57. Renties Ypres Rally Belgium 2021
WRC #8 • WRC2 #8 • JWRC #4 • WRC3 #8 • RGT Cup #4 • Belgium #3 • Belgium Junior #3 • Clio Trophy Belgium #2
13. 8. – 15. 8. 2021, Ypres • Superstage • asphalt 295.78 km - (cancelled 9.45 km) • total distance including road sections - 951.89 km • Other years
#44
Ford Fiesta WRC 
OM5***
OM5***
M-Sport Ford WRT
RC1
Final results
47. overall
7. class RC1
42. WRC
Stage results
| 1. leg | Time | Pos. | km/h s/km |
Overall | Pos. after | |
| SS1 Reninge - Vleteren 1 (15.00 km) | 8:05.0 | 9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
111.3 km/h 1.06 s/km |
8:05.0 | 9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
|
| "It's okay. A bit dirty in places, but generally it's not too bad." | ||||||
| SS2 Westouter - Boeschepe 1 (19.60 km) | 10:53.5 | 9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
108.0 km/h 0.93 s/km |
18:58.5 | 9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
|
| "That felt pretty smooth in there. Not really taking any risks because there are quite a lot of places to make mistakes." | ||||||
| SS3 Kemmelberg 1 (23.62 km) | 11:52.3 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
119.4 km/h 0.53 s/km |
30:50.8 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
|
| "It was a lot smoother. I made some set-up stages which made the car easier to drive. It will be going really well, but then I give away shed loads of seconds with hesitation, so I need to sort that out." | ||||||
| SS4 Zonnebeke 1 (9.45 km) |
14:34.0 [N] |
87.
9. class RC1 69. WRC |
38.9 km/h 63.49 s/km |
45:24.8 [SR] |
70.
9. class RC1 59. WRC |
|
| off road | ||||||
| SS5 Reninge - Vleteren 2 (15.00 km) |
17:49.0 [N] |
85.
9. class RC1 69. WRC |
50.5 km/h 40.00 s/km |
1:03:13.8 [SR] |
82.
9. class RC1 67. WRC |
|
| SS6 Westouter - Boeschepe 2 (19.60 km) |
20:27.0 [N] |
83.
9. class RC1 68. WRC |
57.5 km/h 30.61 s/km |
1:23:40.8 [SR] |
82.
9. class RC1 67. WRC |
|
| SS7 Kemmelberg 2 (23.62 km) |
21:28.8 [N] |
78.
9. class RC1 64. WRC |
66.0 km/h 25.40 s/km |
1:45:09.6 [SR] |
79.
9. class RC1 65. WRC |
|
| SS8 Zonnebeke 2 (9.45 km) | cancelled | |||||
| 2. leg | ||||||
| SS9 Hollebeke 1 (25.86 km) | 14:12.0 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
109.3 km/h 1.60 s/km |
1:59:21.6 [SR] |
78.
9. class RC1 64. WRC |
|
| SS10 Dikkebus 1 (12.49 km) | 6:43.9 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
111.3 km/h 1.60 s/km |
2:06:05.5 [SR] |
77.
8. class RC1 63. WRC |
|
| SS11 Watou 1 (13.62 km) | 7:07.3 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
114.7 km/h 1.86 s/km |
2:13:12.8 [SR] |
77.
8. class RC1 63. WRC |
|
| "I had intercom issues all morning. We had to drive safely but I can't hear anything." | ||||||
| SS12 Mesen - Middelhoek 1 (7.99 km) | 4:38.7 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
103.2 km/h 1.86 s/km |
2:17:51.5 [SR] |
72.
7. class RC1 58. WRC |
|
| "We had the issues all morning. We swapped things around then and I could hear Chris but he couldn't hear me." | ||||||
| SS13 Hollebeke 2 (25.86 km) | 13:45.9 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
112.7 km/h 0.86 s/km |
2:31:37.4 [SR] |
69.
7. class RC1 56. WRC |
|
| "It's not really like running first on the road anywhere else. There's a very fine layer of dust which does kill the grip, but the grip was much better." | ||||||
| SS14 Dikkebus 2 (12.49 km) | 6:29.5 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
115.4 km/h 0.83 s/km |
2:38:06.9 [SR] |
66.
7. class RC1 56. WRC |
|
| "I made some changes at service and they seemed to be better. On one of the jumps, I don't know what came in the car, but it seemed like sparks!" | ||||||
| SS15 Watou 2 (13.62 km) | 6:48.9 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
119.9 km/h 0.87 s/km |
2:44:55.8 [SR] |
63.
7. class RC1 53. WRC |
|
| "We clipped something halfway through the stage and I was asking Chris about what I'd hit." | ||||||
| SS16 Mesen - Middelhoek 2 (7.99 km) | 4:55.1 | 22.
7. class RC1 22. WRC |
97.5 km/h 4.24 s/km |
2:49:50.9 [SR] |
61.
7. class RC1 52. WRC |
|
| "Just can't get stage mode. All the buttons seem to be working, just not the important one! I'm not sure, but we're at the end of the day now." | ||||||
| 3. leg | ||||||
| SS17 Stavelot 1 (9.05 km) | 5:12.7 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
104.2 km/h 0.72 s/km |
2:55:03.6 [SR] |
54.
7. class RC1 47. WRC |
|
| "Pouhon's not flat in these WRC cars! It was a nice little stage to be fair, I enjoyed that one." | ||||||
| SS18 Francorchamps 1 (11.21 km) | 7:09.7 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
93.9 km/h 1.14 s/km |
3:02:13.3 [SR] |
51.
7. class RC1 45. WRC |
|
| "It was very tricky. I was very, very cautious, but again, there was a lot of pollution on the road, so you've got to be careful in there." | ||||||
| SS19 Stavelot 2 (9.05 km) | 5:10.4 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
105.0 km/h 0.71 s/km |
3:07:23.7 [SR] |
48.
7. class RC1 42. WRC |
|
| "I think the only reason we went a little bit quicker is because the road is a lot dirtier than it was this morning. I think after my Friday exit I'll just make sure the car comes home in one piece." | ||||||
| SS20 Francorchamps 2[Power Stage] (11.21 km) | 6:59.0 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
96.3 km/h 0.95 s/km |
3:14:22.7 [SR] |
47.
7. class RC1 42. WRC |
|
| "It wasn't a good weekend for sure. My mistake this time. It was hard to find a rhythm after that, just not really being quite where I wanted to be. The car's in one piece, and we managed to learn the conditions which is nice." | ||||||
