2019 Rally Finland

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2019 Rally Rally Finland
69. Neste Rally Finland
Round 9 of 14 in the 2019 World Rally Championship
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Rally Finland has the fastest average speed of any event on the calendar.
Host country Finland
Rally baseJyväskylä, Keski-Suomi
Dates run1 – 4 August 2019
Start locationJyväskylä, Keski-Suomi
Finish locationRuuhimäki, Toivakka
Stages23 (307.58 km; 191.12 miles)[1]
Stage surfaceGravel
Transport distance1,066.09 km (662.44 miles)
Overall distance1,373.67 km (853.56 miles)
Statistics
Crews registered65
Crews61 at start, 49 at finish
Overall results
Overall winnerEstonia Ott Tänak
Estonia Martin Järveoja
Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
2:30:40.3
Power Stage winnerEstonia Ott Tänak
Estonia Martin Järveoja
Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
Support category results
WRC-2 winnerRussia Nikolay Gryazin
Russia Yaroslav Fedorov
Russia Nikolay Gryazin
2:41:09.0
J-WRC winnerSweden Tom Kristensson
Sweden Henrik Appelskog
Sweden Tom Kristensson
2:55:17.2

The 2019 Rally Finland (also known as Neste Rally Finland 2019) was a motor racing event for rally cars held over four days between 1 and 4 August 2019.[2] It marked the sixty-ninth running of Rally Finland and was the ninth round of the 2019 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and the newly-created WRC-2 Pro class. It was also the fourth round of the Junior World Rally Championship. The 2019 event was based in Jyväskylä in Keski-Suomi, and was contested over twenty-three special stages with a total a competitive distance of 307.58 km (191.12 mi).

Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja were the defending rally winners. Their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, were the defending manufacturers' winners.[3] The local crew of Eerik Pietarinen and Juhana Raitanen were the defending winners in the World Rally Championship-2 category, but they did not defend their titles as they were promoted to the newly-created WRC-2 Pro class by Škoda Motorsport.[4] The Estonian crew of Ken Torn and Kuldar Sikk were the reigning winners of the Junior World Rally Championship, but they did not compete the rally.[5]

Tänak and Järveoja successfully defended their titles, adding their winning number to double figures. Their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, won the rally three years in a row.[6] Local youngster Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen took their fourth consecutive victory in the WRC-2 Pro category, finishing first in the combined WRC-2 category, while the Russian crew of Nikolay Gryazin and Yaroslav Fedorov won the wider WRC-2 class as well as snatching their first WRC point.[7] Tom Kristensson and Henrik Appelskog took their second victory of the season in the junior category to regain the championship lead.[8]

Background[edit]

Championship standings prior to the event[edit]

Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja led both the drivers' and co-drivers' championships by three-points ahead of defending world champions Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia. Thierry Neuville and Nicolas Gilsoul were third, a further three points behind. In the World Rally Championship for Manufacturers, Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT held a forty-four-point lead over Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT.[9]

In the World Rally Championship-2 Pro standings, Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen held a thirteen-point lead ahead of Mads Østberg and Torstein Eriksen in the drivers' and co-drivers' standings respectively. Gus Greensmith and Elliott Edmondson were third, another thirteen points further back. In the manufacturers' championship, Škoda Motorsport and M-Sport Ford WRT tied with same points, with Citroën Total sixty-one points behind in third.[10]

In the World Rally Championship-2 standings, Benito Guerra and Jaime Zapata led the drivers' and co-drivers' standings by eighteen points respectively. Pierre-Louis Loubet and Vincent Landais were second, following by Ole Christian Veiby and Jonas Andersson in third.[10]

In the Junior-World Rally Championship standings, Jan Solans and Mauro Barreiro led Tom Kristensson and Henrik Appelskog by nine points in the drivers' and co-drivers' standings respectively, with Dennis Rådström and Johan Johansson six points further behind in third in their own standings. In the Nations' standings, Sweden were first, six points cleared of Spain, with Germany eighteen points further behind in third.[11]

Entry list[edit]

The following crews entered into the rally. The event opened to crews competing in the World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2, WRC-2 Pro, Junior World Rally Championship and privateer entries not registered to score points in any championship. A total of sixty-five entries were received, with eleven crews entered with World Rally Cars and thirteen entered the World Rally Championship-2. Three crews were nominated to score points in the Pro class. A further fourteen entries were received for the Junior World Rally Championship.

