Rally Finland 2022
16h
Kalle Rovanperä wins her 4th special of the day and takes 1″2 from Ott Tänak!
See you at 16:38 p.m. for SS17!
The classification of SS16:
The general classification after SS16:
16h
Esapekka Lappi finishes the special 7″2 behind Kalle Rovanperä and loses her 2nd place overall! The leader of the world championship is the new 2nd in the Rally Finland!
16h
Still a lot of time lost for Elfyn Evans, who concedes 5″2 on Rovanperä. The Welshman moves away from the top 3…
Evans: " I have trouble. I don't have the feeling I want in these drier conditions and the car is moving a lot. Not easy. »
16h
Kalle Rovanperä breaks the best time in 9'35″8, or 11″4 faster than Neuville!
Rovanperä: “At the moment it works in some places and in others it doesn't. (with the hard tire). We'll see how it goes when we do all the steps. »
16h
Takamoto Katsuta concedes 2″9 on Thierry Neuville and loses a little ground for 5th place overall. The Japanese is now relegated to 7″2 behind the Belgian.
Katsuta: “A lot of stones come out of the ground and I touched them several times. It's quite horrible to feel it but fortunately we didn't have any punctures. »
16h
New best time, now owned by Thierry Neuville in 9'47″2.
Neuville: “I think it was the first clean, consistent stage we had all weekend. No big attack, just consistency and the conditions were rather pleasant. I appreciated it. »
15h
Pierre-Louis Loubet is 5″5 behind Greensmith and sets the same time as Huttunen.
15h
Gus Greensmith found some rhythm today: he is 5″5 faster than Huttunen on this special.
15h
It is beaten by Jari Huttunen, who goes 3 seconds faster than the Frenchman. For a first rally in the premier category, the Finn makes a good impression!
15h
First reference time for Fourmaux: 10'00″9.
15h
No problem with the fans today, who are even congratulated by the organization and by Michèle Mouton. As a reminder, SS5 was canceled yesterday for safety reasons, with spectators poorly positioned and disrespectful to the roadside marshals.
Johtokeskus ja Michèle Mouton lähettävät isot kiitokset Rapsulan yleisölle, joka we sijoittunut upeasti erikoiskokeen varteen! // Rally control center and Michèle Mouton send their big thanks to spectators at SS Rapsula for their marvelous behavior throughout the stage!
— Secto Rally Finland (@RallyFinland) August 6
15h
Best time this morning on the same special: 9'57″6, signed by Rovanperä in the rain.
15h
Adrien Fourmaux, let's go for this 16th special stage of the Rally of Finland!
15h
The start of SS16 (Rapsula 2 – 20,61 km) is scheduled for 15:38 p.m.
