2009 Rally Finland

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2009 Rally Finland
59th Neste Oil Rally Finland
Round 9 of the 2009 World Rally Championship
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Conrad Rautenbach - Rally Finland 2009.JPG
Host country Flag of Finland.svg Finland
Rally base Jyväskylä
Dates run30 July 2 August 2009
Stages23 (345.15 km; 214.47 miles)
Stage surface Gravel
Statistics
Crews90 at start, 61 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner Flag of Finland.svg Mikko Hirvonen
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg BP Ford Abu Dhabi WRT

The 2009 Neste Oil Rally Finland was the 59th running of the Rally Finland and the ninth round of the 2009 World Rally Championship season. The rally consisted of 23 special stages and was won by Ford's Mikko Hirvonen. This marked his third victory in a row and his first in his home event. Last year's winner Sébastien Loeb of Citroën finished second and took his first podium since the Rally Argentina back in April. Jari-Matti Latvala beat Dani Sordo to the final podium spot.

Contents

Entries

The final entry list included 90 crews the highest number in any event this season. 18 drivers contested the event in the top category World Rally Car and ten were registered for the Junior World Rally Championship. [1] In addition to usual names, Matti Rantanen, who finished seventh in last year's event in a private Ford Focus RS WRC 06, partnered Federico Villagra in the Munchi's Ford World Rally Team and drove the 2008-spec Focus WRC. [2]

Ferrari's 2007 Formula One world champion Kimi Räikkönen made his WRC debut at the event. This was also his first rally on gravel, after competing in two snow rallies in Finland and in a tarmac rally in Italy. As previously, he drove the Super 2000 class Fiat Grande Punto Abarth prepared by Tommi Mäkinen Racing. [3] Räikkönen faced competition from other S2000 entrants such as Juho Hänninen, Anton Alén and Janne Tuohino and from Group N drivers such as Patrik Flodin. Former Stobart M-Sport Ford driver Urmo Aava entered the event in a Honda Civic Type-R R3. [1]

