Croatia Rally 2021
22. 4. – 25. 4. 2021, Zagreb • AK Cro Dakar Team + AK Delta Timing • asphalt 300.32 km • total distance including road sections - 1270.89 km • Other years
Stage results
1. leg | Time | Pos. | km/h | s/km | Overall | Pos. after | |
SS1 Rude - Plešivica 1 (6.94 km) | 4:36.7 | 9. 9. class RC1 9. WRC | 90.3 | 1.80 | 4:36.7 | 9. 9. class RC1 9. WRC | |
"It felt okay. It was slippery in places, but we're struggling with the temperature in the hard tyres." | |||||||
SS2 Kostanjevac - Petruš Vrh 1 (23.76 km) | 13:21.5 | 7. 7. class RC1 7. WRC | 106.7 | 0.96 | 17:58.2 | 8. 8. class RC1 8. WRC | |
"Obviously it's a big change for me. I am pretty happy in there - there were quite a few places I could improve on but I'm happy." | |||||||
SS3 Jaškovo - Mali Modruš Potok 1 (10.10 km) | 5:40.9 | 7. 7. class RC1 7. WRC | 106.7 | 0.85 | 23:39.1 | 8. 8. class RC1 8. WRC | |
"I was throwing it around a bit and enjoying myself. There was a jump towards the end and it was not what I expected! If somebody got a picture of that, please send it to me!" | |||||||
SS4 Pećurkovo Brdo - Mrežnički Novaki 1 (9.11 km) | 4:58.3 | 8. 8. class RC1 8. WRC | 109.9 | 0.70 | 28:37.4 | 7. 7. class RC1 7. WRC | |
"It wasn't too bad. That was probably the slippiest stage of the morning and there were a few places I ran wide." | |||||||
SS5 Rude - Plešivica 2 (6.94 km) | 4:33.4 | 6. 6. class RC1 6. WRC | 91.4 | 0.43 | 33:10.8 | 7. 7. class RC1 7. WRC | |
"That felt okay - but I felt like the grip in there was so low so it felt slow. The time is okay." | |||||||
SS6 Kostanjevac - Petruš Vrh 2 (23.76 km) | 13:15.0 | 7. 7. class RC1 7. WRC | 107.6 | 0.81 | 46:25.8 | 7. 7. class RC1 7. WRC | |
SS7 Jaškovo - Mali Modruš Potok 2 (10.10 km) | 5:37.4 | 7. 7. class RC1 7. WRC | 107.8 | 1.06 | 52:03.2 | 7. 7. class RC1 7. WRC | |
"I loved that stage - it's brilliant." | |||||||
SS8 Pećurkovo Brdo - Mrežnički Novaki 2 (9.11 km) | 4:55.3 | 7. 7. class RC1 7. WRC | 111.1 | 0.60 | 56:58.5 | 7. 7. class RC1 7. WRC | |
"Not the cleanest stage but we're here." | |||||||
2. leg | |||||||
SS9 Mali Lipovec - Grdanjci 1 (20.30 km) | 12:41.2 | 8. 8. class RC1 8. WRC | 96.0 | 0.74 | 1:09:39.7 | 6. 6. class RC1 6. WRC | |
"It didn't feel good. In some sections I just wasn't carrying anywhere near enough speed, so there's a lot of work to do for the afternoon on that one." | |||||||
SS10 Stojdraga - Gornja Vas 1 (20.77 km) | 12:55.9 | 9. 9. class RC1 9. WRC | 96.4 | 0.91 | 1:22:35.6 | 7. 7. class RC1 7. WRC | |
SS11 Krašić - Vrškovac 1 (11.11 km) | 5:44.6 | 8. 8. class RC1 8. WRC | 116.1 | 0.70 | 1:28:20.2 | 7. 7. class RC1 7. WRC | |
SS12 Vinski Vrh - Duga Resa 1 (8.78 km) | 4:46.5 | 9. 9. class RC1 9. WRC | 110.3 | 1.01 | 1:33:06.7 | 7. 7. class RC1 7. WRC | |
"Not good. We can improve but there's a lot of work." | |||||||
SS13 Mali Lipovec - Grdanjci 2 (20.30 km) | 12:40.6 | 4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC | 96.1 | 0.43 | 1:45:47.3 | 7. 7. class RC1 7. WRC | |
"I was given some strong words of advice, so I'll stick to them. It's okay." | |||||||
SS14 Stojdraga - Gornja Vas 2 (20.77 km) | 12:49.0 | 8. 8. class RC1 8. WRC | 97.2 | 0.62 | 1:58:36.3 | 6. 6. class RC1 6. WRC | |
SS15 Krašić - Vrškovac 2 (11.11 km) | 5:42.1 | 8. 8. class RC1 8. WRC | 116.9 | 0.90 | 2:04:18.4 | 6. 6. class RC1 6. WRC | |
"Taka is going really fast this afternoon. It felt like a really good run to be honest, there weren't many places I could have gone faster." | |||||||
SS16 Vinski Vrh - Duga Resa 2 (8.78 km) | 4:41.2 | 6. 6. class RC1 6. WRC | 112.4 | 0.52 | 2:08:59.6 | 6. 6. class RC1 6. WRC | |
"It was a better afternoon - a bit smoother and a bit more chilled." | |||||||
3. leg | |||||||
SS17 Bliznec - Pila 1 (25.20 km) | 14:25.1 | 8. 8. class RC1 8. WRC | 104.9 | 0.82 | 2:23:24.7 | 6. 6. class RC1 6. WRC | |
"I've got an issue with the brakes, so I need to try and solve it." | |||||||
SS18 Zagorska Sela - Kumrovec 1 (14.09 km) | 8:58.8 | 14. 8. class RC1 14. WRC | 94.1 | 2.87 | 2:32:23.5 | 7. 7. class RC1 7. WRC | |
"We've lost all hydraulic pressure." | |||||||
SS19 Bliznec - Pila 2 (25.20 km) | 14:20.8 | 8. 8. class RC1 8. WRC | 105.4 | 0.87 | 2:46:44.3 | 7. 7. class RC1 7. WRC | |
"We managed to fix them, but we still haven't managed to fix the brakes yet so we'll try and sort them before the Power Stage." | |||||||
SS20 Zagorska Sela - Kumrovec 2 [Power Stage] (14.09 km) | 8:37.4 | 11. 9. class RC1 11. WRC | 98.0 | 1.66 | 2:55:21.7 | 7. 7. class RC1 7. WRC | |
"There was a few parts in there that caught me out. The weekend on the whole was pretty positive. It's a shame about today, but okay." |