LIVE results - Sata Rallye Açores

Sata Rallye Açores (July, 15-17) Stage after stage, follow live the results and race facts of the seventh round of IRC.

! Victory of Bruno Magalhaès ahead Kris Meeke and Juho Hanninen !

Final standings (after SS 19 : 21,94 km)
1- Magalhăes Bruno
2- Meeke Kris (+00:01:00.1)
3- Hänninen Juho (+00:01:20.7)
4- Mikkelsen Andreas (+00:04:45.6)
5- Moura Ricardo (+00:05:22.0)
6- Vale Pedro (+00:10:55.3)
7- Pascoal Vitor (+00:12:08.7)
8- Silva Sérgio (+00:12:54.5)
9- Sousa Ricardo  (+00:13:09.8)
10- Carmo Ricardo (+00:14:23.6)
Quotes
Bruno Magalhaes : "It is incredible! I knew I could not do any mistake in the final kilometers."
Kris Meeke : "We had a punctures and engine problems. I gave everything to the last stage, I could not do anything more. I tried and tried and tried."
Retired
Jan Kopecký went off the road three kilometers from the finish

Standings after SS 18 (20,68 km)
1- Kopecký Jan
2- Magalhăes Bruno (+00:00:06.4)
3- Meeke Kris (+00:01:13.9)
4- Hänninen Juho (+00:01:32.1)
5- Mikkelsen Andreas (+00:02:11.6)
6- Moura Ricardo (+00:04:56.1)
7- Sousa Bernardo (+00:08:29.2)
8- Vale Pedro (+00:09:41.1)
9- Silva Sérgio (+00:11:05.6)
10- Pascoal Vitor (+00:11:43.4)

Standings after SS 17 (7,80 km)
1- Hänninen Juho
2- Magalhăes Bruno (+00:00:21.0)
3- Kopecký Jan (+00:00:22.8)
4- Meeke Kris (+00:01:16.5)
5- Mikkelsen Andreas (+00:01:30.2)
6- Sousa Bernardo (+00:03:47.0)
7- Moura Ricardo (+00:04:36.1)
8- Vale Pedro (+00:08:42.3)
9- Silva Sérgio (+00:09:28.1)
10- Pascoal Vitor (+00:11:14.5)
Quotes
Kris Meeke : "We have to concentrate on keeping the position. We are trying another tyre compounds and anything that could help."
Bruno Magalhaes : "Big fight between me and Kopecký, but we have short gearbox. My mechanics did great job in the service, tahnks to them."

Standings after SS 16 (2,00 km)
1- Hänninen Juho
2- Magalhăes Bruno (+00:00:19.9)
3- Kopecký Jan (+00:00:22.3)
4- Meeke Kris (+00:01:13.1)
5- Mikkelsen Andreas (+00:01:23.1)
6- Sousa Bernardo (+00:02:27.3)
7- Moura Ricardo (+00:04:17.1)
8- Vale Pedro (+00:08:13.2)
9- Peres Pedro (+00:08:51.9)
10- Silva Sérgio (+00:09:03.3)
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Kris Meeke : "This stage is not very important for the rally, but it was quite slippery."

Standings after SS 15 (21,94 km)
1- Hänninen Juho
2- Magalhăes Bruno (+00:00:18.0)
3- Kopecký Jan (+00:00:20.6)
4- Meeke Kris (+00:01:10.9)
5- Mikkelsen Andreas (+00:01:21.9)
6- Sousa Bernardo (+00:02:25.3)
7- Moura Ricardo (+00:04:13.9)
8- Vale Pedro (+00:08:08.0)
9- Peres Pedro (+00:08:40.6)
10- Silva Sérgio (+00:08:56.5)
Quotes
Bruno Magalhaes : "I can not see anything through the window. There is a lot of oil everywhere."
Kris Meeke : "The stage was not so bad, lot of dust and cleaning the road. We lost a lot of time."

Start of SS15 (13:33) is postponed by 30 minutes.

SS 14 was cancelled because of cows on the road.

Standings after SS 13 (8,42 km)
1- Magalhăes Bruno
2- Hänninen Juho (+00:00:00.0)
3- Kopecký Jan (+00:00:11.8)
4- Meeke Kris (+00:00:55.7)
5- Mikkelsen Andreas (+00:00:57.3)
6- Sousa Bernardo (+00:02:29.7)
7- Moura Ricardo (+00:03:50.0)
8- Pascoal Vitor (+00:07:20.1)
9- Peres Pedro (+00:07:31.6)
10- Vale Pedro (+00:07:58.7)
Quotes
Bruno Magalhaes : "I made one or two mistakes, but I am trying."
Kris Meeke : "I am OK today, it should be fine."

