2018 Rally Finland

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]

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)
Results
Overall winner Ott Tänak
Martin Järveoja
Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
2:35:18.1
WRC-2 winner Eerik Pietarinen
Juhana Raitanen
TGS Worldwide
2:45:18.4
WRC-3 winner Ken Torn
Kuldar Sikk
OT Racing
3:03:07.2
Power Stage winner Ott Tänak
Martin Järveoja
Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
Crews registered72
Crews67 at start, 51 at finish

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

Championship standings prior to the event

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

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 M-Sport Ford WRT Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia Ford Fiesta WRC M
2 M-Sport Ford WRT Elfyn Evans Daniel Barritt Ford Fiesta WRC M
3 M-Sport Ford WRT Teemu Suninen Mikko Markkula Ford Fiesta WRC M
4 Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Andreas Mikkelsen Anders Jæger-Synnevaag Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC M
5 Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Thierry Neuville Nicolas Gilsoul Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC M
6 Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hayden Paddon Sebastian Marshall Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC M
7 Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Jari-Matti Latvala Miikka Anttila Toyota Yaris WRC M
8 Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja Toyota Yaris WRC M
9 Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Esapekka Lappi Janne Ferm Toyota Yaris WRC M
10 Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Mads Østberg Torstein Eriksen Citroën C3 WRC M
11 Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Craig Breen Scott Martin Citroën C3 WRC M
12 Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Khalid Al-Qassimi Chris Patterson Citroën C3 WRC M
World Rally Championship-2 entries
31 Škoda Motorsport Ole Christian Veiby Stig Rune Skjærmoen Škoda Fabia R5 M
32 Gus Greensmith Gus Greensmith Craig Parry Ford Fiesta R5 M
33 Tommi Mäkinen Racing Takamoto Katsuta Marko Salminen Ford Fiesta R5 M
34 ACI Team Italia WRC Fabio Andolfi Simone Scattolin Škoda Fabia R5 P
35 BRC Racing Team Pierre-Louis Loubet Vincent Landais Hyundai i20 R5 M
36 Citroën Total Rallye Team Stéphane Lefebvre Gabin Moreau Citroën C3 R5 M
37 Tommi Mäkinen Racing Hiroki Arai Jarmo Lehtinen Ford Fiesta R5 M
38 Hyundai Motorsport Jari Huttunen Antti Linnaketo Hyundai i20 R5 M
39 Nicolas Ciamin Nicolas Ciamin Thibault de la Haye Hyundai i20 R5 M
40 Motorsport Italia Benito Guerra Borja Rozada Škoda Fabia R5 P
41 Škoda Motorsport Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Škoda Fabia R5 M
42 Lars Stugemo Lars Stugemo Kalle Lexe Škoda Fabia R5 P
43 Castrol Ford Team Türkiye Murat Bostanci Onur Vatansever Ford Fiesta R5 P
44 Citroën Total Rallye Team Simone Tempestini Sergiu Itu Citroën C3 R5 M
45 TGS Worldwide Eerik Pietarinen Juhana Raitanen Škoda Fabia R5 M
46 Printsport Emil Lindholm Mikael Korhonen Škoda Fabia R5 M
47 Tommi Mäkinen Racing 2 Jarkko Nikara Sayaka Adachi Ford Fiesta R5 M
48 M-Sport Ford WRT Jouni Virtanen Enni Mälkönen Ford Fiesta R5 M
World Rally Championship-3 entries
61 Denis Rådström Denis Rådström‡ Johan Johansson Ford Fiesta R2T P
62 Emil Bergkvist Emil Bergkvist‡ Joakim Sjöberg Ford Fiesta R2T P
63 Équipe de France FFSA Rally Jean-Baptiste Franceschi‡ Romain Courbon Ford Fiesta R2T P
64 Terry Folb Terry Folb‡ Kevin Bronner Ford Fiesta R2T P
65 ACI Team Italia Luca Bottarelli‡ Manuel Fenoli Ford Fiesta R2T P
66 ADAC Sachsen Julius Tannert‡ Jürgen Heigl Ford Fiesta R2T P
67 ACI Team Italia Enrico Oldrati‡ Danilo Fappani Ford Fiesta R2T P
68 Callum Devine Callum Devine‡ Brian Hoy Ford Fiesta R2T P
69 Holder Brothers Racing David Holder‡ Jason Farmer Ford Fiesta R2T P
70 Castrol Ford Team Turkiye Bugra Banaz‡ Burak Erdener Ford Fiesta R2T P
71 OT Racing Ken Torn‡ Kuldar Sikk Ford Fiesta R2T P
72 Emilio Fernández Emilio Fernández‡ Joaquin Riquelme Ford Fiesta R2T P
73 Tom Williams Tom Williams‡ Phil Hall Ford Fiesta R2T P
74 Umberto Accornero Umberto Accornero‡ Maurizio Barone Ford Fiesta R2T P
75 Team Flying Finn Henri Hokkala‡ Kimmo Pahkala Ford Fiesta R2T P
76 Taisko Lario Taisko Lario Tatu Hämäläinen Peugeot 208 R2 P
77 Louise Cook Louise Cook Stefan Davis Citroën DS3 R3T M
78 Darren Garrod Sanjay Takale Darren Garrod Ford Fiesta R2 P
Other major entries
83 Printsport Łukasz Pieniążek Przemysław Mazur Škoda Fabia R5 M
89 Team MRF Tyres Gaurav Gill Glenn MacNeall Ford Fiesta R5 MR
Source:[9]
Notes

