2021 Arctic Rally Finland

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2021 Arctic Rally Finland
Arctic Rally Finland Powered by CapitalBox 2021
Round 2 of 12 in the 2021 World Rally Championship
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Oliver at the 2021 Arctic Rally.jpg
The rally is the first World Rally Championship round held inside the Arctic Circle.
Host countryFlag of Finland.svg  Finland
Rally base Rovaniemi, Lapland
Dates run26 – 28 February 2021
Stages10 (251.08 km; 156.01 miles) [1]
Stage surface Snow
Transport distance604.97 km (375.91 miles)
Overall distance856.05 km (531.92 miles)
Results
Overall winner Flag of Estonia.svg Ott Tänak
Flag of Estonia.svg Martin Järveoja
Flag of South Korea.svg Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT
2:03:49.6
WRC-2 winner Flag of Finland.svg Esapekka Lappi
Flag of Finland.svg Janne Ferm
Flag of Italy.svg Movisport
2:09:56.6
WRC-3 winner Flag of Finland.svg Teemu Asunmaa
Flag of Finland.svg Marko Salminen
2:11:55.3
Power Stage winner Flag of Finland.svg Kalle Rovanperä
Flag of Finland.svg Jonne Halttunen
Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
10:02.4
Crews registered56
Crews55 at start, 52 at finish

The 2021 Arctic Rally Finland (also known as the Arctic Rally Finland Powered by CapitalBox 2021) was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over three days between 26 and 28 February 2021. [2] 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. [1]

Contents

Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen were the defending rally winners, having won the 2020 rally when it was held as part of the Finnish Rally Championship.

Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja won the event. [3] Esapekka Lappi and Janne Ferm won the World Rally Championship-2 category, [4] while Teemu Asunmaa and Marko Salminen were the winners in the World Rally Championship-3. [5]

Background

Addition on the calendar

The Arctic Rally was not included on the first calendar published by the World Motorsport Council. [6] The event was a late addition when Rally Sweden was cancelled in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. [7] [8] The Arctic Rally was chosen over six other reserve events because Rally Sweden was the only snow-based event on the calendar, and none of the reserve events were planned to run on snow. [9] Competitors are required to wear warmer overalls than usual for safety reasons. [10]

The Arctic Rally was run twice in 2021. The first running in January was held as a round of the Finnish national rally Championship, while the second running in February was a World Championship round. The national-level event was won by Juho Hänninen, driving a Toyota Yaris WRC. [11] The two events have the same organisers and similar routes. [10]

Championship standings prior to the event

Reigning World Champions Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia entered the round with a nine-point lead over Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin. Thierry Neuville and Martijn Wydaeghe were third, a further four points behind. In the World Rally Championship for Manufacturers, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT held a twenty-two-point lead over defending manufacturers' champions Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT, followed by M-Sport Ford WRT.

In the World Rally Championship-2 standings, Andreas Mikkelsen and Ola Fløene held an eight-point lead ahead of Adrien Fourmaux and Renaud Jamoul in the drivers' and co-drivers' standings respectively, with Eric Camilli and François-Xavier Buresi in third. In the teams' championship, Toksport WRT led Movisport by ten points.

In the World Rally Championship-3 standings, Yohan Rossel and Benoît Fulcrand led the drivers' and co-drivers' standings by six points respectively. Yoann Bonato and Benjamin Boulloud were second, with Nicolas Ciamin and Yannick Roche in third in both standings, trailing by two points.

Entry list

The following crews were entered into the rally. The event was open to crews competing in the World Rally Championship, its support categories, the World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3, and privateer entries that were not registered to score points in any championship. Thirteen entries for the World Rally Championship were received, as were ten in the World Rally Championship-2 and twenty-three in the World Rally Championship-3.

