Rally Finland 2022
IT’S DONE, OTT TÄNAK WINS THE RALLY OF FINLAND! Second victory of the season for the Estonian, who won the “Rally of 3 Lakes” for the third time in his career! He set the 1000nd fastest time in the Power Stage, 2″ behind Rovanperä.
Thank you for following us throughout this Rally of Finland, next meeting in Belgium for the Ypres Rally (August 18-21). Good day to you !
The Power Stage ranking:
The final classification of the Rally Finland:
It's over for Kalle Rovanperä who sets the best time of the Power Stage in 5'17″1!
In a very damaged Toyota, without a windshield, without a roof and without a rear wing, Esapekka Lappi held on and finished 10 seconds behind Evans' time! It's a podium for the Finn at home!
Elfyn Evans signs the same time as Craig Breen! A 5'20"2 for the Welshman, who is credited with 2nd place on the Power Stage since he is behind by a few thousandths of a second, 0"009 to be exact!
It was close for Thierry Neuville! The Belgian fails only 1 tenth of Breen's time and has to settle for 2nd time in the Power Stage!
Takamoto Katsuta sets the 2nd fastest time in the Power Stage, 4 tenths behind Craig Breen. The Japanese will also take the points for 6th place.
While Pierre-Louis Loubet has still not left, Gus Greensmith finishes the special 6″7 behind Breen’s time. The Briton will take 7th place in the Rally Finland.
Pierre-Louis Loubet is not at the start of the Power Stage! The Ford is stopped on the link road to reach the start.
For his first rally in the premier category, Jari Huttunen finished the Power Stage 4″ behind the best time. The Finn, trapped by an oil pressure problem on Friday, failed to reach the top 9 at home.
Adrien Fourmaux crossed the line with a huge jump of 57 meters and 4″5 behind Craig Breen’s time.
The Frenchman, victim of a mechanical problem on Friday, will finish the rally outside the top 20: “It was quite frustrating the first day. We can be happy with interesting times and it was also good for the experience of opening the road. It wasn't the rally we wanted but there were some positives. »
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Craig Breen is faster than this morning's best time by setting a time of 5'20″2.
Craig Breen is the first driver from the Rally1 field to start. As a reminder, the best time this morning was achieved by Tänak and Rovanperä in 5'22″9 during SS20.
Teemu Suninen concludes the special 2″4 behind Lindholm and wins the Rally Finland in WRC2! First victory this season for the Finn after his 2nd place in Estonia.
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Emil Lindholm and his co-driver Reeta Hämäläinen finished the special in 5'44″1, 6″4 better than Paddon. Second in WRC2, Lindholm reached the podium in the category for the third time this season.
Egon Kaur finished 1″2 behind Paddon and validated his place on the WRC2 podium, his first this season.
Hayden Paddon crosses the line with a first time of 5'50″5. The former WRC resident at Hyundai, winner of the Rally Argentina in 2016, will finish 4th in the WRC2 category.
Paddon: “I really enjoyed being back here. We didn't quite hit the pace we wanted, but I loved every second of it. We still have a lot to do as a team, but the car is in one piece, so we can put it on the plane next week and bring it home. »
It's Egon Kaur's turn to start. The Estonian is 3rd overall in the WRC2 standings with his Volkswagen Polo.
Let's go for this Power Stage, the last special of the Rally Finland!
It is Hayden Paddon, 4th in the WRC2 category, who sets off first on the spectacular Ruuhimäki stage, 11,12 kilometers long.
Here is the general classification before the start of the Power Stage. 10 seconds separate Ott Tänak and Kalle Rovanperä.
During the previous special, Esapekka Lappi had a big scare at the end of the stage. The Finn rolled over when he went too wide in a corner. Even though he was able to restart and finish SS21, his Toyota was badly damaged…