Entry List

No.DriverCo-driverEntrantCarGr.Cl.
1 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Loeb Flag of Monaco.svg Daniel Elena Flag of France.svg Citroën Total World Rally Team Citroën C4 WRC A8
2 Flag of Spain.svg Daniel Sordo Flag of Spain.svg Marc Martí Flag of France.svg Citroën Total World Rally Team Citroën C4 WRC A8
3 Flag of Finland.svg Mikko Hirvonen Flag of Finland.svg Jarmo Lehtinen Flag of the United Kingdom.svg BP Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC 09 A8
4 Flag of Finland.svg Jari-Matti Latvala Flag of Finland.svg Miikka Anttila Flag of the United Kingdom.svg BP Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC 09 A8
5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Matthew Wilson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Scott Martin Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stobart VK M-Sport Ford Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC 08 A8
6 Flag of Norway.svg Henning Solberg Flag of Norway.svg Cato Menkerud Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stobart VK M-Sport Ford Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC 08 A8
7 Flag of Russia.svg Evgeny Novikov Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dale Moscatt Flag of France.svg Citroën Junior Team Citroën C4 WRC A8
8 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Conrad Rautenbach Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Daniel Barritt Flag of France.svg Citroën Junior Team Citroën C4 WRC A8
9 Flag of Argentina.svg Federico Villagra Flag of Argentina.svg Jorge Perez Companc Flag of Argentina.svg Munchi's Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC 08 A8
10 Flag of Finland.svg Matti Rantanen Flag of Finland.svg Mikko Lukka Flag of Argentina.svg Munchi's Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC 08 A8
11 Flag of Norway.svg Petter Solberg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Phil Mills Flag of Norway.svg Petter Solberg MSN Citroën Xsara WRC A8
12 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Ogier Flag of France.svg Julien Ingrassia Flag of France.svg Citroën Junior Team Citroën C4 WRC A8
14 Flag of Norway.svg Mads Østberg Flag of Sweden.svg Jonas Andersson Flag of Norway.svg Adapta AS Subaru Impreza WRC 2008 A8
15 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Khalid Al-Qassimi Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Michael Orr Flag of the United Kingdom.svg BP Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC 08 A8
16 Flag of Finland.svg Jari Ketomaa Flag of Finland.svg Mika Stenberg Flag of Finland.svg Ketomaa WRT Subaru Impreza WRC 2007 A8
17 Flag of Finland.svg Jukka Ketomäki Flag of Finland.svg Kai Risberg Flag of Finland.svg Kai Risberg Škoda Octavia WRC Evo3 A8
31 Flag of Germany.svg Aaron Burkart Flag of Germany.svg Michael Kölbach Flag of Germany.svg Aaron Burkart Suzuki Swift S1600 A6
32 Flag of Poland.svg Michał Kościuszko Flag of Poland.svg Maciej Szczepaniak Flag of Poland.svg Michał Kościuszko Suzuki Swift S1600 A6
33 Flag of Italy.svg Simone Bertolotti Flag of Italy.svg Luca Celestini Flag of Italy.svg Simone Bertolotti Suzuki Swift S1600 A6
34 Flag of Italy.svg Luca Griotti Flag of Italy.svg Corrado Bonato Flag of Italy.svg Luca Griotti Renault Clio R3 A7
35 Flag of France.svg Yoann Bonato Flag of France.svg Benjamin Boulloud Flag of France.svg Yoann Bonato Suzuki Swift S1600 A6
36 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Hans Weijs Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Björn Degandt Flag of the Netherlands.svg KNAF Talent First Team Holland Citroën C2 S1600 A6
37 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Kevin Abbring Flag of the Netherlands.svg Erwin Mombaerts Flag of the Netherlands.svg KNAF Talent First Team Holland Renault Clio R3 A7
38 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Martin Prokop Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jan Tománek Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech National Team Citroën C2 S1600 A6
39 Flag of Germany.svg Mark Wallenwein Flag of Germany.svg Stefan Kopczyk Flag of Italy.svg TRT Srl. Renault Clio R3 A7
59 Flag of Finland.svg Kalle Pinomäki Flag of Finland.svg Matti Kaskinen Flag of Finland.svg Kalle Pinomäki Renault Clio R3 A7
61 Flag of Cyprus.svg Nicos Thomas Flag of Cyprus.svg Angelos Loizides Flag of Italy.svg Pirelli Star Driver Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X N4
62 Flag of South Africa.svg Jon Williams Flag of the United Kingdom.svg George Gwynn Flag of Italy.svg Pirelli Star Driver Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X N4
