36. Rally Serras de Fafe, Felgueiras, Boticas, Vieira do Minho e Cabeceiras de Basto 2023
10. 3. – 12. 3. 2023, Fafe • Demoporto - Clube de Desportos Motorizados do Porto • gravel 180.29 km - (cancelled 34.36 km) • total distance including road sections - 789.77 km • Other years
Portugal 2RM only counts until SS9.
#7
Citroën C3 Rally2 
FJ-***
FJ-***
RC2
Final results
5. overall
5. class RC2
5. ERC
Stage results
| 1. leg | Time | Pos. | km/h s/km |
Overall | Pos. after | |
| SS1 SSS Fafe (1.43 km) | 1:31.7 | 26.
26. class RC2 26. ERC |
56.1 km/h 2.66 s/km |
1:31.7 | 26.
26. class RC2 26. ERC |
|
| "I expected it to be more difficult than it was. We found some grip, but maybe not enough!" | ||||||
| SS2 Boticas / Vale do Tâmega 1 (9.64 km) | 7:35.1 | 14.
14. class RC2 14. ERC |
76.3 km/h 0.96 s/km |
9:06.8 | 14.
14. class RC2 14. ERC |
|
| SS3 Boticas / Senhor do Monte (15.05 km) | 11:42.6 | 14.
14. class RC2 14. ERC |
77.1 km/h 1.74 s/km |
20:49.4 | 13.
13. class RC2 13. ERC |
|
| SS4 Cabeceiras de Basto 1 (10.84 km) | 7:45.3 | 15.
15. class RC2 15. ERC |
83.9 km/h 3.69 s/km |
28:34.7 | 13.
13. class RC2 13. ERC |
|
| "It's so so difficult, with the mud, fog, rain - where is the sun?" | ||||||
| SS5 Vieira do Minho 1 (11.76 km) | cancelled | |||||
| SS6 Boticas / Vale do Tâmega 2 (9.64 km) | 7:24.2 | 11.
11. class RC2 11. ERC |
78.1 km/h 1.75 s/km |
35:58.9 | 12.
12. class RC2 12. ERC |
|
| "Nothing very important changed. The clouds are following us!" | ||||||
| SS7 Boticas / Senhor do Monte 2 (15.05 km) |
11:43.9 [N] |
7.
7. class RC2 7. ERC |
77.0 km/h 1.46 s/km |
47:42.8 | 9.
9. class RC2 9. ERC |
|
| SS8 Cabeceiras de Basto 2 (10.84 km) | cancelled | |||||
| SS9 Vieira do Minho 2 (11.76 km) | cancelled | |||||
| 2. leg | ||||||
| SS10 Luílhas 1 (8.09 km) | 5:36.9 | 12.
12. class RC2 12. ERC |
86.4 km/h 0.84 s/km |
53:19.7 | 8.
8. class RC2 8. ERC |
|
| "If you are not awake before the special stage, you're in trouble. We took a lot of fun on this stage and it was good." | ||||||
| SS11 Seixoso 1 (9.97 km) | 6:52.2 | 4.
4. class RC2 4. ERC |
87.1 km/h 0.47 s/km |
1:00:11.9 | 6.
6. class RC2 6. ERC |
|
| "But with the fog it's not easy, but I tried to keep the line. You can't see anything, but for my experience it's perfect. We will continue like this, it's perfect." | ||||||
| SS12 Santa Quitéria 1 (9.18 km) | 6:19.7 | 8.
8. class RC2 8. ERC |
87.0 km/h 0.88 s/km |
1:06:31.6 | 6.
6. class RC2 6. ERC |
|
| SS13 Lameirinha 1 (14.90 km) | 9:52.5 | 17.
17. class RC2 17. ERC |
90.5 km/h 1.05 s/km |
1:16:24.1 | 6.
6. class RC2 6. ERC |
|
| "Yeah, it was unbelievably slippery, difficult because the grip is changing always. It's hard to find where you can brake, I always brake too early - that's why I am so slow!" | ||||||
| SS14 Luílhas 2 (8.09 km) | 5:30.3 | 8.
8. class RC2 8. ERC |
88.2 km/h 0.49 s/km |
1:21:54.4 | 6.
6. class RC2 6. ERC |
|
| "Like every rally, always we are very close. I don't know why! Maybe it's because we prefer to stay close to start. No puncture for the moment." | ||||||
| SS15 Seixoso 2 (9.97 km) | 6:43.6 | 10.
10. class RC2 10. ERC |
88.9 km/h 0.73 s/km |
1:28:38.0 | 6.
6. class RC2 6. ERC |
|
| "I don't know what Efren is doing - this was a good stage with some ruts, but I have a good feeling with the car so everything is perfect now." | ||||||
| SS16 Santa Quitéria 2 (9.18 km) | 6:14.4 | 9.
9. class RC2 9. ERC |
88.3 km/h 0.64 s/km |
1:34:52.4 | 6.
6. class RC2 6. ERC |
|
| SS17 Lameirinha 2[Power Stage] (14.90 km) | 9:40.7 | 13.
13. class RC2 13. ERC |
92.4 km/h 1.18 s/km |
1:44:33.1 | 5.
5. class RC2 5. ERC |
|
| "Thanks to all my teams, to my tyres as well. We don't have any problems with the dust! Many thanks to everybody. Really perfect, our best result on gravel definitely. Perfect!" | ||||||