No. Driver Co-Driver Entrant Car Tyre
World Rally Car entries
1 France Sébastien Ogier France Julien Ingrassia France Citroën Total WRT Citroën C3 WRC M
3 Finland Teemu Suninen Finland Jarmo Lehtinen United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC M
4 Finland Esapekka Lappi Finland Janne Ferm France Citroën Total WRT Citroën C3 WRC M
5 United Kingdom Kris Meeke United Kingdom Sebastian Marshall Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC M
8 Estonia Ott Tänak Estonia Martin Järveoja Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC M
10 Finland Jari-Matti Latvala Finland Miikka Anttila Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC M
11 Belgium Thierry Neuville Belgium Nicolas Gilsoul South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC M
18 Finland Jouni Virtanen Finland Risto Pietiläinen Finland JanPro Ford Fiesta WRC M
33 United Kingdom Gus Greensmith United Kingdom Elliott Edmondson United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC M
42 Republic of Ireland Craig Breen Republic of Ireland Paul Nagle South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC M
89 Norway Andreas Mikkelsen Norway Anders Jæger-Amland South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC M
World Rally Championship-2 Pro entries
21 Finland Kalle Rovanperä Finland Jonne Halttunen Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia R5 Evo M
23 Finland Eerik Pietarinen Finland Juhana Raitanen Czech Republic Škoda Motorsport[a] Škoda Fabia R5 Evo M
24 France Eric Camilli France Benjamin Veillas United Kingdom M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta R5 M
World Rally Championship-2 entries
41 France Pierre-Louis Loubet France Vincent Landais France Pierre-Louis Loubet[b] Škoda Fabia R5 Evo M
43 Japan Takamoto Katsuta United Kingdom Daniel Barritt Japan Takamoto Katsuta[c] Ford Fiesta R5 P
44 Russia Nikolay Gryazin Russia Yaroslav Fedorov Russia Nikolay Gryazin[d] Škoda Fabia R5 M
45 Norway Henning Solberg Austria Ilka Minor Norway Henning Solberg[e] Škoda Fabia R5 M
46 Brazil Paulo Nobre Brazil Gabriel Morales Brazil Paulo Nobre[f] Škoda Fabia R5 P
47 Finland Emil Lindholm Finland Mikael Korhonen Finland Emil Lindholm[g] Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 M
48 Sweden Johan Kristoffersson Norway Stig Rune Skjærmoen Sweden Johan Kristoffersson[h] Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 P
49 Finland Jari Huttunen Finland Antti Linnaketo Finland Jari Huttunen[i] Hyundai i20 R5 P
50 Finland Tomi Tukiainen Finland Mikko Pohjanharju Finland Tomi Tukiainen Škoda Fabia R5 M
51 Belgium Grégoire Munster Belgium Louis Louka Belgium Grégoire Munster Škoda Fabia R5 P
Junior World Rally Championship entries
71 Spain Jan Solans Spain Mauro Barreiro Spain Rally Team Spain Ford Fiesta R2 P
72 Sweden Tom Kristensson Sweden Henrik Appelskog Sweden Tom Kristensson Ford Fiesta R2 P
73 Sweden Dennis Rådström Sweden Johan Johansson Sweden Dennis Rådström Ford Fiesta R2 P
74 Germany Julius Tannert Austria Jürgen Heigl Germany ADAC Sachsen Ford Fiesta R2 P
75 Estonia Roland Poom Estonia Ken Järveoja Estonia Roland Poom Ford Fiesta R2 P
76 United Kingdom Tom Williams United Kingdom Phil Hall United Kingdom Tom Williams Ford Fiesta R2 P
77 Latvia Mārtiņš Sesks Latvia Krišjānis Caune Latvia LMT Autosporta Akadēmija Ford Fiesta R2 P
78 Romania Raul Badiu Romania Gabriel Lazăr Romania Raul Badiu Ford Fiesta R2 P
79 Italy Enrico Oldrati Italy Elia De Guio Italy Enrico Oldrati Ford Fiesta R2 P
80 United States Sean Johnston United States Alex Kihurani United States Sean Johnston Ford Fiesta R2 P
81 Paraguay Fabrizio Zaldivar Argentina Fernando Mussano Paraguay Fabrizio Zaldivar Ford Fiesta R2 P
82 Germany Nico Knacker Germany Michael Wenzel Germany ADAC Weser-Ems Ford Fiesta R2 P
83 Finland Sami Pajari Finland Antti Haapala Finland Team Flying Finn Ford Fiesta R2 P
84 Finland Aleksi Röyhkiö Finland Ville Mannisenmäki Finland Aleksi Röyhkiö Ford Fiesta R2 P
Other Major Entries
105 France Adrien Fourmaux Belgium Renaud Jamoul France Adrien Fourmaux Ford Fiesta R2 M
Source:[12]