Rally1 entries competing in the World Rally Championship
No.DriverCo-DriverEntrantCarTyre
1 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Ogier Flag of France.svg Julien Ingrassia Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC P
2 Flag of Sweden.svg Oliver Solberg Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sebastian Marshall Flag of France.svg Hyundai 2C Competition Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC P
3 Flag of Finland.svg Teemu Suninen Flag of Finland.svg Mikko Markkula Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC P
7 Flag of France.svg Pierre-Louis Loubet Flag of France.svg Vincent Landais Flag of France.svg Hyundai 2C Competition Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC P
8 Flag of Estonia.svg Ott Tänak Flag of Estonia.svg Martin Järveoja Flag of South Korea.svg Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC P
11 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Neuville Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Martijn Wydaeghe Flag of South Korea.svg Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC P
12 Flag of Finland.svg Janne Tuohino Flag of Finland.svg Reeta Hämäläinen Flag of Finland.svg JanPro Ford Fiesta WRC P
18 Flag of Japan.svg Takamoto Katsuta Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Daniel Barritt Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC P
33 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Elfyn Evans Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Scott Martin Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC P
37 Flag of Italy.svg Lorenzo Bertelli Flag of Italy.svg Simone Scattolin Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC P
42 Flag of Ireland.svg Craig Breen Flag of Ireland.svg Paul Nagle Flag of South Korea.svg Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC P
44 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gus Greensmith Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Elliott Edmondson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC P
69 Flag of Finland.svg Kalle Rovanperä Flag of Finland.svg Jonne Halttunen Flag of Japan.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC P
Source: [12]
Rally2 entries competing in the World Rally Championship-2
No.DriverCo-DriverEntrantCarTyre
20 Flag of Norway.svg Andreas Mikkelsen Flag of Norway.svg Ola Fløene Flag of Germany.svg Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia R5 Evo P
21 Flag of France.svg Adrien Fourmaux Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Renaud Jamoul Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II P
22 Flag of Norway.svg Eyvind Brynildsen Flag of Norway.svg Veronica Engan Flag of Germany.svg Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia R5 Evo P
23 Flag of the United States.svg Sean Johnston Flag of the United States.svg Alex Kihurani Flag of France.svg Saintéloc Junior Team Citroën C3 Rally2 P
24 Flag of Finland.svg Jari Huttunen Flag of Finland.svg Mikko Lukka Flag of South Korea.svg Hyundai Motorsport N Hyundai i20 R5 P
25 Flag of Finland.svg Esapekka Lappi Flag of Finland.svg Janne Ferm Flag of Italy.svg Movisport Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 P
26 Flag of Norway.svg Ole Christian Veiby Flag of Sweden.svg Jonas Andersson Flag of South Korea.svg Hyundai Motorsport N Hyundai i20 R5 P
27 Russian Automobile Federation flag.svg Nikolay Gryazin [lower-alpha 1] Russian Automobile Federation flag.svg Konstantin Aleksandrov [lower-alpha 2] Flag of Italy.svg Movisport Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 P
