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2018 Rally Finland
68th Neste Rally Finland
Round 8 of 13 in the 2018 World Rally Championship
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The Toyota Yaris WRC of winners Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja during the event.
Host country Finland
Rally baseJyväskylä, Keski-Suomi
Dates run26 – 29 July 2018
Start locationJyväskylä, Keski-Suomi
Finish locationRuuhimäki, Toivakka
Stages23 (317.26 km; 197.14 miles)
Stage surfaceGravel
Transport distance1,110.23 km (689.86 miles)
Overall distance1,427.49 km (887.00 miles)
Statistics
Crews registered72
Crews67 at start, 51 at finish
Overall results
Overall winnerEstonia Ott Tänak
Estonia Martin Järveoja
Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
2:35:18.1
Power Stage winnerEstonia Ott Tänak
Estonia Martin Järveoja
Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
Support category results
WRC-2 winnerFinland Eerik Pietarinen
Finland Juhana Raitanen
Finland TGS Worldwide
2:45:18.4
WRC-3 winnerEstonia Ken Torn
Estonia Kuldar Sikk
Estonia OT Racing
3:03:07.2

The 2018 Rally Finland (formally known as the Neste Rally Finland 2018) was a motor racing event for rally cars that held over four days between 26 and 29 July 2018.[1] It marked the sixty-eighth running of Rally Finland, and was the eighth round of the 2018 FIA World Rally Championship and its support categories, the WRC-2 and WRC-3 championships, and the fourth round of the Junior WRC championship.[2][3] The event was based in Jyväskylä in Central Finland and consisted of twenty-three special stages totalling 317.26 km (197.14 mi) in competitive kilometres.[4]

Esapekka Lappi and Janne Ferm were the defending rally winners.[5] Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja were the rally winners. Their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, were the manufacturers' winners.[6] The TGS Worldwide crew of Eerik Pietarinen and Juhana Raitanen won the World Rally Championship-2 category in a Škoda Fabia R5, while Estonian crew Ken Torn and Kuldar Sikk won the World Rally Championship-3.[7][8]

Background

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Championship standings prior to the event

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Thierry Neuville and Nicolas Gilsoul entered the round with a twenty-seven-point lead in the World Championship for Drivers and Co-drivers. In the World Championship for Manufacturers, Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT held a twenty-eight-point lead over M-Sport Ford WRT.

Entry list

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The following crews were entered into the rally. The event was opened to crews competing in the World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2, and the World Rally Championship-3. The final entry list consisted of twelve World Rally Car entries, eighteen in the World Rally Championship-2, and another eighteen entries in the World Rally Championship-3, fifteen of which were eligible to score points in the Junior World Rally Championship.

