2019 Rally Rally Finland 69. Neste Rally Finland | |||
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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 | ![]() | ||
Rally base | Jyväskylä, Keski-Suomi | ||
Dates run | 1 – 4 August 2019 | ||
Start location | Jyväskylä, Keski-Suomi | ||
Finish location | Ruuhimäki, Toivakka | ||
Stages | 23 (307.58 km; 191.12 miles) [1] | ||
Stage surface | Gravel | ||
Transport distance | 1,066.09 km (662.44 miles) | ||
Overall distance | 1,373.67 km (853.56 miles) | ||
Results | |||
Overall winner | ![]() ![]() ![]() 2:30:40.3 | ||
WRC-2 Pro winner | ![]() ![]() ![]() 2:38:34.4 | ||
WRC-2 winner | ![]() ![]() ![]() 2:41:09.0 | ||
J-WRC winner | ![]() ![]() ![]() 2:55:17.2 | ||
Power Stage winner | ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||
Crews registered | 65 | ||
Crews | 61 at start, 49 at finish |
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]
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]
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.
There were no significant changes to the route for the 2019 event outside some slight length reductions to selected stages. [1]
All dates and times are EEST (UTC+3).
Date | Time | No. | Stage name | Distance |
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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] | ||||
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]
Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points | ||
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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 |
Date | No. | Stage name | Distance | Winners | Car | Time | Class leaders |
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1 August | — | Vesala [ Shakedown ] | 4.26 km | Tänak / Järveoja | Toyota Yaris WRC | 1:53.8 | N/A |
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 | ||
Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | |||||||||
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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 | ![]() | Andreas Mikkelsen | 71 | ![]() | Anders Jæger-Amland | 71 |
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]
Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points | ||
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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 | ||
Results in bold denote first in the RC2 class, the class which both the WRC-2 Pro and WRC-2 championships run to.
Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | |||||||||
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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 |
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]
Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points | ||
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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 | ||
Results in bold denote first in the RC2 class, the class which both the WRC-2 Pro and WRC-2 championships run to.
Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | ||||||
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Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | |||
1 | ![]() | Benito Guerra | 69 | ![]() | Jaime Zapata | 69 | ||
2 | ![]() | Pierre-Louis Loubet | 63 | ![]() | Vincent Landais | 63 | ||
3 | ![]() | Nikolay Gryazin | 63 | ![]() | Yaroslav Fedorov | 63 | ||
4 | ![]() | Ole Christian Veiby | 50 | ![]() | Jonas Andersson | 50 | ||
5 | ![]() | Takamoto Katsuta | 47 | ![]() | Daniel Barritt | 47 |
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]
Date | No. | Stage name | Distance | Winners | Car | Time | Class leaders |
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1 August | — | Vesala [ Shakedown ] | 4.26 km | Kristensson / Appelskog | Ford Fiesta R2 | 2:16.7 | N/A |
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 | ||
Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Nations' championships | |||||||||
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Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Country | Points | ||||
1 | ![]() | Tom Kristensson | 95 | ![]() | Henrik Appelskog | 95 | ![]() | Sweden | 86 | |||
2 | ![]() | Jan Solans | 94 | ![]() | Mauro Barreiro | 94 | ![]() | Spain | 73 | |||
3 | ![]() | Dennis Rådström | 61 | ![]() | Johan Johansson | 61 | ![]() | Germany | 43 | |||
4 | ![]() | Roland Poom | 41 | ![]() | Ken Järveoja | 41 | ![]() | Estonia | 43 | |||
5 | ![]() | Julius Tannert | 36 | ![]() | Jürgen Heigl | 36 | ![]() | Italy | 26 |
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The 2019 Rally Catalunya was a motor racing event for rally cars which was held over four days between 24 and 27 October 2019. It marks the fifty-fifth running of Rally Catalunya and is the thirteenth round of the 2019 World Rally Championship, the newly-created WRC-2 Pro class, World Rally Championship-2, the Spanish national Rally Championship and Peugeot Rally Cup Ibérica championship. The 2019 event is based in Salou in Tarragona, and is contested over seventeen special stages with a total a competitive distance of 325.56 km (202.29 mi).
