19. Rally Guanajuato México 2023
16. 3. – 19. 3. 2023, Guanajuato • Club Automovilístico Francés de México A.C. • gravel 312.09 km - (cancelled 14.82 km) • total distance including road sections - 964.28 km • Other years • Other years
36th Rally México
NACAM crews drive only until SS14 - last stage is considered as Power Stage.
NACAM crews drive only until SS14 - last stage is considered as Power Stage.
#11
Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Hybrid 
ALZ***
ALZ***
Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT
RC1
Final results
2. overall
2. class RC1
2. WRC
Stage results
| 1. leg | Time | Pos. | km/h s/km |
Overall | Pos. after | |
| SS1 Street Stage GTO 1 (1.12 km) | 59.7 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
67.5 km/h 1.52 s/km |
59.7 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
|
| SS2 Street Stage GTO 2 (1.12 km) | 57.3 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
70.4 km/h 0.98 s/km |
1:57.0 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
|
| "We know tomorrow will be a tough day for us regarding starting position." | ||||||
| SS3 El Chocolate 1 (29.07 km) | 22:09.9 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
78.7 km/h 0.33 s/km |
24:06.9 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
|
| "We are missing something related to traction to go faster." | ||||||
| SS4 Ortega 1 (15.71 km) | 8:35.7 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
109.7 km/h 0.50 s/km |
32:42.6 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
|
| "A bump came as a surprise and I thought we were going to go off." / "Ten náraz přišel nečekaně, myslel jsem, že jdeme ven." | ||||||
| SS5 Las Minas 1 (13.79 km) | 9:01.0 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
91.8 km/h 0.39 s/km |
41:43.6 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
|
| "Not a good morning for us. The driving was very good but we got caught by a big bump in the road which wasn't there in recce and we lost the hybrid, so we struggled in all the uphills." | ||||||
| SS6 El Chocolate 2 (29.07 km) | 22:03.5 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
79.1 km/h 0.32 s/km |
1:03:47.1 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
|
| "To be honest it was a perfect run." | ||||||
| SS7 Ortega 2 (15.71 km) | 8:27.7 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
111.4 km/h 0.44 s/km |
1:12:14.8 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
|
| SS8 Las Minas 2 (13.79 km) | 8:48.9 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
93.9 km/h 0.09 s/km |
1:21:03.7 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
|
| "I don't know... I had something strange on the rear and I can't control the car since the previous stage. Probably the damper has been damaged. It feels like the rear is really stiff and it's not working anymore." | ||||||
| SS9 Las Dunas Superspecial 1 (3.53 km) | 3:17.6 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
64.3 km/h 0.74 s/km |
1:24:21.3 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
|
| "The rear-right damper was completely blocked, but on the road section we got it free again and it was working okay in here. There is a lot of cleaning in here and we need to be prepared to lose a lot of time." | ||||||
| SS10 Distrito León Mx SSS (1.30 km) | 1:30.5 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
51.7 km/h 0.46 s/km |
1:25:51.8 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
|
| "I have been working on the car. We had a broken front left driveshaft boot and we were afraid the driveshaft was going to break because most of the grease was gone. We were having to repair it after every stage and we are lucky to be here." | ||||||
| 2. leg | ||||||
| SS11 Ibarrilla 1 (14.82 km) | 8:40.0 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
102.6 km/h 0.30 s/km |
1:34:31.8 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
|
| "The stage was okay, but the grip near the end was quite low and I was maybe a bit careful there." | ||||||
| SS12 El Mosquito 1 (22.56 km) | 14:38.1 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
92.5 km/h |
1:49:09.9 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
|
| SS13 Derramadero 1 (21.70 km) | 12:23.1 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
105.1 km/h |
2:01:33.0 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
|
| "The target is to go as fast as possible but we have to be clever as well - we need to keep the car on the road. I tried to manage the speed in here but it's not easy. The grip is changing all the time." | ||||||
| SS14 Las Dunas Superspecial 2 (3.53 km) | 3:11.4 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
66.4 km/h |
2:04:44.4 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
|
| SS15 Ibarrilla 2 (14.82 km) | cancelled | |||||
| SS16 El Mosquito 2 (22.56 km) | 14:32.9 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
93.0 km/h 0.36 s/km |
2:19:17.3 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
|
| "I thought it was better than this, to be honest. I had a very good run through the stage and I expected a big gap already to Kalle. It won't be enough like this for the weekend, but we'll keep going." | ||||||
| SS17 Derramadero 2 (21.70 km) | 12:16.0 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
106.1 km/h |
2:31:33.3 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
|
| "I tried! I am on the edge everywhere but I struggle to make big gaps." | ||||||
| SS18 Las Dunas Superspecial 3 (3.53 km) | 3:13.9 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
65.5 km/h 0.08 s/km |
2:34:47.2 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
|
| SS19 Rock & Rally SSS (1.30 km) | 1:30.5 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
51.7 km/h 0.69 s/km |
2:36:17.7 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
|
| "I attacked maybe a little bit more this afternoon to try to get closer to Elfyn and it worked out quite okay. Unfortunately on the penultimate stage we had a puncture and we lost maybe two seconds. We are definitely going to go for it. We have tried hard all weekend and we are now in the fight for P2." | ||||||
| 3. leg | ||||||
| SS20 Las Dunas Superspecial 4 (3.53 km) | 3:10.9 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
66.6 km/h |
2:39:28.6 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
|
| "It's going to be an intense fight. I could really feel my body warming up through the stage because you have to fight with the car in the ruts!” | ||||||
| SS21 Otates (35.63 km) | 24:39.4 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
86.7 km/h 0.05 s/km |
3:04:08.0 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
|
| "I had a good stage to be honest. There were a couple of dogs and rocks where I had to slow down." | ||||||
| SS22 San Diego (12.61 km) | 7:11.8 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
105.1 km/h |
3:11:19.8 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
|
| "I continue pushing. We won't give up. Elfyn has been fixing his car - he touched something & damaged his suspension in the previous stage." | ||||||
| SS23 El Brinco[Power Stage] (9.59 km) | 5:17.1 | 3.
3. class RC1 3. WRC |
108.9 km/h 0.24 s/km |
3:16:36.9 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
|
| "I did what I could. Tänak was on two soft tyres I think, so maybe he was able to take a slight advantage from that. All weekend we have been on the limit and it was really exhausting towards the end. I hope we are going to end up in second place." | ||||||
