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
#7
Ford Puma Rally1 Hybrid 
3 W**
3 W**
M-Sport Ford WRT
RC1
Final results
7. overall
7. class RC1
7. WRC
Stage results
| 1. leg | Time | Pos. | km/h s/km |
Overall | Pos. after | |
| SS1 SSS Coimbra (2.82 km) | 2:42.5 | 11.
11. class RC1 11. WRC |
62.5 km/h 1.63 s/km |
2:42.5 | 11.
11. class RC1 11. WRC |
|
| "We will try to do our best, for sure. It's an event we like and the feeling during shakedown was good, so I hope we can do the same during the rally." | ||||||
| SS2 Lousã 1 (12.03 km) | 9:06.4 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
79.3 km/h 0.62 s/km |
11:48.9 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
|
| "I was too cautious in some places and I need to be cleaner with my driving, but it's fine. It's a good start, so let's continue like this." | ||||||
| SS3 Góis 1 (19.33 km) | 13:26.1 | 11.
11. class RC1 11. WRC |
86.3 km/h 0.69 s/km |
25:15.0 | 11.
11. class RC1 11. WRC |
|
| missed a junction | ||||||
| "I missed a junction at the start. It's all good." | ||||||
| SS4 Arganil 1 (18.72 km) | 12:00.4 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
93.5 km/h 0.66 s/km |
37:15.4 | 11.
11. class RC1 11. WRC |
|
| SS5 Lousã 2 (12.03 km) | 8:59.3 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
80.3 km/h 0.05 s/km |
46:14.7 | 10.
10. class RC1 10. WRC |
|
| "I tried to do well and I feel more and more comfortable with the car. It's good." | ||||||
| SS6 Góis 2 (19.33 km) | 13:15.4 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
87.5 km/h 0.14 s/km |
59:30.1 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
|
| "It's strange because we were trying to avoid the punctures! Oh well, this is quite okay!" | ||||||
| SS7 Arganil 2 (18.72 km) | 12:05.3 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
92.9 km/h 0.73 s/km |
1:11:35.4 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
|
| "We tried to survive and it was very rough. I pushed a bit less than the previous one and, as you can see, the time is worse." | ||||||
| SS8 Mortágua (18.15 km) | 12:38.6 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
86.1 km/h 2.03 s/km |
1:24:14.0 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
|
| Off road | ||||||
| SS9 SSS Lousada (3.36 km) | 2:44.9 | 18.
9. class RC1 18. WRC |
73.4 km/h 2.14 s/km |
1:26:58.9 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
|
| "It was a good day. The last two years were difficult - I was most of the time 2sec per km behind and sometimes I was starting to thinking it was all because of me. Tomorrow we have a long way to go but it should be good." | ||||||
| 2. leg | ||||||
| SS10 Vieira do Minho 1 (21.57 km) | 14:10.5 | 11.
11. class RC1 11. WRC |
91.3 km/h 1.51 s/km |
1:41:09.4 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
|
| "We had a spin and the feeling wasn't good. I don't know, I was sliding everywhere." | ||||||
| SS11 Cabeceiras de Basto 1 (22.03 km) | 14:10.2 | 10.
10. class RC1 10. WRC |
93.3 km/h 1.97 s/km |
1:55:19.6 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
|
| Spin | ||||||
| "I am on hard tyres and I struggled so much. I made a silly mistake again. With this tyre in these conditions it's tricky, but we will continue." | ||||||
| SS12 Amarante 1 (37.24 km) | 25:38.3 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
87.2 km/h 0.97 s/km |
2:20:57.9 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
|
| "Wrong tyre choice - we are on full hard. There is no traction and it's impossible to do anything. The rally is still long and a lot of things can happen." | ||||||
| SS13 Vieira do Minho 2 (21.57 km) | 13:48.7 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
93.7 km/h 0.55 s/km |
2:34:46.6 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
|
| "It was okay. I tried to do a good run and there was more grip than expected, but in some places it wasn't good enough." | ||||||
| SS14 Cabeceiras de Basto 2 (22.03 km) | 13:45.9 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
96.0 km/h 0.79 s/km |
2:48:32.5 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
|
| SS15 Amarante 2 (37.24 km) | 25:33.3 | 9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
87.4 km/h 1.37 s/km |
3:14:05.8 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
|
| "It was really bad with the wipers. I am happy to be at the end because it was very difficult." | ||||||
| SS16 SSS Porto - Foz (3.30 km) | 3:55.6 | 37.
8. class RC1 37. WRC |
50.4 km/h 10.42 s/km |
3:18:01.4 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
|
| "We put the hard tyres on the rear and it was undriveable, but it's like this." | ||||||
| 3. leg | ||||||
| SS17 Felgueiras 1 (8.91 km) | 6:15.8 | 11.
11. class RC1 11. WRC |
85.4 km/h 2.11 s/km |
3:24:17.2 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
|
| "We are on used tyres, unfortunately. The time is not important - we want to go to the end and build the confidence." | ||||||
| SS18 Montim (8.69 km) | 5:48.4 | 11.
11. class RC1 11. WRC |
89.8 km/h 1.62 s/km |
3:30:05.6 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
|
| SS19 Fafe 1 (11.18 km) | 6:51.8 | 11.
11. class RC1 11. WRC |
97.7 km/h 1.74 s/km |
3:36:57.4 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
|
| "It's always nice to drive this stage. I have a problem with the steering - it's a bit stiff when turning left. It started on the road section before here." | ||||||
| SS20 Felgueiras 2 (8.91 km) | 6:14.4 | 10.
10. class RC1 10. WRC |
85.7 km/h 2.21 s/km |
3:43:11.8 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
|
| SS21 Fafe 2[Power Stage] (11.18 km) | 6:59.5 | 12.
10. class RC1 12. WRC |
95.9 km/h 2.80 s/km |
3:50:11.3 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
|
| "We can be happy. We had an issue with the brake, a bit like Craig but not as serious. Thanks to the team because the car was great and everybody was behind me. Now we go to Sardinia with a good road posiition, so I think we will be able to do some good things." | ||||||