Route[edit]

There were no significant changes to the route for the 2019 event outside some slight length reductions to selected stages.[1]

Itinerary[edit]

The finishing line of the Ruuhimäki stage, marking as end location of Rally Finland.

All dates and times are EEST (UTC+3).

Date Time No. Stage name Distance
1 August 09:00 — Vesala [Shakedown] 4.26 km
Leg 1 — 128.86 km
1 August 19:00 SS1 Harju 1 2.31 km
2 August 8:18 SS2 Oittila 19.34 km
9:21 SS3 Moksi 1 20.04 km
10:24 SS4 Urria 1 12.28 km
11:16 SS5 Ässämäki 1 12.33 km
12:39 SS6 Äänekoski 1 7.80 km
15:24 SS7 Moksi 2 20.04 km
16:27 SS8 Urria 2 12.28 km
17:19 SS9 Ässämäki 2 12.33 km
18:42 SS10 Äänekoski 2 7.80 km
20:00 SS11 Harju 2 2.31 km
Leg 2 — 132.98 km
3 August 8:08 SS12 Pihlajakoski 1 14.42 km
9:10 SS13 Päijälä 1 22.87 km
10:08 SS14 Kakaristo 1 18.70 km
11:34 SS15 Leustu 1 10.50 km
15:08 SS16 Pihlajakoski 2 14.42 km
16:10 SS17 Päijälä 2 22.87 km
17:08 SS18 Kakaristo 2 18.70 km
18:34 SS19 Leustu 2 10.50 km
Leg 3 — 45.74 km
4 August 8:38 SS20 Laukaa 1 11.75 km
9:38 SS21 Ruuhimäki 1 11.12 km
11:01 SS22 Laukaa 2 11.75 km
13:18 SS23 Ruuhimäki 2 [Power Stage] 11.12 km
Source:[1]

Report[edit]

World Rally Cars[edit]

Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin were entered by M-Sport Ford WRT, but were later withdrawn when Evans was injured contesting Rally Estonia as part of their pre-event preparations. Gus Greensmith and Elliott Edmondson were withdrawn from the WRC 2-Pro category and re-entered in Evans' and Martin's place.[13] Hayden Paddon and John Kennard were entered into the rally by M-Sport Ford WRT, but they were withdrawn after a heavy crash during testing that caused irreparable damage their car.[14]

It was a drama-free Friday for front runners, with Jari-Matti Latvala took a narrow lead into the second leg.[15] However, the local Finn punctured his rear-left tyre in a right-hand corner, which dropped him down to third. Teammate Kris Meeke also ran into trouble at the same corner, but damage to the rear-left suspension forced the Northern Irishman retired from the day.[16] Despite re-entering the rally on the final day, he still had to retire as he stopped again when he hit a rock. Gus Greensmith's rally ended his rally on SS20 after crashing into a tree.[17]