No. Entrant Driver Co-Driver Car Tyre
World Rally Car entries
1 United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT France Sébastien Ogier France Julien Ingrassia Ford Fiesta WRC M
2 United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT United Kingdom Elfyn Evans United Kingdom Daniel Barritt Ford Fiesta WRC M
3 United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Finland Teemu Suninen Finland Mikko Markkula Ford Fiesta WRC M
4 South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Norway Andreas Mikkelsen Norway Anders Jæger-Synnevaag Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC M
5 South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Belgium Thierry Neuville Belgium Nicolas Gilsoul Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC M
6 South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT New Zealand Hayden Paddon United Kingdom Sebastian Marshall Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC M
7 Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Finland Jari-Matti Latvala Finland Miikka Anttila Toyota Yaris WRC M
8 Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Estonia Ott Tänak Estonia Martin Järveoja Toyota Yaris WRC M
9 Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Finland Esapekka Lappi Finland Janne Ferm Toyota Yaris WRC M
10 France Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Norway Mads Østberg Norway Torstein Eriksen Citroën C3 WRC M
11 France Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Republic of Ireland Craig Breen United Kingdom Scott Martin Citroën C3 WRC M
12 France Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT United Arab Emirates Khalid Al-Qassimi United Kingdom Chris Patterson Citroën C3 WRC M
World Rally Championship-2 entries
31 Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport Norway Ole Christian Veiby Norway Stig Rune Skjærmoen Škoda Fabia R5 M
32 United Kingdom Gus Greensmith United Kingdom Gus Greensmith United Kingdom Craig Parry Ford Fiesta R5 M
33 Finland Tommi Mäkinen Racing Japan Takamoto Katsuta Finland Marko Salminen Ford Fiesta R5 M
34 Italy ACI Team Italia WRC Italy Fabio Andolfi Italy Simone Scattolin Škoda Fabia R5 P
35 Italy BRC Racing Team France Pierre-Louis Loubet France Vincent Landais Hyundai i20 R5 M
36 France Citroën Total Rallye Team France Stéphane Lefebvre France Gabin Moreau Citroën C3 R5 M
37 Finland Tommi Mäkinen Racing Japan Hiroki Arai Finland Jarmo Lehtinen Ford Fiesta R5 M
38 South Korea Hyundai Motorsport Finland Jari Huttunen Finland Antti Linnaketo Hyundai i20 R5 M
39 France Nicolas Ciamin France Nicolas Ciamin France Thibault de la Haye Hyundai i20 R5 M
40 Italy Motorsport Italia Mexico Benito Guerra Spain Borja Rozada Škoda Fabia R5 P
41 Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport Finland Kalle Rovanperä Finland Jonne Halttunen Škoda Fabia R5 M
42 Sweden Lars Stugemo Sweden Lars Stugemo Sweden Kalle Lexe Škoda Fabia R5 P
43 Turkey Castrol Ford Team Türkiye Turkey Murat Bostanci Turkey Onur Vatansever Ford Fiesta R5 P
44 France Citroën Total Rallye Team Romania Simone Tempestini Romania Sergiu Itu Citroën C3 R5 M
45 Finland TGS Worldwide Finland Eerik Pietarinen Finland Juhana Raitanen Škoda Fabia R5 M
46 Finland Printsport Finland Emil Lindholm Finland Mikael Korhonen Škoda Fabia R5 M
47 Finland Tommi Mäkinen Racing 2 Finland Jarkko Nikara Japan Sayaka Adachi Ford Fiesta R5 M
48 United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Finland Jouni Virtanen Finland Enni Mälkönen Ford Fiesta R5 M
World Rally Championship-3 entries
61 Sweden Denis Rådström Sweden Denis Rådström Sweden Johan Johansson Ford Fiesta R2T P
62 Sweden Emil Bergkvist Sweden Emil Bergkvist Sweden Joakim Sjöberg Ford Fiesta R2T P
63 France Équipe de France FFSA Rally France Jean-Baptiste Franceschi France Romain Courbon Ford Fiesta R2T P
64 France Terry Folb France Terry Folb France Kevin Bronner Ford Fiesta R2T P
65 Italy ACI Team Italia Italy Luca Bottarelli Italy Manuel Fenoli Ford Fiesta R2T P
66 Germany ADAC Sachsen Germany Julius Tannert Austria Jürgen Heigl Ford Fiesta R2T P
67 Italy ACI Team Italia Italy Enrico Oldrati Italy Danilo Fappani Ford Fiesta R2T P
68 Republic of Ireland Callum Devine Republic of Ireland Callum Devine Republic of Ireland Brian Hoy Ford Fiesta R2T P
69 New Zealand Holder Brothers Racing New Zealand David Holder New Zealand Jason Farmer Ford Fiesta R2T P
70 Turkey Castrol Ford Team Turkiye Turkey Bugra Banaz Turkey Burak Erdener Ford Fiesta R2T P
71 Estonia OT Racing Estonia Ken Torn Estonia Kuldar Sikk Ford Fiesta R2T P
72 Chile Emilio Fernández Chile Emilio Fernández Chile Joaquin Riquelme Ford Fiesta R2T P
73 United Kingdom Tom Williams United Kingdom Tom Williams United Kingdom Phil Hall Ford Fiesta R2T P
74 Italy Umberto Accornero Italy Umberto Accornero Italy Maurizio Barone Ford Fiesta R2T P
75 Finland Team Flying Finn Finland Henri Hokkala Finland Kimmo Pahkala Ford Fiesta R2T P
76 Finland Taisko Lario Finland Taisko Lario Finland Tatu Hämäläinen Peugeot 208 R2 P
77 United Kingdom Louise Cook United Kingdom Louise Cook United Kingdom Stefan Davis Citroën DS3 R3T M
78 United Kingdom Darren Garrod India Sanjay Takale United Kingdom Darren Garrod Ford Fiesta R2 P
Other major entries
83 Finland Printsport Poland Łukasz Pieniążek Poland Przemysław Mazur Škoda Fabia R5 M
89 India Team MRF Tyres India Gaurav Gill Australia Glenn MacNeall Ford Fiesta R5 MR
Source:[9]
Notes
  • ^‡ — Driver and co-driver are eligible to score points in the FIA Junior World Rally Championship.