28 Flag of Estonia.svg Georg Linnamäe Flag of Ukraine.svg Volodymyr Korsia Flag of Estonia.svg ALM Motorsport Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 P
29 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Martin Prokop Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Michal Ernst Flag of the United Kingdom.svg M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II P
Source: [12]
Rally2 entries competing in the World Rally Championship-3 [lower-alpha 3]
No.DriverCo-DriverEntrantCarTyre
30 Flag of Finland.svg Teemu Asunmaa Flag of Finland.svg Marko Salminen Flag of Finland.svg Teemu Asunmaa Škoda Fabia R5 Evo P
31 Flag of Finland.svg Emil Lindholm Flag of Finland.svg Mikael Korhonen Flag of Finland.svg Emil Lindholm Škoda Fabia R5 Evo P
32 Flag of Finland.svg Mikko Heikkilä Flag of Finland.svg Topi Luhtinen Flag of Finland.svg Mikko Heikkilä Škoda Fabia R5 Evo P
34 Flag of Finland.svg Eerik Pietarinen Flag of Finland.svg Antti Linnaketo Flag of Finland.svg Eerik Pietarinen Škoda Fabia R5 Evo P
35 Flag of Sweden.svg Johan Kristoffersson Flag of Sweden.svg Patrik Barth Flag of Sweden.svg Kristoffersson Motorsport Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 P
36 Flag of Sweden.svg Mattias Ekström Flag of Sweden.svg Emil Bergkvist Flag of Sweden.svg Mattias Ekström Škoda Fabia R5 Evo P
38 Flag of Estonia.svg Egon Kaur Flag of Estonia.svg Silver Simm Flag of Estonia.svg Kaur Motorsport Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 P
39 Flag of Estonia.svg Gregor Jeets Flag of Estonia.svg Andrus Toom Flag of Estonia.svg Gregor Jeets Škoda Fabia R5 Evo P
40 Flag of Finland.svg Ville Ruokanen Flag of Finland.svg Timo Pallari Flag of Finland.svg Ville Ruokanen Škoda Fabia R5 Evo P
41 Flag of Finland.svg Pekka Keski-Korsu Flag of Finland.svg Markus Silfvast Flag of Finland.svg Pekka Keski-Korsu Škoda Fabia R5 P
43 Flag of Finland.svg Tuomas Skantz Flag of Finland.svg Kari Kallio Flag of Finland.svg Tuomas Skantz Škoda Fabia R5 P
45 Flag of Finland.svg Jussi Keskiniva Flag of Finland.svg Mikko Kaikkonen Flag of Finland.svg Jussi Keskiniva Škoda Fabia R5 P
46 Flag of Finland.svg Ari-Pekka Koivisto Flag of Finland.svg Jussi Kärpijoki Flag of Finland.svg Ari-Pekka Koivisto Škoda Fabia R5 P
47 Flag of Paraguay.svg Fabrizio Zaldívar Flag of Spain.svg Carlos del Barrio Flag of Paraguay.svg Fabrizio Zaldívar Škoda Fabia R5 Evo P
48 Flag of Sweden.svg Lars Stugemo Flag of Sweden.svg Karl-Olof Lexe Flag of Sweden.svg Lars Stugemo Škoda Fabia R5 P
49 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Rakan Al-Rashed Flag of Portugal.svg Hugo Magalhães Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Rakan Al-Rashed Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 P
50 Flag of Germany.svg Albert von Thurn und Taxis Flag of Austria.svg Bernhard Ettel Flag of Germany.svg Albert von Thurn und Taxis Škoda Fabia R5 Evo P
51 Flag of Poland.svg Michał Sołowow Flag of Poland.svg Maciek Baran Flag of Poland.svg Michał Sołowow Citroën C3 Rally2 P
52 Flag of Lithuania.svg Vladas Jurkevičius Flag of Lithuania.svg Aisvydas Paliukėnas Flag of Lithuania.svg Vladas Jurkevičius Škoda Fabia R5 Evo P
53 Flag of Finland.svg Marko Viitanen Flag of Finland.svg Tapio Suominen Flag of Finland.svg Marko Viitanen Škoda Fabia R5 P
54 Flag of Italy.svg Mauro Miele Flag of Italy.svg Luca Beltrame Flag of Italy.svg Mauro Miele Škoda Fabia R5 P
55 Flag of Spain.svg Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz Flag of Spain.svg Rodrigo Sanjuan Flag of Spain.svg Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz Škoda Fabia R5 Evo P
56 Flag of Poland.svg Adrian Chwietczuk Flag of Poland.svg Jarosław Baran Flag of Poland.svg Adrian Chwietczuk Škoda Fabia R5 Evo P
Source: [12]

