2019 Rally Finland

69th edition of Rally Finland

2019 Rally Rally Finland
69\. Neste Rally Finland

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Rally Finland has the fastest average speed of any event on the calendar.

Host country|  Finland
Rally base| Jyväskylä, Keski-Suomi
Dates run| 1 - 4 August 2019
Start location| Jyväskylä, Keski-Suomi
Finish location| Ruuhimäki, Toivakka
Stages| 23 (307.58 km; 191.12 miles)[1]
Stage surface| Gravel
Transport distance| 1,066.09 km (662.44 miles)
Overall distance| 1,373.67 km (853.56 miles)
Statistics
Crews registered| 65
Crews| 61 at start, 49 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner|  Ott Tänak
Martin Järveoja
Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
2:30:40.3
Power Stage winner|  Ott Tänak
Martin Järveoja
Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
Support category results
WRC-2 winner|  Nikolay Gryazin
Yaroslav Fedorov
Nikolay Gryazin
2:41:09.0
J-WRC winner|  Tom Kristensson
Henrik Appelskog
Tom Kristensson
2:55:17.2

The 2019 Rally Finland (also known as Neste Rally Finland 2019) was a motor racing event for rally cars held over four days between 1 and 4 August 2019.[2] It marked the sixty-ninth running of Rally Finland and was the ninth round of the 2019 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and the newly created WRC-2 Pro class. It was also the fourth round of the Junior World Rally Championship. The 2019 event was based in Jyväskylä in Keski-Suomi, and was contested over twenty-three special stages with a total a competitive distance of 307.58 km (191.12 mi).

Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja were the defending rally winners. Their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, were the defending manufacturers' winners.[3] The local crew of Eerik Pietarinen and Juhana Raitanen were the defending winners in the World Rally Championship-2 category, but they did not defend their titles as they were promoted to the newly created WRC-2 Pro class by Škoda Motorsport.[4] The Estonian crew of Ken Torn and Kuldar Sikk were the reigning winners of the Junior World Rally Championship, but they did not compete the rally.[5]

Tänak and Järveoja successfully defended their titles, adding their winning number to double figures. Their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, won the rally three years in a row.[6] Local youngster Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen took their fourth consecutive victory in the WRC-2 Pro category, finishing first in the combined WRC-2 category, while the Russian crew of Nikolay Gryazin and Yaroslav Fedorov won the wider WRC-2 class as well as snatching their first WRC point.[7] Tom Kristensson and Henrik Appelskog took their second victory of the season in the junior category to regain the championship lead.[8]

## Background

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### Championship standings prior to the event

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Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja led both the drivers' and co-drivers' championships by three-points ahead of defending world champions Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia. Thierry Neuville and Nicolas Gilsoul were third, a further three points behind. In the World Rally Championship for Manufacturers, Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT held a forty-four-point lead over Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT.[9]

In the World Rally Championship-2 Pro standings, Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen held a thirteen-point lead ahead of Mads Østberg and Torstein Eriksen in the drivers' and co-drivers' standings respectively. Gus Greensmith and Elliott Edmondson were third, another thirteen points further back. In the manufacturers' championship, Škoda Motorsport and M-Sport Ford WRT tied with same points, with Citroën Total sixty-one points behind in third.[10]

In the World Rally Championship-2 standings, Benito Guerra and Jaime Zapata led the drivers' and co-drivers' standings by eighteen points respectively. Pierre-Louis Loubet and Vincent Landais were second, following by Ole Christian Veiby and Jonas Andersson in third.[10]

In the Junior-World Rally Championship standings, Jan Solans and Mauro Barreiro led Tom Kristensson and Henrik Appelskog by nine points in the drivers' and co-drivers' standings respectively, with Dennis Rådström and Johan Johansson six points further behind in third in their own standings. In the Nations' standings, Sweden were first, six points cleared of Spain, with Germany eighteen points further behind in third.[11]

### Entry list

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The following crews entered into the rally. The event opened to crews competing in the World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2, WRC-2 Pro, Junior World Rally Championship and privateer entries not registered to score points in any championship. A total of sixty-five entries were received, with eleven crews entered with World Rally Cars and thirteen entered the World Rally Championship-2. Three crews were nominated to score points in the Pro class. A further fourteen entries were received for the Junior World Rally Championship.