Standings after SS12 (7,80 km)
1- Magalhăes Bruno
2- Hänninen Juho (+00:00:02.2)
3- Kopecký Jan (+00:00:08.2)
4- Mikkelsen Andreas (+00:00:48.9)
5- Meeke Kris (+00:00:51.7)
6- Sousa Bernardo (+00:02:23.6)
7- Moura Ricardo (+00:03:38.6)
8- Pascoal Vitor (+00:03:43.8)
9- Peres Pedro (+00:06:28.6)
10- Vale Pedro (+00:06:55.9)
Quotes
Bruno Magalhaes : "We had a puncture, front left. We repaired it before the stage, but the car was sliding very much."
Kris Meeke : "Not so good, there is nothing we can do. Tomorrow we will be first on the road."

Standings after SS11 (8,42 km)
1- Magalhăes Bruno
2- Kopecký Jan (+00:00:09.5)
3- Hänninen Juho (+00:00:09.9)
4- Mikkelsen Andreas (+00:00:48.1)
5- Meeke Kris (+00:00:52.1)
6- Sousa Bernardo (+00:02:15.3)
7- Moura Ricardo (+00:03:27.0)
8- Pascoal Vitor (+00:03:33.5)

9- Peres Pedro (+00:06:01.9)
10- Vale Pedro (+00:06:35.0)
Quotes
Kris Meeke : "We have to be careful. We have no spare tyre after previous puncture."
Bruno Magalhaes : "I lost a confidence with my car, it is sliding a lot. I am trying to defend other drivers, but it is difficult."

Standings after SS10 (14,60 km)
1- Magalhăes Bruno
2- Kopecký Jan (+00:00:12.9)
3- Hänninen Juho (+00:00:13.2)
4- Mikkelsen Andreas (+00:00:42.9)
5- Meeke Kris (+00:00:49.4)
6- Sousa Bernardo (+00:02:03.1)
7- Moura Ricardo (+00:03:13.7)
8- Pascoal Vitor (+00:03:19.2)

9- Peres Pedro (+00:04:31.5)
10- Vale Pedro (+00:06:12.3)

Quotes
Kris Meeke : "What can I say? We did not touch anything." Rear left puncture reported.
Bruno Magalhaes : "The stage is very fast and in the beginning we are limited by short gearbox."

Standings after SS9 (18,30 km)
1- Magalhăes Bruno
2- Kopecký Jan (+00:00:13.3)
3- Hänninen Juho (+00:00:17.1)
4- Meeke Kris (+00:00:41.4)
5- Mikkelsen Andreas (+00:00:41.8)
6- Sousa Bernardo (+00:01:47.3)
7- Pascoal Vítor (+00:02:53.1)
8- Moura Ricardo (+00:02:21.9)
9- Peres Pedro (+00:05:01.8)
10- Silva Sérgio (+00:05:50.5)
Quote
Bruno Magalhaes : "I think I won this one."

Standings after SS8 (7,47 km)
1- Magalhăes Bruno
2- Kopecký Jan (+00:00:08.8)
3- Hänninen Juho (+00:00:16.3)
4- Mikkelsen Andreas (+00:00:23.0)
5- Meeke Kris (+00:00:41.3)
6- Sousa Bernardo (+00:01:25.4)
7- Pascoal Vítor (+00:02:21.6)
8- Moura Ricardo (+00:02:21.9)
9- Peres Pedro (+00:04:00.8)
10- Silva Sérgio (+00:04:23.7)

Quotes

Bruno Magalhaes : "We had a good time, but Kopecky also did it very good."
Kris Meeke : "It was little bit better. But I lost the confidence with the car."

Standings after SS7 (11,20 km)
1- Magalhăes Bruno
2- Kopecký Jan (+00:00:09.7)
3- Hänninen Juho (+00:00:15.1)
4- Mikkelsen Andreas (+00:00:18.3)
5- Meeke Kris (+00:00:42.8)
6- Sousa Bernardo (+00:01:12.5)
7- Pascoal Vítor (+00:02:05.2)
8- Moura Ricardo (+00:02:12.2)
9- Peres Pedro (+00:03:32.7)
10- Silva Sérgio (+00:03:51.1)

Quotes
Bruno Magalhaes : "There were many people in the stage, they made me to stop!"
Kris Meeke : "We adjusted the setup, it is better. Also the roads are cleaner, bit it is still tricky."