The rally was easily won by Ott Tänak, who won his tenth rally in his WRC career as well as winning his 200th stage victory during the event.[6]

Classification[edit]

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class Event Stage
1 1 8 Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC 2:30:40.3 0.0 25 5
2 2 4 Esapekka Lappi Janne Ferm Citroën Total WRT Citroën C3 WRC 2:31:05.9 +25.6 18 0
3 3 10 Jari-Matti Latvala Miikka Anttila Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC 2:31:13.5 +33.2 15 1
4 4 89 Andreas Mikkelsen Anders Jæger-Amland Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 2:31:33.7 +53.4 12 3
5 5 1 Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia Citroën Total WRT Citroën C3 WRC 2:31:36.4 +56.1 10 2
6 6 11 Thierry Neuville Nicolas Gilsoul Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 2:32:12.7 +1:32.4 8 4
7 7 42 Craig Breen Paul Nagle Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 2:32:18.5 +1:38.2 6 0
8 8 3 Teemu Suninen Marko Salminen M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC 2:33:14.1 +2:33.8 4 0
Retired SS22 5 Kris Meeke Sebastian Marshall Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC Off road 0 0
Retired SS21 33 Gus Greensmith Elliott Edmondson M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC Off road 0 0

Special stages[edit]

Date No. Stage name Distance Winners Car Time Class leaders
1 August — Vesala [Shakedown] 4.26 km Tänak / Järveoja Toyota Yaris WRC 1:53.8 —
SS1 Harju 1 2.31 km Neuville / Gilsoul Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 1:47.3 Neuville / Gilsoul
2 August SS2 Oittila 19.34 km Latvala / Anttila Toyota Yaris WRC 9:36.6 Tänak / Järveoja
SS3 Moksi 1 20.04 km Meeke / Marshall Toyota Yaris WRC 9:56.3
SS4 Urria 1 12.28 km Latvala / Anttila Toyota Yaris WRC 6:08.0
SS5 Ässämäki 1 12.33 km Tänak / Järveoja Toyota Yaris WRC 5:49.7
SS6 Äänekoski 1 7.80 km Latvala / Anttila Toyota Yaris WRC 3:38.1
SS7 Moksi 2 20.04 km Latvala / Anttila Toyota Yaris WRC 9:45.7 Latvala / Anttila
SS8 Urria 2 12.28 km Mikkelsen / Jæger-Amland Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 6:02.8
SS9 Ässämäki 2 12.33 km Latvala / Anttila Toyota Yaris WRC 5:43.8
SS10 Äänekoski 2 7.80 km Meeke / Marshall Toyota Yaris WRC 3:33.1
SS11 Harju 2 2.31 km Neuville / Gilsoul Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 1:48.3
3 August SS12 Pihlajakoski 1 14.42 km Tänak / Järveoja Toyota Yaris WRC 7:30.0 Tänak / Järveoja
SS13 Päijälä 1 22.87 km Meeke / Marshall Toyota Yaris WRC 10:37.4 Latvala / Anttila
SS14 Kakaristo 1 18.70 km Tänak / Järveoja Toyota Yaris WRC 9:00.1 Tänak / Järveoja
SS15 Leustu 1 10.50 km Latvala / Anttila Toyota Yaris WRC 5:27.2
SS16 Pihlajakoski 2 14.42 km Lappi / Ferm Citroën C3 WRC 7:21.5
SS17 Päijälä 2 22.87 km Tänak / Järveoja Toyota Yaris WRC 10:28.9
SS18 Kakaristo 2 18.70 km Lappi / Ferm Citroën C3 WRC 8:51.5
SS19 Leustu 2 10.50 km Mikkelsen / Jæger-Amland Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 5:22.9
4 August SS20 Laukaa 1 11.75 km Tänak / Järveoja Toyota Yaris WRC 5:29.7
SS21 Ruuhimäki 1 11.12 km Latvala / Anttila Toyota Yaris WRC 5:30.9
SS22 Laukaa 2 11.75 km Mikkelsen / Jæger-Amland Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 5:23.1
SS23 Ruuhimäki 2 [Power Stage] 11.12 km Tänak / Järveoja Toyota Yaris WRC 5:24.3