No.  | Driver  | Co-Driver  | Entrant  | Car  | Tyre

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World Rally Car entries
1  |  Sébastien Ogier |  Julien Ingrassia |  Citroën Total WRT | Citroën C3 WRC | M
3  |  Teemu Suninen |  Jarmo Lehtinen |  M-Sport Ford WRT | Ford Fiesta WRC | M
4  |  Esapekka Lappi |  Janne Ferm |  Citroën Total WRT | Citroën C3 WRC | M
5  |  Kris Meeke |  Sebastian Marshall |  Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | Toyota Yaris WRC | M
8  |  Ott Tänak |  Martin Järveoja |  Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | Toyota Yaris WRC | M
10  |  Jari-Matti Latvala |  Miikka Anttila |  Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | Toyota Yaris WRC | M
11  |  Thierry Neuville |  Nicolas Gilsoul |  Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | M
18  |  Jouni Virtanen |  Risto Pietiläinen |  JanPro | Ford Fiesta WRC | M
33  |  Gus Greensmith |  Elliott Edmondson |  M-Sport Ford WRT | Ford Fiesta WRC | M
42  |  Craig Breen |  Paul Nagle |  Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | M
89  |  Andreas Mikkelsen |  Anders Jæger-Amland |  Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | M
World Rally Championship-2 Pro entries
21  |  Kalle Rovanperä |  Jonne Halttunen |  Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | M
23  |  Eerik Pietarinen |  Juhana Raitanen |  Škoda Motorsport[a] | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | M
24  |  Eric Camilli |  Benjamin Veillas |  M-Sport Ford WRT | Ford Fiesta R5 | M
World Rally Championship-2 entries
41  |  Pierre-Louis Loubet |  Vincent Landais |  Pierre-Louis Loubet[b] | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | M
43  |  Takamoto Katsuta |  Daniel Barritt |  Takamoto Katsuta[c] | Ford Fiesta R5 | P
44  |  Nikolay Gryazin |  Yaroslav Fedorov |  Nikolay Gryazin[d] | Škoda Fabia R5 | M
45  |  Henning Solberg |  Ilka Minor |  Henning Solberg[e] | Škoda Fabia R5 | M
46  |  Paulo Nobre |  Gabriel Morales |  Paulo Nobre[f] | Škoda Fabia R5 | P
47  |  Emil Lindholm |  Mikael Korhonen |  Emil Lindholm[g] | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | M
48  |  Johan Kristoffersson |  Stig Rune Skjærmoen |  Johan Kristoffersson[h] | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | P
49  |  Jari Huttunen |  Antti Linnaketo |  Jari Huttunen[i] | Hyundai i20 R5 | P
50  |  Tomi Tukiainen |  Mikko Pohjanharju |  Tomi Tukiainen | Škoda Fabia R5 | M
51  |  Grégoire Munster |  Louis Louka |  Grégoire Munster | Škoda Fabia R5 | P
Junior World Rally Championship entries
71  |  Jan Solans |  Mauro Barreiro |  Rally Team Spain | Ford Fiesta R2 | P
72  |  Tom Kristensson |  Henrik Appelskog |  Tom Kristensson | Ford Fiesta R2 | P
73  |  Dennis Rådström |  Johan Johansson |  Dennis Rådström | Ford Fiesta R2 | P
74  |  Julius Tannert |  Jürgen Heigl |  ADAC Sachsen | Ford Fiesta R2 | P
75  |  Roland Poom |  Ken Järveoja |  Roland Poom | Ford Fiesta R2 | P
76  |  Tom Williams |  Phil Hall |  Tom Williams | Ford Fiesta R2 | P
77  |  Mārtiņš Sesks |  Krišjānis Caune |  LMT Autosporta Akadēmija | Ford Fiesta R2 | P
78  |  Raul Badiu |  Gabriel Lazăr |  Raul Badiu | Ford Fiesta R2 | P
79  |  Enrico Oldrati |  Elia De Guio |  Enrico Oldrati | Ford Fiesta R2 | P
80  |  Sean Johnston |  Alex Kihurani |  Sean Johnston | Ford Fiesta R2 | P
81  |  Fabrizio Zaldivar |  Fernando Mussano |  Fabrizio Zaldivar | Ford Fiesta R2 | P
82  |  Nico Knacker |  Michael Wenzel |  ADAC Weser-Ems | Ford Fiesta R2 | P
83  |  Sami Pajari |  Antti Haapala |  Team Flying Finn | Ford Fiesta R2 | P
84  |  Aleksi Röyhkiö |  Ville Mannisenmäki |  Aleksi Röyhkiö | Ford Fiesta R2 | P
Other Major Entries
105  |  Adrien Fourmaux |  Renaud Jamoul |  Adrien Fourmaux | Ford Fiesta R2 | M
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### Route

