Mads Østberg - Patrik Barth - Rally Serras de Fafe, Felgueiras, Boticas, Vieira do Minho e Cabeceiras de Basto 2023

36. Rally Serras de Fafe, Felgueiras, Boticas, Vieira do Minho e Cabeceiras de Basto 2023

ERC #1 • ERC3 #1 • ERC4 #1 • Portugal #1 • Portugal 2RM #1 • TGR Iberian Cup #1

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

1. leg	Time	Pos.	km/h s/km	Overall	Pos. after
SS1 SSS Fafe (1.43 km)	1:31.3	22. 22. class RC2 22. ERC	56.4 km/h 2.38 s/km	1:31.3	22. 22. class RC2 22. ERC
"It was quite okay but it was quite slippery and I had no idea what it would feel like on the cobblestones and the Tarmac. I just had to feel it a bit, but everything is okay. I don't like to lose time, but I think 1.8sec won't matter too much tomorrow!"
SS2 Boticas / Vale do Tâmega 1 (9.64 km)	7:25.8	1. 1. class RC2 1. ERC	77.8 km/h	8:57.1	1. 1. class RC2 1. ERC
"Yeah it was quite horrendous, a lot of trying to survive to be honest, a lot of trying to keep the rhythm. I felt I was able to keep the stage up to the grip but that's what we're trying to do."
SS3 Boticas / Senhor do Monte (15.05 km)	11:23.8	5. 5. class RC2 5. ERC	79.2 km/h 0.49 s/km	20:20.9	2. 2. class RC2 2. ERC
SS4 Cabeceiras de Basto 1 (10.84 km)	7:05.3	1. 1. class RC2 1. ERC	91.8 km/h	27:26.2	1. 1. class RC2 1. ERC
"It's quite okay, the stage was very tricky, but I was expecting it, there was no surprises so to say, but it's not normal to drive rally cars in this weather, but you have to stick with it and listen to the co-driver."
SS5 Vieira do Minho 1 (11.76 km)	cancelled
SS6 Boticas / Vale do Tâmega 2 (9.64 km)	7:18.5	5. 5. class RC2 5. ERC	79.1 km/h 1.16 s/km	34:44.7	3. 3. class RC2 3. ERC
"I'm not realy feeling well in the car, we've got a bad smell in the car too."
SS7 Boticas / Senhor do Monte 2 (15.05 km)	11:23.9	3. 3. class RC2 3. ERC	79.2 km/h 0.13 s/km	46:08.6	2. 2. class RC2 2. ERC
"I feel like I have no power on the low end, so I feel like I have to be in the high gears."
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)	5:34.4	9. 9. class RC2 9. ERC	87.1 km/h 0.53 s/km	51:43.0	2. 2. class RC2 2. ERC
"It didn't feel good, I had bad rhythm and a big rupture on the second corner. I was quite sure I had a puncture, but I didn't, so quite a feeling."
SS11 Seixoso 1 (9.97 km)	6:53.5	7. 7. class RC2 7. ERC	86.8 km/h 0.60 s/km	58:36.5	2. 2. class RC2 2. ERC
SS12 Santa Quitéria 1 (9.18 km)	6:22.3	14. 14. class RC2 14. ERC	86.4 km/h 1.17 s/km	1:04:58.8	2. 2. class RC2 2. ERC
"I'm doing my best, I cannot say more. I know the stage well, whatever the time is, the time is. I cannot control it."
SS13 Lameirinha 1 (14.90 km)	9:40.5	3. 3. class RC2 3. ERC	92.4 km/h 0.25 s/km	1:14:39.3	2. 2. class RC2 2. ERC
"Well at least that's something. I cannot push any harder, I cannot make any mistakes. I'm doing what I can."
SS14 Luílhas 2 (8.09 km)	5:26.5	3. 3. class RC2 3. ERC	89.2 km/h 0.02 s/km	1:20:05.8	2. 2. class RC2 2. ERC
"It's not easy that's for sure. I was hoping it would be drier, but we try our best!"
SS15 Seixoso 2 (9.97 km)	6:42.6	8. 8. class RC2 8. ERC	89.2 km/h 0.63 s/km	1:26:48.4	3. 3. class RC2 3. ERC
"Yeah, I'm doing what I can. we tried to do some changes to the car. We just have to carry on, I know the next stage is difficult for us, but the last one is good."
SS16 Santa Quitéria 2 (9.18 km)	6:14.1	8. 8. class RC2 8. ERC	88.3 km/h 0.61 s/km	1:33:02.5	3. 3. class RC2 3. ERC
"I cannot do more, so. At the end I cannot be disappointed because I don't leave any time in there. I do my best but it's not perfect."
SS17 Lameirinha 2[Power Stage] (14.90 km)	9:29.6	6. 6. class RC2 6. ERC	94.2 km/h 0.44 s/km	1:42:32.1	2. 2. class RC2 2. ERC

36. Rally Serras de Fafe, Felgueiras, Boticas, Vieira do Minho e Cabeceiras de Basto 2023

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