Report

Pre-event

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

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

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
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

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

Top ten finishers

The following crews finished the rally in each class's top ten.[lower-alpha 1]

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

Other notable finishers

The following notable crews finished the rally outside top ten.[lower-alpha 1]

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

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

Power stage

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 Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja Toyota Yaris WRC 5:26.2 0.0 5
2 Mads Østberg Torstein Eriksen Citroën C3 WRC 5:26.7 +0.5 4
3 Jari-Matti Latvala Miikka Anttila Toyota Yaris WRC 5:27.0 +0.8 3
4 Thierry Neuville Nicolas Gilsoul Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 5:27.4 +1.2 2
5 Craig Breen Scott Martin Citroën C3 WRC 5:27.9 +1.7 1

J-WRC stage winning crews

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 Emil Bergkvist Joakim Sjöberg Ford Fiesta R2T 12
2 Ken Torn Kuldar Sikk Ford Fiesta R2T 9
3 Henri Hokkala Kimmo Pahkala Ford Fiesta R2T 2

Penalties

The following notable crews were given time penalty during the rally.[lower-alpha 1]

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

Retirements

The following notable crews retired from the event.[lower-alpha 1] 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 Stéphane Lefebvre Gabin Moreau Citroën Total Rallye Team Citroën C3 R5 WRC-2 Technical Yes
SS2 47 Jarkko Nikara Sayaka Adachi Tommi Mäkinen Racing 2 Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 Off road Yes
SS4 72 Emilio Fernández Joaquin Riquelme Emilio Fernández Ford Fiesta R2T WRC-3, JWRC Off road No
SS6 61 Denis Rådström Johan Johansson Denis Rådström Ford Fiesta R2T WRC-3, JWRC Technical No
SS7 75 Henri Hokkala Kimmo Pahkala Team Flying Finn Ford Fiesta R2T WRC-3, JWRC Off road No
SS8 33 Takamoto Katsuta Marko Salminen Tommi Mäkinen Racing Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 Off road No
SS8 34 Fabio Andolfi Simone Scattolin ACI Team Italia WRC Škoda Fabia R5 WRC-2 Technical Yes
SS8 37 Hiroki Arai Jarmo Lehtinen Tommi Mäkinen Racing Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 Technical Yes
SS8 43 Murat Bostanci Onur Vatansever Castrol Ford Team Türkiye Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 Off road Yes
SS8 48 Jouni Virtanen Enni Mälkönen M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 Technical Yes
SS12 12 Khalid Al-Qassimi Chris Patterson Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Citroën C3 WRC WRC Suspension Yes
SS12 46 Emil Lindholm Mikael Korhonen Printsport Škoda Fabia R5 WRC-2 Off road No
SS13 83 Łukasz Pieniążek Przemysław Mazur Printsport Škoda Fabia R5 N/A Off road No
SS13 64 Terry Folb Kevin Bronner Terry Folb Ford Fiesta R2T WRC-3, JWRC Off road Yes
SS14 42 Lars Stugemo Kalle Lexe Lars Stugemo Škoda Fabia R5 WRC-2 Technical Yes
SS14 44 Simone Tempestini Sergiu Itu Citroën Total Rallye Team Citroën C3 R5 WRC-2 Off road No
SS14 48 Jouni Virtanen Enni Mälkönen M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 Technical Yes
SS15 65 Luca Bottarelli Manuel Fenoli ACI Team Italia Ford Fiesta R2T WRC-3, JWRC Off road Yes
SS17 39 Nicolas Ciamin Thibault de la Haye Nicolas Ciamin Hyundai i20 R5 WRC-2 Off road No
SS17 43 Murat Bostanci Onur Vatansever Castrol Ford Team Türkiye Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 Mechanical No
SS17 69 David Holder Jason Farmer Holder Brothers Racing Ford Fiesta R2T WRC-3, JWRC Technical Yes
SS18 31 Ole Christian Veiby Stig Rune Skjærmoen Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia R5 WRC-2 Off road No
SS18 74 Umberto Accornero Maurizio Barone Umberto Accornero Ford Fiesta R2T WRC-3, JWRC Technical Yes
SS20 9 Esapekka Lappi Janne Ferm Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC WRC Crash No
SS22 83 Łukasz Pieniążek Przemysław Mazur Printsport Škoda Fabia R5 N/A Off road No

Championship standings after the rally

Notes
  1. Only crews contesting the World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3 are listed.

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