63 Flag of Finland.svg Jarkko Nikara Flag of Finland.svg Jarkko Kalliolepo Flag of Italy.svg Pirelli Star Driver Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X N4
64 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Martin Semerád Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Bohuslav Ceplecha Flag of Italy.svg Pirelli Star Driver Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X N4
65 Flag of New Zealand.svg Mark Tapper Flag of New Zealand.svg Jeff Judd Flag of Italy.svg Pirelli Star Driver Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X N4
66 Flag of Finland.svg Juho Hänninen Flag of Finland.svg Mikko Markkula Flag of Finland.svg Juho Hänninen Škoda Fabia S2000 N4
67 Flag of Finland.svg Anton Alén Flag of Finland.svg Timo Alanne Flag of Finland.svg Anton Alén Fiat Abarth Grande Punto S2000 N4
68 Flag of Sweden.svg Patrik Flodin Flag of Sweden.svg Göran Bergsten Flag of Russia.svg Uspenskiy Rally Tecnica Subaru Impreza WRX STi N4
69 Flag of Finland.svg Janne Tuohino Flag of Finland.svg Markku Tuohino Flag of Finland.svg Janne Tuohino Peugeot 207 S2000 N4
70 Flag of Finland.svg Kimi Räikkönen Flag of Finland.svg Kaj Lindström Flag of Finland.svg Kimi Räikkönen Fiat Abarth Grande Punto S2000 N4
71 Flag of Finland.svg Jouni Arolainen Flag of Finland.svg Risto Pietiläinen Flag of Finland.svg Jouni Arolainen Ford Focus RS WRC 04 A8
72 Flag of Finland.svg Mattias Therman Flag of Finland.svg Janne Perälä Flag of Argentina.svg Munchi's Ford World Rally Team Ford Focus RS WRC 08 A8
73 Flag of Norway.svg Sveinung Bieltvedt Flag of Norway.svg Roger Eilertsen Flag of Norway.svg Sveinung Bieltvedt Subaru Impreza WRX STi N4
74 Flag of Estonia.svg Ott Tänak Flag of Estonia.svg Kristo Kraag Flag of Estonia.svg Ott Tänak Subaru Impreza WRX STi N4
75 Flag of Estonia.svg Urmo Aava Flag of Estonia.svg Kuldar Sikk Flag of Estonia.svg Urmo Aava Honda Civic Type-R R3 A7
76 Flag of Finland.svg Ari Laivola Flag of Finland.svg Kari Mustalahti Flag of Finland.svg Ari Laivola Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX N4
77 Flag of Finland.svg Jukka Metsälä Flag of Finland.svg Sari Ohra-aho Flag of Finland.svg Jukka Metsälä Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X N4
78 Flag of Russia.svg Radik Shaymiev Flag of Russia.svg Timur Kafarov Flag of Russia.svg Radik Shaymiev Peugeot 207 S2000 N4
79 Flag of Finland.svg Reijo Muhonen Flag of Finland.svg Timo Mäenpää Flag of Finland.svg Reijo Muhonen Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX N4
80 Flag of Finland.svg Petri Lehtovirta Flag of Finland.svg Juha Kanerva Flag of Finland.svg Petri Lehtovirta Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX N4
81 Flag of Finland.svg Pekka Savela Flag of Finland.svg Ville Mäkelä Flag of Finland.svg Pekka Savela Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX N4
82 Flag of Finland.svg Jukka Hara Flag of Finland.svg Petteri Luostarinen Flag of Finland.svg Jukka Hara Subaru Impreza WRX STi N4
83 Flag of Finland.svg Ville Silvasti Flag of Finland.svg Jani Rauhala Flag of Finland.svg Jani Rauhala Subaru Impreza WRX STi N4
84 Flag of Finland.svg Timo Pulkkinen Flag of Finland.svg Lasse Miettinen Flag of Finland.svg Timo Pulkkinen Subaru Impreza WRX STi A8
85 Flag of Finland.svg Pekka Vihma Flag of Finland.svg Kim Niemelä Flag of Finland.svg Pekka Vihma Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX N4
86 Flag of Finland.svg Jarmo Komsi Flag of Finland.svg Pasi Karppinen Flag of Finland.svg Jarmo Komsi Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX N4
87 Flag of Finland.svg Kai Ahola Flag of Finland.svg Peter Flythström Flag of Finland.svg Kai Ahola Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII A8
88 Flag of Italy.svg Fabio Frisiero Flag of Spain.svg Jordi Barrabés Costa Flag of Italy.svg Fabio Frisiero Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX N4
89 Flag of Estonia.svg Georg Gross Flag of Estonia.svg Raigo Mõlder Flag of Estonia.svg Georg Gross Subaru Impreza WRX STi N4
90 Flag of Finland.svg Tomi Weurlander Flag of Finland.svg Veijo Vyörykkä Flag of Finland.svg Tomi Weurlander Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII N4
91 Flag of Finland.svg Jukka Kihlman Flag of Finland.svg Harri Kihlman Flag of Finland.svg Jukka Kihlman Subaru Impreza WRX STi N4
92 Flag of Finland.svg Jouni Virtanen Flag of Finland.svg Jussi Martiskin Flag of Finland.svg Jouni Virtanen Subaru Impreza WRX STi N4
