2021 Arctic Rally Finland

57th edition of Arctic Rally
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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The rally is the first World Rally Championship round held inside the Arctic Circle.
Host country Finland
Rally baseRovaniemi, Lapland
Dates run26 – 28 February 2021
Stages10 (251.08 km; 156.01 miles)[1]
Stage surfaceSnow
Transport distance604.97 km (375.91 miles)
Overall distance856.05 km (531.92 miles)
Statistics
Crews registered56
Crews55 at start, 52 at finish
Overall results
Overall winnerEstonia Ott Tänak
Estonia Martin Järveoja
South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT
2:03:49.6
Power Stage winnerFinland Kalle Rovanperä
Finland Jonne Halttunen
Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
10:02.4
Support category results
WRC-2 winnerFinland Esapekka Lappi
Finland Janne Ferm
Italy Movisport
2:09:56.6
WRC-3 winnerFinland Teemu Asunmaa
Finland Marko Salminen
2:11:55.3

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]

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

Leg Date Time No. Stage name Distance
— 26 February 08:31 — Vennivaara [Shakedown] 5.69 km
1 26 February 15:08 SS1 Sarriojärvi 1 31.05 km
18:38 SS2 Sarriojärvi 2 31.05 km
2 27 February 09:08 SS3 Mustalampi 1 24.43 km
10:38 SS4 Kaihuavaara 1 19.91 km
12:08 SS5 Siikakämä 1 27.68 km
15:38 SS6 Mustalampi 2 24.43 km
17:08 SS7 Kaihuavaara 2 19.91 km
18:38 SS8 Siikakämä 2 27.68 km
3 28 February 10:08 SS9 Aittajärvi 1 22.47 km
13:18 SS10 Aittajärvi 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

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class Event Stage
1 1 8 Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 2:03:49.6 0.0 25 2
2 2 69 Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC 2:04:07.1 +17.5 18 5
3 3 11 Thierry Neuville Martijn Wydaeghe Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 2:04:09.4 +19.8 15 3
4 4 42 Craig Breen Paul Nagle Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 2:04:42.2 +52.6 12 4
5 5 33 Elfyn Evans Scott Martin Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC 2:04:51.1 +1:01.5 10 0
6 6 18 Takamoto Katsuta Daniel Barritt Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC 2:05:27.4 +1:37.8 8 0
7 7 2 Oliver Solberg Sebastian Marshall Hyundai 2C Competition Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 2:05:28.6 +1:39.0 6 0
8 8 3 Teemu Suninen Mikko Markkula M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC 2:05:58.6 +2:09.0 4 0
9 9 44 Gus Greensmith Elliott Edmondson M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC 2:07:29.0 +3:39.4 2 0
20 10 1 Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC 2:14:55.8 +11:06.2 0 1
39 11 7 Pierre-Louis Loubet Vincent Landais Hyundai 2C Competition Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 3:14:50.1 +18:16.4 0 0
51 12 37 Lorenzo Bertelli Simone Scattolin M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC 3:06:43.5 +1:02:53.9 0 0
Retired SS9 12 Janne Tuohino Reeta Hämäläinen JanPro Ford Fiesta WRC Medical reasons 0 0

Special stages

Day Stage Stage name Length Winners Car Time Class leaders
26 February — Vennivaara [Shakedown] 5.69 km Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 2:35.4 —
SS1 Sarriojärvi 1 31.05 km Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 15:57.8 Tänak / Järveoja
SS2 Sarriojärvi 2 31.05 km Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 15:52.9
27 February SS3 Mustalampi 1 24.43 km Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 13:54.5
SS4 Kaihuavaara 1 19.91 km Evans / Martin Toyota Yaris WRC 9:06.6
SS5 Siikakämä 1 27.68 km Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 12:30.1
SS6 Mustalampi 2 24.43 km Tänak / Järveoja Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 13:57.3
SS7 Kaihuavaara 2 19.91 km Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota Yaris WRC 9:08.8
SS8 Siikakämä 2 27.68 km Neuville / Wydaeghe Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC 12:44.0
28 February SS9 Aittajärvi 1 22.47 km Evans / Martin Toyota Yaris WRC 10:07.5
SS10 Aittajärvi 2 [Power Stage] 22.47 km Rovanperä / Halttunen Toyota Yaris WRC 10:02.4

