Rally del Paraguay 2026

Rally del Paraguay 2026


27. 08. 2026 - 30. 08. 2026

Pajari Sami
5
Sami Pajari
Marko Salminen
FIN
FIN
Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT2
Toyota GR Yaris Rally1
P1
RC1
FIN
FIN
Salminen Marko
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
9 Bella Vista 1 21.15 00:11:14.3 3. 00:00:02.2
0.10
112.92 3. 00:11:14.3 00:00:02.2
10 Bella Vista Sur 1 10.95 00:07:48.7 4. 00:00:08.1
0.74
84.10 4. 00:19:03.0 00:00:09.9
11 Hohenau 1 19.4 00:10:32.6 2. 00:00:05.2
0.27
110.40 3. 00:29:35.6 00:00:15.1
12 Trinidad 1 14.82 00:09:12.4 9. 00:00:09.2
0.62
96.58 4. 00:38:48.0 00:00:24.0
13 Bella Vista 2 21.15 00:11:10.2 4. 00:00:01.7
0.08
113.61 4. 00:49:58.2 00:00:25.7
14 Bella Vista Sur 2 10.95 00:07:38.2 3. 00:00:04.6
0.42
86.03 3. 00:57:36.4 00:00:30.3
15 Hohenau 2 19.4 00:10:24.7 5. 00:00:08.1
0.42
111.80 3. 01:08:01.1 00:00:38.4
16 Trinidad 2 14.82 00:08:56.9 9. 00:00:08.8
0.59
99.37 5. 01:16:58.0 00:00:43.8
17 SSS Encarnacion Costanera 3.1 00:03:03.0 7. 00:00:14.3
4.61
60.98 5. 01:20:01.0 00:00:51.7
Information
Date and time SS Information
31.08.2026 15:08 17 flash info (5 - Pajari Sami / Salminen Marko): It's always one of these stages where you think nothing can really happen, and then I was watching the live before the stage and someone was losing like ten seconds in here, so that's something you don't want to do. It's okay, but many things can go wrong still tomorrow, so it's good for the moment, happy to see that we have been competitive and the car is very reliable once again, so happy for that. But still it's too early to say anything more.
31.08.2026 15:08 16 flash info (5 - Pajari Sami / Salminen Marko): It was quite ok. It was not the easiest one and in the morning I was not able to drive with a full push so there were many places where I was hesitating. For me this is different challenge than Estonia and Finland. It is more about surviving.
31.08.2026 15:08 15 flash info (5 - Pajari Sami / Salminen Marko): It was okay. It's so tricky to judge the pace, maybe I should have pushed slightly more even. It's okay.
31.08.2026 15:08 14 flash info (5 - Pajari Sami / Salminen Marko): Then it's exactly what we should be doing, I guess. I felt extremely slow on the first part of the stage, which is, visually there you have the highest risk of getting a puncture.
31.08.2026 15:08 13 flash info (5 - Pajari Sami / Salminen Marko): Cheers to my engineer who said brake later to the junction, so I did.
31.08.2026 14:08 12 flash info (5 - Pajari Sami / Salminen Marko): Well, obviously when you are missing [the aero] you feel it straight away, so it's not so easy, especially on the high-speed sections. On the narrow it's not really making too big a difference, but on the high-speed it's a massive difference. I don't know, is it looking comfortable? On one stage we lose the wing, and one stage we even hit some small tree on the way, so it's a crazy rally. Even if the condition isn't so bad, it's really demanding.
31.08.2026 14:08 11 flash info (5 - Pajari Sami / Salminen Marko): Rear wing is damaged? Ok I hope it is not too bad. I didn't feel anything while I was driving. I need to have a look.
31.08.2026 14:08 10 flash info (5 - Pajari Sami / Salminen Marko): It was a really tricky one even if it is one of the shortest ones. There are a lot of loose stones and you get paranoid trying to stay away from hitting those and getting a puncture.
31.08.2026 14:08 9 flash info (5 - Pajari Sami / Salminen Marko): It was ok. It was way more slippy than I was expecting, It was not so easy. It was pretty ok.