70. Secto Rally Finland 2021
1. 10. – 3. 10. 2021, Jyväskylä • AKK Sports Ltd. • gravel 287.11 km • total distance including road sections - 1059.64 km • Other years
#44
Ford Fiesta WRC 
OM5***
OM5***
M-Sport Ford WRT
RC1
Final results
6. overall
6. class RC1
6. WRC
Stage results
| 1. leg | Time | Pos. | km/h s/km |
Overall | Pos. after | |
| SS1 Harju 1 (2.31 km) | 1:52.9 | 10.
10. class RC1 10. WRC |
73.7 km/h 1.39 s/km |
1:52.9 | 10.
10. class RC1 10. WRC |
|
| "Probably the best rally to do in these cars, so I'm looking forward to it. Happy to get through this one." | ||||||
| SS2 Ässämäki 1 (12.31 km) | 5:54.6 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
125.0 km/h 0.80 s/km |
7:47.5 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
|
| "It was okay. Just struggling with the car a little bit. Some of it is the grip, but we're really struggling to keep the car in a straight line on the high-speed sections." | ||||||
| SS3 Sahloinen - Moksi 1 (21.37 km) | 10:34.8 | 9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
121.2 km/h 0.95 s/km |
18:22.3 | 9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
|
| "(More grip?) No. Tricky. Stage is really nice but easy flat rights are hard to negotiate. Needs more work." | ||||||
| SS4 Ässämäki 2 (12.31 km) | 5:45.2 | 9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
128.4 km/h 0.76 s/km |
24:07.5 | 9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
|
| "It's not really an improvement, but in places now I genuinely can't go any faster. I'm on the door handles and using all the road. The times are not so good, but I enjoyed myself so much and it's such a good stage." | ||||||
| SS5 Sahloinen - Moksi 2 (21.37 km) | 10:15.5 | 9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
125.0 km/h 0.88 s/km |
34:23.0 | 9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
|
| SS6 Oittila (19.75 km) | 10:48.9 | 9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
109.6 km/h 1.39 s/km |
45:11.9 | 9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
|
| "It wasn't a great stage. It felt okay, but the time doesn't look too good." | ||||||
| 2. leg | ||||||
| SS7 Kakaristo - Hassi 1 (18.17 km) | 8:56.6 | 9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
121.9 km/h 1.22 s/km |
54:08.5 | 9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
|
| "It's one of the best stages of the rally, that's for sure! In some places the grip was really good and in some it was very slippery, especially towards the end." | ||||||
| SS8 Päijälä 1 (22.61 km) | 10:56.2 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
124.0 km/h 1.21 s/km |
1:05:04.7 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
|
| "It's been pretty good, but in that stage the notes were way too fast. I was taking too much entry speed and losing the speed coming out of the corners. A tricky one." | ||||||
| SS9 Arvaja 1 (13.49 km) | 7:18.0 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
110.9 km/h 1.70 s/km |
1:12:22.7 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
|
| "I am struggling more and more with the car as the morning's going on. The first stage it was behaving quite well but now it's hard to commit. We're going to make some changes." | ||||||
| SS10 Patajoki 1 (20.55 km) | 10:48.5 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
114.1 km/h 1.40 s/km |
1:23:11.2 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
|
| "It's tricky. It's hard to commit and you lose so much time when you can't commit. I'm trying, but sometimes I'm having fairly big slides. | ||||||
| SS11 Kakaristo - Hassi 2 (18.17 km) | 8:42.7 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
125.1 km/h 1.06 s/km |
1:31:53.9 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
|
| "I was trying in places but the grip was so, so much higher than this morning. If someone can hook the grip up in there they can make some big time." | ||||||
| SS12 Päijälä 2 (22.61 km) | 10:35.2 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
128.1 km/h 0.74 s/km |
1:42:29.1 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
|
| "It's a stage I like and I wanted to give it a push because I want to see what I can do and what need I need to improve on. I tried." | ||||||
| SS13 Arvaja 2 (13.49 km) | 7:06.1 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
114.0 km/h 1.23 s/km |
1:49:35.2 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
|
| "It seemed okay. It's cleaning, but compared to years we've had in the past, the ground is so much more compact and there's a lot less cleaning. For me, what stood out was how many rocks have come out." | ||||||
| SS14 Patajoki 2 (20.55 km) | 10:35.6 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
116.4 km/h 1.28 s/km |
2:00:10.8 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
|
| SS15 Harju 2 (2.31 km) | 1:52.8 | 8.
7. class RC1 8. WRC |
73.7 km/h 1.90 s/km |
2:02:03.6 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
|
| "I am really happy with today. It was a really good learning for me to open the road and I can be happy with myself sometimes." | ||||||
| 3. leg | ||||||
| SS16 Laukaa 1 (11.75 km) | 5:36.3 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
125.8 km/h 1.03 s/km |
2:07:39.9 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
|
| "Compared to the grip of the last time I drove this stage, there's almost none. It's surprising how little grip there is." | ||||||
| SS17 Ruuhimäki 1 (11.12 km) | 5:38.8 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
118.2 km/h 1.20 s/km |
2:13:18.7 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
|
| "I had a nice rhythm in there and was enjoying the driving. Generally a little bit cautious in places, but the grip wasn't as bad in there as the first one." | ||||||
| SS18 Laukaa 2 (11.75 km) | 5:28.3 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
128.8 km/h 0.88 s/km |
2:18:47.0 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
|
| "That's one of the best stages in the world. Everything seems to be on the limit and it's such a nice flowing stage. That's what it's about." | ||||||
| SS19 Ruuhimäki 2[Power Stage] (11.12 km) | 5:29.0 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
121.7 km/h 0.91 s/km |
2:24:16.0 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
|
| "I didn't really think much about what I was doing, I was just enjoying the feeling of driving this thing. I'm pretty happy with what I've done." | ||||||
