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
#22
Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 
A-6***
A-6***
Movisport
RC2
Final results
7. overall
1. class RC2
7. WRC
1. WRC2
Stage results
| 1. leg | Time | Pos. | km/h s/km |
Overall | Pos. after | |
| SS1 Lousã 1 (12.35 km) | 9:30.4 | 15.
5. class RC2 15. WRC 4. WRC2 |
77.9 km/h 2.08 s/km |
9:30.4 | 15.
5. class RC2 15. WRC 4. WRC2 |
|
| "It feels a bit - let's say - not rough, but drier than expected. You couldn't really push flat out." | ||||||
| SS2 Góis 1 (19.51 km) | 13:34.8 | 10.
1. class RC2 10. WRC 1. WRC2 |
86.2 km/h 1.83 s/km |
23:05.2 | 11.
2. class RC2 11. WRC 2. WRC2 |
|
| SS3 Arganil 1 (18.82 km) | 12:37.7 | 9.
1. class RC2 9. WRC 1. WRC2 |
89.4 km/h 2.30 s/km |
35:42.9 | 11.
2. class RC2 11. WRC 2. WRC2 |
|
| "Step by step. We made some adjustments before this stage and before the middle stage, but the road surface is strange. There is no grip and on this one there was a lot of surprises." | ||||||
| SS4 Lousã 2 (12.35 km) | 9:25.5 | 11.
2. class RC2 11. WRC 2. WRC2 |
78.6 km/h 1.85 s/km |
45:08.4 | 12.
3. class RC2 12. WRC 3. WRC2 |
|
| "We will just try to go through without any drama. It's very easy to get into trouble, so that's the plan." | ||||||
| SS5 Góis 2 (19.51 km) | 13:39.4 | 11.
2. class RC2 11. WRC 2. WRC2 |
85.7 km/h 1.79 s/km |
58:47.8 | 11.
2. class RC2 11. WRC 2. WRC2 |
|
| SS6 Arganil 2 (18.82 km) | 12:27.8 | 11.
2. class RC2 11. WRC 2. WRC2 |
90.6 km/h 1.88 s/km |
1:11:15.6 | 11.
2. class RC2 11. WRC 2. WRC2 |
|
| SS7 Mortágua (18.16 km) | 12:15.9 | 9.
2. class RC2 9. WRC 2. WRC2 |
88.8 km/h 1.83 s/km |
1:23:31.5 | 11.
2. class RC2 11. WRC 2. WRC2 |
|
| SS8 SSS Lousada (3.36 km) | 2:38.4 | 10.
2. class RC2 10. WRC 1. WRC2 |
76.4 km/h 2.08 s/km |
1:26:09.9 | 9.
1. class RC2 9. WRC 1. WRC2 |
|
| "It's always nice to have a battle inside the team, and nice to see some audience. In the Arctic, I didn't see and last year I didn't see so much audience. It's so nice to see people. | ||||||
| 2. leg | ||||||
| SS9 Vieira do Minho 1 (20.64 km) | 13:21.0 | 8.
1. class RC2 8. WRC 1. WRC2 |
92.8 km/h 1.90 s/km |
1:39:30.9 | 9.
1. class RC2 9. WRC 1. WRC2 |
|
| "Not really tricky in terms of the conditions. I am just not 100 percent happy with the car, but we have to live with that to honest." | ||||||
| SS10 Cabeceiras de Basto 1 (22.37 km) | 14:26.3 | 10.
1. class RC2 10. WRC 1. WRC2 |
93.0 km/h 2.35 s/km |
1:53:57.2 | 9.
1. class RC2 9. WRC 1. WRC2 |
|
| "So so. It's not 100 percent perfect, but very close to it. I can manage - everything is under control." | ||||||
| SS11 Amarante 1 (37.92 km) | 25:24.2 | 10.
1. class RC2 10. WRC 1. WRC2 |
89.6 km/h 1.91 s/km |
2:19:21.4 | 9.
1. class RC2 9. WRC 1. WRC2 |
|
| "At least I could watch the spectators - when you have a very steep uphill and a limited amount of power, it's slowly climbing." | ||||||
| SS12 Vieira do Minho 2 (20.64 km) | 13:16.2 | 11.
3. class RC2 11. WRC 3. WRC2 |
93.3 km/h 1.92 s/km |
2:32:37.6 | 9.
1. class RC2 9. WRC 1. WRC2 |
|
| "Clearly some sections and corners are drier than this morning, and some are more rutted. There is some bedrocks on the ruts - nothing crazy huge - but it's fine." | ||||||
| SS13 Cabeceiras de Basto 2 (22.37 km) | 14:21.6 | 9.
2. class RC2 9. WRC 2. WRC2 |
93.5 km/h 2.02 s/km |
2:46:59.2 | 9.
1. class RC2 9. WRC 1. WRC2 |
|
| SS14 Amarante 2 (37.92 km) | 25:22.5 | 8.
3. class RC2 8. WRC 3. WRC2 |
89.7 km/h 1.62 s/km |
3:12:21.7 | 7.
1. class RC2 7. WRC 1. WRC2 |
|
| SS15 SSS Porto - Foz (3.30 km) | 3:08.6 | 4.
2. class RC2 4. WRC 2. WRC2 |
63.0 km/h 1.36 s/km |
3:15:30.3 | 7.
1. class RC2 7. WRC 1. WRC2 |
|
| "You do so many donuts! It's five years since I have done donuts with this kind of car. There is all this concrete, so if you do a mistake you have to keep that in mind." | ||||||
| 3. leg | ||||||
| SS16 Felgueiras 1 (9.18 km) | 6:24.9 | 11.
5. class RC2 11. WRC 4. WRC2 |
85.9 km/h 2.16 s/km |
3:21:55.2 | 7.
1. class RC2 7. WRC 1. WRC2 |
|
| SS17 Montim (8.75 km) | 5:58.7 | 9.
2. class RC2 9. WRC 2. WRC2 |
87.8 km/h 1.61 s/km |
3:27:53.9 | 7.
1. class RC2 7. WRC 1. WRC2 |
|
| SS18 Fafe 1 (11.18 km) | 6:59.8 | 11.
2. class RC2 11. WRC 2. WRC2 |
95.9 km/h 1.84 s/km |
3:34:53.7 | 7.
1. class RC2 7. WRC 1. WRC2 |
|
| "Really nice. The grip was a bit higher than I expected, so I could really enjoy it." | ||||||
| SS19 Felgueiras 2 (9.18 km) | 6:17.6 | 8.
2. class RC2 8. WRC 2. WRC2 |
87.5 km/h 1.51 s/km |
3:41:11.3 | 7.
1. class RC2 7. WRC 1. WRC2 |
|
| SS20 Fafe 2[Power Stage] (11.18 km) | 6:52.1 | 10.
1. class RC2 10. WRC 1. WRC2 |
97.7 km/h 2.23 s/km |
3:48:03.4 | 7.
1. class RC2 7. WRC 1. WRC2 |
|
| "It was really a strong rally from us and our team did an amazing job. We didn't have any problems with the car and on such a rough rally like this, it's very cool. I am very satisfied." | ||||||