Report

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Pre-event

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Following Citroën's sacking of Kris Meeke,[10][11] the team promoted Mads Østberg and Torstein Eriksen to replace him and his co-driver Paul Nagle as lead drivers.[12]

Thursday

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Ott Tänak, driving a Yaris, took a 0.7-second lead over championship leader Thierry Neuville, while defending world champion Sébastien Ogier was 0.1 second further behind. Andreas Mikkelsen was in fourth place in another Hyundai i20, another slender 0.1 second behind, while defending rally winner Esapekka Lappi was in fifth. Shakedown top two Mads Østberg and Craig Breen tied in sixth, followed by local Finn Jari-Matti Latvala. Hayden Paddon and Elfyn Evans cleared the stage in ninth and tenth respectively.

Friday

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Friday witnessed a great fight between Ott Tänak, who drove a Yaris, and Mads Østberg, who drove a C3. After rally leader changed several times, the Estonian ended the day with a 5.8-second lead. Local Finn Jari-Matti Latvala completed the day in third, with Hayden Paddon led Hyundai in fourth position after Teemu Suninen fell back in the final stage of the day with brake issues in his Fiesta. Title contender Sébastien Ogier, who was second on the road, climbed up to sixth overall after Ford gave his teammate Elfyn Evans a team order, which ordered him to slow down in SS10 before reaching the finish line. Defending rally winner Esapekka Lappi, who stalled his car at the opening stage of the day, cleared the day in eighth place, while Craig Breen, who suffered an early puncture and a late fuel pressure issue, completed the day in ninth. Championship leader Thierry Neuville, who struggled for grip all the day due to being first on the road, completed the leaderboard. Teammate Andreas Mikkelsen finished down the order after rolling his i20.

Saturday

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Rally runner-up Mads Østberg and Torstein Eriksen crew during the event.

Saturday in Rally Finland was dominated by three Yarises. Ott Tänak, who stormed away with a 39-second over Mads Østberg, Jari-Matti Latvala, who closed the gap the Norwegian to only 5.4 seconds, and Esapekka Lappi, who climbed up four places after his effort, took all eight stage victories of the day to make Toyota a 1-3-4 finish. Hayden Paddon, who led Hyundai in fifth place, manage to stay ahead of local Finn Teemu Suninen despite brake problems and high tyre wear. Defending world champion Sébastien Ogier, who struggled to come to terms with new shock absorbers and an upgraded aerodynamic package, and teammate Elfyn Evans cleared the day in seventh and eighth respectively, while Craig Breen completed the day in ninth overall in another C3. Championship leader Thierry Neuville, who failed to make up yesterday's lost time, completed the leaderboard in tenth place.

Sunday

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Ott Tänak took his second rally victory of the season with a Power Stage win in Finland to gain a maximum thirty points after a master-class performance.[13] Mads Østberg edged Jari-Matti Latvala by only 2.8 seconds to finish second overall. Hayden Paddon completed the rally in fourth place after defending rally winner Esapekka Lappi went off in SS20.[14] Sébastien Ogier climbed up to fifth place after Ford gave another team order to Teemu Suninen, who was ordered to check in late at a time control so that he was given a 20-second time penalty and dropped behind his five-time world champion teammate in sixth. Elfyn Evans finished in seventh in another Fiesta, followed by Craig Breen in eighth. Championship leader Thierry Neuville ended his rally ahead of his teammate Andreas Mikkelsen in ninth place. Despite an unsatisfied outcome, he still leads the championship by twenty-one points over the defending world champion.

Classification

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Top ten finishers

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The following crews finished the rally in each class's top ten.[a]