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There were no significant changes to the route for the 2019 event outside some slight length reductions to selected stages.[1]

#### Itinerary

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The finishing line of the Ruuhimäki stage, marking as end location of Rally Finland.

All dates and times are EEST (UTC+3).

Date  | Time  | No.  | Stage name  | Distance

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1 August  | 09:00  | -- | Vesala [Shakedown]  | 4.26 km
Leg 1 -- 128.86 km
1 August  | 19:00  | SS1  | Harju 1  | 2.31 km
2 August  | 8:18  | SS2  | Oittila  | 19.34 km
9:21  | SS3  | Moksi 1  | 20.04 km
10:24  | SS4  | Urria 1  | 12.28 km
11:16  | SS5  | Ässämäki 1  | 12.33 km
12:39  | SS6  | Äänekoski 1  | 7.80 km
15:24  | SS7  | Moksi 2  | 20.04 km
16:27  | SS8  | Urria 2  | 12.28 km
17:19  | SS9  | Ässämäki 2  | 12.33 km
18:42  | SS10  | Äänekoski 2  | 7.80 km
20:00  | SS11  | Harju 2  | 2.31 km
Leg 2 -- 132.98 km
3 August  | 8:08  | SS12  | Pihlajakoski 1  | 14.42 km
9:10  | SS13  | Päijälä 1  | 22.87 km
10:08  | SS14  | Kakaristo 1  | 18.70 km
11:34  | SS15  | Leustu 1  | 10.50 km
15:08  | SS16  | Pihlajakoski 2  | 14.42 km
16:10  | SS17  | Päijälä 2  | 22.87 km
17:08  | SS18  | Kakaristo 2  | 18.70 km
18:34  | SS19  | Leustu 2  | 10.50 km
Leg 3 -- 45.74 km
4 August  | 8:38  | SS20  | Laukaa 1  | 11.75 km
9:38  | SS21  | Ruuhimäki 1  | 11.12 km
11:01  | SS22  | Laukaa 2  | 11.75 km
13:18  | SS23  | Ruuhimäki 2 [Power Stage]  | 11.12 km
Source:[1]

## Report

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### World Rally Cars

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Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin were entered by M-Sport Ford WRT, but were later withdrawn when Evans was injured contesting Rally Estonia as part of their pre-event preparations. Gus Greensmith and Elliott Edmondson were withdrawn from the WRC 2-Pro category and re-entered in Evans' and Martin's place.[13] Hayden Paddon and John Kennard were entered into the rally by M-Sport Ford WRT, but they were withdrawn after a heavy crash during testing that caused irreparable damage their car.[14]

It was a drama-free Friday for front runners, with Jari-Matti Latvala took a narrow lead into the second leg.[15] However, the local Finn punctured his rear-left tyre in a right-hand corner, which dropped him down to third. Teammate Kris Meeke also ran into trouble at the same corner, but damage to the rear-left suspension forced the Northern Irishman retired from the day.[16] Despite re-entering the rally on the final day, he still had to retire as he stopped again when he hit a rock. Gus Greensmith's rally ended his rally on SS20 after crashing into a tree.[17]

The rally was easily won by Ott Tänak, who won his tenth rally in his WRC career as well as winning his 200th stage victory during the event.[6]

#### Classification

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Position  | No. | Driver  | Co-driver | Entrant  | Car  | Time  | Difference | Points

