1. Rally Hungary 2019
ERC #8 • ERC2 #8 • ERC3 #8 • ERC Ladies #8 • Hungary #8 • Abarth Rally Cup #6 • Hungary Challenge #8 • Hungary 2WD #8 • Hungary Production #8
8. 11. – 10. 11. 2019, Nyíregyháza • asphalt 211.52 km - (cancelled 10.02 km) • Other years
Wrong final time for #90 and #97 in official results. Wrong stage time for #90 on SS11 where crew made one lap less, so overall stage win doesn't count in statistic.
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SS13
Off road
Scary, we got the puncture at the end of the forest section and drove on it 11 kilometers. We dropped down to fourth but also lukyanuk had a puncture so now we don't know.
I don't say a word.
"It was crazy, so much fog, I was turning the light on and off, fogging windscreen, it was absolutely insane."
Puncture
Puncture, stopped to change
Puncture
We were very very slow, we didn't see anything without the heater. But we are very happy to compare with the ERC guys, also the third place would be great for us.
"Crazy stage, the hardest stage I have ever done. Challenging weekend learning the car, we enjoyed a lot."
I don't know where, but I we've got a puncture. But we are here, we are really happy.
SS12
"We have a lot of problems, in the moring with alternator, now we just survive and do the recce."
"I have a problem with the car, no clutch."
"We go very slow trying to keep on the road. No power, just surviving."
"We took it careful, nothing to worry about."
"Lot of aquaplaning, the rain came down really heavy on the start, we took it easy."
"In the special stages there was heavy rain, not like here in the finish. For me it was little bit dangerous, it was about surviving."
"Heavy rain came in this stage, it was difficult, lot of aquaplaning. But I enjoyed it."
"It started raining really heavy in the middle of the stage. But the stage was fine, good fun."
The same problem with the brakes as before. Unbeliavable, we changed everything, it's frustrating.
I'm not sure about the points, if we finish third, we should be first by one point, but I need some from FIA to confirm. We went nice and smoothly.
Easy, we don't take any risk, we want to finish the rally like this. I know that Chris is pushing but 50 seconds should be enough.
"Everything was OK, this stage was quite clean. Clean stage for us, we have good tyres."
Much better than the first time, it's OK, we try to survive.
Lot of rain, little bit of aqua planing, very difficult. I'm very careful now, not much to gain.
SS11
Spin
SS10
Stopped at 7.4km, accident
It's difficult with these tyres.
"It was incredible, we have a swimming pool inside."
"We had a really big moment, on fast downhill we spun the car and went to the vineyard."
For my personal opinion this stage has absolutely has no sense. It's more for boats than for cars. You can go off everywhere.
"This stage it was aquaplaning everywhere. I tried to be responsible, I drive much slower than yesterday."
The was absolutely insane. We had a spin, I hope we didn't hit anything. But the confidence is completely gone. Worse conditions than I expected to be. It's more dangerous than it should be.
The problem with brakes is annoying. Organizers should cancel this stage, it's stupid, completely crazy. I have nothing to say.
"That was a good run actually, we try to relax. We need to keep going, this was cool fun. This is the slippiest and the wettest stage of all the time."
I think this stage is not ready for the next loop, it's really dangerous. We went into the field, luckily we could get back.
It's just crazy crazy crazy, so much water. It stays in the middle of the road, you just need to keep it on the concrete.
It was very difficult for us, lot of water, we had foggy window and couldn't see anything.
In these stages you have eveyrthing you don't want to meet in a rally car. The car is moving around all the time, I don't know how to drive it, I'm little bit frustrated. It's about survival.
SS9
"We had a big moment on brakes after long straight, we stalled the engine. It was extremely slippery, the water stays on the road. But we are here and we are happy."
"Really bad, I played it really safe."
It was very muddy and scary in the downhill. I try to stay concentrtated, it's hard.
"Strange, I was not racing at all, the gravel downhill with these tyres was just about getting through."
"Crazy fun, you have to stay focus and calm down, in the middle of the stage there was so much mud, we are happy to be here."
Like yesterday I'm really in tense, we went out of the road but we could get back. The car behind us cought us, I hope I didn't disturb his race, I have to apologize to him.
"It was absolutely Mordor, to drive the gravel section with tarmac tyres, hard to describe how slippery it was."
"That was the most slippery stage I have probably ever done in a a rally car. But superfun."
Unfortunately we have a mechanical problem, the feeling is quite poor with the brakes, it doesn't give us confidence. Then we caught Chris and went behind him many kilometers, we lost a concentration little bit and hit a bank.
"We had a puncture, we had to change it in the stage"
"Big thanks to Hankook because these tyres work here, we are happy."
It's crazy in there, we spun.
