2007 Rally Finland
57th Neste Oil Rally Finland

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Celebrations on the podium.

Host country|  Finland
Rally base| Jyväskylä, Finland
Dates run| August 2 - 5 2007
Stages| 23 (360.34 km; 223.90 miles)
Stage surface| Gravel
Overall distance| 1,375.15 km (854.48 miles)
Statistics
Crews| 97 at start, 70 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner|  Marcus Grönholm
BP Ford World Rally Team

The 57th Neste Oil Rally Finland was the 9th round of the 2007 World Rally Championship. It was run on 2–5 August 2007 and based in Jyväskylä, Finland.

## Results

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Pos.  | Driver  | Co-driver  | Car  | Time  | Difference  | Points

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1\.  |  Marcus Grönholm |  Timo Rautiainen | Ford Focus RS WRC 07 | 2:57:26.1  | 0.0  | 10
2\.  |  Mikko Hirvonen |  Jarmo Lehtinen | Ford Focus RS WRC 07 | 2:57:50.3  | 24.2  | 8
3\.  |  Sébastien Loeb |  Daniel Elena | Citroën C4 WRC | 2:58:36.0  | 1:09.9  | 6
4\.  |  Chris Atkinson |  Stéphane Prévot | Subaru Impreza WRC 07 | 3:00:28.9  | 3:02.8  | 5
5\.  |  Henning Solberg |  Cato Menkerud | Ford Focus RS WRC 06 | 3:01:55.5  | 4:29.4  | 4
6\.  |  Xavier Pons |  Xavier Amigo | Subaru Impreza WRC | 3:04:26.6  | 7:00.5  | 3
7\.  |  Urmo Aava |  Kuldar Sikk | Mitsubishi Lancer WRC05 | 3:05:05.7  | 7:39.6  | 2
8\.  |  Mads Østberg |  Ole Kristian Unnerud | Subaru Impreza WRC | 3:06:58.0  | 9:31.9  | 1
JRC
1\. (18.)  |  Patrik Sandell |  Emil Axelsson | Renault Clio R3 | 3:25:14.5  | 0.0  | 10
2\. (19.)  |  Kalle Pinomäki |  Tuomo Nikkola | Renault Clio R3 | 3:26:33.6  | 1:19.1  | 8
3\. (22.)  |  Michał Kościuszko |  Maciej Szczepaniak | Renault Clio S1600 | 3:29:28.2  | 4:13.7  | 6
4\. (23.)  |  Conrad Rautenbach |  David Senior | Citroën C2 S1600 | 3:29:46.3  | 4:31.8  | 5
5\. (25.)  |  Tapio Suominen |  Jarno Ottman | Suzuki Swift S1600 | 3:31:00.9  | 5:46.4  | 4
6\. (30.)  |  Vilius Rožukas |  Audrius Šošas | Suzuki Swift S1600 | 3:34:29.0 [1] | 9:14.5  | 3
7\. (32.)  |  Alessandro Bettega |  Simone Scattolin | Ford Fiesta S1600 | 3:37:43.0 [1] | 12:28.5  | 2
8\. (33.)  |  Yoann Bonato |  Benjamin Boulloud | Citroën C2 R2 | 3:38:20.3  | 13:05.8  | 1
| [1] -- Drivers using SupeRally |

## Retirements

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Milos Komljenovic had to retire after a bad landing from a jump on SS7. |

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* Kristian Sohlberg \- rolled (SS2);
* Jari-Matti Latvala \- went off the road - damaged rollcage (SS7);
* Manfred Stohl \- rolled (SS13)
* Gareth Jones \- went off the road (SS13)
* Juho Hänninen \- mechanical (SS14)
* Daniel Sordo \- engine failure (SS15)
* Petter Solberg \- steering problems (SS15/16)
* Jan Kopecký \- went off the road (SS21)

## Special Stages

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Leg  | Stage  | Time (EEST)  | Name  | Length  | Winner  | Time  | Avg. spd.  | Rally leader

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(2/3 Aug)  | SS1  | 20:00  | Killeri 1  | 2.50 km  |  C. Atkinson | 1:20.6  | 111.66 km/h  |  C. Atkinson
SS2  | 07:54  | Vellipohja 1  | 17.20 km  |  J. Latvala | 8:18.7  | 124.16 km/h  |  J. Latvala
SS3  | 08:50  | Mökkiperä 1  | 13.72 km  |  M. Grönholm | 6:47.5  | 121.21 km/h  |  M. Grönholm
SS4  | 09:29  | Palsankylä 1  | 13.31 km  |  M. Hirvonen | 6:47.4  | 117.61 km/h  |  M. Hirvonen
SS5  | 12:06  | Vellipohja 2  | 17.20 km  |  M. Grönholm | 8:10.1  | 126.34 km/h  |  M. Grönholm
SS6  | 13:02  | Mökkiperä 2  | 13.72 km  |  M. Hirvonen
M. Grönholm | 6:42.7  | 122.65 km/h
SS7  | 13:41  | Palsankylä 2  | 13.31 km  |  M. Grönholm | 6:36.1  | 120.97 km/h
SS8  | 16:21  | Urria  | 9.96 km  |  M. Grönholm | 4:36.6  | 129.63 km/h
SS9  | 16:51  | Lautaperä  | 8.69 km  |  M. Grönholm | 3:56.7  | 132.17 km/h
SS10  | 17:29  | Jukojärvi  | 22.25 km  |  M. Grönholm | 10:35.6  | 126.02 km/h
SS11  | 20:00  | Killeri 2  | 2.50 km  |  M. Grönholm | 1:20.7  | 111.52 km/h

