55. Vodafone Rally de Portugal 2022
WRC #4 • WRC2 Open #4 • WRC2 Junior #4 • WRC2 Masters #4 • WRC3 Junior #3 • WRC3 Open #4 • Portugal #4 • Portugal 2RM #4 • Peugeot Rally Cup Iberia #3
19. 5. – 22. 5. 2022, Matosinhos • Automóvel Club de Portugal • gravel 338.34 km • total distance including road sections - 1522.89 km • Other years
#42
Ford Puma Rally1 
OM5***
OM5***
M-Sport Ford WRT
RC1
Final results
8. overall
8. class RC1
8. WRC
Stage results
| 1. leg | Time | Pos. | km/h s/km |
Overall | Pos. after | |
| SS1 SSS Coimbra (2.82 km) | 2:39.3 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
63.7 km/h 0.50 s/km |
2:39.3 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
|
| "It's exciting. I've done the event up here twice, so the stages are relatively new to me tomorrow. I'm looking forward to it." | ||||||
| SS2 Lousã 1 (12.03 km) | 9:09.3 | 11.
11. class RC1 11. WRC |
78.8 km/h 0.86 s/km |
11:48.6 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
|
| SS3 Góis 1 (19.33 km) | 13:13.0 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
87.8 km/h 0.02 s/km |
25:01.6 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
|
| "I've no idea where it's coming from. Every time I go round a right-hand corner it's billowing in somewhere near the rear. I couldn't see a thing." | ||||||
| SS4 Arganil 1 (18.72 km) | 12:01.3 | 9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
93.4 km/h 0.71 s/km |
37:02.9 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
|
| "I tried to shut the door as hard as I could. The problem is that I'm sweating a bit and it's starting to stick onto the glasses as well." | ||||||
| SS5 Lousã 2 (12.03 km) | 9:04.2 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
79.6 km/h 0.46 s/km |
46:07.1 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
|
| "Yeah, it's 100 per cent fixed. I had no visibility problems and I tried not to go too hard on the tyres." | ||||||
| SS6 Góis 2 (19.33 km) | 13:45.2 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
84.3 km/h 1.69 s/km |
59:52.3 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
|
| Puncture | ||||||
| "This stage is completely destroyed. I could have got it in about 150 places because there's boulders everywhere. It's a lottery." | ||||||
| SS7 Arganil 2 (18.72 km) | 12:04.1 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
93.1 km/h 0.67 s/km |
1:11:56.4 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
|
| "I have no hybrid for the whole stage. Not quite sure what's wrong there and we're obviously trying to manage the spare [wheel] as well, so it's not easy." | ||||||
| SS8 Mortágua (18.15 km) | 12:55.5 | 12.
9. class RC1 12. WRC |
84.3 km/h 2.96 s/km |
1:24:51.9 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
|
| Small off | ||||||
| "I need to check the car..." | ||||||
| SS9 SSS Lousada (3.36 km) | 2:40.7 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
75.3 km/h 0.89 s/km |
1:27:32.6 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
|
| "It's been incredibly tough for everybody, but we're at the end of it. We had so many problems, but the speed has been good. That's the most important thing, so I'm happy with that." | ||||||
| 2. leg | ||||||
| SS10 Vieira do Minho 1 (21.57 km) | 13:58.5 | 9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
92.6 km/h 0.96 s/km |
1:41:31.1 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
|
| "I struggled with the front of the car. I had two hards on the front and I couldn't get a rhythm at all." | ||||||
| SS11 Cabeceiras de Basto 1 (22.03 km) | 13:55.6 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
94.9 km/h 1.31 s/km |
1:55:26.7 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
|
| "With two hards on the front I really struggled. I'm trying to manage the but it's very difficult." | ||||||
| SS12 Amarante 1 (37.24 km) | 25:40.9 | 9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
87.0 km/h 1.04 s/km |
2:21:07.6 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
|
| "Really bad - I was having to slow down in so many places. A bit of a disaster to be honest." | ||||||
| SS13 Vieira do Minho 2 (21.57 km) | 13:45.1 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
94.1 km/h 0.38 s/km |
2:34:52.7 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
|
| "I made some changes to the car, but I'm still not 100 per cent happy. I still feel like we've got work to do, but we're going in the right direction." | ||||||
| SS14 Cabeceiras de Basto 2 (22.03 km) | 13:46.7 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
95.9 km/h 0.82 s/km |
2:48:39.4 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
|
| "It's all okay, nice feeling so i'm happy." | ||||||
| SS15 Amarante 2 (37.24 km) | 25:11.3 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
88.7 km/h 0.78 s/km |
3:13:50.7 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
|
| "I just tried to manage it as best I could. It wasn't easy, and I had some really bad dust in some places as well." | ||||||
| Puncture | ||||||
| SS16 SSS Porto - Foz (3.30 km) | 3:56.4 | 38.
9. class RC1 38. WRC |
50.3 km/h 10.67 s/km |
3:17:47.1 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
|
| "It was incredibly difficult but we managed to get through." | ||||||
| 3. leg | ||||||
| SS17 Felgueiras 1 (8.91 km) | 6:09.8 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
86.7 km/h 1.44 s/km |
3:23:56.9 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
|
| "It's all good..." | ||||||
| SS18 Montim (8.69 km) | 5:41.5 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
91.6 km/h 0.83 s/km |
3:29:38.4 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
|
| SS19 Fafe 1 (11.18 km) | 6:37.2 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
101.3 km/h 0.44 s/km |
3:36:15.6 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
|
| "I haven't been here for four years, so we're losing lots of time in places. The car was much better in there and I'm reasonably happy." | ||||||
| SS20 Felgueiras 2 (8.91 km) | 7:10.6 | 37.
11. class RC1 37. WRC |
74.5 km/h 8.52 s/km |
3:44:16.2 0:50 |
8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
|
| Penalty 0:50 - Late (5 min) at TC | ||||||
| Brakes issues | ||||||
| SS21 Fafe 2[Power Stage] (11.18 km) | 7:06.4 | 17.
11. class RC1 17. WRC |
94.4 km/h 3.42 s/km |
3:51:22.6 0:50 |
8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
|
| "It seems like a problem with one of the calipers. Like I said - it's disappointing. It's something that popped its head up yesterday evening and we didn't think it was going to be that much of a problem today." | ||||||
