79. ORLEN Rajd Polski - Rally Poland 2023
19. 5. – 21. 5. 2023, Mikołajki • Polski Związek Motorowy • gravel 182.06 km • total distance including road sections - 919.47 km • Other years
#3
Citroën C3 Rally2 
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MRF Tyres Dealer Team
RC2
Final results
4. overall
4. class RC2
4. ERC
Stage results
| 1. leg | Time | Pos. | km/h s/km |
Overall | Pos. after | |
| SS1 Mikołajki Arena 1 (2.50 km) | 1:50.8 | 16.
16. class RC2 16. ERC |
81.2 km/h 1.24 s/km |
1:50.8 | 16.
16. class RC2 16. ERC |
|
| SS2 Świętajno 1 (18.54 km) | 10:09.3 | 7.
7. class RC2 7. ERC |
109.5 km/h 0.94 s/km |
12:00.1 | 8.
8. class RC2 8. ERC |
|
| "I passed Tom, he was parked on the side. I was just lacking a lot of grip, really strange feeling in there, immediately when I get to the end, I know we lost a lot of time. It was not a good stage." | ||||||
| SS3 Markowskie 1 (13.53 km) | 6:57.6 | 6.
6. class RC2 6. ERC |
116.6 km/h 0.60 s/km |
18:57.7 | 8.
8. class RC2 8. ERC |
|
| "I think it's better because the stage is shorter to be honest. But I'm not happier to be honest, I don't have a good feeling at all, which is a bit strange." | ||||||
| SS4 Wieliczki 1 (17.35 km) | 8:25.8 | 5.
5. class RC2 5. ERC |
123.5 km/h 0.41 s/km |
27:23.5 | 8.
8. class RC2 8. ERC |
|
| "Yeah, I just got a message myself about that. I don't know what has happened. I'm an old dog so it's difficult to teach me a new rule - I've done it for 20 years so. I respect the rules so I need to learn that." | ||||||
| SS5 Świętajno 2 (18.54 km) | 10:02.7 | 4.
4. class RC2 4. ERC |
110.7 km/h 0.59 s/km |
37:26.2 | 6.
6. class RC2 6. ERC |
|
| "We have done quite big changes to the car and also I feel a bit better in. the ruts, so it's easier to drive then, not a bad stage for sure, we need a little more speed." | ||||||
| SS6 Markowskie 2 (13.53 km) | 6:52.9 | 6.
6. class RC2 6. ERC |
118.0 km/h 0.46 s/km |
44:19.1 | 6.
6. class RC2 6. ERC |
|
| "Yeah my car is quite a lot stiffer than it was this morning, but this stage was so slippy!" | ||||||
| SS7 Wieliczki 2 (17.35 km) | 8:20.8 | 3.
3. class RC2 3. ERC |
124.7 km/h 0.22 s/km |
52:39.9 | 5.
5. class RC2 5. ERC |
|
| "I'm trying to tweak my driving and do changes to the car, I'm looking forward to tomorrow because the stages are new for everyone, so this could be an advantage for an old guy." | ||||||
| SS8 Mikołajki Arena 2 (2.50 km) | 1:49.8 | 13.
13. class RC2 13. ERC |
82.0 km/h 0.68 s/km |
54:29.7 | 5.
5. class RC2 5. ERC |
|
| "I'm going for it tomorrow!" | ||||||
| 2. leg | ||||||
| SS9 Barczewo 1 (10.73 km) | 5:19.5 | 7.
7. class RC2 7. ERC |
120.9 km/h 0.70 s/km |
59:49.2 | 5.
5. class RC2 5. ERC |
|
| "Yeah, I don't understand that. It was a good stage." | ||||||
| SS10 Biskupiec 1 (12.30 km) | 6:36.9 | 4.
4. class RC2 4. ERC |
111.6 km/h 0.63 s/km |
1:06:26.1 | 4.
4. class RC2 4. ERC |
|
| "I think it's just a little bit more grip on the line is helping me a lot so I can just drive and the stage is quite tricky so it's always good for me when it's a little more challenging." | ||||||
| SS11 Gmina Mrągowo 1 (9.40 km) | 5:29.0 | 4.
4. class RC2 4. ERC |
102.9 km/h 0.39 s/km |
1:11:55.1 | 4.
4. class RC2 4. ERC |
|
| "It's okay, slippy stage, quite tricky, not 100% clean, but I was trying to push and the grip was changing quite a lot, so a few mistakes here and there." | ||||||
| SS12 Mikołajki 1 (6.68 km) | 3:30.7 | 4.
4. class RC2 4. ERC |
114.1 km/h 0.30 s/km |
1:15:25.8 | 4.
4. class RC2 4. ERC |
|
| "We'll still be chasing any speed we can find,. it might be a little easier this afternoon, we struggle for grip on the first pass!" | ||||||
| SS13 Barczewo 2 (10.73 km) | 5:18.1 | 4.
4. class RC2 4. ERC |
121.4 km/h 0.20 s/km |
1:20:43.9 | 4.
4. class RC2 4. ERC |
|
| "That was really tricky, I ran the car far too low, I didn't expect that stage to be so rough. I can go higher manually." | ||||||
| SS14 Biskupiec 2 (12.30 km) | 6:31.6 | 3.
3. class RC2 3. ERC |
113.1 km/h 0.30 s/km |
1:27:15.5 | 4.
4. class RC2 4. ERC |
|
| "I didn't make any adjustments because I saw this one was better. The grip was quite good on this one." | ||||||
| SS15 Mikołajki 2 (6.68 km) | 3:31.5 | 1.
1. class RC2 1. ERC |
113.7 km/h |
1:30:47.0 | 4.
4. class RC2 4. ERC |
|
| "For sure the Power Stage is the nicest stage of the day, this was maybe a bit rough but still an enjoyable stage." | ||||||
| SS16 Gmina Mrągowo 2[Power Stage] (9.40 km) | 5:23.7 | 1.
1. class RC2 1. ERC |
104.5 km/h |
1:36:10.7 | 4.
4. class RC2 4. ERC |
|
| "A Power Stage win would be nice for sure. It was a good stage for us and I'm happy to end the rally on this. It's not what I expected when I came here. We struggled a lot but kept fighting and the team did a great job. We will do our best in the next event." | ||||||