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class Class Stage
Overall classification
1 1 8 Estonia Ott Tänak Estonia Martin Järveoja Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC 2:35:18.1 0.0 25 5
2 2 10 Norway Mads Østberg Norway Torstein Eriksen France Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Citroën C3 WRC 2:35:50.8 +32.7 18 4
3 3 7 Finland Jari-Matti Latvala Finland Miikka Anttila Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC 2:35:53.6 +35.5 15 3
4 4 6 New Zealand Hayden Paddon United Kingdom Sebastian Marshall South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 2:36:53.7 +1:35.6 12 0
5 5 1 France Sébastien Ogier France Julien Ingrassia United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC 2:37:33.1 +2:15.0 10 0
6 6 3 Finland Teemu Suninen Finland Mikko Markkula United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC 2:37:37.3 +2:19.2 8 0
7 7 2 United Kingdom Elfyn Evans United Kingdom Phil Mills United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC 2:37:47.6 +2:29.5 6 0
8 8 11 Republic of Ireland Craig Breen United Kingdom Scott Martin France Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Citroën C3 WRC 2:38:26.5 +3:08.4 4 1
9 9 5 Belgium Thierry Neuville Belgium Nicolas Gilsoul South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 2:39:09.9 +3:51.8 2 2
10 10 4 Norway Andreas Mikkelsen Norway Anders Jæger-Synnevaag South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 2:43:55.5 +8:37.4 1 0
World Rally Championship-2
11 1 45 Finland Eerik Pietarinen Finland Juhana Raitanen Finland TGS Worldwide Škoda Fabia R5 2:45:18.4 0.0 25
12 2 38 Finland Jari Huttunen Finland Antti Linnaketo South Korea Hyundai Motorsport Hyundai i20 R5 2:46:25.2 +1:06.8 18
13 3 32 United Kingdom Gus Greensmith United Kingdom Craig Parry United Kingdom Gus Greensmith Ford Fiesta R5 2:47:53.3 +2:34.9 15
14 4 41 Finland Kalle Rovanperä Finland Jonne Halttunen Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia R5 2:47:55.2 +2:36.8 12
15 5 35 France Pierre-Louis Loubet France Vincent Landais Italy BRC Racing Team Hyundai i20 R5 2:49:23.4 +4:05.0 10
18 6 40 Mexico Benito Guerra Spain Borja Rozada Italy Motorsport Italia Škoda Fabia R5 2:56:40.6 +11:22.2 8
23 7 37 Japan Hiroki Arai Finland Jarmo Lehtinen Finland Tommi Mäkinen Racing Ford Fiesta R5 3:06:43.7 +21:25.3 6
29 8 34 Italy Fabio Andolfi Italy Simone Scattolin Italy ACI Team Italia WRC Škoda Fabia R5 3:18:08.6 +32:50.2 4
36 9 44 Romania Simone Tempestini Romania Sergiu Itu France Citroën Total Rallye Team Citroën C3 R5 3:31:05.5 +45:47.1 2
38 10 43 Turkey Murat Bostanci Turkey Onur Vatansever Turkey Castrol Ford Team Türkiye Ford Fiesta R5 3:42:31.8 +57:13.4 1
World Rally Championship-3
19 1 71 Estonia Ken Torn Estonia Kuldar Sikk Estonia OT Racing Ford Fiesta R2T 3:03:07.2 0.0 25
20 2 62 Sweden Emil Bergkvist Sweden Joakim Sjöberg Sweden Emil Bergkvist Ford Fiesta R2T 3:03:17.1 +9.9 18
21 3 63 France Jean-Baptiste Franceschi France Romain Courbon France Équipe de France FFSA Rally Ford Fiesta R2T 3:04:53.4 +1:46.2 15
24 4 66 Italy Enrico Oldrati Italy Danilo Fappani Italy ACI Team Italia Ford Fiesta R2T 3:07:15.3 +4:08.1 12
25 5 68 Republic of Ireland Callum Devine Republic of Ireland Brian Hoy Republic of Ireland Callum Devine Ford Fiesta R2T 3:09:14.1 +6:06.9 10
26 6 73 United Kingdom Tom Williams United Kingdom Phil Hall United Kingdom Tom Williams Ford Fiesta R2T 3:13:12.4 +10:05.2 8
27 7 76 Finland Taisko Lario Finland Tatu Hämäläinen Finland Taisko Lario Peugeot 208 R2 3:14:41.0 +11:33.8 6
28 8 70 Turkey Bugra Banaz Turkey Burak Erdener Turkey Castrol Ford Team Turkiye Ford Fiesta R2T 3:14:49.9 +11:42.7 4
32 9 67 Italy Enrico Oldrati Italy Danilo Fappani Italy ACI Team Italia Ford Fiesta R2T 3:20:35.9 +17:28.7 2
33 10 69 New Zealand David Holder New Zealand Jason Farmer New Zealand Holder Brothers Racing Ford Fiesta R2T 3:25:24.5 +22:17.3 1
Junior World Rally Championship
19 1 71 Estonia Ken Torn Estonia Kuldar Sikk Estonia OT Racing Ford Fiesta R2T 3:03:07.2 0.0 25 9
20 2 62 Sweden Emil Bergkvist Sweden Joakim Sjöberg Sweden Emil Bergkvist Ford Fiesta R2T 3:03:17.1 +9.9 18 12
21 3 63 France Jean-Baptiste Franceschi France Romain Courbon France Équipe de France FFSA Rally Ford Fiesta R2T 3:04:53.4 +1:46.2 15 0
24 4 66 Germany Julius Tannert Germany ADAC Sachsen Austria Jürgen Heigl Ford Fiesta R2T 3:07:15.3 +4:08.1 12 0
25 5 68 Republic of Ireland Callum Devine Republic of Ireland Brian Hoy Republic of Ireland Callum Devine Ford Fiesta R2T 3:09:14.1 +6:06.9 10 0
26 6 73 United Kingdom Tom Williams United Kingdom Phil Hall United Kingdom Tom Williams Ford Fiesta R2T 3:13:12.4 +10:05.2 8 0
28 7 70 Turkey Bugra Banaz Turkey Burak Erdener Turkey Castrol Ford Team Turkiye Ford Fiesta R2T 3:14:49.9 +11:42.7 6 0
32 8 67 Italy Enrico Oldrati Italy Danilo Fappani Italy ACI Team Italia Ford Fiesta R2T 3:20:35.9 +17:28.7 4 0
33 9 69 New Zealand David Holder New Zealand Jason Farmer New Zealand Holder Brothers Racing Ford Fiesta R2T 3:25:24.5 +22:17.3 2 0
34 10 74 Italy Umberto Accornero Italy Maurizio Barone Italy Umberto Accornero Ford Fiesta R2T 3:29:50.8 +26:43.6 1 0
Source:[15][16]

