58. Ardeca Ypres Rally Belgium 2022
WRC #9 • WRC2 Open #9 • WRC2 Junior #9 • WRC2 Masters #9 • WRC3 Open #9 • Belgium #6 • Belgium Junior #6 • Master Cup (B) #6
18. 8. – 21. 8. 2022, Ypres • Superstage • asphalt 281.58 km • total distance including road sections - 687.24 km • Other years
#42
Ford Puma Rally1 
OM5***
OM5***
M-Sport Ford WRT
RC1
Final results
63. overall
9. class RC1
60. WRC
Stage results
| 1. leg | Time | Pos. | km/h s/km |
Overall | Pos. after | |
| SS1 Vleteren 1 (11.97 km) | 6:22.4 | 9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
112.7 km/h 1.19 s/km |
6:22.4 | 9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
|
| Spin | ||||||
| "I have zero confidence with the car. I know how fast I should be going, but I really don't feel it well at all. In the cuts I don't feel the front very well - we have a bit of work to do." | ||||||
| SS2 Westouter - Boeschepe 1 (19.60 km) | 10:15.3 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
114.7 km/h 0.40 s/km |
16:37.7 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
|
| "I had a couple of drops of rains and problems with the wipers getting stuck on the screen. It was fairly atrocious in there." | ||||||
| SS3 Mesen - Middelhoek 1 (7.99 km) | 4:23.4 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
109.2 km/h 0.04 s/km |
21:01.1 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
|
| "Not bad. I know this stage from last year, so I felt a bit more confident. We need to make some changes to the setup in service but we're going in the right direction." | ||||||
| SS4 Langemark 1 (8.95 km) | 4:20.0 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
123.9 km/h 0.73 s/km |
25:21.1 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
|
| "We got some rain about halfway through the stage. The speed wasn't anything fantastic up until then and we have a lot of work to do." | ||||||
| SS5 Vleteren 2 (11.97 km) | 6:17.4 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
114.2 km/h 0.55 s/km |
31:38.5 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
|
| "Obviously we're preparing for the rain. Our weather guys were on it this morning, so hopefully it arrives. We think it should come within the next hour or so - we'll either be in the game or it will be a long old loop!" | ||||||
| SS6 Westouter - Boeschepe 2 (19.60 km) | 10:18.7 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
114.0 km/h 0.77 s/km |
41:57.2 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
|
| "Not so bad. It's still tricky and we were hoping the rain was going to come a little bit earlier. I'm off to do a rain dance now." | ||||||
| SS7 Mesen - Middelhoek 2 (7.99 km) | 4:29.6 | 9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
106.7 km/h 1.34 s/km |
46:26.8 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
|
| "I took a gamble on the tyres but the rain is just dancing around us, unfortunately. It's so difficult to predict and it's not great." | ||||||
| SS8 Langemark 2 (8.95 km) | 4:19.7 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
124.1 km/h 0.79 s/km |
50:46.5 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
|
| "Nearly the worst day I've had. We've been very unlucky with the way we planned our tyre choice. We were expecting the rain and it's unbelievable that we've done the whole loop without seeing a drop of it." | ||||||
| 2. leg | ||||||
| SS9 Reninge 1 (15.00 km) | 7:53.9 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
113.9 km/h 0.34 s/km |
58:40.4 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
|
| "It's fairly simple today. I tried some things on the car and in some areas it's better, but in others it's worse. It's a work in progress." | ||||||
| SS10 Dikkebus 1 (14.29 km) |
17:42.9 [N] |
77.
10. class RC1 71. WRC |
48.4 km/h 41.99 s/km |
1:16:23.3 [SR] |
38.
9. class RC1 35. WRC |
|
| Rolled | ||||||
| SS11 Wijtschate 1 (15.00 km) |
17:21.1 [N] |
74.
10. class RC1 67. WRC |
51.9 km/h 40.00 s/km |
1:33:44.4 [SR] |
65.
9. class RC1 60. WRC |
|
| SS12 Hollebeke 1 (22.32 km) |
21:30.9 [N] |
74.
10. class RC1 68. WRC |
62.2 km/h 26.88 s/km |
1:55:15.3 [SR] |
67.
9. class RC1 62. WRC |
|
| SS13 Reninge 2 (15.00 km) |
17:51.1 [N] |
72.
10. class RC1 66. WRC |
50.4 km/h 40.00 s/km |
2:13:06.4 [SR] |
68.
9. class RC1 63. WRC |
|
| SS14 Dikkebus 2 (14.29 km) |
17:38.6 [N] |
69.
10. class RC1 63. WRC |
48.6 km/h 41.99 s/km |
2:30:45.0 [SR] |
68.
9. class RC1 63. WRC |
|
| SS15 Wijtschate 2 (15.00 km) |
17:19.2 [N] |
65.
9. class RC1 59. WRC |
52.0 km/h 40.00 s/km |
2:48:04.2 [SR] |
67.
9. class RC1 62. WRC |
|
| SS16 Hollebeke 2 (22.32 km) |
21:29.1 [N] |
65.
9. class RC1 59. WRC |
62.3 km/h 26.88 s/km |
3:09:33.3 [SR] |
68.
10. class RC1 62. WRC |
|
| 3. leg | ||||||
| SS17 Watou 1 (12.36 km) | 6:24.7 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
115.7 km/h 0.49 s/km |
3:15:58.0 [SR] |
67.
10. class RC1 62. WRC |
|
| "Not so much. I'm just trying to get back into some sort of rhythm yesterday, so it’s all fine." | ||||||
| SS18 Kemmelberg 1 (13.31 km) | 7:08.2 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
111.9 km/h 0.41 s/km |
3:23:06.2 [SR] |
66.
10. class RC1 62. WRC |
|
| "It's disappointing but obviously we have a little bit of speed in the car, which is nice. We're first on the road which is an advantage but we're just trying to enjoy the day." | ||||||
| SS19 Watou 2 (12.36 km) | 6:23.7 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
116.0 km/h 0.40 s/km |
3:29:29.9 [SR] |
64.
9. class RC1 61. WRC |
|
| "King of the cone! To be fair to the boys, they did a lot of work in service to try and give us a bit more confidence and they've been working flat-out all weekend. Let's see." | ||||||
| SS20 Kemmelberg 2[Power Stage] (13.31 km) | 7:08.4 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
111.8 km/h 0.74 s/km |
3:36:38.3 [SR] |
63.
9. class RC1 60. WRC |
|
| "We've got a small technical issue that we've carried since the last one. A bit of a disaster really and nobody is happy. For everybody inside the team and the fans it's not so much fun at the moment, but we're all trying our best." | ||||||
