Croatia Rally 2023

Croatia Rally 2023


20. 04. 2023 - 23. 04. 2023

Lappi Esapekka
4
Esapekka Lappi
Janne Ferm
FIN
FIN
Hyundai Shell Mobis World Rally Team
Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Hybrid
P1
RC1
FIN
FIN
Ferm Janne
SS
After SS
SS SS name Length [km] Time Order in SS Diff. leader
(s/km)
Aver. speed Order after SS Total time Diff. leader Penalty
1 Mali Lipovec - Grdanjci 1 19.2 00:12:20.7 6. 00:00:23.0
1.20
93.32 6. 00:12:20.7 00:00:23.0
2 Stojdraga - Hartje 1 25.67 00:15:23.7 3. 00:00:05.6
0.22
100.05 4. 00:27:44.4 00:00:26.0
3 Krašić - Vrškovac 1 11.11 00:05:38.1 6. 00:00:07.3
0.66
118.30 4. 00:33:22.5 00:00:32.5
4 Pećurkovo Brdo - Mrežnički Novaki 1 9.11 00:04:52.7 5. 00:00:04.5
0.49
112.05 4. 00:38:15.2 00:00:34.9
5 Mali Lipovec - Grdanjci 2 19.2 00:12:14.7 6. 00:00:07.9
0.41
94.08 4. 00:50:29.9 00:00:35.6
6 Stojdraga - Hartje 2 25.67 00:15:33.3 1. 00:00:00.0
0.00
99.02 3. 01:06:03.2 00:00:29.2
7 Krašić - Vrškovac 2 11.11 00:05:32.8 7. 00:00:03.7
0.33
120.18 4. 01:11:36.0 00:00:32.6
8 Pećurkovo Brdo - Mrežnički Novaki 2 9.11 00:04:59.8 6. 00:00:03.5
0.38
109.39 4. 01:16:35.8 00:00:33.4
9 Kostanjevac - Petruš Vrh 1 23.76 00:12:56.4 7. 00:00:12.8
0.54
110.17 4. 01:29:32.2 00:00:43.8
10 Vinski Vrh - Duga Resa 1 8.78 00:04:36.2 8. 00:00:05.9
0.67
114.44 4. 01:34:08.4 00:00:47.2
11 Ravna Gora - Skrad 1 10.13 00:06:02.9 6. 00:00:15.0
1.48
100.49 3. 01:40:11.3 00:00:42.8
12 Platak 1 15.63 00:08:30.0 4. 00:00:07.1
0.45
110.33 3. 01:48:41.3 00:00:44.8
13 Kostanjevac - Petruš Vrh 2 23.76 00:13:11.6 7. 00:00:16.6
0.70
108.05 3. 02:01:52.9 00:00:54.3
14 Vinski Vrh - Duga Resa 2 8.78 00:04:35.9 5. 00:00:03.7
0.42
114.56 3. 02:06:28.8 00:00:54.6
15 Ravna Gora - Skrad 2 10.13 00:06:00.4 4. 00:00:09.8
0.97
101.19 3. 02:12:29.2 00:00:57.3
16 Platak 2 15.63 00:08:31.9 3. 00:00:03.9
0.25
109.92 3. 02:21:01.1 00:00:55.4
17 Trakošćan - Vrbno 1 13.15 00:07:07.9 7. 00:00:11.4
0.87
110.63 3. 02:28:09.0 00:01:02.0
18 Zagorska Sela - Kumrovec 1 14.09 00:08:20.9 5. 00:00:12.7
0.90
101.27 3. 02:36:29.9 00:01:01.9
19 Trakošćan - Vrbno 2 13.15 00:07:08.0 6. 00:00:05.5
0.42
110.61 3. 02:43:37.9 00:01:02.7
20 Zagorska Sela - Kumrovec 2 (Power Stage) 14.09 00:08:15.0 5. 00:00:08.6
0.61
102.47 3. 02:51:52.9 00:00:58.6
Information
Date and time SS Information
24.04.2023 20:04 20 flash info (4 - Lappi Esapekka / Ferm Janne): I don't know where to start to be honest. Big thanks to the team - I am sure it was not easy to come here for most of us. It's been really tough but we kept our heads together and with a smart drive we managed to be on the podium, which is very important for me and the team.
24.04.2023 20:04 19 flash info (4 - Lappi Esapekka / Ferm Janne): I think the strategy has been quite clear for the whole day. I guess we can see from the tactics that Thierry is not being too steady. I am more on the safe side.
23.04.2023 09:04 18 flash info (4 - Lappi Esapekka / Ferm Janne): A really difficult stage - you can not enjoy it.
23.04.2023 07:04 17 flash info (4 - Lappi Esapekka / Ferm Janne): Everything feels good. I don't see any reason to take any risks so for sure the pace is not where it should be.
22.04.2023 20:04 16 flash info (4 - Lappi Esapekka / Ferm Janne): I think yesterday was a better day for us. I have never been really good on the dirty Tarmac and today was one of the days where I struggled a lot when there was a lot of pollution on the road.
