17. Rally Guanajuato México 2020
12. 3. – 15. 3. 2020, León • Club Automovilístico Francés de México A.C. • gravel 324.85 km - (cancelled 73.25 km) • total distance including road sections - 959.25 km • Other years • Other years
34th Rally México
Sunday cancelled to avoid travel restrictions to Europe due to COVID-19.
Sunday cancelled to avoid travel restrictions to Europe due to COVID-19.
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SS21
"It's not been what we wanted, but I just haven't had the feeling and I've made mistakes. As the day went on it got much better and I started to enjoy myself this afternoon."
"It was a tough weekend - a bit unlucky but that's rallying sometimes. I am quite happy we didn't make any mistakes, our goal was to have a clean race and we had some proper pace at times."
"Strangely, not sure I am satisfied. I think we did a good job until lunchtime today, but we had quite a few issues ongoing this afternoon, some of which were my own doing. Up until that point, I was reasonably happy with how we drove."
"In general, a difficult weekend for Hyundai. It's tough to accept but on the other hand it's part of the game and our sport can be very hard sometimes. The car was okay, I felt comfortable driving it but we can still improve."
"We had the performance to win, but obviously my mistake. I am happy we can take the best from it - we were slowly fighting back. It's been mentally quite a difficult weekend."
"Actually, it's more than I hoped for this rally. We were able to have a consistent pace and we stayed away from the problems. At the end, we lost one brake which basically stopped the fight but that's rallying and even without those issues I don't think I would have beaten Ott."
"It's a rally that suits me well and the car worked well too. I hope I can come back here again for sure. We had a bit of a struggle this afternoon and I was a bit nervous, but that's how rallying should be. I'm glad to finish here and I want to say thanks to the team and my co-driver."
"It was an amazing rally for us. We started very well and were fighting for first place from the start. I really needed this victory - it's dedicated to my father who has always believed in me and to my home country - Bolivia."
SS16
"So far, so good. Another good stage for us - we tried to stay as clean as we could."
spun
"I think we have a slow puncture - I almost spun but we are here."
puncture
puncture
"It's an amazingly bad feeling - it's just not working at all."
"When the grip is high, our car works quite well but we struggle in the first passes when we are early on the road."
"It wasn't a great run - I just struggled."
"It's quite difficult and it's a new situation for me. We were careful, but it's quite okay."
"It was better than this morning. The lines were really strange in there, I wanted to go out wide but there was so much loose stuff."
SS15
"I took it easy - especially at the beginning where there were a lot of rocks on the line and I didn't want to get a puncture."
"I am feeling okay. It could be better."
"We are doing what we can, but I am not confident to push. I can't do more than I am doing at the moment."
"I had a good stage but I overshot a junction and was a little bit too optimistic. We are just here to try and bring home some manufacturer points for the team."
"It was nice. Now we are second on the road so there is a lot of cleaning, so I'm not pushing and I'm just learning the cleaning process."
"We had no throttle in the last one so the power died. We had to change the part but at least we managed to fix it. That jump is pretty big!"
SS14
stopped, technical
SS13
"I don't like how I drove in this stage. We hit something with the wheel and I was hoping that I had no puncture."
"Much better feeling today. Still struggling a bit with the brakes, will keep on improving!"
"We are taking it easy. I'm not entirely sure if we are right with our tyre choice so I was a bit careful."
"Honestly, the car felt good but the engine feels low power! Maybe it's not! Obviously all good because the time is good."
"We will try to have a good day and continue what we've been doing."
"I will keep going. I started a bit more steadily and it was a very clean run. We'll try to build on this."
"They all count, so you've got to try and do what you can everywhere."
"It will be difficult, at least on this loop. because we are cleaning more than the guys behind. In here I was too cautious on some slow and tricky sections so the time will not be so good."
"We should be in the fight for victory but that's part of this sport. Together as a team we are going to fight and hopefully improve."
SS9
"It was tricky. We had extra lights but there is still a bit of dust on the stage."
"A little bit better. We are trying to improve our pace - I'm not at my limit but it's working. The tyres are quite worn and under braking it was difficult to manage in some places."
"The plan is to get faster as the weekend goes on. We made a few mistakes in there."
"It's been quite a good day. We had a long break before the last stage so I wasn't confident with the cold tyres in here."
"We've had a really bad day today. I think we might gain some places back now but it has been difficult."
"It's already better - I am getting used to the car on gravel and finding out what I need to do. There will be some big learning tomorrow but it's getting better."
"It's been a good day and we are happy to be here. It's always good when you start third on the road to be in the lead, so I'm happy."
"Much cooler now. Not a lot of grip in there, but we tried."
stopped, mechanical
SS7
"On the stop-line, Janne opened the door and said the car is burning. I didn't realise how big the fire was, so I tried to drive. Luckily we are fine, but I don't know what caused it. We were fine on the stage."
stopped, mechanical
"We had a clean run - all okay."
"It was a strange stage. I felt like I had a puncture at the rear and towards the end and the car was sliding a lot."
car burned
"It's a good stage and I had a really good feeling. I'm happy."
"It felt okay but we have a different tyre strategy so we have to see over the whole loop if it works. It's good to be faster than Elfyn, but maybe it's not enough for Ogier."
"Much more slippery than expected. Really bad."
SS5
"We had some damage in the rear in the previous stage which we managed to fix for this one."
"Tricky conditions. It's a big shame that we had a puncture on the first stage this morning and with no spares left we have been driving really cautious since we can't afford a another puncture."
"It was a difficult stage because we had to avoid big rocks on the line everywhere"
"I pushed hard in this stage, I'm surprised by the time though. I had a really good stage."
SS4
Broken rear corner
SS3
engine
Slow puncture
stopped before the flying finish, broken oil sump after hitting a rock in the middle of the road
Brake problems
electronic issue
"6km into the stage a radiator pipe came loose so we had to stop to fix it."
stopped
"It was an OK stage for us despite I struggled with the rhythm little bit - especially towards the end. "
technical issue
"In general we had a good stage but not perfect."
"Horrible. No grip."
"Very slippery, I struggled a lot with rear - we have to work a bit on the car set-up."
stopped
SS2
"It could change a lot tomorrow - but an okay start nonetheless."
"It is always one of the best starts of the season, and I always enjoy that stage. I know that every second will count this weekend so I will try and push from the first metre."
"It's okay - tomorrow the real things are starting. It's always special to be here in Guanajuato."
"It was better, but I needed to do that on the first pass!"
"I had a good attack in the first one but hit the wall on the second corner."
"It's one of the best ceremonial starts that we have in the season. Only a small stage, but to have so many people watching us is great."
"It was okay but all of the cars are still coming behind. We don't know whether it is good or not."
"I feel confident - I don't really like these stages. The tunnel is so slippery and I don't want to make a mistake at the beginning of the rally!"
"It's a very different event and if you have to be very clean and careful. It's fantastic to be here and the atmosphere is amazing."
"This atmosphere is amazing. That's what makes this rally so special, but unfortunately I showed up to town and the car started misfiring. It is what it is but we'll be back tomorrow."
misfire