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.
#2
Hyundai i20 N Rally2 
GJ ***
GJ ***
BRC Racing Team
RC2
Final results
1. overall
1. class RC2
1. ERC
Stage results
| 1. leg | Time | Pos. | km/h s/km |
Overall | Pos. after | |
| SS1 SSS Fafe (1.43 km) | 1:29.5 | 4.
4. class RC2 4. ERC |
57.5 km/h 1.12 s/km |
1:29.5 | 4.
4. class RC2 4. ERC |
|
| "No risks at all! With the cobblestones, you don't know how much grip there's going to be, so you're definitely playing it on the safe side. A good run and a good warm-up for tomorrow." | ||||||
| SS2 Boticas / Vale do Tâmega 1 (9.64 km) | 7:29.9 | 3.
3. class RC2 3. ERC |
77.1 km/h 0.43 s/km |
8:59.4 | 2.
2. class RC2 2. ERC |
|
| "Obviously very muddy in the last part, really hard to read the grip, some places is mud, there's lines everywhere. We're taking a little bit more caution. The further back you get the slower it gets, when you're first car or first couple cars you break the mud up a bit more." | ||||||
| SS3 Boticas / Senhor do Monte (15.05 km) | 11:22.8 | 3.
3. class RC2 3. ERC |
79.3 km/h 0.43 s/km |
20:22.2 | 3.
3. class RC2 3. ERC |
|
| "Yeah it's definitely a safe pace. Could push more, but if we hold this sort of pace and road position, I'm happy with that." | ||||||
| SS4 Cabeceiras de Basto 1 (10.84 km) | 7:21.0 | 7.
7. class RC2 7. ERC |
88.5 km/h 1.45 s/km |
27:43.2 | 5.
5. class RC2 5. ERC |
|
| "Conditions are getting super bad. There's not much more you can do to be fair." | ||||||
| SS5 Vieira do Minho 1 (11.76 km) | cancelled | |||||
| SS6 Boticas / Vale do Tâmega 2 (9.64 km) | 7:15.8 | 3.
3. class RC2 3. ERC |
79.6 km/h 0.88 s/km |
34:59.0 | 5.
5. class RC2 5. ERC |
|
| "Trying to hold a good pace there, much nicer position to be in." | ||||||
| SS7 Boticas / Senhor do Monte 2 (15.05 km) | 11:22.6 | 2.
2. class RC2 2. ERC |
79.4 km/h 0.05 s/km |
46:21.6 | 3.
3. class RC2 3. ERC |
|
| "Really tough, you could push a lot more but you have to look after tyres, trying to find the middle ground is working though." | ||||||
| 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) | 5:30.1 | 1.
1. class RC2 1. ERC |
88.2 km/h |
51:51.7 | 3.
3. class RC2 3. ERC |
|
| "I made some changes to the car and it feels a lot better. It's really really nice stages, but we'll enjoy this morning even if it's difficult later on." | ||||||
| SS11 Seixoso 1 (9.97 km) | 6:52.2 | 4.
4. class RC2 4. ERC |
87.1 km/h 0.47 s/km |
58:43.9 | 3.
3. class RC2 3. ERC |
|
| "It's still early days yet, but feeling a lot better in the car. The fog makes it like Rally GB! You have to drive with care on this rally because of the rocks." | ||||||
| SS12 Santa Quitéria 1 (9.18 km) | 6:16.7 | 3.
3. class RC2 3. ERC |
87.7 km/h 0.56 s/km |
1:05:00.6 | 3.
3. class RC2 3. ERC |
|
| "Terrible, really struggled with any rhythm with the stage notes, never done this stage before and couldn't get any rhythm. Was just checking the car before, checking the tyres and scraping the mud out." | ||||||
| SS13 Lameirinha 1 (14.90 km) | 9:40.4 | 2.
2. class RC2 2. ERC |
92.4 km/h 0.24 s/km |
1:14:41.0 | 3.
3. class RC2 3. ERC |
|
| "This afternoon is gonna be very important. It's the best I've ever felt with this car over the last 6-7 months. Still a long way to go though!" | ||||||
| SS14 Luílhas 2 (8.09 km) | 5:26.4 | 2.
2. class RC2 2. ERC |
89.2 km/h 0.01 s/km |
1:20:07.4 | 3.
3. class RC2 3. ERC |
|
| "Yeah this stage we just wanted to manage, the first part was really rough, we're driving round some rocks, this was definitely the one to take it easy on though and the next three we can have a push." | ||||||
| SS15 Seixoso 2 (9.97 km) | 6:39.1 | 2.
2. class RC2 2. ERC |
89.9 km/h 0.28 s/km |
1:26:46.5 | 2.
2. class RC2 2. ERC |
|
| "Felt like a good stage, really tried to use the ruts. Feels good. That's the pace we want to be at." | ||||||
| SS16 Santa Quitéria 2 (9.18 km) | 6:11.1 | 4.
4. class RC2 4. ERC |
89.1 km/h 0.28 s/km |
1:32:57.6 | 2.
2. class RC2 2. ERC |
|
| "It's getting quite close actually. we had a good stage, nice and clean. It's all gonna come down to the final stage. Just playing it on a stage by stage basis. Loving this car at the moment though, big step up from where we were last year." | ||||||
| SS17 Lameirinha 2[Power Stage] (14.90 km) | 9:23.7 | 2.
2. class RC2 2. ERC |
95.2 km/h 0.04 s/km |
1:42:21.3 | 1.
1. class RC2 1. ERC |
|
| "Sorry for Heikkila - we wanted to try and overcome those 2.8 seconds. But we're happy, very happy." | ||||||
Entry photos from this event
Models
Hyundai i20 N Rally2
Rally Serras de Fafe, Felgueiras, Boticas, Vieira do Minho e Cabeceiras de Basto 2023
Rally Serras de Fafe, Felgueiras, Boticas, Vieira do Minho e Cabeceiras de Basto 2023
#2 Paddon H. - Kennard J.
1:43
Hyundai i20 N Rally2
Rally Serras de Fafe, Felgueiras, Boticas, Vieira do Minho e Cabeceiras de Basto 2023
Rally Serras de Fafe, Felgueiras, Boticas, Vieira do Minho e Cabeceiras de Basto 2023
#2 Paddon H. - Kennard J.
1:43
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