The 2022 Rally Finland program

After the Baltic roads of the Estonian valleys, it's time for the lakes and bumpy paths of Finland! THE WRC stops in the Jyväskylä region for the Rally of Finland (August 4-7, 2022), 8th event of the 2022 season. The Nordic country has hosted the world rally championship since its creation in 1973. The first edition of the rally even dates back to 1951, and only 6 non- Nordics managed to win the event (Sainz, Auriol, Loeb x3, Ogier, Meeke and Evans).

On home soil, Kalle Rovanperä hopes to win his 6th victory of the season, he who dominates the championship with 83 points ahead of Thierry Neuville. The last Finn to win at home was Esapekka Lappi, in 2017. The Rally Finland, renowned for its extraordinary jumps, will be played out over 22 special stages, with a total length of 324 kilometers. While the 2021 route was reduced to just 287 kilometers, half of this year's route will be new compared to last year. Lankamaa's chrono, absent since 2017, will return for Friday. The rally will end with the legendary Ruuhmäki in the Power Stage.

In total, 45 crews will take the start of the “Rally of 1000 Lakes”. Among them, we can count on the presence of 12 Rally1 hybrid cars, including 4 Toyota Yaris, 3 Hyundai i20 and 5 M-Sport-Ford Puma. No Sébastien Ogier or Sébastien Loeb but a certain Juri Huttunen, WRC3 champion in 2020, will take part in his first rally in the premier category, with M-Sport. Adrien fourmaux and Pierre-Louis Loubet will be the two French representatives in Finland, both aboard the Ford Puma. Esapekka Lappi finds the Toyota Yaris in Ogier's place.

In the lower categories, there will be 17 cars in WRC2 and 5 crews in WRC3. Among the last entrants on the list, a name sounds familiar: Justus Räikkönen, nephew of the world champion of Formula 1 Kimi Räikkönen will make his WRC debut in a Peugeot 208 Rally4.

The 2022 Rally Finland program

Thursday August 4: 

8:01 a.m.: Shakedown – Rannankylä (4,46 km)
19:00 p.m.: SS1 – Harju 1 (3,50 km)

Friday August 5: 

7:00 a.m.: SS2 – Laukaa 1 (11,75 km)
7:55 a.m.: SS3 – Lankamaa 1 (21,60 km)
11:15 a.m.: SS4 – Laukaa 2 (11,75 km)
12:10 a.m.: SS5 – Lankamaa 2 (21,60 km)
13:30 p.m.: SS6 – Harju 2 (2,00 km)
16:00 p.m.: SS7 – Ässämäki 1 (12,31 km)
16:53 p.m.: SS8 – Sahloinen-Moksi 1 (15,70 km)
18:13 p.m.: SS9 – Ässämäki 2 (12,31 km)
19:06 p.m.: SS10 – Sahloinen-Moski 2 (15,70 km)

Saturday 6 August 

7:08 a.m.: SS11 – Päijälä 1 (20,30 km)
8:08 a.m.: SS12 – Rapsula 1 (20,61 km)
9:08 a.m.: SS13 – Patajoki 1 (13,75 km)
10:08 a.m.: SS14 – Vekkula 1 (20,80 km)
14:38 a.m.: SS15 – Päijälä 2 (20,30 km)
15:38 a.m.: SS16 – Rapsula 2 (20,61 km)
16:38 a.m.: SS17 – Patajoki 2 (13,75 km)
17:38 a.m.: SS18 – Vekkula 2 (20,80 km)

7 Sunday August 

7:23 a.m.: SS19 – Oittila 1 (11,00 km)
8:38 a.m.: SS20 – Ruuhimäki 1 (11,12 km)
10:01 a.m.: SS21 – Oittila 2 (11,00 km)
12:18 p.m.: SS22 (Power Stage) – Raadi 2 (11,12 km)

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