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
#44
Ford Fiesta WRC 
XM5***
XM5***
M-Sport Ford WRT
RC1
Final results
7. overall
7. class RC1
7. WRC
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 km/h 1.80 s/km |
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 km/h 0.96 s/km |
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 km/h 0.85 s/km |
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 km/h 0.70 s/km |
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 km/h 0.43 s/km |
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 km/h 0.81 s/km |
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 km/h 1.06 s/km |
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 km/h 0.60 s/km |
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 km/h 0.74 s/km |
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 km/h 0.91 s/km |
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 km/h 0.70 s/km |
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 km/h 1.01 s/km |
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 km/h 0.43 s/km |
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 km/h 0.62 s/km |
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 km/h 0.90 s/km |
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 km/h 0.52 s/km |
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 km/h 0.82 s/km |
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 km/h 2.87 s/km |
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 km/h 0.87 s/km |
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 km/h 1.66 s/km |
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." | ||||||
