18. Rally Italia Sardegna 2021
3. 6. – 6. 6. 2021, Olbia • Automobile Club Italia • gravel 303.10 km • total distance including road sections - 1364.74 km • Other years • Other years
#44
Ford Fiesta WRC 
XM5***
XM5***
M-Sport Ford WRT
RC1
Final results
26. overall
8. class RC1
26. WRC
Stage results
| 1. leg | Time | Pos. | km/h s/km |
Overall | Pos. after | |
| SS1 Filigosu - Sa Conchedda 1 (22.29 km) | 13:36.9 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
98.2 km/h 1.28 s/km |
13:36.9 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
|
| SS2 Terranova 1 (14.36 km) | 9:32.4 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
90.3 km/h 1.16 s/km |
23:09.3 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
|
| "That felt like a good stage. I don't really feel like I've got any grip - I don't know what more I could have done in there." | ||||||
| SS3 Filigosu - Sa Conchedda 2 (22.29 km) | 13:13.8 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
101.1 km/h 0.74 s/km |
36:23.1 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
|
| "We took the same set-up as Portugal, but we didn't have a test. It was really soft this morning and the car wasn't reacting. It was better in there, but there's still a lot to improve on." | ||||||
| SS4 Terranova 2 (14.36 km) | 9:15.2 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
93.1 km/h 0.65 s/km |
45:38.3 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
|
| SS5 Tempio Pausania 1 (12.08 km) | 10:17.3 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
70.4 km/h 1.39 s/km |
55:55.6 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
|
| "That was busy. Really tricky. I was struggling with the car in there - I just couldn't get it to stay straight - so we'll make some changes for the second pass." | ||||||
| SS6 Erula - Tula 1 (14.97 km) | 11:38.6 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
77.1 km/h 1.01 s/km |
1:07:34.2 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
|
| SS7 Tempio Pausania 2 (12.08 km) | 9:56.0 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
73.0 km/h 0.62 s/km |
1:17:30.2 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
|
| "I made a small change coming into the stage which seems to have helped the car become a lot more stable." | ||||||
| SS8 Erula - Tula 2 (14.97 km) |
21:10.4 [N] |
34.
8. class RC1 34. WRC |
42.4 km/h 40.08 s/km |
1:38:40.6 [SR] |
21.
8. class RC1 21. WRC |
|
| transmission issue | ||||||
| 2. leg | ||||||
| SS9 Coiluna - Loelle 1 (15.00 km) | 9:08.3 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
98.5 km/h 1.35 s/km |
1:47:48.9 [SR] |
21.
8. class RC1 21. WRC |
|
| "We made some changes from yesterday, and the car feels better again. I made a couple of mistakes and lost a few seconds in there." | ||||||
| SS10 Lerno - Monti di Alà 1 (22.08 km) | 13:09.6 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
100.7 km/h 1.14 s/km |
2:00:58.5 [SR] |
21.
8. class RC1 21. WRC |
|
| "It seems we made a good step this morning. The driving felt better than the time suggests, so I'll have a look in regroup and see where we lost time." | ||||||
| SS11 Coiluna - Loelle 2 (15.00 km) | 8:54.5 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
101.0 km/h 0.75 s/km |
2:09:53.0 [SR] |
21.
8. class RC1 21. WRC |
|
| "We knew the car seems to be working a lot better on the second pass, so we followed the same premise as yesterday. It seems to be getting better stage by stage." | ||||||
| SS12 Lerno - Monti di Alà 2 (22.08 km) |
22:32.7 [N] |
38.
9. class RC1 38. WRC |
58.8 km/h 27.17 s/km |
2:32:25.7 [SR] |
23.
8. class RC1 23. WRC |
|
| stopped | ||||||
| SS13 Bortigiadas - Aggius - Viddalba 1 (14.70 km) |
20:30.3 [N] |
38.
8. class RC1 38. WRC |
43.0 km/h 40.82 s/km |
2:52:56.0 [SR] |
27.
7. class RC1 27. WRC |
|
| SS14 Sedini - Castelsardo 1 (13.03 km) |
19:42.5 [N] |
37.
8. class RC1 37. WRC |
39.7 km/h 46.05 s/km |
3:12:38.5 [SR] |
28.
7. class RC1 28. WRC |
|
| SS15 Bortigiadas - Aggius - Viddalba 2 (14.70 km) |
20:23.0 [N] |
36.
7. class RC1 36. WRC |
43.3 km/h 40.82 s/km |
3:33:01.5 [SR] |
30.
8. class RC1 30. WRC |
|
| SS16 Sedini - Castelsardo 2 (13.03 km) |
19:26.9 [N] |
36.
7. class RC1 36. WRC |
40.2 km/h 46.05 s/km |
3:52:28.4 [SR] |
31.
8. class RC1 31. WRC |
|
| 3. leg | ||||||
| SS17 Arzachena - Braniatogghiu 1 (15.25 km) | 8:59.5 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
101.8 km/h 0.92 s/km |
4:01:27.9 [SR] |
30.
8. class RC1 30. WRC |
|
| "It's one of the better stages of the rally, that's for sure. A bit of hesitation in my notes, it was like some things just weren't sinking quite right, but a pretty good stage." | ||||||
| SS18 Aglientu - Santa Teresa 1 (7.79 km) | 6:02.9 | 13.
7. class RC1 13. WRC |
77.3 km/h 2.17 s/km |
4:07:30.8 [SR] |
30.
8. class RC1 30. WRC |
|
| "I've got the same problem as yesterday again. It kept flashing on the dash, and I took my eye off the road a number of times." | ||||||
| SS19 Arzachena - Braniatogghiu 2 (15.25 km) | 8:46.7 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
104.2 km/h 0.64 s/km |
4:16:17.5 [SR] |
29.
8. class RC1 29. WRC |
|
| SS20 Aglientu - Santa Teresa 2[Power Stage] (7.79 km) | 5:46.7 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
80.9 km/h 1.71 s/km |
4:22:04.2 [SR] |
26.
8. class RC1 26. WRC |
|
| "The responsibility of the car is not up to me, I'm just here to drive it. I am happy with what I have done, and Stu [Loudon] has done a fantastic job stepping in as well. Looking forward to getting on the flight home and looking forward to Kenya." | ||||||