Championship standings[edit]

Pos. Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championships
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points Move Manufacturer Points
1 Ott Tänak 180 Martin Järveoja 180 Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 262
2 Sébastien Ogier 158 Julien Ingrassia 158 Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 238
3 Thierry Neuville 155 Nicolas Gilsoul 155 Citroën Total WRT 198
4 Elfyn Evans 78 Scott Martin 78 M-Sport Ford WRT 158
5 2 Andreas Mikkelsen 71 1 Anders Jæger-Amland 71

World Rally Championship-2 Pro[edit]

Defending WRC-2 winner Eerik Pietarinen crashed out at the very first of the day and was unable to continue.[18] Kalle Rovanperä was comfortable in the lead and collected his fourth straight WRC-2 Pro victory.[19][7]

Classification[edit]

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class Class Event
9 1 21 Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 2:38:34.4 0.0 25 2
13 2 24 Eric Camilli Benjamin Veillas M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta R5 2:43:21.4 +4:47.0 18 0
Retired SS2 23 Eerik Pietarinen Juhana Raitanen Škoda Motorsport Škoda Fabia R5 Evo Accident 0 0

Special stages[edit]

Results in bold denote first in the RC2 class, the class which both the WRC-2 Pro and WRC-2 championships run to.

Date No. Stage name Distance Winners Car Time Class leaders
1 August — Vesala [Shakedown] 4.26 km Rovanperä / Halttunen Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 2:01.1 —
SS1 Harju 1 2.31 km Rovanperä / Halttunen Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 1:52.1 Rovanperä / Halttunen
2 August SS2 Oittila 19.34 km Rovanperä / Halttunen Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 10:05.5
SS3 Moksi 1 20.04 km Rovanperä / Halttunen Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 10:26.3
SS4 Urria 1 12.28 km Rovanperä / Halttunen Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 6:28.1
SS5 Ässämäki 1 12.33 km Rovanperä / Halttunen Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 6:09.9
SS6 Äänekoski 1 7.80 km Rovanperä / Halttunen Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 3:50.4
SS7 Moksi 2 20.04 km Rovanperä / Halttunen Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 10:12.9
SS8 Urria 2 12.28 km Rovanperä / Halttunen Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 6:22.1
SS9 Ässämäki 2 12.33 km Rovanperä / Halttunen Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 6:04.4
SS10 Äänekoski 2 7.80 km Rovanperä / Halttunen Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 3:46.2
SS11 Harju 2 2.31 km Rovanperä / Halttunen Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 1:51.8
3 August SS12 Pihlajakoski 1 14.42 km Rovanperä / Halttunen Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 7:51.5
SS13 Päijälä 1 22.87 km Rovanperä / Halttunen Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 11:16.6
SS14 Kakaristo 1 18.70 km Rovanperä / Halttunen Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 9:32.7
SS15 Leustu 1 10.50 km Rovanperä / Halttunen Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 5:44.7
SS16 Pihlajakoski 2 14.42 km Rovanperä / Halttunen Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 7:43.9
SS17 Päijälä 2 22.87 km Rovanperä / Halttunen Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 11:04.2
SS18 Kakaristo 2 18.70 km Rovanperä / Halttunen Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 9:19.1
SS19 Leustu 2 10.50 km Rovanperä / Halttunen Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 5:40.5
4 August SS20 Laukaa 1 11.75 km Rovanperä / Halttunen Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 5:49.2
SS21 Ruuhimäki 1 11.12 km Rovanperä / Halttunen Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 5:50.9
SS22 Laukaa 2 11.75 km Rovanperä/ Halttunen Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 5:42:4
SS23 Ruuhimäki 2 11.12 km Rovanperä/ Halttunen Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 5:49.0

Championship standings[edit]