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1  | 1  | 8  | Ott Tänak | Martin Järveoja | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | Toyota Yaris WRC | 2:30:40.3  | 0.0  | 25 | 5
2  | 2  | 4  | Esapekka Lappi | Janne Ferm | Citroën Total WRT | Citroën C3 WRC | 2:31:05.9  | +25.6  | 18 | 0
3  | 3  | 10  | Jari-Matti Latvala | Miikka Anttila | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | Toyota Yaris WRC | 2:31:13.5  | +33.2  | 15 | 1
4  | 4  | 89  | Andreas Mikkelsen | Anders Jæger-Amland | Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 2:31:33.7  | +53.4  | 12 | 3
5  | 5  | 1  | Sébastien Ogier | Julien Ingrassia | Citroën Total WRT | Citroën C3 WRC | 2:31:36.4  | +56.1  | 10 | 2
6  | 6  | 11  | Thierry Neuville | Nicolas Gilsoul | Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 2:32:12.7  | +1:32.4  | 8 | 4
7  | 7  | 42  | Craig Breen | Paul Nagle | Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 2:32:18.5  | +1:38.2  | 6 | 0
8  | 8  | 3  | Teemu Suninen | Marko Salminen | M-Sport Ford WRT | Ford Fiesta WRC | 2:33:14.1  | +2:33.8  | 4 | 0
Retired SS22  | 5  | Kris Meeke | Sebastian Marshall | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | Toyota Yaris WRC | Off road  | 0 | 0
Retired SS21  | 33  | Gus Greensmith | Elliott Edmondson | M-Sport Ford WRT | Ford Fiesta WRC | Off road  | 0 | 0

#### Special stages

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Date  | No.  | Stage name  | Distance  | Winners  | Car  | Time  | Class leaders

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1 August  | -- | Vesala [Shakedown]  | 4.26 km  | Tänak / Järveoja | Toyota Yaris WRC | 1:53.8  | —
SS1  | Harju 1  | 2.31 km  | Neuville / Gilsoul | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 1:47.3  | Neuville / Gilsoul
2 August  | SS2  | Oittila  | 19.34 km  | Latvala / Anttila | Toyota Yaris WRC | 9:36.6  | Tänak / Järveoja
SS3  | Moksi 1  | 20.04 km  | Meeke / Marshall | Toyota Yaris WRC | 9:56.3
SS4  | Urria 1  | 12.28 km  | Latvala / Anttila | Toyota Yaris WRC | 6:08.0
SS5  | Ässämäki 1  | 12.33 km  | Tänak / Järveoja | Toyota Yaris WRC | 5:49.7
SS6  | Äänekoski 1  | 7.80 km  | Latvala / Anttila | Toyota Yaris WRC | 3:38.1
SS7  | Moksi 2  | 20.04 km  | Latvala / Anttila | Toyota Yaris WRC | 9:45.7  | Latvala / Anttila
SS8  | Urria 2  | 12.28 km  | Mikkelsen / Jæger-Amland | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 6:02.8
SS9  | Ässämäki 2  | 12.33 km  | Latvala / Anttila | Toyota Yaris WRC | 5:43.8
SS10  | Äänekoski 2  | 7.80 km  | Meeke / Marshall | Toyota Yaris WRC | 3:33.1
SS11  | Harju 2  | 2.31 km  | Neuville / Gilsoul | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 1:48.3
3 August  | SS12  | Pihlajakoski 1  | 14.42 km  | Tänak / Järveoja | Toyota Yaris WRC | 7:30.0  | Tänak / Järveoja
SS13  | Päijälä 1  | 22.87 km  | Meeke / Marshall | Toyota Yaris WRC | 10:37.4  | Latvala / Anttila
SS14  | Kakaristo 1  | 18.70 km  | Tänak / Järveoja | Toyota Yaris WRC | 9:00.1  | Tänak / Järveoja
SS15  | Leustu 1  | 10.50 km  | Latvala / Anttila | Toyota Yaris WRC | 5:27.2
SS16  | Pihlajakoski 2  | 14.42 km  | Lappi / Ferm | Citroën C3 WRC | 7:21.5
SS17  | Päijälä 2  | 22.87 km  | Tänak / Järveoja | Toyota Yaris WRC | 10:28.9
SS18  | Kakaristo 2  | 18.70 km  | Lappi / Ferm | Citroën C3 WRC | 8:51.5
SS19  | Leustu 2  | 10.50 km  | Mikkelsen / Jæger-Amland | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 5:22.9
4 August  | SS20  | Laukaa 1  | 11.75 km  | Tänak / Järveoja | Toyota Yaris WRC | 5:29.7
SS21  | Ruuhimäki 1  | 11.12 km  | Latvala / Anttila | Toyota Yaris WRC | 5:30.9
SS22  | Laukaa 2  | 11.75 km  | Mikkelsen / Jæger-Amland | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 5:23.1
SS23  | Ruuhimäki 2 [Power Stage]  | 11.12 km  | Tänak / Järveoja | Toyota Yaris WRC | 5:24.3