The 2020 Rally Sweden was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 13 and 16 February 2020. It marked the sixty-eighth running of Rally Sweden and was the second round of the 2020 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. It was also the first round of the Junior World Rally Championship. The 2020 event was based in the town of Torsby in Värmland County and consists of eleven special stages. The rally was scheduled to cover a total competitive distance of 301.26 km (187.19 mi), but was shortened to 171.64 km (106.65 mi) due to a lack of snow.
The 2020 Rally Italia Sardegna was a motor racing event for rally cars that was scheduled to be held over four days between 4 and 7 June 2020, but had to be postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The event was reset to hold between 8 and 11 October 2020 following the cancellation of 2020 Rallye Deutschland. It marked the seventeenth running of Rally Italia Sardegna and was the seventh round of the 2020 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. It was also set to be the third round of the Junior World Rally Championship. The 2020 event was based in Alghero in Sardinia and consisted of sixteen special stages. The rally covered a total competitive distance of 238.84 km (148.41 mi).
The 2020 Rally Finland was a motor racing event for rally cars that was scheduled to be held over four days between 6 and 9 August 2020, but was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was set to mark the seventieth running of Rally Finland and planned to be the eighth round of the 2020 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. It was also planned to run as the third round of the 2020 Junior World Rally Championship. The 2020 event was scheduled to be based in Jyväskylä in Keski-Suomi and consisted of twenty-four special stages covering a total competitive distance of 321.87 km (200.00 mi).
The 2020 Rally Turkey was a motor racing event for rally cars that held between 18 and 20 September 2020. It marked the thirteenth running of Rally Turkey and was the fifth round of the 2020 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The 2020 event was based in Marmaris in Muğla Province, and was contested over twelve special stages with a total competitive distance of 223.00 km (138.57 mi).
The 2020 Wales Rally GB was a motor racing event for rally cars that was scheduled to be held over four days between 29 October and 1 November 2020, but was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic for the first time since 1967 which was cancelled due to foot and mouth crisis. It was set to mark the seventy-sixth running of Wales Rally GB and planned to be the twelfth round of the 2020 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. It was also planned to run as the fourth round of the 2020 Junior World Rally Championship. The 2020 event was scheduled to be based in Deeside in Flintshire.
The 2020 Rally Estonia was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over three days between 4 and 6 September 2020. It marked the tenth running of Rally Estonia and was the fourth round of the 2020 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The 2020 event was based in the town of Tartu in Tartu County and consisted of seventeen special stages. The rally covered a total competitive distance of 232.64 km (144.56 mi).
The 2021 Arctic Rally Finland was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 26 and 28 February 2021. It marked the fifty-seventh running of the Arctic Rally, and the first time the event has been run as a round of the World Rally Championship. The event was the second round of the 2021 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The 2021 event was based in Rovaniemi in Lapland and was contested over ten special stages totalling 251.08 km (156.01 mi) in competitive distance.
The 2021 Rally de Portugal was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 20 and 23 May 2021. It marked the fifty-fourth running of the Rally de Portugal. The event was the fourth round of the 2021 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3, as well as the second round of the 2021 Junior World Rally Championship. The 2021 event was based in Matosinhos in the Porto District and was contested over twenty special stages totalling 337.51 km (209.72 mi) in competitive distance.
The 2021 Rally Finland was a motor racing event for rally cars that held over three days between 1 and 3 October 2021. It marked the seventieth running of the Rally Finland. The event was the tenth round of the 2021 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The 2021 event was based in Jyväskylä in Central Finland and was contested over nineteen special stages totalling 287.11 km (178.40 mi) in competitive distance.
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