"The middle of the stage on gravel was extremely slippery. But this is the rally."
It was crazy, really crazy. The opening section on tarmac was really slippery. And our wipers don't work anymore.
SS8
"We have a clutch problem, we had a jump start, we have to check it."
"Before the stage we lost the powersteering completely, it would be difficult to get through the stages so we together with the team decided to retire."
Today it's all OK, really difficult conditions, more water and mud on the road and I don't have the right feeling with the car.
It was very difficult stage, lot of water. But we are here. It's not easy to drive the RWD in these conditions.
"More slippery than I expected. But we had a good stage, but we will see, the next one wil be difficult."
It's interesting, quite slippery out there. I just try to keep it together for today.
We had a problem with gearbox, I couldn't shift down and we went out of the road. But we are here.
"We have some mission from the team and I will try to fulfill the plan. I was just going through safely."
"We went off the road and hit some tree. We have to go slower in next stages,"
"The car is OK, we were cautious and took it easy. There are puddles and water on the road."
"Our start position is not good, the stage is quite muddy."
"Very difficult, lot of water of the stage. Good warmup stage because the next one would be dangerous."
"This special stage was first one with clean tarmac, but it was wet, so we had to be really careful again."
"For us little bit tricky, we have to be smart to not make any mistake and finish all stages to get the 2nd place in the championship."
"It was good, one small mistake on super slippy braking, we did a half-spin, otherwise it was a clean run."
"From the start of the stage we had no rear brakes, so the time is no surprise."
"We spun and stalled, but it was allright. "
"It was very very slippery, but everone has the same problem. Quite OK."
We couldn't get in the right rhythm, not very confident.
"It was little bit sliding in one corner and we went out of the road to the ditch. But spectators helped us back."
were off road
"It was quite OK, I did a little mistake on the start, I stalled the engine. But in the rest of the stage it was OK. Unfortunately our Hungarian friend went into trees."
"It was quite OK for warmup, there was a lot of water."
The grip level is not high, it's quite bumpy. Very tricky, lot of puddles, I don't feel the confidence I should feel on a clean road.
SS7
Retired (technical) -> Super Rally
Retired (technical) -> Super Rally
Retired -> Super Rally
Retired (technical) -> Super Rally
Retired (accident) -> Super Rally
Puncture
"We had a puncture, maybe it was possible to finish the stage without change, but with the 7 minutes gap behind us we decided to change it."
"Such a difficult stage, it was interesting in the dark. Lot of people out there."
"It was disaster, very muddy, also one car was stuck in there, tough day."
It was nothing I was hoping. It was difficult, I couldn't see the distance, sometimes on brakes the car was just swimming towards tight corners, I'm happy that I'm here, I've learned a lot.
I'm exhausted, it was slippery and really hard during day. Now in the dark, wow. Really complicated stage. This rally is for me really something different. An interesting experience.
"In very fast section we went out of the road."
Stopped in the stage
"We are very happy to be here, to have a day without big problems, we had only one spin."
"I overshot one junction at the end of the stage."
"No big issues, but not superconfident, in the dark it was hard to see the road."
I don't understand this day, we have got three puncture and I don't know where. We are waiting very much for tomorrow.
Puncture
Puncture and damage on front of car.
It was my mistake, I was too wide in one hairpin and there was something the grass. We've got a slow puncture and we went on it maybe 4 kilometers.
Puncture
"We have got a puncture in the half of the stage."
"We started to think about tomorrow, it should be raining, oh my God. It was slippery already on dry."
SS6
Retired (technical) -> Super Rally
Retired (technical) -> Super Rally
Retired (technical) -> Super Rally
Retired -> Super Rally
Retired (overhated engine) -> Super Rally
"I stalled the engine on gravel section, I lost there about 20 seconds."
It's not very good, we don't have good balance of the lights, there are flashing around everywhere, it's like in the discotheque. One more to the finish of the day.
It wasn't bad on the slicks, but we want mainly to get to the end.
I don't know, in the dark it's hard to say if you are fast or not.
Incredible, it was slippery all over, the car was moving a lot, it's really hardcore. I don't know how to improve or what to do without taking big risk.
We survived, it's complicated. I hope we can do it now in the dark.
"It was very good stage, we enjoyed it. We keep fighting and learning the car."
"It was little easier, the conditions are not optimal for us but generally we are happy."
Puncture
"The exact puncture I was affraid of already in the recce, in one narrow section."
I don't understand where we got all the punctures. We wanted to make a good results in this rally, we will try, but now we are little bit behind.
"The last corner to the finish was tricky, but overall the stage was OK."
"We kept the slicks on the front, tyres worked really well. I was pushing, but not so much like in the morning, we want to get through the day."