93 Flag of Finland.svg Tony Ahti Flag of Finland.svg Mika Joensuu Flag of Finland.svg Tony Ahti Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX N4
94 Flag of Finland.svg Asko Mäkinen Flag of Finland.svg Veli-Matti Haljala Flag of Finland.svg Asko Mäkinen Subaru Impreza WRX STi N4
95 Flag of Finland.svg Axel Lindholm Flag of Finland.svg Timo Hantunen Flag of Finland.svg Axel Lindholm Honda Civic Type-R N3
96 Flag of Italy.svg Silvano Pintarelli Flag of Italy.svg Mauro Marchioni Flag of Italy.svg Silvano Pintarelli Renault Clio R3 A7
97 Flag of Ireland.svg Craig Breen Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gareth Roberts Flag of Ireland.svg Craig Breen Ford Fiesta ST N3
98 Flag of Germany.svg Patrick Anglade Flag of Germany.svg Björn Röhm Flag of Germany.svg Patrick Anglade Ford Fiesta ST N3
99 Flag of Finland.svg Jussi Kumpumäki Flag of Finland.svg Mikael Korhonen Flag of Finland.svg Jussi Kumpumäki Ford Fiesta ST N3
100 Flag of Turkey.svg Emre Yurdakul Flag of Turkey.svg Burak Erdener Flag of Turkey.svg Castrol Ford Team Turkiye Ford Fiesta ST N3
101 Flag of Turkey.svg Burcu Cetinkaya Flag of Turkey.svg Cicek Guney Flag of Turkey.svg Castrol Ford Team Turkiye Ford Fiesta ST N3
102 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Bader Al-Jabri Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stephen McAuley Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Team Abu Dhabi Ford Fiesta ST N3
103 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Majed Al-Shamsi Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Allan Harryman Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Team Abu Dhabi Ford Fiesta ST N3
104 Flag of Russia.svg Denis Grodetskiy Flag of Russia.svg Safoniy Lotko Flag of Estonia.svg Cueks Racing Ford Fiesta ST N3
105 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Ahmed Al-Mansoori Flag of Ireland.svg Killian Duffy Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Team Abu Dhabi Ford Fiesta ST N3
106 Flag of Finland.svg Timo Pitkäniemi Flag of Finland.svg Ossi Lehtonen Flag of Finland.svg Timo Pitkäniemi Renault Clio RS N3
107 Flag of Italy.svg Fabrizio de Sanctis Flag of Italy.svg Sergio Biancolli Flag of Italy.svg Fabrizio de Sanctis Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VI A8
108 Flag of France.svg Daniel Cambon Flag of France.svg Valerie Antherieu Flag of France.svg Daniel Cambon Renault Clio RS N3
109 Flag of Finland.svg Jari Laakso Flag of Finland.svg Jari Tarvainen Flag of Finland.svg Jari Laakso Volkswagen Polo 1.4 16V A5
110 Flag of Finland.svg Ville Ruokanen Flag of Finland.svg Timo Pallari Flag of Finland.svg Ville Ruokanen Volkswagen Polo 1.4 16V A5
111 Flag of Finland.svg Kari Hytönen Flag of Finland.svg Ismo Pietiläinen Flag of Finland.svg Kari Hytönen Suzuki Swift Sport N2
112 Flag of Finland.svg Ilkka Kariste Flag of Finland.svg Toni Valovaara Flag of Finland.svg Ilkka Kariste Volkswagen Polo 1.4 16V A5
113 Flag of Finland.svg Mikael Wikstedt Flag of Finland.svg Hannu Rokkanen Flag of Finland.svg Mikael Wikstedt Škoda Fabia 1.4 16V A5
114 Flag of Finland.svg Jouko Pulkkinen Flag of Finland.svg Petri Hänninen Flag of Finland.svg Jouko Pulkkinen Volkswagen Polo GTi N2
115 Flag of Finland.svg Toni Harsia Flag of Finland.svg Timo Kekkonen Flag of Finland.svg Toni Harsia Volkswagen Polo 1.4 16V A5
116 Flag of Finland.svg Teemu Horkama Flag of Finland.svg Sami Sarjula Flag of Finland.svg Teemu Horkama Škoda Felicia 1.3 A5
117 Flag of Sweden.svg Patrik Ottosson Flag of Sweden.svg Stefan Ottosson Flag of Sweden.svg Patrik Ottosson Volkswagen Polo 1.4 16V A5
118 Flag of Finland.svg Raimo Kaisanlahti Flag of Finland.svg Tapani Pulkkinen Flag of Finland.svg Raimo Kaisanlahti Volkswagen Polo 1.4 16V A5
119 Flag of Finland.svg Tomi Vilenius Flag of Finland.svg Sami Ryynänen Flag of Finland.svg Tomi Vilenius Ford Puma Kit Car A5
120 Flag of Finland.svg Matti Tuominen Flag of Finland.svg Pekka Leppälä Flag of Finland.svg Matti Tuominen Volkswagen Polo 1.4 16V A5
121 Flag of Finland.svg Pasi Laaksomaa Flag of Finland.svg Susanna Söyrilä Flag of Finland.svg Pasi Laaksomaa Volkswagen Polo 1.4 16V A5
122 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nick West Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Chris Melling Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nick West Volkswagen Polo 1.4 16V A5
123 Flag of Barbados.svg Adrian Linton Flag of Barbados.svg Jonathan Linton Flag of Barbados.svg Jonathan Linton Opel Astra OPC N3
124 Flag of Finland.svg Juhani Länsikorpi Flag of Finland.svg Pasi Haataja Flag of Finland.svg Juhani Länsikorpi Toyota Yaris A5

