Esapekka Lappi - Janne Ferm - Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo 2023

91. Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo 2023

WRC #1 • WRC2 #1 • WRC2 Challenger #1 • WRC3 #1 • WRC Masters Cup #1

19. 1. – 22. 1. 2023, Monaco • Automobile Club de Monaco • asphalt - snow 325.02 km • total distance including road sections - 1534.79 km • Other years

1. leg	Time	Pos.	km/h s/km	Overall	Pos. after
SS1 La Bollène-Vésubie / Col de Turini 1 (15.12 km)	10:34.5	8. 8. class RC1 8. WRC	85.8 km/h 0.77 s/km	10:34.5	8. 8. class RC1 8. WRC
"All good. There are many corners which I don't remember and I feel stupid when I arrive on the apex. I should have been much faster. I know how to improve the times quite quickly, but especially in the dark it's not easy to memorise the stage. I am quite satisfied with the start."
SS2 La Cabanette / Col de Castillon (24.90 km)	16:40.6	8. 8. class RC1 8. WRC	89.6 km/h 1.20 s/km	27:15.1	8. 8. class RC1 8. WRC
"There was some ice and I didn't know where it was. I was driving at walking speed throughout this section. I am not really happy at the moment but when the grip is fine I can push, it's not a problem."
2. leg
SS3 Roure / Roubion / Beuil 1 (18.33 km)	10:12.8	9. 9. class RC1 9. WRC	107.7 km/h 0.99 s/km	37:27.9	8. 8. class RC1 8. WRC
"I didn't figure out during the night why I am braking so much all the time. We need to work on that."
SS4 Puget-Théniers / Saint-Antonin 1 (19.79 km)	12:00.8	9. 9. class RC1 9. WRC	98.8 km/h 0.81 s/km	49:28.7	8. 8. class RC1 8. WRC
"For sure there is some dirt coming from the cars, but it's not really damp."
SS5 Briançonnet / Entrevaux 1 (14.55 km)	8:38.4	5. 5. class RC1 5. WRC	101.0 km/h 0.53 s/km	58:07.1	7. 7. class RC1 7. WRC
"It's been the same challenges as yesterday. I am a bit too slow everywhere to be honest. We made a big step with the car's suspension and I think we moved in a better direction on this stage, but still I want to make it even better."
SS6 Roure / Roubion / Beuil 2 (18.33 km)	10:04.5	8. 8. class RC1 8. WRC	109.2 km/h 0.83 s/km	1:08:11.6	8. 8. class RC1 8. WRC
"The car is feeling better and better all the time."
SS7 Puget-Théniers / Saint-Antonin 2 (19.79 km)	11:55.0	8. 8. class RC1 8. WRC	99.6 km/h 0.82 s/km	1:20:06.6	8. 8. class RC1 8. WRC
"Everything is okay now, except the times. I just can't understand because the car feels good and the driving is okay. I am disappointed."
SS8 Briançonnet / Entrevaux 2 (14.55 km)	8:30.5	6. 6. class RC1 6. WRC	102.6 km/h 0.45 s/km	1:28:37.1	8. 8. class RC1 8. WRC
"It's been very challenging to really figure out what I should do differently to make better times. This stage seems to be better for me in general, but on all the other stages we are losing even more. I need to think again during the night about what we can do with the engineers. Tomorrow is a new day."
3. leg
SS9 Le Fugeret / Thorame-Haute 1 (16.80 km)	9:19.7	7. 7. class RC1 7. WRC	108.1 km/h 0.85 s/km	1:37:56.8	8. 8. class RC1 8. WRC
"It's definitely feeling better than yesterday. I still don't believe the time is fast enough but we are going in the right direction. For sure the car feels the best it has done so far this weekend."
SS10 Malijai / Puimichel 1 (17.31 km)	9:34.4	5. 5. class RC1 5. WRC	108.5 km/h 0.42 s/km	1:47:31.2	8. 8. class RC1 8. WRC
"I think we should have stiffened the car for this stage. It's high grip with a lot of small bumps here and there - at least we know for the next loop. Everything is good, so much better than yesterday."
SS11 Ubraye / Entrevaux 1 (21.78 km)	11:48.0	6. 6. class RC1 6. WRC	110.7 km/h 0.56 s/km	1:59:19.2	8. 8. class RC1 8. WRC
"I took it too carefully. It was not as bad as we thought after recce, but let's see how the time is. We made some changes again but maybe we went too far now. At least we found the limits."
SS12 Le Fugeret / Thorame-Haute 2 (16.80 km)	9:37.2	13. 8. class RC1 13. WRC	104.8 km/h 2.11 s/km	2:08:56.4	8. 8. class RC1 8. WRC
Puncture
"For sure, there are some sharp rocks in the cuts. It must have been there, otherwise I have no idea."
SS13 Malijai / Puimichel 2 (17.31 km)	9:34.2	5. 5. class RC1 5. WRC	108.5 km/h 0.38 s/km	2:18:30.6	8. 8. class RC1 8. WRC
SS14 Ubraye / Entrevaux 2 (21.78 km)	11:52.3	6. 6. class RC1 6. WRC	110.1 km/h 1.01 s/km	2:30:22.9	8. 8. class RC1 8. WRC
"Today has been a good day. We improved the car a lot and it feels better for me now. At least now I am satisified, this is good."
4. leg
SS15 Lucéram / Lantosque 1 (18.82 km)	12:35.2	7. 7. class RC1 7. WRC	89.7 km/h 0.92 s/km	2:42:58.1	8. 8. class RC1 8. WRC
"I have no confidence, I don't know why. I can't push like yesterday, it's just not possible."
SS16 La Bollène-Vésubie / Col de Turini 2 (15.12 km)	10:19.5	7. 7. class RC1 7. WRC	87.9 km/h 0.70 s/km	2:53:17.6	8. 8. class RC1 8. WRC
"We needed to save the tyres. It's interesting why I don't feel so good today. We made some changes but it shouldn't be that big [of a difference]. We need to analyse it."
SS17 Lucéram / Lantosque 2 (18.82 km)	12:24.5	5. 5. class RC1 5. WRC	91.0 km/h 0.40 s/km	3:05:42.1	8. 8. class RC1 8. WRC
"I feel a bit better now. We need to manage the tyres but I think we did a good stage. It seems it's just not my weekend."
SS18 La Bollène-Vésubie / Col de Turini 3[Power Stage] (15.12 km)	10:11.2	6. 6. class RC1 6. WRC	89.1 km/h 0.71 s/km	3:15:53.3	8. 8. class RC1 8. WRC
"At least we did all the mileage and we understood a lot about this car, which is very important for Croatia. I am quite disappointed with my performance but the only way is to improve and try to be better on the next one."

91. Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo 2023

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