Other notable finishers

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The following notable crews finished the rally outside top ten.[a]

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Class Time Points
Event Class Stage
34 11 74 Italy Umberto Accornero Italy Maurizio Barone Italy Umberto Accornero Ford Fiesta R2T WRC-3 3:29:50.8 0
37 37 12 United Arab Emirates Khalid Al-Qassimi United Kingdom Chris Patterson France Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Citroën C3 WRC WRC 3:41:28.3 0
39 11 65 Italy Luca Bottarelli Italy Manuel Fenoli Italy ACI Team Italia Ford Fiesta R2T J-WRC 3:43:17.8 0
12 WRC-3
40 11 46 Finland Emil Lindholm Finland Mikael Korhonen Finland Printsport Škoda Fabia R5 WRC-2 3:45:52.4
43 12 42 Sweden Lars Stugemo Sweden Kalle Lexe Sweden Lars Stugemo Škoda Fabia R5 WRC-2 3:52:21.1
44 13 36 France Stéphane Lefebvre France Gabin Moreau France Citroën Total Rallye Team Citroën C3 R5 WRC-2 3:52:46.8
45 12 64 France Terry Folb France Kevin Bronner France Terry Folb Ford Fiesta R2T J-WRC 3:53:24.6 0
13 WRC-3
47 14 78 United Kingdom Darren Garrod India Sanjay Takale United Kingdom Darren Garrod Ford Fiesta R2 WRC-3 3:55:20.3
48 14 47 Finland Jarkko Nikara Japan Sayaka Adachi Finland Tommi Mäkinen Racing 2 Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 3:55:24.2
50 13 72 Chile Emilio Fernández Chile Joaquin Riquelme Chile Emilio Fernández Ford Fiesta R2T J-WRC 4:28:54.6 0
15 WRC-3
51 15 48 Finland Jouni Virtanen Finland Enni Mälkönen United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 4:35:58.2
Source:[15][16]