In detail

Oliver Solberg is set to make his Rally1 début in a Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC prepared and entered by Hyundai's satellite team Hyundai 2C Competition at the rally. His co-driver for this rally is Sebastian Marshall as his regular co-driver Aaron Johnston has to miss the rally after he was found positive with COVID-19. [13] FIA World Rallycross Championship driver Mattias Ekström will make a one-off appearance in the rally. [14]

Route

The rally will be contested over ten special stages totalling 251.08 km (156.01 mi) in competitive distance. The route of the rally is different to that of the first running of the event in January 2021. All of the stages will be run in reverse, with the exception of the Aittajärvi Power Stage. The Mustalampi stage returned to the itinerary from previous runnings of the Arctic Rally, with some sections being brand-new. [15]

Itinerary

All dates and times are EET (UTC+2).

LegDateTimeNo.Stage nameDistance
N/A26 February08:31—Vennivaara [ Shakedown ]5.69 km
126 February15:08SS1Sarriojärvi 131.05 km
18:38SS2Sarriojärvi 231.05 km
227 February09:08SS3Mustalampi 124.43 km
10:38SS4Kaihuavaara 119.91 km
12:08SS5Siikakämä 127.68 km
15:38SS6Mustalampi 224.43 km
17:08SS7Kaihuavaara 219.91 km
18:38SS8Siikakämä 227.68 km
328 February10:08SS9Aittajärvi 122.47 km
13:18SS10Aittajärvi 2 [ Power Stage ]22.47 km
Source: [15]

Report

World Rally Cars

Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja won the event for Hyundai. Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen finished second for Toyota and took the lead in the championship. Ogier crashed on Saturday but was allowed to restart the next day. Solberg lost fifteen seconds to an off on the power stage, on which Rovanperä set the fastest time to claim the maximum bonus points, 0.2 seconds faster than Craig Breen and Paul Nagle. [16]

Classification

PositionNo.DriverCo-driverEntrantCarTimeDifferencePoints
EventClassEvent Stage
118 Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 2:03:49.60.0252
2269 Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC 2:04:07.1+17.5185
3311 Thierry Neuville Martijn Wydaeghe Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 2:04:09.4+19.8153
4442 Craig Breen Paul Nagle Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 2:04:42.2+52.6124
5533 Elfyn Evans Scott Martin Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC 2:04:51.1+1:01.5100
6618 Takamoto Katsuta Daniel Barritt Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC 2:05:27.4+1:37.880
772 Oliver Solberg Sebastian Marshall Hyundai 2C Competition Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 2:05:28.6+1:39.060
883 Teemu Suninen Mikko Markkula M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC 2:05:58.6+2:09.040
9944 Gus Greensmith Elliott Edmondson M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC 2:07:29.0+3:39.420
20101 Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC 2:14:55.8+11:06.201
39117 Pierre-Louis Loubet Vincent Landais Hyundai 2C Competition Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 3:14:50.1+18:16.400
511237 Lorenzo Bertelli Simone Scattolin M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC 3:06:43.5+1:02:53.900
Retired SS912 Janne Tuohino Reeta Hämäläinen JanPro Ford Fiesta WRC Medical reasons00

Special stages

DayStageStage nameLengthWinnersCarTimeClass leaders
26 February—Vennivaara [ Shakedown ]5.69 km Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 2:35.4N/A
SS1Sarriojärvi 131.05 km Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 15:57.8 Tänak / Järveoja
SS2Sarriojärvi 231.05 km Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 15:52.9
27 FebruarySS3Mustalampi 124.43 km Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 13:54.5
SS4Kaihuavaara 119.91 km Evans / Martin Toyota Yaris WRC 9:06.6
SS5Siikakämä 127.68 km Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 12:30.1
SS6Mustalampi 224.43 km Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 13:57.3
SS7Kaihuavaara 219.91 km Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota Yaris WRC 9:08.8
SS8Siikakämä 227.68 km Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 12:44.0
28 FebruarySS9Aittajärvi 122.47 km Evans / Martin Toyota Yaris WRC 10:07.5
SS10Aittajärvi 2 [ Power Stage ]22.47 km Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota Yaris WRC 10:02.4

Championship standings

Pos.Drivers' championshipsCo-drivers' championshipsManufacturers' championships
MoveDriverPointsMoveCo-driverPointsMoveManufacturerPoints
1 1uparrow green.svg 3 Kalle Rovanperä 39 1uparrow green.svg 3 Jonne Halttunen 39 1rightarrow blue.svg Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 88
2 1uparrow green.svg 1 Thierry Neuville 35 1uparrow green.svg 1 Martijn Wydaeghe 35 1rightarrow blue.svg Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 77
3 1downarrow red.svg 2 Sébastien Ogier 31 1downarrow red.svg 2 Julien Ingrassia 31 1rightarrow blue.svg M-Sport Ford WRT 24
4 1downarrow red.svg 2 Elfyn Evans 31 1downarrow red.svg 2 Scott Martin 31 1rightarrow blue.svg Hyundai 2C Competition 22
5 1uparrow green.svg 7 Ott Tänak 27 1uparrow green.svg 7 Martin Järveoja 27