22.04.2023 18:04 15 flash info (4 - Lappi Esapekka / Ferm Janne): It's not been too difficult, actually. But I can not understand the pace of the others.
22.04.2023 17:04 14 flash info (4 - Lappi Esapekka / Ferm Janne): It's quite fast. The first six or seven kilometres are really fast with a lot of commitment needed. The last section is really slippery and and the surface is changing there.
22.04.2023 17:04 13 flash info (4 - Lappi Esapekka / Ferm Janne): The beginning was quite good but then there was a lot of gravel everywhere. On a junction I was afraid that I would understeer, so I pulled the handbrake and it was way too much.
22.04.2023 17:04 13 (4 - Lappi Esapekka / Ferm Janne): spun
22.04.2023 12:04 12 flash info (4 - Lappi Esapekka / Ferm Janne): We can smile, it's not a problem, but for sure we are lacking a lot of pace at the moment. That's it. We need to change something because something is wrong - it's far from yesterday, I mean grip-wise. I cannot understand.
22.04.2023 12:04 11 flash info (4 - Lappi Esapekka / Ferm Janne): I have zero confidence. It's been a tough morning. I don't know what's wrong, but the confidence is not there. Maybe I slept bad!
22.04.2023 12:04 10 flash info (4 - Lappi Esapekka / Ferm Janne): I don't know what's going on, but it's more difficult than yesterday. We didn't change so much on the car.
22.04.2023 08:04 9 flash info (4 - Lappi Esapekka / Ferm Janne): It felt quite poor in terms of grip. I couldn't push.
21.04.2023 18:04 8 flash info (4 - Lappi Esapekka / Ferm Janne): Quite steady. There was a dampness and I was a bit careful. I am feeling quite okay but I cannot say exactly what I want to change [on the car] to make it easier. It's not bad as we are talking about tenths of seconds all the time.
21.04.2023 18:04 7 flash info (4 - Lappi Esapekka / Ferm Janne): It's fine. It was a nice stage. We are getting there step by step.
21.04.2023 16:04 6 flash info (4 - Lappi Esapekka / Ferm Janne): I am sure we had the best tyre choice. Well, not the best choice, but better than the wet tyres. We believed in what our team said and it was the right call.
21.04.2023 16:04 5 flash info (4 - Lappi Esapekka / Ferm Janne): It was nice - and now the gravel crew marks made sense. You can see from the tyre choice that we have no idea what the weather will do.
21.04.2023 11:04 4 flash info (4 - Lappi Esapekka / Ferm Janne): The first stage was quite horrible because of the conditions. The other three have been quite okay, but when you are discovering the stages for the first time it's difficult to match the other guys.
21.04.2023 11:04 3 flash info (4 - Lappi Esapekka / Ferm Janne): The last two stages have been a bit better. The first one was really horrible - and it will be horrible again on the second pass.
21.04.2023 09:04 2 flash info (4 - Lappi Esapekka / Ferm Janne): It was a bit better than the first one, yeah. But still I need to build up the confidence a bit on the dirt. It's challenging - maybe I should find a new word for that because I guess everyone is saying the same!
21.04.2023 08:04 1 flash info (4 - Lappi Esapekka / Ferm Janne): It's very challenging for me, at least. Too much dirt for me so I am not confident.