Special stages

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Overall classification
Day Stage Name Length Winner Car Time Class leader
26 July Vesala [Shakedown] 4.26 km Norway Mads Østberg Citroën C3 WRC 1:54.8
SS1 Harju 1 2.31 km Estonia Ott Tänak Toyota Yaris WRC 1:49.2 Estonia Ott Tänak
27 July SS2 Moksi 1 20.04 km Estonia Ott Tänak Toyota Yaris WRC 9:56.1
SS3 Urria 1 12.28 km Finland Jari-Matti Latvala Toyota Yaris WRC 6:09.8
SS4 Ässämäki 1 12.33 km Norway Mads Østberg Citroën C3 WRC 5:49.1 Norway Mads Østberg
SS5 Äänekoski 1 7.71 km Estonia Ott Tänak Toyota Yaris WRC 3:32.1 Estonia Ott Tänak
SS6 Oittila 19.34 km Norway Mads Østberg Citroën C3 WRC 9:45.3 Norway Mads Østberg
SS7 Moksi 2 20.04 km Estonia Ott Tänak
Norway Mads Østberg
Toyota Yaris WRC
Citroën C3 WRC
9:49.3
SS8 Urria 2 12.28 km Republic of Ireland Craig Breen Citroën C3 WRC 6:07.0
SS9 Ässämäki 2 12.33 km Estonia Ott Tänak Toyota Yaris WRC 5:47.0 Estonia Ott Tänak
SS10 Äänekoski 2 7.71 km Estonia Ott Tänak Toyota Yaris WRC 3:29.1
SS11 Harju 2 2.31 km France Sébastien Ogier Ford Fiesta WRC 1:48.7
28 July SS12 Päijälä 1 23.92 km Estonia Ott Tänak Toyota Yaris WRC 11:36.4
SS13 Pihlajakoski 1 14.90 km Estonia Ott Tänak Toyota Yaris WRC 6:50.8
SS14 Kakaristo 1 23.66 km Estonia Ott Tänak Toyota Yaris WRC 11:40.4
SS15 Tuohikotanen 1 8.95 km Estonia Ott Tänak Toyota Yaris WRC 4:31.5
SS16 Tuohikotanen 2 8.95 km Finland Jari-Matti Latvala
Estonia Ott Tänak
Toyota Yaris WRC
Toyota Yaris WRC
4:26.0
SS17 Kakaristo 2 23.66 km Finland Esapekka Lappi Toyota Yaris WRC 11:26.3
SS18 Päijälä 2 23.92 km Finland Esapekka Lappi Toyota Yaris WRC 11:31.1
SS19 Pihlajakoski 2 14.90 km Finland Esapekka Lappi Toyota Yaris WRC 6:50.4
29 July SS20 Laukaa 1 11.74 km Norway Mads Østberg Citroën C3 WRC 5:28.4
SS21 Ruuhimäki 1 11.12 km Finland Jari-Matti Latvala Toyota Yaris WRC 5:32.9
SS22 Laukaa 2 11.74 km Finland Jari-Matti Latvala Toyota Yaris WRC 5:21.8
SS23 Ruuhimäki 2 [Power stage] 11.12 km Estonia Ott Tänak Toyota Yaris WRC 5:26.2
World Rally Championship-2
26 July Vesala [Shakedown] 4.26 km Norway Ole Christian Veiby Škoda Fabia R5 2:02.9
SS1 Harju 1 2.31 km Italy Fabio Andolfi Škoda Fabia R5 1:54.1 Italy Fabio Andolfi
27 July SS2 Moksi 1 20.04 km Finland Kalle Rovanperä Škoda Fabia R5 10:25.5 Finland Kalle Rovanperä
SS3 Urria 1 12.28 km Finland Kalle Rovanperä Škoda Fabia R5 6:29.4
SS4 Ässämäki 1 12.33 km Finland Kalle Rovanperä Škoda Fabia R5 6:10.2
SS5 Äänekoski 1 7.71 km Finland Eerik Pietarinen Škoda Fabia R5 3:43.3
SS6 Oittila 19.34 km Finland Emil Lindholm Škoda Fabia R5 10:22.0
SS7 Moksi 2 20.04 km Finland Kalle Rovanperä Škoda Fabia R5 10:18.5
SS8 Urria 2 12.28 km Finland Kalle Rovanperä Škoda Fabia R5 6:28.8
SS9 Ässämäki 2 12.33 km Finland Kalle Rovanperä Škoda Fabia R5 6:14.3
SS10 Äänekoski 2 7.71 km Finland Eerik Pietarinen Škoda Fabia R5 3:42.4
SS11 Harju 2 2.31 km Finland Kalle Rovanperä Škoda Fabia R5 1:52.9
28 July SS12 Päijälä 1 23.92 km Finland Kalle Rovanperä Škoda Fabia R5 12:17.1
SS13 Pihlajakoski 1 14.90 km Finland Eerik Pietarinen Škoda Fabia R5 7:19.8
SS14 Kakaristo 1 23.66 km Finland Kalle Rovanperä Škoda Fabia R5 12:20.0
SS15 Tuohikotanen 1 8.95 km Finland Kalle Rovanperä Škoda Fabia R5 4:48.1
SS16 Tuohikotanen 2 8.95 km Finland Kalle Rovanperä Škoda Fabia R5 4:43.2
SS17 Kakaristo 2 23.66 km Finland Kalle Rovanperä Škoda Fabia R5 12:08.0
SS18 Päijälä 2 23.92 km Finland Eerik Pietarinen Škoda Fabia R5 12:17.1
SS19 Pihlajakoski 2 14.90 km Finland Eerik Pietarinen Škoda Fabia R5 7:19.8 Finland Eerik Pietarinen
29 July SS20 Laukaa 1 11.74 km Finland Kalle Rovanperä Škoda Fabia R5 5:43.5
SS21 Ruuhimäki 1 11.12 km Finland Kalle Rovanperä Škoda Fabia R5 5:46.1
SS22 Laukaa 2 11.74 km Finland Kalle Rovanperä Škoda Fabia R5 5:36.7
SS23 Ruuhimäki 2 11.12 km Finland Kalle Rovanperä Škoda Fabia R5 5:40.4
World Rally Championship-3 / Junior World Rally Championship
26 July Vesala [Shakedown] 4.26 km Sweden Emil Bergkvist Ford Fiesta R2T 2:20.0
SS1 Harju 1 2.31 km Estonia Ken Torn Ford Fiesta R2T 2:08.3 Estonia Ken Torn
27 July SS2 Moksi 1 20.04 km Sweden Emil Bergkvist Ford Fiesta R2T 11:39.3 Sweden Emil Bergkvist
SS3 Urria 1 12.28 km Sweden Emil Bergkvist Ford Fiesta R2T 7:16.7
SS4 Ässämäki 1 12.33 km Sweden Emil Bergkvist Ford Fiesta R2T 27:56.2
SS5 Äänekoski 1 7.71 km Finland Henri Hokkala Ford Fiesta R2T 4:05.2
SS6 Oittila 19.34 km Finland Henri Hokkala Ford Fiesta R2T 11:21.0
SS7 Moksi 2 20.04 km Sweden Emil Bergkvist Ford Fiesta R2T 11:33.1
SS8 Urria 2 12.28 km Sweden Emil Bergkvist Ford Fiesta R2T 7:14.3
SS9 Ässämäki 2 12.33 km Estonia Ken Torn Ford Fiesta R2T 6:54.2 Estonia Ken Torn
SS10 Äänekoski 2 7.71 km Sweden Emil Bergkvist Ford Fiesta R2T 4:02.5
SS11 Harju 2 2.31 km Estonia Ken Torn Ford Fiesta R2T 2:06.3
28 July SS12 Päijälä 1 23.92 km Estonia Ken Torn Ford Fiesta R2T 13:38.6
SS13 Pihlajakoski 1 14.90 km Sweden Emil Bergkvist Ford Fiesta R2T 8:11.3
SS14 Kakaristo 1 23.66 km Sweden Emil Bergkvist Ford Fiesta R2T 13:35.5
SS15 Tuohikotanen 1 8.95 km Sweden Emil Bergkvist Ford Fiesta R2T 5:21.8
SS16 Tuohikotanen 2 8.95 km Estonia Ken Torn Ford Fiesta R2T 5:19.6
SS17 Kakaristo 2 23.66 km Estonia Ken Torn Ford Fiesta R2T 13:25.4
SS18 Päijälä 2 23.92 km Sweden Emil Bergkvist Ford Fiesta R2T 13:41.6
SS19 Pihlajakoski 2 14.90 km Estonia Ken Torn Ford Fiesta R2T 8:07.2
29 July SS20 Laukaa 1 11.74 km Sweden Emil Bergkvist Ford Fiesta R2T 6:26.5
SS21 Ruuhimäki 1 11.12 km Sweden Emil Bergkvist Ford Fiesta R2T 6:34.2
SS22 Laukaa 2 11.74 km Estonia Ken Torn Ford Fiesta R2T 6:15.9
SS23 Ruuhimäki 2 11.12 km Estonia Ken Torn Ford Fiesta R2T 6:29.3

