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2021 Arctic Rally Finland

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]

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

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 edit

Addition on the calendar edit

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 edit

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 edit

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   Sébastien Ogier   Julien Ingrassia   Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC P
2   Oliver Solberg   Sebastian Marshall   Hyundai 2C Competition Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC P
3   Teemu Suninen   Mikko Markkula   M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC P
7   Pierre-Louis Loubet   Vincent Landais   Hyundai 2C Competition Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC P
8   Ott Tänak   Martin Järveoja   Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC P
11   Thierry Neuville   Martijn Wydaeghe   Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC P
12   Janne Tuohino   Reeta Hämäläinen   JanPro Ford Fiesta WRC P
18   Takamoto Katsuta   Daniel Barritt   Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC P
33   Elfyn Evans   Scott Martin   Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT Toyota Yaris WRC P
37   Lorenzo Bertelli   Simone Scattolin   M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC P
42   Craig Breen   Paul Nagle   Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC P
44   Gus Greensmith   Elliott Edmondson   M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta WRC P
69   Kalle Rovanperä   Jonne Halttunen   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   Andreas Mikkelsen   Ola Fløene   Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia R5 Evo P
21   Adrien Fourmaux   Renaud Jamoul   M-Sport Ford WRT Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II P
22   Eyvind Brynildsen   Veronica Engan   Toksport WRT Škoda Fabia R5 Evo P
23   Sean Johnston   Alex Kihurani   Saintéloc Junior Team Citroën C3 Rally2 P
24   Jari Huttunen   Mikko Lukka   Hyundai Motorsport N Hyundai i20 R5 P
25   Esapekka Lappi   Janne Ferm   Movisport Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 P
26   Ole Christian Veiby   Jonas Andersson   Hyundai Motorsport N Hyundai i20 R5 P
27   Nikolay Gryazin[a]   Konstantin Aleksandrov[b]   Movisport Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 P
28   Georg Linnamäe   Volodymyr Korsia   ALM Motorsport Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 P
29   Martin Prokop   Michal Ernst   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   Teemu Asunmaa   Marko Salminen   Teemu Asunmaa Škoda Fabia R5 Evo P
31   Emil Lindholm   Mikael Korhonen   Emil Lindholm Škoda Fabia R5 Evo P
32   Mikko Heikkilä   Topi Luhtinen   Mikko Heikkilä Škoda Fabia R5 Evo P
34   Eerik Pietarinen   Antti Linnaketo   Eerik Pietarinen Škoda Fabia R5 Evo P
35   Johan Kristoffersson   Patrik Barth   Kristoffersson Motorsport Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 P
36   Mattias Ekström   Emil Bergkvist   Mattias Ekström Škoda Fabia R5 Evo P
38   Egon Kaur   Silver Simm   Kaur Motorsport Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 P
39   Gregor Jeets   Andrus Toom   Gregor Jeets Škoda Fabia R5 Evo P
40   Ville Ruokanen   Timo Pallari   Ville Ruokanen Škoda Fabia R5 Evo P
41   Pekka Keski-Korsu   Markus Silfvast   Pekka Keski-Korsu Škoda Fabia R5 P
43   Tuomas Skantz   Kari Kallio   Tuomas Skantz Škoda Fabia R5 P
45   Jussi Keskiniva   Mikko Kaikkonen   Jussi Keskiniva Škoda Fabia R5 P
46   Ari-Pekka Koivisto   Jussi Kärpijoki   Ari-Pekka Koivisto Škoda Fabia R5 P
47   Fabrizio Zaldívar   Carlos del Barrio   Fabrizio Zaldívar Škoda Fabia R5 Evo P
48   Lars Stugemo   Karl-Olof Lexe   Lars Stugemo Škoda Fabia R5 P
49   Rakan Al-Rashed   Hugo Magalhães   Rakan Al-Rashed Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 P
50   Albert von Thurn und Taxis   Bernhard Ettel   Albert von Thurn und Taxis Škoda Fabia R5 Evo P
51   Michał Sołowow   Maciek Baran   Michał Sołowow Citroën C3 Rally2 P
52   Vladas Jurkevičius   Aisvydas Paliukėnas   Vladas Jurkevičius Škoda Fabia R5 Evo P
53   Marko Viitanen   Tapio Suominen   Marko Viitanen Škoda Fabia R5 P
54   Mauro Miele   Luca Beltrame   Mauro Miele Škoda Fabia R5 P
55   Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz   Rodrigo Sanjuan   Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz Škoda Fabia R5 Evo P
56   Adrian Chwietczuk   Jarosław Baran   Adrian Chwietczuk Škoda Fabia R5 Evo P
Source:[12]

In detail edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

World Rally Cars edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

Classification edit

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 edit

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 edit

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   Esapekka Lappi 29   Janne Ferm 29   Movisport 70
3   1 Adrien Fourmaux 25   1 Renaud Jamoul 25   M-Sport Ford WRT 18
4   1 Eric Camilli 17   1 François-Xavier Buresi 17
5   Nikolay Gryazin 17   Konstantin Aleksandrov 17

World Rally Championship-3 edit

Classification edit

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 edit

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 edit

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

Notes edit

  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.

References edit

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