Pos. Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championships
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points Move Manufacturer Points
1 Kalle Rovanperä 136 Jonne Halttunen 136 Škoda Motorsport 184
2 Mads Østberg 98 Torstein Eriksen 98 M-Sport Ford WRT 177
3 Gus Greensmith 85 Elliott Edmondson 85 Citroën Total 98
4 Łukasz Pieniążek 74 Kamil Heller 62
5 Jan Kopecký 36 Pavel Dresler 36

World Rally Championship-2[edit]

Local driver Emil Lindholm led the category before he crashed out in the second stage.[18] Pierre-Louis Loubet led the class until the last stage of leg two, when he misheard a pace note and smashed into a tree.[19] Eventually, Nikolay Gryazin snatched his first victory of the class after a consistent weekend.[7]

Classification[edit]

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class Class Event
10 1 44 Nikolay Gryazin Yaroslav Fedorov Nikay Gryazin Škoda Fabia R5 2:41:09.0 0.0 25 1
11 2 48 Jari Huttunen Antti Linnaketo Jari Huttunen Hyundai i20 R5 2:41:23.0 +14.0 18 0
12 3 49 Johan Kristoffersson Stig Rune Skjærmoen Johan Kristoffersson Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 2:43:12.8 +1:49.8 15 0
14 4 41 Pierre-Louis Loubet Vincent Landais Pierre-Louis Loubet Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 2:47:53.5 +4:40.7 12 0
15 5 45 Henning Solberg Ilka Minor Henning Solberg Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 2:51:55.8 +10:46.8 10 0
31 6 46 Paulo Nobre Gabriel Morales Paulo Nobre Škoda Fabia R5 3:16:20.0 +35:11.0 8 0
43 7 47 Emil Lindholm Mikael Korhonen Emil Lindholm Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 3:53:43.9 +1:12:34.9 6 0
45 8 51 Grégoire Munster Louis Louka Grégoire Munster Škoda Fabia R5 4:06:54.8 +1:25:45.8 4 0
Retired SS12 43 Takamoto Katsuta Daniel Barritt Takamoto Katsuta Ford Fiesta R5 Lost wheel 0 0
Retired SS6 50 Tomi Tukiainen Mikko Pohjanharju Tomi Tukiainen Škoda Fabia R5 Accident 0 0

Special stages[edit]

Results in bold denote first in the RC2 class, the class which both the WRC-2 Pro and WRC-2 championships run to.

Date No. Stage name Distance Winners Car Time Class leaders
1 August — Vesala [Shakedown] 4.26 km Loubet / Landais Škoda Fabia R5 2:02.9 —
SS1 Harju 1 2.31 km Kristoffersson / Skjærmoen Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 1:53.2 Kristoffersson / Skjærmoen
2 August SS2 Oittila 19.34 km Lindholm / Korhonen Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 10:02.7 Lindholm / Korhonen
SS3 Moksi 1 20.04 km Loubet / Landais Škoda Fabia R5 10:29.2 Loubet / Landais
SS4 Urria 1 12.28 km Loubet / Landais Škoda Fabia R5 6:31.4
SS5 Ässämäki 1 12.33 km Loubet / Landais Škoda Fabia R5 6:11.2
SS6 Äänekoski 1 7.80 km Loubet / Landais Škoda Fabia R5 3:50.5
SS7 Moksi 2 20.04 km Loubet / Landais Škoda Fabia R5 10:17.8
SS8 Urria 2 12.28 km Loubet / Landais Škoda Fabia R5 6:25.8
SS9 Ässämäki 2 12.33 km Gryazin / Fedorov Škoda Fabia R5 6:07.1
SS10 Äänekoski 2 7.80 km Landais / Loubet
Huttunen / Linnaketo 		Škoda Fabia R5 Evo
Hyundai i20 R5 		3:46.7
SS11 Harju 2 2.31 km Kristoffersson / Skjærmoen Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 1:51.6
3 August SS12 Pihlajakoski 1 14.42 km Lindholm / Korhonen Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 7:50.6
SS13 Päijälä 1 22.87 km Huttunen / Linnaketo Hyundai i20 R5 11:19.4
SS14 Kakaristo 1 18.70 km Lindholm / Korhonen Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 9:28.7
SS15 Leustu 1 10.50 km Huttunen / Linnaketo Hyundai i20 R5 5:46.0
SS16 Pihlajakoski 2 14.42 km Lindholm / Korhonen Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 7:45.2
SS17 Päijälä 2 22.87 km Lindholm / Korhonen Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 11:04.2
SS18 Kakaristo 2 18.70 km Lindholm / Korhonen Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 9:18.7
SS19 Leustu 2 10.50 km Gryazin / Fedorov Škoda Fabia R5 5:46.2 Gryazin / Fedorov
4 August SS20 Laukaa 1 11.75 km Lindholm / Korhonen Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 5:46.8
SS21 Ruuhimäki 1 11.12 km Lindholm / Korhonen Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 5:49.2
SS22 Laukaa 2 11.75 km Lindholm / Korhonen Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 5:40.8
SS23 Ruuhimäki 2 11.12 km Lindholm / Korhonen Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 5:46.6