Standings after SS6 (18,30 km)
1- Magalhăes Bruno
2- Kopecký Jan (+00:00:09.4)
3- Mikkelsen Andreas (+00:00:20.1)
4- Hänninen Juho (+00:00:20.3)
5- Meeke Kris (+00:00:45.5)
6- Sousa Bernardo (+00:01:03.9)
7- Pascoal Vítor (+00:01:50.6)
8- Moura Ricardo (+00:01:56.2)
9- Peres Pedro (+00:02:11.6)
10- Silva Sérgio (+00:03:18.2)

Quotes
Kris Meeke : "I did a mistake, I lost about twenty seconds."
Bruno Magalhaes : "My time was not so bad, I try to push a lot."

Standings after SS5 (7,47 km)
1- Magalhăes Bruno
2- Kopecký Jan (+00:00:05.7)
3- Mikkelsen Andreas (+00:00:06.1)
4- Hänninen Juho (+00:00:16.7)
5- Meeke Kris (+00:00:29.7)
6- Sousa Bernardo (+00:00:41.3)
7- Pascoal Vítor (+00:01:15.6)
8- Moura Ricardo (+00:01:15.7)
9- Peres Pedro (+00:01:22.4)
10- Vale Pedro (+00:02:11.6)
Quotes
Kris Meeke : "It is good we have not to clean the road. It will be difficult challenge, we have to be careful."
Bruno Magalhaes : "This stage was very difficult, I do not like it. But the time is good!"

Standings after SS4 (11,20 km)
1- Magalhăes Bruno

2- Mikkelsen Andreas (+00:00:01.3)
3- Kopecký Jan (+00:00:06.6)
4- Hänninen Juho (+00:00:13.6)
5- Meeke Kris (+00:00:28.6)
6- Sousa Bernardo (+00:00:29.0)
7- Pascoal Vítor (+00:01:01.4)
8- Peres Pedro (+00:01:04.2)
9- Moura Ricardo (+00:01:05.5)
10- Silva Sérgio (+00:01:44.6)

Quotes

Kris Meeke : "Five kilometers before we got a front left puncture, I do not know where."
Bruno Magalhaes : "Very difficult, but I think it was good stage for us."

Standings after SS3 (2,00 km)
1- Hänninen Juho

2- Magalhăes Bruno (+00:00:00.2)
3- Mikkelsen Andreas (+00:00:00.2)
4- Kopecký Jan (+00:00:05.5)
5- Sousa Bernardo (+00:00:11.3)
6- Meeke Kris (+00:00:12.3)
7- Peres Pedro (+00:00:46.6)
8- Pascoal Vítor (+00:00:47.4)
9- Moura Ricardo (+00:00:49.7)
10- Vale Pedro (+00:01:20.1)

Quote

Kris Meeke : "I think we will have good position tomorrow."

Standings after SS2 (7,50 km)
1- Magalhăes Bruno
2- Hänninen Juho (+00:00:00.1)
3- Mikkelsen Andreas (+00:00:00.6)
4- Kopecký Jan (+00:00:05.2)
5- Sousa Bernardo (+00:00:10.4)
6- Meeke Kris (+00:00:12.6)
7- Peres Pedro (+00:00:38.8)
8- Pascoal Vítor (+00:00:44.8)
9- Moura Ricardo (+00:00:47.0)
10- Silva Sérgio (+00:01:13.8)

Quotes

Bruno Magalhaes : "The start is very well, really good for us. Good motivation."
Kris Meeke : "There is nothing we can do."

Standings after SS1 (14,90 km)
1- Magalhăes Bruno
2- Mikkelsen Andreas (+00:00:00.3)
3- Hänninen Juho (+00:00:02.5)
4- Kopecký Jan (+00:00:03.9)
5- Meeke Kris (+00:00:05.0)
6- Sousa Bernardo (+00:00:09.1)
7- Peres Pedro (+00:00:21.5)
8- Pascoal Vítor (+00:00:32.4)
9- Moura Ricardo (+00:00:33.3)
10- Silva Sérgio (+00:00:40.8)

Quotes

Kris Meeke : "It is unbelievely slippery. Not easy to be first on the road. We have to be careful"
Bruno Magalhaes : "Very slippery stage, incredible. There was really big stone in the last corner, but OK."