#### Championship standings

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Pos. |  | Drivers' championships  |  | Co-drivers' championships  |  | Manufacturers' championships

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Move  | Driver  | Points  | Move  | Co-driver  | Points  | Move  | Manufacturer  | Points
1  |  | Ott Tänak | 180  |  | Martin Järveoja | 180  |  | Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | 262
2  |  | Sébastien Ogier | 158  |  | Julien Ingrassia | 158  |  | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | 238
3  |  | Thierry Neuville | 155  |  | Nicolas Gilsoul | 155  |  | Citroën Total WRT | 198
4  |  | Elfyn Evans | 78  |  | Scott Martin | 78  |  | M-Sport Ford WRT | 158
5  |  2  | Andreas Mikkelsen | 71  |  1  | Anders Jæger-Amland | 71  |  |  |

### World Rally Championship-2 Pro

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Defending WRC-2 winner Eerik Pietarinen crashed out at the very first of the day and was unable to continue.[18] Kalle Rovanperä was comfortable in the lead and collected his fourth straight WRC-2 Pro victory.[19][7]

#### Classification

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Position  | No. | Driver  | Co-driver | Entrant  | Car  | Time  | Difference | Points

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Event  | Class  | Class  | Event
9  | 1  | 21  | Kalle Rovanperä | Jonne Halttunen | Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 2:38:34.4  | 0.0  | 25 | 2
13  | 2  | 24  | Eric Camilli | Benjamin Veillas | M-Sport Ford WRT | Ford Fiesta R5 | 2:43:21.4  | +4:47.0  | 18 | 0
Retired SS2  | 23  | Eerik Pietarinen | Juhana Raitanen | Škoda Motorsport | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | Accident  | 0 | 0

#### Special stages

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Results in bold denote first in the RC2 class, the class which both the WRC-2 Pro and WRC-2 championships run to.

Date  | No.  | Stage name  | Distance  | Winners  | Car  | Time  | Class leaders

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1 August  | -- | Vesala [Shakedown]  | 4.26 km  | Rovanperä / Halttunen | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 2:01.1  | —
SS1  | Harju 1  | 2.31 km  | Rovanperä / Halttunen | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 1:52.1  | Rovanperä / Halttunen
2 August  | SS2  | Oittila  | 19.34 km  | Rovanperä / Halttunen | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 10:05.5
SS3  | Moksi 1  | 20.04 km  | Rovanperä / Halttunen | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 10:26.3
SS4  | Urria 1  | 12.28 km  | Rovanperä / Halttunen | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 6:28.1
SS5  | Ässämäki 1  | 12.33 km  | Rovanperä / Halttunen | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 6:09.9
SS6  | Äänekoski 1  | 7.80 km  | Rovanperä / Halttunen | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 3:50.4
SS7  | Moksi 2  | 20.04 km  | Rovanperä / Halttunen | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 10:12.9
SS8  | Urria 2  | 12.28 km  | Rovanperä / Halttunen | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 6:22.1
SS9  | Ässämäki 2  | 12.33 km  | Rovanperä / Halttunen | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 6:04.4
SS10  | Äänekoski 2  | 7.80 km  | Rovanperä / Halttunen | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 3:46.2
SS11  | Harju 2  | 2.31 km  | Rovanperä / Halttunen | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 1:51.8
3 August  | SS12  | Pihlajakoski 1  | 14.42 km  | Rovanperä / Halttunen | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 7:51.5
SS13  | Päijälä 1  | 22.87 km  | Rovanperä / Halttunen | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 11:16.6
SS14  | Kakaristo 1  | 18.70 km  | Rovanperä / Halttunen | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 9:32.7
SS15  | Leustu 1  | 10.50 km  | Rovanperä / Halttunen | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 5:44.7
SS16  | Pihlajakoski 2  | 14.42 km  | Rovanperä / Halttunen | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 7:43.9
SS17  | Päijälä 2  | 22.87 km  | Rovanperä / Halttunen | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 11:04.2
SS18  | Kakaristo 2  | 18.70 km  | Rovanperä / Halttunen | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 9:19.1
SS19  | Leustu 2  | 10.50 km  | Rovanperä / Halttunen | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 5:40.5
4 August  | SS20  | Laukaa 1  | 11.75 km  | Rovanperä / Halttunen | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 5:49.2
SS21  | Ruuhimäki 1  | 11.12 km  | Rovanperä / Halttunen | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 5:50.9
SS22  | Laukaa 2  | 11.75 km  | Rovanperä/ Halttunen | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 5:42:4
SS23  | Ruuhimäki 2  | 11.12 km  | Rovanperä/ Halttunen | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 5:49.0