We lost a lot of time in, let's say, mood, the Hungarian guy had problem in previous stage so now don't need to push fully.
SS5
Retired (technical) -> Super Rally
Retired (engine) -> Super Rally
"Really really tricky, very slippy conditions."
We were very slow in this stage, I don't know why. In the morning it was better.
"Really fun, but also difficult not to fall somewhere."
Puncture
Puncture
"Better than in the morning, but this stage is the most muddy. The car works fine, just to get through."
We touched a fence slighty, I don't know how it looks. It was very slippery, we pushed little bit, it happens,
It's extremely difficult, it's so sliperry. We took it carefully. But the setup is fine, tyres are perfect.
"Better, conditions are worse, but we have some confidence now, things are changing."
"I always say that second time in the stage is always better. This time it was even more difficult with worse grip. This rally is so so difficult for me."
"We could have gone faster but we don’t know how to do that."
"We are really happy, it was a good mix between safe and danger, good time."
"We stopped in the stage to change a puncture and then we got another one. Luckily we have two spares."
"Everything is OK, but the stage is very slippery, mud in every corner."
Puncture
"It was awesome, so much pleasure, it was great. Mud everywhere, but we enjoyed it."
"We had a puncture and had to change it in the stage."
Puncture
I don't understand, we've got another puncture.
"I think it was a good tyre choice, we will see in next stages. For sure it was much more slippery than the first pass."
"We went for slicks on the front and it was a brave choice, the road was really muddy."
Puncture
"Slow puncture, we stayed on the road to make it clear. Not good."
SS4
Retired (technical) -> Super Rally
Retired (technical) -> Super Rally
Retired (accident) -> Super Rally
Retired (accident) -> Super Rally
"off the road"
Retired (accident damage) -> Super Rally
I think we are improving and getting more confident. But it's demanding.
"We were two times off the road, my mistakes."
"We were stuck in hairpin and we couldnt get out, I lost maybe 7 seconds there. This stage was disgusting, I did many mistakes."
"Difficult and slippery, the car in front of us went of so we backed off little bit."
"The grip was less unpredictable, we had one spin. We are fighting with ourselves, but good fun."
Everything is working well, I just lost one hairpin and on the mud we couldn't get away, we lost a lot of time there.
My driving is not good, I'm really struggling with these conditions. On this concrete some places are slippery, some have good grip. I'm not so happy, we are learning.
It was tough morning. It's tarmac rally with tarmac tyres, but many corners are really slippery with lot of mud. For me it's not fun, I'm surviving.
"All OK, good."
Puncture
Puncture
It's very slippery, but it's funny also. This stage is my favourite, but the conditions are difficult. The car is good, tyres are fine.
"Everything is OK, but the stage is very slippery, lot of mud in every corner."
"Quiet OK, we are learning and enjoy."
It's been absolutely incredible, we got a puncure, but that's life. We are having great time in these proper stages.
"We got the puncture in the end. Very good stage, good setup and car also."
"Our tyre choice in the morning was done right for this stage, unfortunately we had a puncture earlier."
"Crazy crazy, really amazing stage. Lot of mud in every corner. But first stage which I really enjoyed."
It's OK, I'm driving little bit carefully. I can go faster but the position is fine at the moment.
It's really dangerous in places, on the concrete it was like on ice. The car is feeling not so bad, but every stage is different so we have to find some universal solution.
SS3
Retired (technical) -> Super Rally
Retired (technical) -> Super Rally
Retired (technical) -> Super Rally
Retired (gearbox) -> Super Rally
"Really really difficult, changing conditions."
It's really slippery, but we try. We go step by step, hopefully the next group of stages will be better.
We tried, it's fun. We have confidence with tyres and the car, we try our best.
"It was quite good, I expected it smoother, but it was quite dry, I think the tyre choice was good."
Unbeliavable to drive this on slicks tyres, we also don't have gear cut on the whole loop.
"The stage was nice, but I think our road position is difficult. The road is dirty and we loose time in many places."
Difficult, I have to ve careful, I don't know ho to drive in these conditions on these tyres.
Tarmac in many corners is very very dirty, there is gravel section in the middle, it's for brave boys. For me it's more tense than pleasure.
"The engine power is weak, my feeling is not good."
"It was quite OK, but on the muddy section we hit a wheel. I thought we had a puncture, but we were lucky. It was fun."
"We had a spin, it was tricky."
"It was better, with every kilometer in the car we get faster. We enjoy it."
Better, I think there wasn't the right pressure in the changed tyre. But I just love it, we have so much fun.
We chose wet tyres for this morning and it wasn't a good choice. In the end of this stage they overheated.
"Everything OK, the tyres got warm in the middle."