World Rally Championship-2

Classification

PositionNo.DriverCo-driverEntrantCarTimeDifferencePoints
EventClassClass Stage Event
10125 Esapekka Lappi Janne Ferm Movisport Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 2:09:56.60.02541
11220 Andreas Mikkelsen Ola Fløene Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 2:10:44.3+47.71850
12327 Nikolay Gryazin Konstantin Aleksandrov Movisport Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 2:11:26.9+1:30.31520
15422 Eyvind Brynildsen Veronica Engan Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 2:12:41.5+2:44.91200
16526 Ole Christian Veiby Jonas Andersson Hyundai Motorsport N Hyundai i20 R5 2:12:50.8+2:54.21030
21629 Martin Prokop Michal Ernst M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II 2:16:56.7+7:00.1800
30723 Sean Johnston Alex Kihurani Saintéloc Junior Team Citroën C3 Rally2 2:24:30.1+14:33.5600
37828 Georg Linnamäe Volodymyr Korsia ALM Motorsport Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 2:31:54.4+21:57.8400
48921 Adrien Fourmaux Renaud Jamoul M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II 2:47:17.8+37:21.2210
Retired SS124 Jari Huttunen Mikko Lukka Hyundai Motorsport N Hyundai i20 R5 Engine000

Special stages

DayStageStage nameLengthWinnersCarTimeClass leaders
26 February—Vennivaara [ Shakedown ]5.69 km Mikkelsen / Fløene Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 2:47.6N/A
SS1Sarriojärvi 131.05 km Lappi / Ferm Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 16:40.6 Lappi / Ferm
SS2Sarriojärvi 231.05 km Lappi / Ferm Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 16:38.3
27 FebruarySS3Mustalampi 124.43 km Lappi / Ferm Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 14:29.7
SS4Kaihuavaara 119.91 km Lappi / Ferm Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 9:36.2
SS5Siikakämä 127.68 km Lappi / Ferm Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 13:09.4
SS6Mustalampi 224.43 km Lappi / Ferm Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 14:26.9
SS7Kaihuavaara 219.91 km Lappi / Ferm Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 9:34.0
SS8Siikakämä 227.68 km Gryazin / Aleksandrov Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 13:40.8
28 FebruarySS9Aittajärvi 122.47 km Lappi / Ferm Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 10:51.7
SS10Aittajärvi 2 [ Power Stage ]22.47 km Mikkelsen / Fløene Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 10:41.1

Championship standings

Pos.Drivers' championshipsCo-drivers' championshipsTeams' championships
MoveDriverPointsMoveCo-driverPointsMoveManufacturerPoints
1 1rightarrow blue.svg Andreas Mikkelsen 52 1rightarrow blue.svg Ola Fløene 52 1rightarrow blue.svg Toksport WRT 70
2New.png Esapekka Lappi 29New.png Janne Ferm 29 1rightarrow blue.svg Movisport 70
3 1downarrow red.svg 1 Adrien Fourmaux 25 1downarrow red.svg 1 Renaud Jamoul 25New.png M-Sport Ford WRT 18
4 1downarrow red.svg 1 Eric Camilli 17 1downarrow red.svg 1 François-Xavier Buresi 17
5New.png Nikolay Gryazin 17New.png Konstantin Aleksandrov 17

World Rally Championship-3

Classification

PositionNo.DriverCo-driverEntrantCarTimeDifferencePoints
EventClassClass Stage Event
13130 Teemu Asunmaa Marko Salminen Teemu Asunmaa Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 2:11:55.30.02530
14238 Egon Kaur Silver Simm Kaur Motorsport Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 2:11:59.5+4.21850
17332 Mikko Heikkilä Topi Luhtinen Mikko Heikkilä Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 2:13:33.9+1:38.61500
18434 Eerik Pietarinen Antti Linnaketo Eerik Pietarinen Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 2:13:40.6+1:45.31210
19536 Mattias Ekström Emil Bergkvist Mattias Ekström Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 2:14:29.2+2:33.91020
22639 Gregor Jeets Andrus Toom Gregor Jeets Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 2:18:12.8+6:17.5800
24741 Pekka Keski-Korsu Markus Silfvast Pekka Keski-Korsu Škoda Fabia R5 2:20:45.7+8:50.4600
25843 Tuomas Skantz Kari Kallio Tuomas Skantz Škoda Fabia R5 2:20:53.5+8:58.2400
26951 Michał Sołowow Maciek Baran Michał Sołowow Citroën C3 Rally2 2:20:54.3+8:59.0200
271035 Johan Kristoffersson Patrik Barth Kristoffersson Motorsport Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 2:22:24.6+10:29.3140
291149 Rakan Al-Rashed Hugo Magalhães Rakan Al-Rashed Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 2:23:37.8+11:42.5000
321256 Adrian Chwietczuk Jarosław Baran Adrian Chwietczuk Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 2:26:13.4+14:18.1000
331347 Fabrizio Zaldívar Carlos del Barrio Fabrizio Zaldívar Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 2:26:55.9+15:00.6000
341445 Jussi Keskiniva Mikko Kaikkonen Jussi Keskiniva Škoda Fabia R5 2:27:33.8+15:38.5000
351553 Marko Viitanen Tapio Suominen Marko Viitanen Škoda Fabia R5 2:28:00.4+16:05.1000
361648 Lars Stugemo Karl-Olof Lexe Lars Stugemo Škoda Fabia R5 2:28:21.3+16:26.0000
381740 Ville Ruokanen Timo Pallari Ville Ruokanen Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 2:32:37.2+20:41.9000
401852 Vladas Jurkevičius Aisvydas Paliukėnas Vladas Jurkevičius Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 2:34:46.8+22:51.5000
431946 Ari-Pekka Koivisto Jussi Kärpijoki Ari-Pekka Koivisto Škoda Fabia R5 2:37:35.8+25:40.5000
472055 Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz Rodrigo Sanjuan Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 2:43:25.7+31:30.4000
492154 Mauro Miele Luca Beltrame Mauro Miele Škoda Fabia R5 2:51:47.4+39:52.1000
Retired SS1050 Albert von Thurn und Taxis Bernhard Ettel Albert von Thurn und Taxis Škoda Fabia R5 Evo Personal000
Retired SS431 Emil Lindholm Mikael Korhonen Emil Lindholm Škoda Fabia R5 Evo Accident000

