Repco Rally New Zealand 2022
Stage results
1. leg | Time | Pos. | km/h s/km |
Overall | Pos. after | |
SS1 Pukekawa Auckland Domain (1.78 km) | 1:50.3 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
58.1 km/h 2.53 s/km |
1:50.3 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
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"It's fantastic to be here. We have a lot of memories from the family and I was born when my dad rallied here. This stage was very tricky but it doesn't matter - I did my best tonight and tomorrow is where it starts." | ||||||
SS2 Whaanga Coast 1 (29.27 km) | 20:17.7 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
86.5 km/h 0.45 s/km |
22:08.0 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
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SS3 Te Akau South 1 (31.48 km) | 18:06.4 | 9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
104.3 km/h 1.06 s/km |
40:14.4 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
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"I am not really dancing in the car! They are enjoyable stages but I can't get the flow. Some places are very good and others are awful - I am really struggling." | ||||||
SS4 Te Akau North 1 (18.53 km) | 10:10.1 | 9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
109.3 km/h 0.98 s/km |
50:24.5 | 9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
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SS5 Whaanga Coast 2 (29.27 km) | 19:55.4 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
88.1 km/h 0.52 s/km |
1:10:19.9 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
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"It's still not easy to drive, but I found a clean line. We had a lot of rain at the end now and it was very slippery and easy to do a mistake." | ||||||
SS6 Te Akau South 2 (31.48 km) | 18:00.6 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
104.9 km/h 0.79 s/km |
1:28:20.5 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
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"It's raining every time I go out on the stage! It was really muddy on this one and I had no rear tyres left - it was like driving in rear-wheel drive all the time." | ||||||
SS7 Te Akau North 2 (18.53 km) | 9:56.4 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
111.9 km/h 0.48 s/km |
1:38:16.9 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
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"A difficult stage. I just drove carefully because I don't have many tyres left on the back, but I'm getting more and more into it. The feeling is better in the car now." | ||||||
2. leg | ||||||
SS8 Kaipara Hills 1 (15.83 km) | 9:58.8 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
95.2 km/h 1.00 s/km |
1:48:15.7 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
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"In some places we had good grip but the car was quite stiff, so I didn't have a lot of traction. It's okay - it was a very tricky stage to do the first time and I took it a bit steady." | ||||||
SS9 Puhoi 1 (22.50 km) | 13:04.9 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
103.2 km/h 1.21 s/km |
2:01:20.6 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
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"I had so much understeer and I had no confidence at all to push. I struggled in there." | ||||||
SS10 Komokoriki 1 (5.81 km) | 3:25.4 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
101.8 km/h 0.83 s/km |
2:04:46.0 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
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SS11 Kaipara Hills 2 (15.83 km) | 10:16.9 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
92.4 km/h 1.87 s/km |
2:15:12.9 0:10 |
6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
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Penalty 0:10 - Hybrid overpower | ||||||
"I had a misfire the whole stage and I couldn't see anything. I don't know [if we can fix it]." | ||||||
SS12 Puhoi 2 (22.50 km) | 13:20.5 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
101.2 km/h 2.34 s/km |
2:28:33.4 0:10 |
5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
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"Sometimes it clears, but the more I rev the better it seems. It's a real shame to be honest. I have felt better in the car this afternoon, but it is how it is." | ||||||
SS13 Komokoriki 2 (5.81 km) | 3:27.8 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
100.7 km/h 1.48 s/km |
2:32:01.2 0:10 |
5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
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"I drove as fast as I could with the misfire. It's sometimes running clean and sometimes not, but I tried to rev it as much as possible to get the best out of it." | ||||||
3. leg | ||||||
SS14 Whitford Forest - Te Maraunga Waiho 1 (8.82 km) | 4:59.7 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
105.9 km/h 0.45 s/km |
2:37:00.9 0:10 |
5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
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"It worked well now and it's nice to have a clean run. Very loose in there with a lot of cleaning, but it was a very nice and enjoyable stage." | ||||||
SS15 Jacks Ridge 1 (6.77 km) | 5:00.4 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
81.1 km/h 1.15 s/km |
2:42:01.3 0:10 |
5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
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"I have never jumped so high in my life! That was cool!" | ||||||
SS16 Whitford Forest - Te Maraunga Waiho 2 (8.82 km) | 4:59.9 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
105.9 km/h 0.85 s/km |
2:47:01.2 0:10 |
5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
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"It was very slippery so I just took it easy." | ||||||
SS17 Jacks Ridge 2[Power Stage] (6.77 km) | 4:55.5 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
82.5 km/h 0.53 s/km |
2:51:56.7 0:10 |
5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
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"For sure, it's been a very tough weekend with a lot of small things happening all the time. At least there has been no mistakes. Fifth place is not what I hoped for but it's okay. We definitely need to improve the car when it's slippery and wet but it's getting better and better." |