Power stage

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The Power stage was an 11.12 km stage at the end of the rally. Additional World Championship points were awarded to the five fastest crews.

Pos. Driver Co-driver Car Time Diff. Pts.
1 Estonia Ott Tänak Estonia Martin Järveoja Toyota Yaris WRC 5:26.2 0.0 5
2 Norway Mads Østberg Norway Torstein Eriksen Citroën C3 WRC 5:26.7 +0.5 4
3 Finland Jari-Matti Latvala Finland Miikka Anttila Toyota Yaris WRC 5:27.0 +0.8 3
4 Belgium Thierry Neuville Belgium Nicolas Gilsoul Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 5:27.4 +1.2 2
5 Republic of Ireland Craig Breen United Kingdom Scott Martin Citroën C3 WRC 5:27.9 +1.7 1

J-WRC stage winning crews

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Junior World Rally Championship crews scored additional points. Each of the fastest stage time was awarded with one bonus point.

Pos. Driver Co-driver Car Pts.
1 Sweden Emil Bergkvist Sweden Joakim Sjöberg Ford Fiesta R2T 12
2 Estonia Ken Torn Estonia Kuldar Sikk Ford Fiesta R2T 9
3 Finland Henri Hokkala Finland Kimmo Pahkala Ford Fiesta R2T 2

Penalties

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The following notable crews were given time penalty during the rally.[a]

