13. Rally Estonia 2023
20. 7. – 23. 7. 2023, Tartu • Estonian Autosport Events MTÜ • gravel 300.42 km • total distance including road sections - 1366.66 km • Other years
#8
Ford Puma Rally1 Hybrid 
YX2***
YX2***
M-Sport Ford WRT
RC1
Final results
8. overall
8. class RC1
8. WRC
Stage results
| 1. leg | Time | Pos. | km/h s/km |
Overall | Pos. after | |
| SS1 Tartu vald 1 (3.35 km) | 3:02.5 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
66.1 km/h |
8:02.5 5:00 |
48.
8. class RC1 48. WRC |
|
| Penalty 5:00 - Engine replaced | ||||||
| "The more I go through today, the more it hurts. It's really painful. A real kick in the balls." | ||||||
| SS2 Peipsiääre 1 (24.35 km) | 13:16.1 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
110.1 km/h |
21:18.6 5:00 |
46.
8. class RC1 46. WRC |
|
| "If there is nothing to lose then just bin it and let's see how far we get." | ||||||
| SS3 Mustvee 1 (17.09 km) | 8:47.4 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
116.7 km/h |
30:06.0 5:00 |
37.
8. class RC1 37. WRC |
|
| "There is not too much motivation but we need to do it." | ||||||
| SS4 Raanitsa 1 (21.45 km) | 10:15.0 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
125.6 km/h |
40:21.0 5:00 |
31.
8. class RC1 31. WRC |
|
| "For some reason we lost the engine in the middle part but now it seems that it's coming back." | ||||||
| SS5 Peipsiääre 2 (24.35 km) | 13:24.3 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
109.0 km/h 0.23 s/km |
53:45.3 5:00 |
21.
8. class RC1 21. WRC |
|
| "We thought it would be quite muddy but there was nothing in the end. We were far too soft with the setup." | ||||||
| SS6 Mustvee 2 (17.09 km) | 8:49.6 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
116.2 km/h 0.20 s/km |
1:02:34.9 5:00 |
17.
8. class RC1 17. WRC |
|
| "We don't call them slides, they are surprises. They happen quite often... it's nothing new, you have to get used to it." | ||||||
| SS7 Raanitsa 2 (21.45 km) | 10:02.2 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
128.2 km/h |
1:12:37.1 5:00 |
12.
8. class RC1 12. WRC |
|
| "It's really smooth. When it's like a Grand Prix the car is behaving rather okay. My boy was cheering me on at the start line so I had to give him a bit of a push!" | ||||||
| SS8 Neeruti (7.60 km) | 4:32.1 | 1.
1. class RC1 1. WRC |
100.6 km/h |
1:17:09.2 5:00 |
11.
8. class RC1 11. WRC |
|
| "At the start of the day my mood hasn't been the best but I am slowly getting used to it and it's not so bad at the moment." | ||||||
| 2. leg | ||||||
| SS9 Mäeküla 1 (10.27 km) | 5:46.6 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
106.7 km/h 0.71 s/km |
1:22:55.8 5:00 |
11.
8. class RC1 11. WRC |
|
| "The fast guys are coming from behind now." | ||||||
| SS10 Otepää 1 (11.15 km) | 5:51.6 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
114.2 km/h 0.62 s/km |
1:28:47.4 5:00 |
9.
8. class RC1 9. WRC |
|
| "Quite a terrible stage, just from one ski jump to another ski jump, it's just a massive pain to survice. Not a nice one at al | ||||||
| SS11 Mäeküla 2 (10.27 km) | 5:37.7 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
109.5 km/h 0.34 s/km |
1:34:25.1 5:00 |
8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
|
| "A bit rutted in places but definitely much better than the first loop. The big road is still a bit so and so but the small road is quite okay." | ||||||
| SS12 Otepää 2 (11.15 km) | 5:44.6 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
116.5 km/h 0.63 s/km |
1:40:09.7 5:00 |
8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
|
| "The previous one was OK, this one was really terrible so much loose gravel. Just driving." | ||||||
| SS13 Elva 1 (11.73 km) | 6:02.3 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
116.6 km/h 0.61 s/km |
1:46:12.0 5:00 |
8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
|
| "We will try to survive... there has been a mistake in service so it is quite a struggle to drive at the moment." | ||||||
| SS14 Kanepi 1 (16.48 km) | 8:15.8 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
119.7 km/h 1.05 s/km |
1:54:27.8 5:00 |
8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
|
| "I got it roughly fixed now so it should be quite okay. The front wheels were directing who knows where so it was a bit difficult to know where it was. By the eye I made my own geometry and it seems quite okay." | ||||||
| SS15 Elva 2 (11.73 km) | 5:52.7 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
119.7 km/h 0.34 s/km |
2:00:20.5 5:00 |
8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
|
| "It's perfect now. I just need to get back to the rhythm now - we have been hanging around a bit and it's time to get back into the rhythm." | ||||||
| SS16 Kanepi 2 (16.48 km) | 7:57.6 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
124.2 km/h 0.52 s/km |
2:08:18.1 5:00 |
8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
|
| "For some reason on this stage the car is not working at all. Just driving sideways with no chances to go straight forward. Some tricky places but it's actually quite a nice road." | ||||||
| SS17 Tartu vald 2 (3.35 km) | 3:06.4 | 9.
7. class RC1 9. WRC |
64.7 km/h 1.91 s/km |
2:11:24.5 5:00 |
8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
|
| "Today was a bit tricky. We just came through and obviously it was nothing special. We had some trouble and some moments but the rest was just driving through." | ||||||
| 3. leg | ||||||
| SS18 Karaski 1 (12.04 km) | 6:09.3 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
117.4 km/h 0.77 s/km |
2:17:33.8 5:00 |
8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
|
| "The fast parts for us are still quite tricky, the rear end is quite fluffy. Generally the middle part was almost full dry but the start and the end were quite damp." | ||||||
| SS19 Kambja 1 (18.50 km) | 9:32.7 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
116.3 km/h 0.49 s/km |
2:27:06.5 5:00 |
8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
|
| "Yesterday and today we have seen we have no chance for the Power Stage. The guys are still pushing and the gaps are still small, our speed has not been great." | ||||||
| SS20 Karaski 2 (12.04 km) | 6:02.7 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
119.5 km/h 0.61 s/km |
2:33:09.2 5:00 |
8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
|
| SS21 Kambja 2[Power Stage] (18.50 km) | 9:19.5 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
119.0 km/h 0.25 s/km |
2:42:28.7 5:00 |
8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
|
| "In the previous stage, even Taka beat us quite strongly. The performance deficit is quite big. I tried quite hard and I had a more or less perfect stage so let's see. If Finland is like yesterday and today then I don't know - I will try anyway." | ||||||