Championship standings[edit]

Pos. Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points
1 Benito Guerra 69 Jaime Zapata 69
2 Pierre-Louis Loubet 63 Vincent Landais 63
3 2 Nikolay Gryazin 63 2 Yaroslav Fedorov 63
4 1 Ole Christian Veiby 50 1 Jonas Andersson 50
5 1 Takamoto Katsuta 47 1 Daniel Barritt 47

Junior World Rally Championship[edit]

Raul Badiu heavily crashed his Ford Fiesta R2, suffering two fractured ribs and a concussion. The Romanian was forced to retire from the rally and received medical treatment.[20] Roland Poom and Jürgen Heigl was the two major retirements in the second leg.[21] Dennis Rådström could have taken some good points from the event, but the crash in the penultimate stage means he was thirty-four points off the lead. Compatriot Tom Kristensson took the victory with eight stage victories to retake the championship lead.[8]

Classification[edit]

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class Class Stage
17 1 72 Tom Kristensson Henrik Appelskog Tom Kristensson Ford Fiesta R2 2:55:17.2 0.0 25 8
18 2 71 Jan Solans Mauro Barreiro Rally Team Spain Ford Fiesta R2 2:56:45.2 +1:28.0 18 5
24 3 75 Roland Poom Ken Järveoja Roland Poom Ford Fiesta R2 3:07:12.0 +11:54.8 15 0
26 4 84 Aleksi Röyhkiö Ville Mannisenmäki Aleksi Röyhkiö Ford Fiesta R5 3:08:42.4 +13:25.2 12 0
27 5 80 Sean Johnston Alex Kihurani Sean Johnston Ford Fiesta R5 3:08:59.5 +13:42.3 10 0
30 6 79 Enrico Oldrati Elia De Guio Enrico Oldrati Ford Fiesta R2 3:14:55.6 +19:38.4 8 0
37 7 82 Nico Knacker Tobias Braun ADAC Weser-Ems Ford Fiesta R2 3:34:09.8 +38:52.6 6 0
41 8 81 Fabrizio Zaldívar Fernando Mussano Fabrizio Zaldívar Ford Fiesta R2 3:48:56.5 +53:39.3 4 0
42 9 77 Mārtiņš Sesks Krišjānis Caune LMT Autosporta Akadēmija Ford Fiesta R5 3:51:48.9 +56:31.7 2 2
48 10 76 Tom Williams Phil Hall Tom Williams Ford Fiesta R2 4:15:19.9 +1:20:02.7 1 0
Retired SS21 73 Dennis Rådström Johan Johansson Dennis Rådström Ford Fiesta R2 Mechanical 0 5
Retired SS18 74 Julius Tannert Jürgen Heigl ADAC Sachsen E.V Ford Fiesta R2 Rolled 0 1
Retired SS16 83 Sami Pajari Antti Haapala Team Flying Finn Ford Fiesta R2 Lost Wheel 0 2
Retired SS6 78 Raul Badiu Gabriel Lazăr Raul Badiu Ford Fiesta R2 Accident 0 0

