Arctic Rally Finland 2021
Meet at 17:38 p.m. for SS8, the last of the day
The classification of SS7 The general classification at the end of SS7
Special victory for Kalle Rovanperä ahead of Ott Tänak and Elfyn Evans. In general, things are not changing. Tänak is still in the lead. Rovanperä and Thierry Neuville follow him. Sébastien Ogier climbs back to 6th position but is more than 1'15 behind the leader
Ott Tânak ensures and finishes 2nd with a time of 9'10″5 to 1″7 from Kalle Rovanperä
Craig Breen finishes with his special. 9'18″3 for the Irishman, 3″8 from Kalle Rovanperä's mark
Already very fast on this same special this morning, Kalle Rovanperä takes the lead while awaiting the arrivals of Craig Breen and Ott Tänak. The local of the event signed a time of 9'08″8, 3″8 ahead of Elfyn Evans
Thierry Neuvile comes between Elfyn Evans and Sébastien Ogier. The Belgian finished in 9'13″8, 1″2 from the lead
As expected, Elfyn Evans temporarily takes the lead in the special thanks to a time of 9'12″6. He was 4″1 faster than Sébastien Ogier
After the third sector, Elfyn Evans is 5″2 ahead of Ogier. He could take the best time while waiting for the last passages
Teemu Suninen provisionally ranks 3rd behind Takamoto Katsuta and Sébastien Ogier. He stopped his time in 9'26″6
Second provisional time for Takamoto Katsuta, 3″1 behind Sébastien Ogier. The Japanese completed SS7 in 9'19″8
9'28″2 for Oliver Solberg who was ultimately 11″5 behind Sébastien Ogier at the finish. Without its release, the story would have been completely different
Oliver Solberg at fault. He got stuck, without consequences, in a wall of snow and was able to leave. Unfortunately, he will not be able to take first place from Sébastien Ogier
“I didn't really push during the special in order to preserve my tires for the last of the day,” admits the Frenchman
Without too much difficulty, Sébastien Ogier dislodged Gus Greensmith from provisional first place. He finished in 9'16″7, 16 seconds faster than the Englishman
9'32″7 for Gus Greensmith
Sébastien Ogier ahead of Gus Greensmith after the first sector
Countdown over, Sébastien Ogier sets off!
Here is the route of the 19,91 kilometers of SS7
Gus Greensmith starts the clock