55. Vodafone Rally de Portugal 2022
WRC #4 • WRC2 Open #4 • WRC3 Junior #3 • WRC2 Junior #4 • WRC2 Masters #4 • WRC3 Open #4 • Portugal #4 • Portugal 2RM #4 • Peugeot Rally Cup Ibérica #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
Stage results
1. leg | Time | Pos. | km/h | s/km | Overall | Pos. after | |
SS1 SSS Coimbra (2.82 km) | 2:39.7 | 4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC | 63.6 | 0.64 | 2:39.7 | 4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC | |
"It's my favourite rally - it's where I feel comfortable. I hate super specials, so I always try to memorise these stages! To start well on a stage like this is really good." | |||||||
SS2 Lousã 1 (12.03 km) | 9:05.0 | 2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC | 79.5 | 0.51 | 11:44.7 | 2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC | |
"I woke up this morning and decided that it's time...I gave it everything I've got and by the end of the rally I'll make sure I have nothing left. We'll see." | |||||||
SS3 Góis 1 (19.33 km) | 13:22.8 | 10. 10. class RC1 10. WRC | 86.7 | 0.52 | 25:07.5 | 10. 10. class RC1 10. WRC | |
"The car's full of dust and I can't see anything. I said this yesterday." | |||||||
SS4 Arganil 1 (18.72 km) | 12:04.2 | 11. 11. class RC1 11. WRC | 93.1 | 0.87 | 37:11.7 | 10. 10. class RC1 10. WRC | |
"In that one I felt like I had a good run. I was clean and tidy, and although I lost the tyres I don't really have an answer to that." | |||||||
SS5 Lousã 2 (12.03 km) | 9:01.3 | 5. 5. class RC1 5. WRC | 80.0 | 0.22 | 46:13.0 | 9. 9. class RC1 9. WRC | |
"It felt okay. At the beginning I missed the line a few times and definitely gave away a few seconds, but other than that it was okay." | |||||||
SS6 Góis 2 (19.33 km) | 13:20.5 | 4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC | 86.9 | 0.41 | 59:33.5 | 5. 5. class RC1 5. WRC | |
"That was genuinely one of the roughest stages I've ever come across. I just tried to keep a rhythm, but after two more tyres I think the tyres are going to be shot. Let's just get through it." | |||||||
SS7 Arganil 2 (18.72 km) | 12:08.5 | 8. 8. class RC1 8. WRC | 92.5 | 0.90 | 1:11:42.0 | 6. 6. class RC1 6. WRC | |
Puncture | |||||||
"Honestly, I don't know. I think we were just unlucky with one sharp rock. We were doing a good job of keeping it in the line, so it's frustrating." | |||||||
SS8 Mortágua (18.15 km) | 12:20.5 | 6. 6. class RC1 6. WRC | 88.2 | 1.04 | 1:24:02.5 | 5. 5. class RC1 5. WRC | |
"For me, it just made the car impossible to drive because I've not got any tread anywhere else. It's disappointing." | |||||||
SS9 SSS Lousada (3.36 km) | 2:41.5 | 9. 8. class RC1 9. WRC | 74.9 | 1.13 | 1:26:44.0 | 5. 5. class RC1 5. WRC | |
"How do you get a puncture in a super special without touching anything? We can get back to service." | |||||||
Puncture | |||||||
2. leg | |||||||
SS10 Vieira do Minho 1 (21.57 km) | 14:48.4 | 20. 12. class RC1 20. WRC | 87.4 | 3.27 | 1:41:32.4 | 8. 8. class RC1 8. WRC | |
Puncture | |||||||
"It happened towards the beginning." | |||||||
SS11 Cabeceiras de Basto 1 (22.03 km) | 14:01.0 | 9. 9. class RC1 9. WRC | 94.3 | 1.55 | 1:55:33.4 | 8. 8. class RC1 8. WRC | |
"It's the hard tyres. It was a really bad choice, for sure. I think the next one will be too sandy [for the tyres to work], unfortunately." | |||||||
SS12 Amarante 1 (37.24 km) | 25:40.6 | 8. 8. class RC1 8. WRC | 87.0 | 1.03 | 2:21:14.0 | 8. 8. class RC1 8. WRC | |
"I didn't have very much grip, that's for sure. I don't really know what more I could have done, but it's not ideal. A bit of a disaster morning." | |||||||
SS13 Vieira do Minho 2 (21.57 km) | 13:56.9 | 10. 10. class RC1 10. WRC | 92.8 | 0.93 | 2:35:10.9 | 8. 8. class RC1 8. WRC | |
"I went through a left-hander and thought there was a soft bank, but there was something hard hidden in the bank." | |||||||
Rear-right wheel damaged | |||||||
SS14 Cabeceiras de Basto 2 (22.03 km) | 23:28.6 [N] | 47. 10. class RC1 46. WRC | 56.3 | 27.24 | 2:58:39.5 [SR] | 14. 10. class RC1 14. WRC | |
Suspension on road section | |||||||
SS15 Amarante 2 (37.24 km) | 34:42.2 [N] | 45. 10. class RC1 45. WRC | 64.4 | 16.11 | 3:33:21.7 [SR] | 19. 10. class RC1 19. WRC | |
SS16 SSS Porto - Foz (3.30 km) | 13:28.7 [N] | 52. 10. class RC1 52. WRC | 14.7 | 184.09 | 3:46:50.4 [SR] | 21. 10. class RC1 21. WRC | |
3. leg | |||||||
SS17 Felgueiras 1 (8.91 km) | 6:08.5 | 7. 7. class RC1 7. WRC | 87.0 | 1.29 | 3:52:58.9 [SR] | 21. 10. class RC1 21. WRC | |
"It's not so bad and there's a lot of grip. It's to say whether it will get worse for the guys coming behind." | |||||||
SS18 Montim (8.69 km) | 5:43.1 | 9. 9. class RC1 9. WRC | 91.2 | 1.01 | 3:58:42.0 [SR] | 20. 10. class RC1 20. WRC | |
SS19 Fafe 1 (11.18 km) | 6:44.4 | 9. 9. class RC1 9. WRC | 99.5 | 1.08 | 4:05:26.4 [SR] | 20. 10. class RC1 20. WRC | |
"The stages are nice and it's nice to do it in slightly different weather! The grip in there was a lot lower than the other two stages, so it was quite tricky in places." | |||||||
SS20 Felgueiras 2 (8.91 km) | 6:05.2 | 8. 8. class RC1 8. WRC | 87.8 | 1.18 | 4:11:31.6 [SR] | 20. 10. class RC1 20. WRC | |
SS21 Fafe 2 [Power Stage] (11.18 km) | 6:40.6 | 8. 8. class RC1 8. WRC | 100.5 | 1.11 | 4:18:12.2 [SR] | 19. 10. class RC1 19. WRC | |
"We put ourselves in the position to fight on Friday, but Saturday just wasn't our day and today was a high-speed recce." |