(4 Aug)  | SS12  | 07:17  | Kaipolanvuori  | 13.46 km  |  S. Loeb | 6:53.4  | 117.21 km/h
SS13  | 08:30  | Juupajoki  | 22.13 km  |  M. Grönholm | 11:19.3  | 117.28 km/h
SS14  | 09:14  | Ouninpohja 1  | 33.00 km  |  M. Grönholm | 15:35.3  | 127.02 km/h
SS15  | 12:15  | Leustu  | 21.27 km  |  M. Grönholm | 10:12.6  | 124.99 km/h
SS16  | 13:24  | Ouninpohja 2  | 33.00 km  |  M. Grönholm | 15:19.8  | 129.16 km/h
SS17  | 15:10  | Ehikki 1  | 14.88 km  |  M. Grönholm | 6:52.2  | 129.96 km/h
SS18  | 16:23  | Himos  | 18.55 km  |  M. Grönholm | 10:09.8  | 109.51 km/h
SS19  | 17:19  | Ehikki 2  | 14.88 km  |  M. Hirvonen | 6:47.4  | 131.49 km/h
SS20  | 17:54  | Surkee  | 14.89 km  |  M. Hirvonen | 8:13.6  | 108.6 km/h

(5 Aug)  | SS21  | 10:15  | Valkola  | 10.38 km  |  M. Grönholm | 5:35.9  | 111.25 km/h
SS22  | 11:07  | Lankamaa  | 22.82 km  |  M. Grönholm | 11:07.2  | 123.13 km/h
SS23  | 12:22  | Ruuhimäki  | 7.53 km  |  M. Grönholm | 3:57.8  | 113.99 km/h

## Championship standings after the event

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### Drivers' championship

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| Pos  | Driver  | MON
| SWE
| NOR
| MEX
| POR
| ARG
| ITA
| GRC
| FIN
| GER
| NZL
| ESP
| FRA
| JPN
| IRL
| GBR
|  Pts

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1  |  Marcus Grönholm | 3  | 1  | 2  | 2  | 4  | 2  | 1  | 1  | 1  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 75
2  |  Sébastien Loeb | 1  | 2  | 14  | 1  | 1  | 1  | Ret  | 2  | 3  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 62
3  |  Mikko Hirvonen | 5  | 3  | 1  | 3  | 5  | 3  | 2  | 4  | 2  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 57
4  |  Dani Sordo | 2  | 12  | 25  | 4  | 3  | 6  | 3  | 24  | Ret  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 28
Henning Solberg | 14  | 4  | 3  | 9  | 11  | 5  | 4  | 5  | 5  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 28
6  |  Petter Solberg | 6  | Ret  | 4  | Ret  | 2  | Ret  | 5  | 3  | Ret  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 26
7  |  Chris Atkinson | 4  | 8  | 19  | 5  | Ret  | 7  | 10  | 6  | 4  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20
8  |  Jari-Matti Latvala | Ret  | Ret  | 5  | 7  | 8  | 4  | 9  | 12  | Ret  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12
9  |  Daniel Carlsson |  | 5  | 7  |  | 6  |  | Ret  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9
Manfred Stohl | 10  | 7  | 12  | 6  | 10  | 8  | 7  | 8  | Ret  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9
11  |  Toni Gardemeister | 7  | 6  | Ret  |  | DSQ  |  | 6  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8
12  |  Gigi Galli |  | 13  | 6  |  | 7  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5
13  |  Jan Kopecký | 8  | 10  | 8  |  | 22  |  | Ret  | 7  | Ret  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4
14  |  Xavier Pons | 25  | Ret  | 16  |  |  |  |  |  | 6  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3
15  |  Urmo Aava |  |  | 28  |  | 15  |  | 13  | 14  | 7  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2
16  |  Matthew Wilson | 12  | Ret  | 26  | 8  | 12  | 30  | 12  | 10  | 10  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1
Juho Hänninen |  | DSQ  | 17  |  |  | 11  | 8  | Ret  | Ret  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1
Mads Østberg |  | 9  | 37  |  | Ret  |  | Ret  |  | 8  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1
Pos  | Driver  | MON
| SWE
| NOR
| MEX
| POR
| ARG
| ITA
| GRC
| FIN
| GER
| NZL
| ESP
| FRA
| JPN
| IRL
| GBR
|  Pts
| Key

Colour  | Result
Gold  | Winner
Silver  | 2nd place
Bronze  | 3rd place
Green  | Points finish
Blue  | Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple  | Did not finish (Ret)
Black  | Excluded (EX)
Disqualified (DSQ)
White  | Did not start (DNS)
Cancelled (C)
Blank  | Withdrew entry from
the event (WD)

### Manufacturers' championship

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Rank  | Manufacturer  | Event  | Total
points

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MON
| SWE
| NOR
| MEX
| POR
| ARG
| ITA
| GRC
| FIN
| GER
| NZL
| ESP
| FRA
| JPN
| IRL
| GBR

1  | BP Ford World Rally Team | 10 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 15 | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | \-  | 132
2  | Citroën Total World Rally Team | 18 | 9 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | \-  | 92
3  | Subaru World Rally Team | 8 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | \-  | 48
4  | Stobart VK M-Sport Ford | 1 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | \-  | 45
5  | OMV Kronos | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | \-  | 27
6  | Munchi's Ford World Rally Team |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | \-  | 6

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