Rally Finland 2017

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Huttunen (Skoda) leads WRC 2 with 3 tenths ahead of Loubet (Ford). Gilbert (Skoda) is 6th in the category, 9s behind the leader. Camilli (Ford) is the first of the R5 drivers, having almost 7 seconds on the Finn at the head of WRC 2.

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Jari-Matti Latvala (Toyota) took the scratch in SS3 of the Rally Finland by completing the 12,75km of Urria in 5'56''4 with a tenth ahead of his teammate Esapekka Lappi. Teemu Suninen (Ford) completes the podium of the 100% Finnish special with 4 tenths behind. Hayden Paddon (Hyundai) follows 6 tenths ahead of Ott Tänak (Ford) who is 1”4 behind.

Sébastien Ogier (Ford) failed almost 5 seconds from the benchmark. The Championship leader reported having mechanical problems with the accelerator. Thierry Neuville (Hyundai) was even slower, finishing more than 6s from the scratch.

Ott Tänak remains in the lead of the Rally Finland with 3 tenths ahead of Jari-Matti Latvala. Hayden Paddon follows a second ahead of Craig Breen (Citroën) and Teemu Suninen. Sébastien Ogier is in 6th place. Thierry Neuville is 12th, more than 10 seconds behind the Estonian.

 

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Suninen finished 4 tenths behind Latvala, completing the 100% Finnish lead of the special. The Toyota driver is in 5th place, 3″5 behind leader Tänak.

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Ostberg achieves the 6th provisional time, 2″5 behind Latvala. “It’s a magnificent special. I was too careful, I apologize to the spectators. »

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Lappi failed a tenth behind his teammate Latvala for a tenth with a time of 5'56″5. “We have room to go faster. We will continue at this pace. »  

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Meeke achieves the 8th provisional time, 5″3 behind Latvala. The Citroën driver is in 7th place in the general classification. “I know my special wasn't very good. I have to gain confidence. »

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Hänninen signs the 6th provisional time, 4″6 behind his compatriot Latvala’s provisional scratch. “I wasted time by being too careful. »

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Breen sets the 4th provisional time, 1″6 behind Latvala.

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Paddon fails 6 tenths behind Latvala, being closest to the provisional reference. “We started well but we had a scare in one place. »

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Evans signs the 3rd provisional time, 3″5 behind Latvala’s provisional scratch. “I suffered from understeer. I have no engine problems. »

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Sordo is the slowest at the finish, 9″2 behind Latvala’s provisional scratch. The Hyundai driver is 17s behind the leader in the general classification. “It’s hard to find the right rhythm. »

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Tänak drops 1″4 and only has 3 tenths ahead of Latvala in the general classification. “I don't have the problems that Ogier has. I'm not too satisfied with the settings but we will improve it for the second pass. »

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Latvala takes the provisional scratch with a time of 5'56"4, 4"9 better than Ogier and 6s better than Neuville. “The grip was better in this special but there were still slippery sections. I'm happy with Teemu's (Suninen) performance in SS2. »

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Neuville, however, failed 1″6 behind Ogier. “We were better in this special. I don't want to attack too much because the rally is still long. »

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Ogier set a time of 6'01″3 but thinks he lost time. “We are having engine problems. We lost time, the accelerator responds poorly. “ 

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Provisional rankings after SS2:

 

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Overview of the SS3 currently being contested:

 

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The first drivers have already launched into the 3km Urria SS12,75.  

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