Special stages[edit]

Date No. Stage name Distance Winners Car Time Class leaders
1 August — Vesala [Shakedown] 4.26 km Kristensson / Appelskog Ford Fiesta R2 2:16.7 —
SS1 Harju 1 2.31 km Tannert / Heigl Ford Fiesta R2 2:08.9 Tannert / Heigl
2 August SS2 Oittila 19.34 km Kristensson / Appelskog Ford Fiesta R2 11:03.9 Kristensson / Appelskog
SS3 Moksi 1 20.04 km Pajari / Haapala Ford Fiesta R2 11:30.1
SS4 Urria 1 12.28 km Solans / Barreiro Ford Fiesta R2 7:08.8
SS5 Ässämäki 1 12.33 km Kristensson / Appelskog Ford Fiesta R2 6:47.4
SS6 Äänekoski 1 7.80 km Kristensson / Appelskog Ford Fiesta R2 4:09.7
SS7 Moksi 2 20.04 km Rådström / Johansson Ford Fiesta R2 11:20.6
SS8 Urria 2 12.28 km Solans / Barreiro Ford Fiesta R2 7:05.8
SS9 Ässämäki 2 12.33 km Kristensson / Appelskog Ford Fiesta R2 6:37.5
SS10 Äänekoski 2 7.80 km Solans / Barreiro Ford Fiesta R2 4:07.2
SS11 Harju 2 2.31 km Sesks / Caune Ford Fiesta R2 2:05.4
3 August SS12 Pihlajakoski 1 14.42 km Rådström / Johansson Ford Fiesta R2 8:39.5
SS13 Päijälä 1 22.87 km Pajari / Haapala Ford Fiesta R2 12:10.8
SS14 Kakaristo 1 18.70 km Kristensson / Appelskog Ford Fiesta R2 10:23.2
SS15 Leustu 1 10.50 km Solans / Barreiro Ford Fiesta R2 6:20.0
SS16 Pihlajakoski 2 14.42 km Rådström / Johansson Ford Fiesta R2 8:32.8
SS17 Päijälä 2 22.87 km Rådström / Johansson Ford Fiesta R2 12:06.6
SS18 Kakaristo 2 18.70 km Rådström / Johansson Ford Fiesta R2 10:13.4
SS19 Leustu 2 10.50 km Kristensson / Appelskog Ford Fiesta R2 6:19.7
4 August SS20 Laukaa 1 11.75 km Kristensson / Appelskog Ford Fiesta R2 6:25.2
SS21 Ruuhimäki 1 11.12 km Solans / Barreiro Ford Fiesta R2 6:29.0
SS22 Laukaa 2 11.75 km Kristensson / Appelskog Ford Fiesta R2 6:14.1
SS23 Ruuhimäki 2 11.12 km Sesks / Caune Ford Fiesta R2 6:26.0

Championship standings[edit]

Pos. Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Nations' championships
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points Move Country Points
1 1 Tom Kristensson 95 1 Henrik Appelskog 95 Sweden 86
2 1 Jan Solans 94 1 Mauro Barreiro 94 Spain 73
3 Dennis Rådström 61 Johan Johansson 61 1 Germany 43
4 1 Roland Poom 41 1 Ken Järveoja 41 1 Estonia 43
5 1 Julius Tannert 36 1 Jürgen Heigl 36 3 Italy 26

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Entry run in conjunction with TGS Worldwide.
  2. ^ Entry operated by Qatar 2C World Rally Team.
  3. ^ Entry operated by Tommi Mäkinen Racing.
  4. ^ Entry operated by Sports Racing Technologies.
  5. ^ Entry operated by Toksport World Rally Team.
  6. ^ Entry operated by Palmeirinha Rally.
  7. ^ Entry operated by Printsport.
  8. ^ Entry operated by Volkswagen Dealerteam Bauhaus.
  9. ^ Entry operated by Hyundai Slovenija.

References[edit]

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