Championship standings

Pos. Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Manufacturers' championships
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points Move Manufacturer Points
1 3 Kalle Rovanperä 39 3 Jonne Halttunen 39 Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 88
2 1 Thierry Neuville 35 1 Martijn Wydaeghe 35 Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 77
3 2 Sébastien Ogier 31 2 Julien Ingrassia 31 M-Sport Ford WRT 24
4 2 Elfyn Evans 31 2 Scott Martin 31 Hyundai 2C Competition 22
5 7 Ott Tänak 27 7 Martin Järveoja 27

World Rally Championship-2

Classification

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class Class Stage Event
10 1 25 Esapekka Lappi Janne Ferm Movisport Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 2:09:56.6 0.0 25 4 1
11 2 20 Andreas Mikkelsen Ola Fløene Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 2:10:44.3 +47.7 18 5 0
12 3 27 Nikolay Gryazin Konstantin Aleksandrov Movisport Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 2:11:26.9 +1:30.3 15 2 0
15 4 22 Eyvind Brynildsen Veronica Engan Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 2:12:41.5 +2:44.9 12 0 0
16 5 26 Ole Christian Veiby Jonas Andersson Hyundai Motorsport N Hyundai i20 R5 2:12:50.8 +2:54.2 10 3 0
21 6 29 Martin Prokop Michal Ernst M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II 2:16:56.7 +7:00.1 8 0 0
30 7 23 Sean Johnston Alex Kihurani Saintéloc Junior Team Citroën C3 Rally2 2:24:30.1 +14:33.5 6 0 0
37 8 28 Georg Linnamäe Volodymyr Korsia ALM Motorsport Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 2:31:54.4 +21:57.8 4 0 0
48 9 21 Adrien Fourmaux Renaud Jamoul M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II 2:47:17.8 +37:21.2 2 1 0
Retired SS1 24 Jari Huttunen Mikko Lukka Hyundai Motorsport N Hyundai i20 R5 Engine 0 0 0

Special stages

Day Stage Stage name Length Winners Car Time Class leaders
26 February — Vennivaara [Shakedown] 5.69 km Mikkelsen / Fløene Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 2:47.6 —
SS1 Sarriojärvi 1 31.05 km Lappi / Ferm Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 16:40.6 Lappi / Ferm
SS2 Sarriojärvi 2 31.05 km Lappi / Ferm Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 16:38.3
27 February SS3 Mustalampi 1 24.43 km Lappi / Ferm Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 14:29.7
SS4 Kaihuavaara 1 19.91 km Lappi / Ferm Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 9:36.2
SS5 Siikakämä 1 27.68 km Lappi / Ferm Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 13:09.4
SS6 Mustalampi 2 24.43 km Lappi / Ferm Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 14:26.9
SS7 Kaihuavaara 2 19.91 km Lappi / Ferm Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 9:34.0
SS8 Siikakämä 2 27.68 km Gryazin / Aleksandrov Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 13:40.8
28 February SS9 Aittajärvi 1 22.47 km Lappi / Ferm Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 10:51.7
SS10 Aittajärvi 2 [Power Stage] 22.47 km Mikkelsen / Fløene Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 10:41.1

Championship standings

Pos. Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships Teams' championships
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points Move Manufacturer Points
1 Andreas Mikkelsen 52 Ola Fløene 52 Toksport WRT 70
2 New entry Esapekka Lappi 29 New entry Janne Ferm 29 Movisport 70
3 1 Adrien Fourmaux 25 1 Renaud Jamoul 25 New entry M-Sport Ford WRT 18
4 1 Eric Camilli 17 1 François-Xavier Buresi 17
5 New entry Nikolay Gryazin 17 New entry Konstantin Aleksandrov 17