Stage No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Class Reason Penalty
SS3 44 Romania Simone Tempestini Romania Sergiu Itu France Citroën Total Rallye Team Citroën C3 R5 WRC-2 1 minute late 0:10
SS6 4 Norway Andreas Mikkelsen Norway Anders Jæger-Synnevaag South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC WRC 4 minutes late 0:40
SS9 35 France Pierre-Louis Loubet France Vincent Landais Italy BRC Racing Team Hyundai i20 R5 WRC-2 5 minutes late 0:50
SS12 78 India Sanjay Takale United Kingdom Darren Garrod United Kingdom Darren Garrod Hyundai i20 R5 WRC-3 4 minutes late 0:40
SS21 89 India Gaurav Gill Australia Glenn MacNeall India Team MRF Tyres Ford Fiesta R5 Jump start 0:10
SS22 3 Finland Teemu Suninen Finland Mikko Markkula United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC WRC 2 minutes late 0:20

Retirements

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The following notable crews retired from the event.[a] Under Rally2 regulations, they were eligible to re-enter the event starting from the next leg. Crews that re-entered were given an additional time penalty.

Stage No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Class Cause Re-entry
SS2 36 France Stéphane Lefebvre France Gabin Moreau France Citroën Total Rallye Team Citroën C3 R5 WRC-2 Technical Yes
SS2 47 Finland Jarkko Nikara Japan Sayaka Adachi Finland Tommi Mäkinen Racing 2 Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 Off road Yes
SS4 72 Chile Emilio Fernández Chile Joaquin Riquelme Chile Emilio Fernández Ford Fiesta R2T WRC-3, JWRC Off road No
SS6 61 Sweden Denis Rådström Sweden Johan Johansson Sweden Denis Rådström Ford Fiesta R2T WRC-3, JWRC Technical No
SS7 75 Finland Henri Hokkala Finland Kimmo Pahkala Finland Team Flying Finn Ford Fiesta R2T WRC-3, JWRC Off road No
SS8 33 Japan Takamoto Katsuta Finland Marko Salminen Finland Tommi Mäkinen Racing Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 Off road No
SS8 34 Italy Fabio Andolfi Italy Simone Scattolin Italy ACI Team Italia WRC Škoda Fabia R5 WRC-2 Technical Yes
SS8 37 Japan Hiroki Arai Finland Jarmo Lehtinen Finland Tommi Mäkinen Racing Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 Technical Yes
SS8 43 Turkey Murat Bostanci Turkey Onur Vatansever Turkey Castrol Ford Team Türkiye Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 Off road Yes
SS8 48 Finland Jouni Virtanen Finland Enni Mälkönen United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 Technical Yes
SS12 12 United Arab Emirates Khalid Al-Qassimi United Kingdom Chris Patterson France Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Citroën C3 WRC WRC Suspension Yes
SS12 46 Finland Emil Lindholm Finland Mikael Korhonen Finland Printsport Škoda Fabia R5 WRC-2 Off road No
SS13 83 Poland Łukasz Pieniążek Poland Przemysław Mazur Finland Printsport Škoda Fabia R5 Off road No
SS13 64 France Terry Folb France Kevin Bronner France Terry Folb Ford Fiesta R2T WRC-3, JWRC Off road Yes
SS14 42 Sweden Lars Stugemo Sweden Kalle Lexe Sweden Lars Stugemo Škoda Fabia R5 WRC-2 Technical Yes
SS14 44 Romania Simone Tempestini Romania Sergiu Itu France Citroën Total Rallye Team Citroën C3 R5 WRC-2 Off road No
SS14 48 Finland Jouni Virtanen Finland Enni Mälkönen United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 Technical Yes
SS15 65 Italy Luca Bottarelli Italy Manuel Fenoli Italy ACI Team Italia Ford Fiesta R2T WRC-3, JWRC Off road Yes
SS17 39 France Nicolas Ciamin France Thibault de la Haye France Nicolas Ciamin Hyundai i20 R5 WRC-2 Off road No
SS17 43 Turkey Murat Bostanci Turkey Onur Vatansever Turkey Castrol Ford Team Türkiye Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 Mechanical No
SS17 69 New Zealand David Holder New Zealand Jason Farmer New Zealand Holder Brothers Racing Ford Fiesta R2T WRC-3, JWRC Technical Yes
SS18 31 Norway Ole Christian Veiby Norway Stig Rune Skjærmoen Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia R5 WRC-2 Off road No
SS18 74 Italy Umberto Accornero Italy Maurizio Barone Italy Umberto Accornero Ford Fiesta R2T WRC-3, JWRC Technical Yes
SS20 9 Finland Esapekka Lappi Finland Janne Ferm Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC WRC Crash No
SS22 83 Poland Łukasz Pieniążek Poland Przemysław Mazur Finland Printsport Škoda Fabia R5 Off road No

Championship standings after the rally

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d Only crews contesting the World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3 are listed.

References

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