Rally Finland 2022
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Ott Tänak concludes this 11th special with the 3rd time, 4″3 behind Elfyn Evans but 2″8 ahead of Esapekka Lappi. Evans therefore signs his first scratch on the Rally of Finland and is closing in on the leading duo!
Meet at 8:08 a.m. for SS12 (Rapsula 1 – 20,61 km).
The classification of SS11:
The general classification after SS11:
07h
First complicated special for Esapekka Lappi today: trapped by the rain, the Finn concedes 7″1 on Evans and will lose ground on Tänak, faster on the first intermediates.
07h
And indeed, Elfyn Evans finished on SS11 with a best time of 9'38″1, 0″7 faster than Rovanperä.
07h
The rain falls much more heavily on the special, and this is felt in the intermediate times for the leaders: Lappi is already 5 seconds behind Evans at the 2nd intermediate.
07h
Kalle Rovanperä is even faster than Breen, with a time of 9'38″8, 6″7 ahead of the M-Sport driver.
Rovanperä: “It was pretty good. Not so easy conditions and I didn't have the perfect rhythm all the time. We'll see how the others arrive. »
07h
Craig Breen sets a new best time in 9'45″5, 4″3 faster than Neuville. The Irishman is now 9 seconds ahead of Katsuta for 5th place overall.
07h
Takamoto Katsuta concedes 1″7 on Neuville’s time during this special.
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And it's beaten once again, now by Thierry Neuville with a time of 9'49″8.
Neuville: “It’s difficult for me again. We had to change the differentials yesterday and I don't feel very comfortable, but we will work on it. It's like that. »
07h
Best time for Pierre-Louis Loubet in 9'57″1, 1″5 faster than his teammate Greensmith. The Frenchman has some minor damage on the left rear wing.
07h
Gus Greensmith is 1″8 faster than the Finn, with a time of 9’58″6.
07h
Jari Huttunen beats Fourmaux's time by 2 tenths.
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The first reference time for Adrien Fourmaux on this 11th special: 10'00″6.
Fourmaux: “It’s really nice to drive. In some places we have a lot of grip, but in others it's like ice. We had a good feeling with the car. »
07h
Adrien Fourmaux has just completed one of the biggest jumps of this Rally Finland, with the M-Sport driver jumping almost 40 meters!
07h
The track is very wet this morning while it is still raining lightly on the special.
07h
Let's go for the third day of the Rally Finland! Adrien Fourmaux is the first to set off on SS11!
07h
Like yesterday afternoon, the sky is very threatening, drops of rain are even starting to fall...
06h
The starting order today, based on the general classification before the start of SS11:
- Fourmaux
- Huttunen
- Greensmith
- loubet
- Neuville
- Feel it
- Breen
- Rovanperä
- Evans
- Lapland
- Thank you
06h
The complete route for today:
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Here is the program for this day, with 8 stages to cover:
7h : SS11 – Päijälä 1 (20,30 km)
8h : SS12 – Rapsula 1 (20,61 km)
9h : SS13 – Patajoki 1 (13,75 km)
10h : SS14 – Vekkula 1 (20,80 km)
14h : SS15 – Päijälä 2 (20,30 km)
15h : SS16 – Rapsula 2 (20,61 km)
16h : SS17 – Patajoki 2 (13,75 km)
17h : SS18 – Vekkula 2 (20,80 km)
06h
The summary of yesterday's day, with a fairly intense duel at the top of the standings between Ott Tänak (Hyundai) and Esapekka Lappi (Toyota). The two men are only 3″8 apart at the start of this third day!