World Rally Championship-3

Classification

Position No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Time Difference Points
Event Class Class Stage Event
13 1 30 Teemu Asunmaa Marko Salminen Teemu Asunmaa Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 2:11:55.3 0.0 25 3 0
14 2 38 Egon Kaur Silver Simm Kaur Motorsport Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 2:11:59.5 +4.2 18 5 0
17 3 32 Mikko Heikkilä Topi Luhtinen Mikko Heikkilä Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 2:13:33.9 +1:38.6 15 0 0
18 4 34 Eerik Pietarinen Antti Linnaketo Eerik Pietarinen Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 2:13:40.6 +1:45.3 12 1 0
19 5 36 Mattias Ekström Emil Bergkvist Mattias Ekström Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 2:14:29.2 +2:33.9 10 2 0
22 6 39 Gregor Jeets Andrus Toom Gregor Jeets Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 2:18:12.8 +6:17.5 8 0 0
24 7 41 Pekka Keski-Korsu Markus Silfvast Pekka Keski-Korsu Škoda Fabia R5 2:20:45.7 +8:50.4 6 0 0
25 8 43 Tuomas Skantz Kari Kallio Tuomas Skantz Škoda Fabia R5 2:20:53.5 +8:58.2 4 0 0
26 9 51 Michał Sołowow Maciek Baran Michał Sołowow Citroën C3 Rally2 2:20:54.3 +8:59.0 2 0 0
27 10 35 Johan Kristoffersson Patrik Barth Kristoffersson Motorsport Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 2:22:24.6 +10:29.3 1 4 0
29 11 49 Rakan Al-Rashed Hugo Magalhães Rakan Al-Rashed Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 2:23:37.8 +11:42.5 0 0 0
32 12 56 Adrian Chwietczuk Jarosław Baran Adrian Chwietczuk Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 2:26:13.4 +14:18.1 0 0 0
33 13 47 Fabrizio Zaldívar Carlos del Barrio Fabrizio Zaldívar Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 2:26:55.9 +15:00.6 0 0 0
34 14 45 Jussi Keskiniva Mikko Kaikkonen Jussi Keskiniva Škoda Fabia R5 2:27:33.8 +15:38.5 0 0 0
35 15 53 Marko Viitanen Tapio Suominen Marko Viitanen Škoda Fabia R5 2:28:00.4 +16:05.1 0 0 0
36 16 48 Lars Stugemo Karl-Olof Lexe Lars Stugemo Škoda Fabia R5 2:28:21.3 +16:26.0 0 0 0
38 17 40 Ville Ruokanen Timo Pallari Ville Ruokanen Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 2:32:37.2 +20:41.9 0 0 0
40 18 52 Vladas Jurkevičius Aisvydas Paliukėnas Vladas Jurkevičius Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 2:34:46.8 +22:51.5 0 0 0
43 19 46 Ari-Pekka Koivisto Jussi Kärpijoki Ari-Pekka Koivisto Škoda Fabia R5 2:37:35.8 +25:40.5 0 0 0
47 20 55 Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz Rodrigo Sanjuan Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 2:43:25.7 +31:30.4 0 0 0
49 21 54 Mauro Miele Luca Beltrame Mauro Miele Škoda Fabia R5 2:51:47.4 +39:52.1 0 0 0
Retired SS10 50 Albert von Thurn und Taxis Bernhard Ettel Albert von Thurn und Taxis Škoda Fabia R5 Evo Personal 0 0 0
Retired SS4 31 Emil Lindholm Mikael Korhonen Emil Lindholm Škoda Fabia R5 Evo Accident 0 0 0

Special stages

Day Stage Stage name Length Winners Car Time Class leaders
26 February — Vennivaara [Shakedown] 5.69 km Kaur / Simm Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 2:47.0 —
SS1 Sarriojärvi 1 31.05 km Lindholm / Korhonen Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 16:50.4 Lindholm / Korhonen
SS2 Sarriojärvi 2 31.05 km Lindholm / Korhonen Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 16:48.5
27 February SS3 Mustalampi 1 24.43 km Kaur / Simm Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 14:44.0
SS4 Kaihuavaara 1 19.91 km Asunmaa / Salminen Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 9:47.4 Asunmaa / Salminen
SS5 Siikakämä 1 27.68 km Kaur / Simm Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 13:17.5
SS6 Mustalampi 2 24.43 km Asunmaa / Salminen Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 14:38.6
SS7 Kaihuavaara 2 19.91 km Asunmaa / Salminen Škoda Fabia R5 Evo 9:51.3
SS8 Siikakämä 2 27.68 km Kaur / Simm Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 13:39.5
28 February SS9 Aittajärvi 1 22.47 km Kaur / Simm Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 10:52.5
SS10 Aittajärvi 2 [Power Stage] 22.47 km Kaur / Simm Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 10:45.3

Championship standings

Pos. Drivers' championships Co-drivers' championships
Move Driver Points Move Co-driver Points
1 Yohan Rossel 28 Benoît Fulcrand 28
2 New entry Teemu Asunmaa 28 New entry Marko Salminen 28
3 New entry Egon Kaur 23 New entry Silver Simm 23
4 2 Yoann Bonato 22 2 Benjamin Boulloud 22
5 2 Nicolas Ciamin 20 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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