It's getting better and better, I enjoy the driving. We improve our driving step by step.
"I thought I had a puncture in the middle, it distracted me a little bit. There was a gravel section which was incredibly difficult. We have to improve."
It was OK, it's faster, more grippy. I hope we had a good pace. Careful in places of course, but the feeling is good.
SS2
#100
Retired -> Super Rally
Retired -> Super Rally
Retired (technical) -> Super Rally
Retired -> Super Rally
Retired (technical) -> Super Rally
Retired (electrical) -> Super Rally
Retired (technical) -> Super Rally
Retired (accident) -> Super Rally
puncture
It was interesting. It's about surviving.
It's muddy, very very muddy. I don't know the time but I liked it.
We are extremely unlucky, I think we got it in the first corner, then we couldn't find the place where to change it. But I love this stage, we enjoyed it. But it would be more effecient to have gravel tyres.
"Really difficult, lot of mud. Same for everybody, we just need to get in the finish. Sometimes cautious, sometimes OK."
"Big thanks to the whole team, they did a great job. We are still in the fight. This one was about survival, it was really difficult."
"No big drama, but on slicks tyres..."
"It was very muddy, but we enjoyed it."
"No problems."
"The car is working very well, but I was driving slowly and carefully. Probably we need to increase the pace."
"Difficult, very difficult, lot of slippery moments."
Not easy for me, it's like black ice in Monte Carlo. Not pleasure.
There was no tarmac to be seen in corners, it's completely muddy. No grip on brakes. Rally tough for us, we took it really cautios, but we didn't have any moments.
"Good run, but the stage is very dirty so we drove carefully in places."
puncture
"No damage on the car, so everything good."
"We did a mistake in the forest so we lost few seconds, but the feeling with the car is good. "
Everything is OK, we don't push hard.
"The stage is crazy, slippery in every corner. We are in safe mode."
"Hard to get the confidence, we try to get used to the new car."
About 6 km on the puncture, it just exploded, it was in muddy section. It's not the way we wanted to start the rally. But I love the car.
puncture
"It was slippery, dangerous, dangerous."
We got it 4 or 5 km before the finish. But the main problem is the intercom, I didn't hear the codriver from the middle of the stage.
We had a good pace but our time is not so good like Chris' and Lucas', we will see if we find some seconds in the next one.
OK, I'm pleased, the car is perfect.
It's like ice in places, quite slippery and wet. We were extremely cautious, we need to know where we are compared to others.
SS1
Massive thaks to the team, they did great job, we left the service park in the very last minute. This one was quite ddifficult, I'm trying to get the feeling back. The car is working and hopefully it will be a good weekend.
It was OK, the lightpod didn't work but we didn't loose much time. Lots of people, we enjoyed it.
"It was a good fun, different stage from the rest of the weekend, but good for spectators."
"Bit of everything, quite scary moment in the splash, I was fighting with the car and sliding maybe 50 meters without wipers."
"Congratulations to the organizers, lot of spectators, it was a good show. I did one mistake, we lost a bit of time, but not bad."
"Very crazy, two kilometers and we had five or six incidents. We hit a wall, but we had fun."
I forgot to turn the light on, I was wondering there was a bit dark. I'm looking forward for tomorrow. It's new rally for me, I'm little nervous, but excited.
"Everything allright. Nice stage."
It's much better, thanks for the team, we completely changed the setup and I'm happy, I think it's OK.
It was a very good stage, we didn't expect such audience, we enjoyed it, it went really well.
It was difficult conditions, no pleasure to drive. Lot of flashes from spectators, but it's part of the game.
"It was bit rainy, but it was good for us."
"It was quite fun, I was surprised with the jump. For us everything is good, we look forward to normal stages."
It was very slippery, we didn't want to make any mistake, the race will be long.
"Not really, I lost a bit of time at the start. It was quite slippery, tomorrow it will be interesting."
"It was quite slippery, I think we had wrong tyres. But quite a good start, it was fun. Tomorrow will be more tricky."
"It was so much fun with 4WD on this stage, but the jump was really bad."
We had a red flag. It wasn't so slippery in some places.
First part wasn't the best, then it became better but we got a red flag.
"It was great, I really enjoyed. It was really tricky because of the water, but it was OK."
It's OK, we took it steady, stage is all clear for us, no problem.
"It was OK, the jump is little but tricky with this car as it kicks the rear."
"The car is not good, we have a problem."
I need more feeling with the car, this stage was really slippery. For me it's the most important to finish the race.
"It was a good fun, we were suprised with the start, the light simply appeared, we had no gear, then we did a spin."
"We had to check the time start. We took it easy, but it was fun."
"It was very diifficult, very slippery. The time is not so good."
"That was more show than performance, we tried to enjoy it."