2022 Rally Finland Secto Rally Finland 2022 | |||
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Round 8 of 13 in the 2022 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, Central Finland | ||
Dates run | 4 – 7 August 2022 | ||
Start location | Jyväskylä, Central Finland | ||
Finish location | Ruuhimäki, Toivakka | ||
Stages | 22 (322.61 km; 200.46 miles) [1] | ||
Stage surface | Gravel | ||
Transport distance | 1,104.86 km (686.53 miles) | ||
Overall distance | 1,427.47 km (886.99 miles) | ||
Statistics | |||
Crews registered | 45 | ||
Crews | 43 at start, 34 at finish | ||
Cancellation | SS5 cancelled due to safety concern. | ||
Overall results | |||
Overall winner | ![]() ![]() ![]() 2:24:04.6 | ||
Power Stage winner | ![]() ![]() ![]() 5:17.1 | ||
Support category results | |||
WRC-2 winner | ![]() ![]() ![]() 2:33:43.6 | ||
WRC-3 winner | ![]() ![]() 2:42:52.5 |
The 2022 Rally Finland (also known as the Secto Rally Finland 2022) was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 4 and 7 August 2022. [2] It marked the seventy-first running of the Rally Finland. The event was the eighth round of the 2022 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The 2022 event was based in Jyväskylä in Central Finland and was contested over twenty-two special stages covering a total competitive distance of 322.61 km (200.46 mi). [1]
Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin were the defending rally winners. Their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, were the defending manufacturers' winners. [3] Teemu Suninen and Mikko Markkula were the defending rally winners in the WRC-2 category. [4] Emil Lindholm and Reeta Hämäläinen were the defending rally winners in the WRC-3 category. [5]
Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja were the overall winners, securing their second win of the season. Their team, Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT, claimed their first ever Rally Finland victory. [6] Emil Lindholm and Reeta Hämäläinen won the World Rally Championship-2 category after Teemu Suninen and Mikko Markkula were disqualified due to the front bumper of their Hyundai was found underweight. [7] [8] Lauri Joona and Tuukka Shemeikka won the World Rally Championship-3 category. [9]
The following crews entered into the rally. The event was opened 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. Twelve entered under Rally1 regulations, as were seventeen Rally2 crews in the World Rally Championship-2 and five Rally3 crews in the World Rally Championship-3. [10] [11]
No. | Driver | Co-Driver | Entrant | Car | Championship eligibility | Tyre |
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38 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Open | P |
39 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Open | P |
40 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Open | P |
41 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Open | P |
43 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Open | P |
All dates and times are EEST (UTC+3).
Date | Time | No. | Stage name | Distance |
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4 August | 9:01 | — | Rannankylä [ Shakedown ] | 4.48 km |
19:08 | SS1 | Harju 1 | 3.48 km | |
5 August | 8:00 | SS2 | Laukaa 1 | 11.75 km |
8:55 | SS3 | Lankamaa 1 | 21.69 km | |
12:15 | SS4 | Laukaa 2 | 11.75 km | |
13:10 | SS5 | Lankamaa 2 | 21.69 km | |
14:30 | SS6 | Harju 2 | 2.01 km | |
17:00 | SS7 | Ässämäki 1 | 12.31 km | |
17:53 | SS8 | Sahloinen-Moksi 1 | 15.70 km | |
19:13 | SS9 | Ässämäki 2 | 12.31 km | |
20:06 | SS10 | Sahloinen-Moksi 2 | 15.70 km | |
6 August | 8:08 | SS11 | Päijälä 1 | 20.19 km |
9:08 | SS12 | Rapsula 1 | 20.56 km | |
10:08 | SS13 | Patajoki 1 | 13.75 km | |
11:08 | SS14 | Vekkula 1 | 20.65 km | |
15:38 | SS15 | Päijälä 2 | 20.19 km | |
16:38 | SS16 | Rapsula 2 | 20.56 km | |
17:38 | SS17 | Patajoki 2 | 13.75 km | |
18:38 | SS18 | Vekkula 2 | 20.65 km | |
7 August | 8:23 | SS19 | Oittila 1 | 10.84 km |
9:38 | SS20 | Ruuhimäki 1 | 11.12 km | |
11:01 | SS21 | Oittila 2 | 10.84 km | |
13:18 | SS22 | Ruuhimäki 2 [ Power Stage ] | 11.12 km | |
Source: [1] |
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 | 198 | ![]() | Jonne Halttunen | 198 | ![]() | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | 339 | |||
2 | ![]() | Ott Tänak | 104 | ![]() | Martin Järveoja | 104 | ![]() | Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | 251 | |||
3 | ![]() | Thierry Neuville | 103 | ![]() | Martijn Wydaeghe | 103 | ![]() | M-Sport Ford WRT | 174 | |||
4 | ![]() | Elfyn Evans | 94 | ![]() | Scott Martin | 94 | ![]() | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT NG | 89 | |||
5 | ![]() | Takamoto Katsuta | 81 | ![]() | Aaron Johnston | 81 |
Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points | |
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Event | Class | Open | |||||||
16 | 1 | 38 | Lauri Joona | Tuukka Shemeikka | Lauri Joona | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 2:42:52.5 | 0.0 | 25 |
19 | 2 | 39 | Jan Černý | Jan Tománek | Jan Černý | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 2:47:16.3 | +4:23.8 | 18 |
27 | 3 | 43 | Henri Timonen | Jussi Kärpijoki | Henri Timonen | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:01:13.7 | +18:21.2 | 15 |
28 | 4 | 40 | Toni Herranen | Sebastian Virtanen | Toni Herranen | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:01:58.0 | +19:05.5 | 12 |
Retired SS3 | 41 | Tommi Heino | Patric Öhman | Tommi Heino | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Crash | 0 | ||
Pos. | Open Drivers' championships | Open Co-drivers' championships | ||||||
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Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | |||
1 | ![]() | Sami Pajari | 87 | ![]() | Enni Mälkönen | 87 | ||
2 | ![]() | Lauri Joona | 86 | ![]() | Mikael Korhonen | 61 | ||
3 | ![]() | Jan Černý | 61 | ![]() | Liam Regan | 45 | ||
4 | ![]() | McRae Kimathi | 57 | ![]() | Tamás Kürti | 43 | ||
5 | ![]() | William Creighton | 45 | ![]() | Mwangi Kioni | 42 | ||