the best stage of the day but the time is not good. I really pushed but clearly I am doing something wrong."
3. leg
SS9 St-Léger-les-Mélèzes - La Bâtie-Neuve 1 (16.87 km)	10:48.1	7. 7. class RC1 7. WRC	93.7	1.14	1:56:16.8	5. 5. class RC1 5. WRC
"The information was not precise enough so I couldn't be confident enough."
SS10 La Bréole - Selonnet 1 (20.73 km)	12:52.9	4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC	96.6	0.89	2:09:09.7	5. 5. class RC1 5. WRC
"The pacenotes from the safety crew - as the sun is out it's melting the ice so much but I don't know until it's too late."
SS11 St-Léger-les-Mélèzes - La Bâtie-Neuve 2 (16.87 km)	9:40.3	4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC	104.7	0.34	2:18:50.0	5. 5. class RC1 5. WRC
"The notes were fine and it was easier to trust them. I was still too slow on the downhill sections but thanks to the safety crew - a big improvement from the morning."
SS12 La Bréole - Selonnet 2 (20.73 km)	12:23.5	4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC	100.4	0.55	2:31:13.5	5. 5. class RC1 5. WRC
"I have been just trying to improve and not concentrating on the guys behind. Tomorrow we will do the same."
4. leg
SS13 La Bollène-Vésubie - Peïra-Cava 1 (18.41 km)	11:35.7	4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC	95.3	0.63	2:42:49.2	5. 5. class RC1 5. WRC
"It was too slippery for me! In the beginning I thought okay, this is going to be spectacular, but when the wall came closer it wasn't so much fun anymore!"
SS14 La Cabanette - Col de Braus 1 (13.36 km)	10:00.8	5. 5. class RC1 5. WRC	80.1	0.97	2:52:50.0	4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC
"I think we had a safe tyre choice as it was not really clear what would happen."
SS15 La Bollène-Vésubie - Peïra-Cava 2 (18.41 km)	11:31.4	3. 3. class RC1 3. WRC	95.9	0.34	3:04:21.4	4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC
"I am not thinking too much about the power stage. I am concentrating on my own performance and the overall position."
SS16 La Cabanette - Col de Braus 2 [Power Stage] (13.36 km)	9:45.2	5. 5. class RC1 5. WRC	82.2	0.46	3:14:06.6	4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC
“It’s a really good season opener and after the disappointment of Friday, the pace on Saturday wasn’t where I wanted it to be but I improved step by step and learned a lot about the car this weekend.”