Special stages

DayStageStage nameLengthWinnersCarTimeClass leaders
26 February—Vennivaara [ Shakedown ]5.69 km Kaur / Simm Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 2:47.0N/A
SS1Sarriojärvi 131.05 km Lindholm / Korhonen Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 16:50.4 Lindholm / Korhonen
SS2Sarriojärvi 231.05 km Lindholm / Korhonen Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 16:48.5
27 FebruarySS3Mustalampi 124.43 km Kaur / Simm Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 14:44.0
SS4Kaihuavaara 119.91 km Asunmaa / Salminen Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 9:47.4 Asunmaa / Salminen
SS5Siikakämä 127.68 km Kaur / Simm Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 13:17.5
SS6Mustalampi 224.43 km Asunmaa / Salminen Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 14:38.6
SS7Kaihuavaara 219.91 km Asunmaa / Salminen Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 9:51.3
SS8Siikakämä 227.68 km Kaur / Simm Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 13:39.5
28 FebruarySS9Aittajärvi 122.47 km Kaur / Simm Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 10:52.5
SS10Aittajärvi 2 [ Power Stage ]22.47 km Kaur / Simm Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 10:45.3

Championship standings

Pos.Drivers' championshipsCo-drivers' championships
MoveDriverPointsMoveCo-driverPoints
1 1rightarrow blue.svg Yohan Rossel 28 1rightarrow blue.svg Benoît Fulcrand 28
2New.png Teemu Asunmaa 28New.png Marko Salminen 28
3New.png Egon Kaur 23New.png Silver Simm 23
4 1downarrow red.svg 2 Yoann Bonato 22 1downarrow red.svg 2 Benjamin Boulloud 22
5 1downarrow red.svg 2 Nicolas Ciamin 20 1downarrow red.svg 2 Yannick Roche 20

Notes

  1. ↑ Nikolay Gryazin is Russian, but he competes as a neutral competitor using the designation RAF (Russian Automobile Federation), as the Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld a ban on Russia competing at World Championships. The ban was implemented by the World Anti-Doping Agency in response to state-sponsored doping program of Russian athletes.
  2. ↑ Konstantin Aleksandrov is Russian, but he competes as a neutral competitor using the designation RAF (Russian Automobile Federation), as the Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld a ban on Russia competing at World Championships. The ban was implemented by the World Anti-Doping Agency in response to state-sponsored doping program of Russian athletes.
  3. ↑ Under the Sporting Regulations, each car competing in the World Rally Championship-3 is entered under the driver's name.

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2018 Rally Finland

The 2018 Rally Finland was a motor racing event for rally cars that held over four days between 26 and 29 July 2018. 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. 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.

