11. Rally Estonia 2021
15. 7. – 18. 7. 2021, Tartu • Estonian Autosport Events MTÜ • gravel 314.16 km • total distance including road sections - 1299.05 km • Other years
#11
Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 
ALZ***
ALZ***
Hyundai Shell Mobis 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 Visit Estonia Tartu 1 (1.64 km) | 1:43.7 | 8.
5. class RC1 8. WRC |
56.9 km/h 0.55 s/km |
1:43.7 | 8.
5. class RC1 8. WRC |
|
| "We need the win for us, but also for the team. We are going to fight. We have revenge to take from last year and also from the last rally in Kenya, so hopefully we are going to have some luck with us." | ||||||
| SS2 Arula 1 (12.68 km) | 6:38.3 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
114.6 km/h 0.49 s/km |
8:22.0 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
|
| "The car was feeling was quite okay to be honest. I had a clean stage. I was a little bit cautious maybe, but I really enjoyed the car and it looks like our time is not so bad." | ||||||
| SS3 Otepää 1 (17.05 km) | 8:37.3 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
118.7 km/h 0.39 s/km |
16:59.3 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
|
| SS4 Kanepi 1 (16.54 km) | 8:28.0 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
117.2 km/h 1.06 s/km |
25:27.3 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
|
| left rear puncture | ||||||
| "We had a puncture 7km before the end. I had to carry on but we lost too much time. | ||||||
| SS5 Kambja 1 (17.85 km) | 9:50.9 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
108.7 km/h 0.63 s/km |
35:18.2 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
|
| "I tried to do a good stage. I got some small issues - I was losing a bit of power but it came quickly back, and I also lose the rear too much. I should have been faster than them with the cleaning, but I can't." | ||||||
| SS6 Arula 2 (12.68 km) | 6:31.0 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
116.7 km/h 0.24 s/km |
41:49.2 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
|
| "The dust is hanging and with the clouds coming the visibility is not good." | ||||||
| SS7 Otepää 2 (17.05 km) | 8:21.7 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
122.3 km/h 0.13 s/km |
50:10.9 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
|
| "It's not enough. I have the feeling we should be faster because I am trying very hard, but the times are not as good as I would like. Usually our car should be very fast in there, but at least we catch back some time." | ||||||
| SS8 Kanepi 2 (16.54 km) | 8:04.6 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
122.9 km/h 0.27 s/km |
58:15.5 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
|
| "The speed sometimes is there. It was working quite well. I have to try everything I can and continue like this - if we can stay ahead of Ogier tonight it will be good for tomorrow's road position." | ||||||
| SS9 Kambja 2 (17.85 km) | 9:32.3 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
112.3 km/h 0.26 s/km |
1:07:47.8 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
|
| "Our target was to catch Seb and to increase the gap. Small advantage with the road position. Our target is to stay clear of Seb and keep the car on the road. Except for the puncture, it has worked fine today." | ||||||
| 2. leg | ||||||
| SS10 Peipsiääre 1 (23.53 km) | 13:03.6 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
108.1 km/h 0.69 s/km |
1:20:51.4 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
|
| "My car was moving too much at the end of the stage, the stage is getting more loose and less grip. The timeloss is not too bad." | ||||||
| SS11 Mustvee 1 (12.28 km) | 6:30.2 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
113.3 km/h 0.33 s/km |
1:27:21.6 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
|
| "I didn't take any risks in this one, new stage and high speed. Clean run through and that was enough." | ||||||
| SS12 Raanitsa 1 (22.76 km) | 11:07.0 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
122.8 km/h 0.36 s/km |
1:38:28.6 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
|
| "That's the target: stay ahead of Ogier. It won't be easy. If you want to go as fast as Ott you have to know it by heart, I try to listen to my pacenotes." | ||||||
| SS13 Vastsemõisa 1 (6.70 km) | 4:19.9 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
92.8 km/h 0.34 s/km |
1:42:48.5 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
|
| "(Keep Seb behind?) That's the target, we're trying." | ||||||
| SS14 Peipsiääre 2 (23.53 km) | 12:58.2 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
108.9 km/h 0.55 s/km |
1:55:46.7 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
|
| "It was an okay stage, nice and clean run. Changed some settings and it took time to get used to it, in the end in the ruts it worked quite well." | ||||||
| SS15 Mustvee 2 (12.28 km) | 6:29.5 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
113.5 km/h 0.38 s/km |
2:02:16.2 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
|
| "It's working quite okay. Conditions are very rough in these two, struggling in the ruts, but it's the same for everyone." | ||||||
| SS16 Raanitsa 2 (22.76 km) | 10:52.7 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
125.5 km/h 0.27 s/km |
2:13:08.9 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
|
| "Tyres seem to be working, i'm comfortable driving it. The grip was okay, the visibility was not so great with a lot of hanging dust." | ||||||
| SS17 Vastsemõisa 2 (6.70 km) | 4:16.2 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
94.1 km/h |
2:17:25.1 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
|
| "It's going quite well, we optimized our tyre choice and the handling with the car is good. We had a clean run." | ||||||
| SS18 TV3 Tartu 2 (1.64 km) | 1:42.6 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
57.5 km/h 0.43 s/km |
2:19:07.7 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
|
| "It was a positive day for us. We had a good clean rhythm in the car, always controlled the speed and were able to catch a little bit back from Ogier. P3 overnight isn't a bad result, but need to keep clear of any mistakes and try to bring back a good position for the team." | ||||||
| 3. leg | ||||||
| SS19 Neeruti 1 (7.82 km) | 4:48.3 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
97.6 km/h |
2:23:56.0 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
|
| "The goal is to keep Ogier behind. Good start in the morning, the car felt okay, the road is quite slippy but I enjoyed it." | ||||||
| SS20 Elva 1 (11.72 km) | 6:00.2 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
117.1 km/h |
2:29:56.2 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
|
| "We are keeping the speed, I feel comfortable at this speed and all is working fine. No reason to slow down, easy to pick up a puncture." | ||||||
| SS21 Tartu vald 1 (6.51 km) | 5:58.4 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
65.4 km/h |
2:35:54.6 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
|
| "The feeling was okay, let's hope we can push for some powerstage points later. But first, we need to finish some stages." | ||||||
| SS22 Neeruti 2 (7.82 km) | 4:46.9 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
98.1 km/h 0.03 s/km |
2:40:41.5 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
|
| "We keep the rhythm and we had a good first run in the powerstage, we will see if we can grab lots of points. We keep our rhythm and see where we end up." | ||||||
| SS23 Elva 2 (11.72 km) | 5:55.1 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
118.8 km/h |
2:46:46.6 0:10 |
3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
|
| Penalty 0:10 - Late (1 min) at TC | ||||||
| "(Late check in?) I don't know what tactics that could be.. ****" | ||||||
| SS24 Tartu vald 2[Power Stage] (6.51 km) | 5:54.9 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
66.0 km/h 0.41 s/km |
2:52:41.5 0:10 |
3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
|
| "I think we did the best we could. Again a tough sunday for us, I don't know what to say, too much technical issues. It makes everything more complicated for us, but it's a part of the game and I want to thank Alain Penasse who's leaving the team. He's done a lot for the team." | ||||||
