54. Vodafone Rally de Portugal 2021
WRC #4 • WRC2 #4 • JWRC #2 • WRC3 #4 • Portugal #2 • Peugeot Rally Cup Iberia #2 • Taça de Portugal (RC2N) #2
20. 5. – 23. 5. 2021, Matosinhos • Automóvel Club de Portugal • gravel 337.51 km • total distance including road sections - 1514.07 km • Other years
#1
Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
RC1
Final results
3. overall
3. class RC1
3. WRC
Stage results
1. leg | Time | Pos. | km/h s/km |
Overall | Pos. after | |
SS1 Lousã 1 (12.35 km) | 9:09.8 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
80.9 km/h 0.41 s/km |
9:09.8 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
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"The soft tyres are moving a lot, so I struggled to find the rhythm, but I pushed more towards the end." | ||||||
SS2 Góis 1 (19.51 km) | 13:10.0 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
88.9 km/h 0.56 s/km |
22:19.8 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
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"I don't know. Normally it is worse in the afternoon. We will keep trying - but there is not much we can do." | ||||||
SS3 Arganil 1 (18.82 km) | 12:09.7 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
92.8 km/h 0.81 s/km |
34:29.5 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
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"I don't know. Normally it is worse [in the afternoon]. We will keep trying - but there is not much we can do." | ||||||
SS4 Lousã 2 (12.35 km) | 9:06.8 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
81.3 km/h 0.34 s/km |
43:36.3 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
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SS5 Góis 2 (19.51 km) | 13:08.0 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
89.1 km/h 0.18 s/km |
56:44.3 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
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SS6 Arganil 2 (18.82 km) | 11:59.3 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
94.2 km/h 0.37 s/km |
1:08:43.6 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
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"I don't even know what position I have now. I don't think I have done badly. It would be nice to have some cars ahead of me tomorrow, otherwise it will be difficult weekend for us." | ||||||
SS7 Mortágua (18.16 km) | 11:42.7 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
93.0 km/h |
1:20:26.3 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
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"Very bad - the worst of the day. I am not sure which position I will have yet, so let's see. Tomorrow should be at least better than today." | ||||||
SS8 SSS Lousada (3.36 km) | 2:32.7 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
79.2 km/h 0.39 s/km |
1:22:59.0 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
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"It's nice to be here - this rallycross track is special for us in front of so many fans. It's been a tough day for me, so I am happy it's over, opening the road. Let's see what we can do tomorrow with a few cars ahead of us." | ||||||
2. leg | ||||||
SS9 Vieira do Minho 1 (20.64 km) | 12:53.2 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
96.1 km/h 0.56 s/km |
1:35:52.2 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
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"Pretty slippery. I didn't feel super comfortable. I was missing grip, but I guess it's the same for everybody. We need to see if we can do anything with the car." | ||||||
SS10 Cabeceiras de Basto 1 (22.37 km) | 13:55.3 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
96.4 km/h 0.97 s/km |
1:49:47.5 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
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SS11 Amarante 1 (37.92 km) | 24:19.7 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
93.5 km/h 0.21 s/km |
2:14:07.2 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
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"The morning has not been good for me. In the two first stages, I did not have the pace I wanted to have. We made some mistakes with our choices this morning, but we will keep fighting." | ||||||
SS12 Vieira do Minho 2 (20.64 km) | 12:41.6 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
97.6 km/h 0.24 s/km |
2:26:48.8 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
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"It's a bit more rough than the morning. It's okay, we have a mixed tyre choice like most of the drivers. The only problem is now we are quite far from the podium." | ||||||
SS13 Cabeceiras de Basto 2 (22.37 km) | 13:46.0 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
97.5 km/h 0.43 s/km |
2:40:34.8 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
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SS14 Amarante 2 (37.92 km) | 24:29.1 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
92.9 km/h 0.21 s/km |
3:05:03.9 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
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"Tomorrow is a long day. We decided to save our soft tyres for tomorrow, and he [Katsuta] didn't, so let's see." | ||||||
SS15 SSS Porto - Foz (3.30 km) | 3:09.4 | 8.
3. class RC1 8. WRC |
62.7 km/h 1.61 s/km |
3:08:13.3 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
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"Tomorrow is important. It was a difficult day for us." | ||||||
3. leg | ||||||
SS16 Felgueiras 1 (9.18 km) | 6:16.5 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
87.8 km/h 1.24 s/km |
3:14:29.8 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
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"It's a tricky stage. I was not really pushing and there is a lot of negative camber in the stage, so it's very easy to lose the car." | ||||||
SS17 Montim (8.75 km) | 5:51.1 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
89.7 km/h 0.74 s/km |
3:20:20.9 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
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SS18 Fafe 1 (11.18 km) | 6:46.1 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
99.1 km/h 0.62 s/km |
3:27:07.0 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
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"I am saving the tyres, so we will see when it comes to the power stage. It's always the target to take as much points as we can." | ||||||
SS19 Felgueiras 2 (9.18 km) | 6:10.2 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
89.3 km/h 0.71 s/km |
3:33:17.2 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
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SS20 Fafe 2[Power Stage] (11.18 km) | 6:32.6 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
102.5 km/h 0.48 s/km |
3:39:49.8 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
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"I always take as maximum as I can, so let's see what Elfyn is doing. No one wants to open the road in Sardinia, but let's see what happens. It hasn't been a very pleasant weekend for us, but from a points point-of-view, it's okay." |