The 2018 Rally Turkey was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 13 and 16 September 2018. It marked the return and the eleventh running of Rally Turkey, last held in 2010. The event was the tenth round of the 2018 FIA World Rally Championship and its support series, the WRC-2 and WRC-3 championships. It was also the fifth and the last round of the Junior WRC championship. The event was based in Marmaris in Muğla and consists of seventeen special stages totalling 312.44 km (194.14 mi) in competitive kilometres.

2018 Wales Rally GB

The 2018 Wales Rally GB was a motor racing event for rally cars that took place over four days between 4 and 7 October 2018. The event was open to entries competing in World Rally Cars and cars complying with Group R regulations. It marked the seventy-fourth running of Rally Great Britain and was the eleventh round of the 2018 FIA World Rally Championship, the highest class of competition in international rallying. Sixty crews, including manufacturer teams and privateers, were entered to compete in the World Rally Championship, the FIA World Rally Championship-2 and FIA World Rally Championship-3 support series and the MSA British Rally Championship. The 2018 event was based in Deeside in Flintshire and consisted of twenty-three special stages throughout North and Mid-Wales. The rally covered a total competitive distance of a 318.34 km and an additional 1,083.01 km in transport stages.

The 2018 Rally Catalunya was a motor racing event for rally cars that took place between 25 and 28 October. The event was open to entries competing in World Rally Cars and cars complying with Group R regulations. It marked the fifty-fourth running of Rally Catalunya and was the twelfth round of the 2018 FIA World Rally Championship, the highest class of competition in international rallying. Seventy-six crews, including manufacturer teams and privateers, were entered to compete in the World Rally Championship, the FIA World Rally Championship-2 and FIA World Rally Championship-3 support series and the Spanish national Rally Championship and Peugeot Rally Cup Ibérica championship. The 2018 event was based in Salou in Tarragona and consisted of eighteen special stages. The rally covered a total competitive distance of a 331.58 km and an additional 1,132.79 km in transport stages.

2018 Rally Australia

The 2018 Rally Australia was a motor racing event for rally cars that took place between 15 and 18 November. The event was open to entries competing in World Rally Cars and cars complying with Group R regulations. It marked the twenty-seventh running of Rally Australia and was the final round of the 2018 FIA World Rally Championship and its support series, the WRC-2 and WRC-3 championships. The 2018 event was based in Coffs Harbour in New South Wales and consisted of twenty-four special stages. The rally covered a total competitive distance of a 316.30 km and an additional 698.91 km in transport stages.

2019 World Rally Championship 2019 edition of the World Rally Championship

The 2019 FIA World Rally Championship was the forty-seventh season of the World Rally Championship, an auto racing championship recognised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) as the highest class of international rallying. Teams and crews competed in fourteen events for the World Rally Championships for Drivers, Co-drivers and Manufacturers. Crews were free to compete in cars complying with World Rally Car and Group R regulations; however, only Manufacturers competing with World Rally Cars homologated under regulations introduced in 2017 were eligible to score points in the Manufacturers' championship. The series was once again supported by the World Rally Championship-2 category at every round, which was split into 2 classifications: the World Rally Championship-2 Pro for manufacturer entries and the World Rally Championship-2 for private entries, and by the Junior World Rally Championship at selected events. The World Rally Championship-3 was discontinued in 2018.

2019 Rally Finland 69th edition of Rally Finland

The 2019 Rally Finland was a motor racing event for rally cars held over four days between 1 and 4 August 2019. 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).

2019 Rally Australia 28th edition of Rally Australia

The 2019 Rally Australia was a motor racing event for rally cars that was scheduled to be held over four days between 14 and 17 November 2019. The event was cancelled because of an ongoing bushfire emergency in the area. The event was to mark the twenty-eighth running of Rally Australia and was the final round of the 2019 World Rally Championship, WRC-2 Pro class and World Rally Championship-2. The 2019 event would have been based in Coffs Harbour in New South Wales, and contested over twenty-five special stages with a total a competitive distance of 324.53 km (201.65 mi). Rally Australia will not be featured in the 2020 championship.