Summary

Petter Solberg on the Killeri super special stage Petter Solberg - Rally Finland 2009.JPG
Petter Solberg on the Killeri super special stage

As in the previous year's event, the battle for the win was between the title contenders Mikko Hirvonen of Ford and Sébastien Loeb of Citroën. Although Loeb proved faster on the opening super special stage, Hirvonen took the lead when the rally really got underway on Friday, and began building up a lead by about a second per stage. Loeb backed off and settled for second after damaging a tyre and losing 13 seconds on SS15. Hirvonen's win was his first in his home event, after finishing runner-up to Marcus Grönholm in 2007 and to Loeb in 2008. Jari-Matti Latvala, who suffered from food poisoning on day two, passed Dani Sordo to take his first podium in his home event. Petter Solberg also looked set to challenge for a podium place, but suffered a puncture and then went wide and got stuck in a ditch right at the end of the fourth stage. [4]

Red Bull Rally Team's Juho Hanninen won the Group N class in a Skoda Fabia S2000. Juho Hanninen - Rally Finland 2009.JPG
Red Bull Rally Team's Juho Hänninen won the Group N class in a Škoda Fabia S2000.

Munchi's Ford driver Matti Rantanen took a career-best fifth place in only his second rally in a World Rally Car. After Stobart's Henning Solberg, Rantanen's main challenger for the position, retired with a broken suspension, Rantanen was chased down by Citroën Junior Team's Sébastien Ogier. Ogier closed to within 0.6 seconds before the final stage but a time only 0.3 seconds faster than Rantanen's kept him in sixth place. [5] Ogier's teammates Evgeny Novikov and Conrad Rautenbach both crashed out. Novikov crashed on both Friday and Saturday mornings while Rautenbach held ninth place until his accident on the penultimate stage.

Jari Ketomaa made his World Rally Car debut in a private Subaru Impreza WRC2007 and was another driver to challenge for fifth, the "best of the rest" position. He incurred a puncture and struggled with steering damage on Friday, losing over a minute, but recovered to overtake Stobart's Matthew Wilson for eighth and then began closing in on Mads Østberg in a year newer Impreza WRC. As the Norwegian crashed out on SS19, Ketomaa took the seventh place and his first-ever WRC points, and Wilson eighth and his first-ever point in the Rally Finland. Khalid al-Qassimi finished ninth and production class winner Juho Hänninen beat Munchi's Federico Villagra for tenth place. Martin Prokop won the Junior World Rally Championship category and secured the junior world title. [6] Crowd favourite Kimi Räikkönen impressed in his WRC debut. Despite engine trouble, he held third place in the production class until rolling out at exactly the same place as Østberg. Räikkönen's performance drew praise from the top rally drivers. [7]

