Kalle Rovanperä - Jonne Halttunen - Vodafone Rally de Portugal 2023

56. Vodafone Rally de Portugal 2023

WRC #5 • WRC2 #5 • WRC2 Challenger #5 • WRC3 #5 • WRC Masters Cup #5 • Portugal #4 • Portugal 2RM #4 • Peugeot Rally Cup Iberia #2

11. 5. – 14. 5. 2023, Matosinhos • Automóvel Club de Portugal • gravel 325.35 km • total distance including road sections - 1644.92 km • Other years

1. leg	Time	Pos.	km/h s/km	Overall	Pos. after
SS1 Lousã 1 (12.03 km)	9:05.3	4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC	79.4 km/h 0.22 s/km	9:05.3	4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC
"It felt like a good stage. For sure there was some dust hanging in the forest and it wasn't easy to push there but we had a clean stage."
SS2 Góis 1 (19.33 km)	13:04.8	4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC	88.7 km/h 0.28 s/km	22:10.1	4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC
"We have so much understeer and we are killing the front tyres."
SS3 Arganil 1 (18.72 km)	11:49.3	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC	95.0 km/h	33:59.4	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC
"Now it was better. A bit expected that we need to dial the setup a bit, we changed it a bit and it's better. That was a clean run, afternoon will be tough when we go on the hard tyres."
SS4 Lousã 2 (12.03 km)	9:00.3	4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC	80.2 km/h 0.33 s/km	42:59.7	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC
"Even after Elfyn there wasn't much of line there and in many places it felt like I was opening the road. I tried to be clean, but lets see how the stage evolves."
SS5 Góis 2 (19.33 km)	13:03.9	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC	88.8 km/h	56:03.6	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC
"I just tried to have a clean run. It's a really rough stage and definitely at the beginning I was maybe not clean enough, but I still tried to save the tyres a little bit from punctures."
SS6 Arganil 2 (18.72 km)	11:53.8	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC	94.4 km/h	1:07:57.4	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC
"The stage is in much worse condition than I was expecting, much rougher than last year."
SS7 Mortágua (18.15 km)	11:57.1	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC	91.1 km/h 0.02 s/km	1:19:54.5	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC
"It has been a rough day. Really tough afternoon. This one is cleaning a lot, let's see how much faster the guys behind are. Not easy to open the road after Elfyn went off. Hope they are okay."
SS8 SSS Figueira da Foz (2.94 km)	2:33.2	6. 6. class RC1 6. WRC	69.1 km/h 1.16 s/km	1:22:27.7	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC
2. leg
SS9 Vieira do Minho 1 (26.61 km)	16:50.6	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC	94.8 km/h	1:39:18.3	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC
"I just woke up today and thought that we should drive a bit of rally."
SS10 Amarante 1 (37.24 km)	24:33.3	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC	91.0 km/h	2:03:51.6	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC
"It's good if it's a good stage time because I didn't feel so good in the car. It's a long stage to take care of the soft tyres. Let's see how they look now."
SS11 Felgueiras 1 (8.81 km)	5:57.3	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC	88.8 km/h	2:09:48.9	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC
"We have done a few good mornings, but this was a really good one. The whole loop was good and we will try to continue like this."
SS12 Vieira do Minho 2 (26.61 km)	16:54.1	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC	94.5 km/h	2:26:43.0	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC
"Now we are trying to be a bit more safe. It's quite rough in places so I just tried to avoid the stones and go around the lines. It's not easy but we are managing."
SS13 Amarante 2 (37.24 km)	24:31.9	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC	91.1 km/h 0.02 s/km	2:51:14.9	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC
"It was okay. Really rough stage. In the beginning I was driving normally, but in the rough we backed off. Hopefully the tyres are okay, the car is okay and we can finish the loop."
SS14 Felgueiras 2 (8.81 km)	5:57.3	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC	88.8 km/h	2:57:12.2	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC
SS15 SSS Lousada (3.36 km)	2:36.4	6. 6. class RC1 6. WRC	77.3 km/h 0.57 s/km	2:59:48.6	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC
"For sure, it was a good day. We lost the intercom at the end of the previous stage - thankfully it didn't happen in the forest!"
3. leg
SS16 Paredes (11.05 km)	8:04.7	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC	82.1 km/h 0.16 s/km	3:07:53.3	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC
"I don't know how slow we should drive because it feels so slow, we were just saving the tyres."
SS17 Fafe 1 (11.18 km)	6:42.1	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC	100.1 km/h	3:14:35.4	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC
"The stage felt much slippier than I was expecting. Let's see in the afternoon how slippy it is, but of course, our plan is to win the Power Stage."
SS18 Cabeceiras de Basto (22.01 km)	14:09.8	6. 5. class RC1 6. WRC	93.2 km/h 0.97 s/km	3:28:45.2	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC
SS19 Fafe 2[Power Stage] (11.18 km)	6:26.5	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC	104.1 km/h	3:35:11.7	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC
"It has been too long coming, but finally we are back. I have to say a big thank you to Jonne and the team. They have been pushing all the time and going forward. I also have to give a good thank you to my very good friend Artu. I have been having a hard time since the end of last year personally, and he has been pushing me to come back."

56. Vodafone Rally de Portugal 2023

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