2020 World Rally Championship 48th running of the World Rally Championship

The 2020 FIA World Rally Championship was the forty-eighth season of the World Rally Championship, an auto racing competition recognised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) as the highest class of international rallying. Teams and crews competed in seven rallies for the World Rally Championships for Drivers, Co-drivers and Manufacturers. Crews were free to compete in cars complying with Rally1 and Rally2 regulations; however, only manufacturers competing with World Rally Cars homologated under regulations introduced in 2017 were eligible to score points in the Manufacturers' championship. The championship began in January 2020 with the Rallye Monte-Carlo and concluded in December 2020 with Rally Monza. The series was supported by the World Rally Championship-2, World Rally Championship-3 and Junior World Rally Championship categories at selected events.

2020 Rally Italia Sardegna 17th edition of Rally Italia Sardegna

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).

2022 World Rally Championship 50th running of the World Rally Championship

The 2022 FIA World Rally Championship will be the fiftieth season of the World Rally Championship, an auto racing competition recognised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) as the highest class of international rallying. Teams and crews are due to compete for the World Rally Championships for Drivers, Co-drivers, Manufacturers. Crews are free to compete in cars complying with Groups Rally1 to Rally5 regulations; however, only manufacturers competing with Rally1 cars homologated under radically new regulations are eligible to score points in the manufacturers' championship. The championship is set to begin in January 2022 with the Rallye Monte-Carlo and is expected to conclude in November 2022 with Rally Japan. The series is supported by the World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3 classes at every round of the championship with the junior category at selected events.

2021 World Rally Championship 49th running of the World Rally Championship

The 2021 FIA World Rally Championship was the forty-ninth season of the World Rally Championship, an auto racing competition recognised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) as the highest class of international rallying. Teams and crews are competing in twelve rallies for the World Rally Championships for Drivers, Co-drivers and Manufacturers. Crews were free to compete in cars complying with World Rally Car, Rally Pyramid and some Group R regulations; however, only manufacturers competing with World Rally Cars homologated under regulations introduced in 2017 were eligible to score points in the Manufacturers' championship. The championship began in January 2021 with the Rallye Monte-Carlo and concluded in November 2021 with Rally Monza. The series was supported by the World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3 categories at every round of the championship and by the Junior World Rally Championship at selected events.

2020 Rally Estonia 10th edition of Rally Estonia

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 FIA World Rally Championship-3 was the eighth season of the World Rally Championship-3, an auto racing championship for rally cars that is recognised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile as the third-highest tier of international rallying. It was open to privately entered cars complying with Group Rally2 regulations. The championship began in January 2021 with the Rallye Monte-Carlo and concluded in November 2021 with Rally Monza, running in support of the 2021 World Rally Championship.

2021 World Rally Championship-2

The 2021 FIA World Rally Championship-2 is the ninth season of the World Rally Championship-2, an auto racing championship for rally cars that is recognised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile as the second-highest tier of international rallying. The category is open to cars entered by teams and complying with Rally2 regulations. The championship began in January 2021 with the Rallye Monte-Carlo and is due to conclude in November 2021 with Rally Monza, and will run in support of the 2021 World Rally Championship.

2021 Croatia Rally 45th edition of Croatia Rally

The 2021 Croatia Rally was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 22 and 25 April 2021. It marked the forty-fifth running of the Croatia Rally, and the first time the event has been run as a round of the World Rally Championship. The event was the third round of the 2021 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. It was also the first round of the 2021 Junior World Rally Championship. The 2021 event was based in Zagreb in the City of Zagreb Region and was contested over twenty special stages totalling 300.32 km (186.61 mi) in competitive distance.

2021 Rally de Portugal 54th edition of Rally de Portugal

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.

2021 Rally Estonia 11th edition of Rally Estonia

The 2021 Rally Estonia was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 15 and 18 July 2021. It marked the eleventh running of the Rally Estonia. The event was the seventh round of the 2021 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. It was also the third round of the 2021 Junior World Rally Championship. The 2021 event was based in the town of Tartu in Tartu County and contested over twenty-four special stages totalling 319.38 km (198.45 mi) in competitive distance.

2021 Rally Finland 70th edition of Rally Finland

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.

References

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  2. ↑ "Croatia and Estonia named in 2021 WRC calendar". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 9 October 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  3. ↑ "Tänak wins in the Arctic, Rovanperä grabs WRC lead". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 28 February 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  4. ↑ "WRC2: Lappi lands victory on return". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 28 February 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  5. ↑ "WRC3: Asunmaa edges to maiden win". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 28 February 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
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