Results

Pos.DriverCo-driverCarTimeDifferencePoints
WRC
1 Flag of Finland.svg Mikko Hirvonen Flag of Finland.svg Jarmo Lehtinen Ford Focus RS WRC 09 2:50:40.90.010
2 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Loeb Flag of Monaco.svg Daniel Elena Citroën C4 WRC 2:51:06.0+25.18
3 Flag of Finland.svg Jari-Matti Latvala Flag of Finland.svg Miikka Anttila Ford Focus RS WRC 09 2:51:30.8+49.96
4 Flag of Spain.svg Dani Sordo Flag of Spain.svg Marc Martí Citroën C4 WRC 2:51:47.0+1:06.15
5 Flag of Finland.svg Matti Rantanen Flag of Finland.svg Mikko Lukka Ford Focus RS WRC 08 2:54:59.1+4:18.24
6 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Ogier Flag of France.svg Julien Ingrassia Citroën C4 WRC 2:54:59.4+4:18.53
7 Flag of Finland.svg Jari Ketomaa Flag of Finland.svg Mika Stenberg Subaru Impreza WRC 2007 2:55:48.4+5:07.52
8 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Matthew Wilson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Scott Martin Ford Focus RS WRC 08 2:57:14.5+6:33.61
JWRC
1 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Martin Prokop Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jan Tománek Citroën C2 S1600 3:17:03.10.010
2 Flag of Finland.svg Kalle Pinomäki Flag of Finland.svg Matti Kaskinen Renault Clio R3 3:17:58.6+55.58
3 Flag of Poland.svg Michał Kościuszko Flag of Poland.svg Maciek Szczepaniak Suzuki Swift S1600 3:20:24.0+3:20.96
4 Flag of Germany.svg Aaron Nikolai Burkart Flag of Germany.svg Michael Kölbach Suzuki Swift S1600 3:20:53.5+3:50.45
5 Flag of Germany.svg Mark Wallenwein Flag of Germany.svg Stefan Kopczyk Renault Clio R3 3:30:28.6+13:25.54
6 Flag of Italy.svg Simone Bertolotti Flag of Italy.svg Luca Celestini Suzuki Swift S1600 3:34:19.0+17:15.93
7 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Hans Weijs, Jr. Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Bjorn Degandt Citroën C2 S1600 3:51:17.8+34:14.72

Special stages

DayStageTime (EEST)NameLengthWinnerTimeRally leader
1 (30-31 Jul)SS119:00Killeri 12.06 km Flag of France.svg Sébastien Loeb 1:20.3 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Loeb
SS27:38Jukojärvi 122.29 km Flag of Finland.svg Mikko Hirvonen 10:36.2 Flag of Finland.svg Mikko Hirvonen
SS38:11Kruununperä 113.51 km Flag of Finland.svg Mikko Hirvonen 6:29.9
SS48:59Mökkiperä 113.64 km Flag of France.svg Sébastien Loeb 6:42.2
SS59:46Palsankylä 113.92 km Flag of France.svg Sébastien Loeb 7:06.7
SS613:02Jukojärvi 222.29 km Flag of Finland.svg Mikko Hirvonen 10:25.2
SS713:35Kruununperä 213.51 km Flag of Finland.svg Mikko Hirvonen 6:22.3
SS814:23Mökkiperä 213.64 km Flag of France.svg Sébastien Loeb 6:37.0
SS915:10Palsankylä 213.92 km Flag of France.svg Sébastien Loeb 7:01.6
SS1020:00Killeri 22.06 km Flag of France.svg Sébastien Loeb 1:20.2
2 (1 Aug)SS117:13Leustu 121.35 km Flag of Finland.svg Mikko Hirvonen 10:04.8
SS128:02Himos 120.94 km Flag of Finland.svg Mikko Hirvonen 10:31.7
SS139:25Surkee 114.95 km Flag of Finland.svg Mikko Hirvonen 8:01.2
SS1411:37Leustu 221.35 km Flag of Finland.svg Mikko Hirvonen 10:03.4
SS1512:26Himos 220.94 km Flag of Finland.svg Mikko Hirvonen 10:35.4
SS1613:49Surkee 214.95 km Flag of Finland.svg Jari-Matti Latvala 7:59.7
SS1716:11Urria12.75 km Flag of Finland.svg Mikko Hirvonen 5:55.5
SS1817:19Kavala10.35 km Flag of Finland.svg Jari-Matti Latvala
Flag of France.svg Sébastien Ogier
5:10.1
SS1917:52Väärinmaja29.29 km Flag of Finland.svg Jari-Matti Latvala 14:56.3
3 (2 Aug)SS208:17Hannula10.82 km Flag of Finland.svg Jari-Matti Latvala 5:41.1
SS218:58Myhinpää 115.06 km Flag of France.svg Sébastien Loeb 6:59.1
SS2210:51Myhinpää 215.06 km Flag of Finland.svg Jari-Matti Latvala 6:52.1
SS2312:18Ruuhimäki6.5 km Flag of Finland.svg Jari-Matti Latvala 3:12.4

Championship standings after the event

Drivers' championship

PosDriver IRL
Flag of Ireland.svg
NOR
Flag of Norway.svg
CYP
Flag of Cyprus.svg
POR
Flag of Portugal (official).svg
ARG
Flag of Argentina.svg
ITA
Flag of Italy.svg
GRC
Flag of Greece.svg
POL
Flag of Poland.svg
FIN
Flag of Finland.svg
AUS
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
ESP
Flag of Spain.svg
GBR
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
 Pts 
1 Flag of Finland.svg Mikko Hirvonen 3222Ret211168
2 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Loeb 111114Ret7265
3 Flag of Spain.svg Dani Sordo 2543223122444
4 Flag of Finland.svg Jari-Matti Latvala 14312Ret613Ret331
5 Flag of Norway.svg Henning Solberg 44185381533027
6 Flag of Norway.svg Petter Solberg 634Ret3Ret4Ret25
7 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Matthew Wilson 775Ret56145820
8 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Ogier 610Ret177Ret2Ret616
9 Flag of Argentina.svg Federico Villagra 774Ret41114
10 Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Conrad Rautenbach 18Ret6RetRet958Ret8
11 Flag of Norway.svg Mads Østberg 9677RetRet7
12 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Khalid al-Qassimi 88816696
13 Flag of Russia.svg Evgeny Novikov 12RetRet5169Ret4
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chris Atkinson 54
Flag of Finland.svg Matti Rantanen 54
16 Flag of Poland.svg Krzysztof Hołowczyc 63
17 Flag of Finland.svg Jari Ketomaa 72
18 Flag of Qatar.svg Nasser Al-Attiyah 111681091
Flag of Estonia.svg Urmo Aava 108291
Flag of Greece.svg Lambros Athanassoulas 81
PosDriver IRL
Flag of Ireland.svg
NOR
Flag of Norway.svg
CYP
Flag of Cyprus.svg
POR
Flag of Portugal (official).svg
ARG
Flag of Argentina.svg
ITA
Flag of Italy.svg
GRC
Flag of Greece.svg
POL
Flag of Poland.svg
FIN
Flag of Finland.svg
AUS
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
ESP
Flag of Spain.svg
GBR
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
Pts
Key
ColourResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
GreenPoints finish
BlueNon-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
PurpleDid not finish (Ret)
BlackExcluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
BlankWithdrew entry from
the event (WD)

Manufacturers' championship

PosTeamEventTotal
points
IRL
Flag of Ireland.svg
NOR
Flag of Norway.svg
CYP
Flag of Cyprus.svg
POR
Flag of Portugal (official).svg
ARG
Flag of Argentina.svg
ITA
Flag of Italy.svg
GRC
Flag of Greece.svg
POL
Flag of Poland.svg
FIN
Flag of Finland.svg
AUS
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
ESP
Flag of Spain.svg
GBR
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
1 Flag of France.svg Citroën Total World Rally Team 1814161618841213119
2 Flag of the United States.svg BP Ford World Rally Team 814108318181016105
3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stobart M-Sport Ford Rally Team 8865107511464
4 Flag of France.svg Citroën Junior Team 52402565433
5 Flag of Argentina.svg Munchi's Ford World Rally Team 00345060220

References

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