#### Championship standings

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Pos. |  | Drivers' championships  |  | Co-drivers' championships  |  | Manufacturers' championships

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Move  | Driver  | Points  | Move  | Co-driver  | Points  | Move  | Manufacturer  | Points
1  |  | Kalle Rovanperä | 136  |  | Jonne Halttunen | 136  |  | Škoda Motorsport | 184
2  |  | Mads Østberg | 98  |  | Torstein Eriksen | 98  |  | M-Sport Ford WRT | 177
3  |  | Gus Greensmith | 85  |  | Elliott Edmondson | 85  |  | Citroën Total | 98
4  |  | Łukasz Pieniążek | 74  |  | Kamil Heller | 62  |  |  |
5  |  | Jan Kopecký | 36  |  | Pavel Dresler | 36  |  |  |

### World Rally Championship-2

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Local driver Emil Lindholm led the category before he crashed out in the second stage.[18] Pierre-Louis Loubet led the class until the last stage of leg two, when he misheard a pace note and smashed into a tree.[19] Eventually, Nikolay Gryazin snatched his first victory of the class after a consistent weekend.[7]

#### Classification

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Position  | No. | Driver  | Co-driver | Entrant  | Car  | Time  | Difference | Points

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Event  | Class  | Class  | Event
10  | 1  | 44  | Nikolay Gryazin | Yaroslav Fedorov | Nikay Gryazin | Škoda Fabia R5 | 2:41:09.0  | 0.0  | 25 | 1
11  | 2  | 48  | Jari Huttunen | Antti Linnaketo | Jari Huttunen | Hyundai i20 R5 | 2:41:23.0  | +14.0  | 18 | 0
12  | 3  | 49  | Johan Kristoffersson | Stig Rune Skjærmoen | Johan Kristoffersson | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | 2:43:12.8  | +1:49.8  | 15 | 0
14  | 4  | 41  | Pierre-Louis Loubet | Vincent Landais | Pierre-Louis Loubet | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 2:47:53.5  | +4:40.7  | 12 | 0
15  | 5  | 45  | Henning Solberg | Ilka Minor | Henning Solberg | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo | 2:51:55.8  | +10:46.8  | 10 | 0
31  | 6  | 46  | Paulo Nobre | Gabriel Morales | Paulo Nobre | Škoda Fabia R5 | 3:16:20.0  | +35:11.0  | 8 | 0
43  | 7  | 47  | Emil Lindholm | Mikael Korhonen | Emil Lindholm | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | 3:53:43.9  | +1:12:34.9  | 6 | 0
45  | 8  | 51  | Grégoire Munster | Louis Louka | Grégoire Munster | Škoda Fabia R5 | 4:06:54.8  | +1:25:45.8  | 4 | 0
Retired SS12  | 43  | Takamoto Katsuta | Daniel Barritt | Takamoto Katsuta | Ford Fiesta R5 | Lost wheel  | 0 | 0
Retired SS6  | 50  | Tomi Tukiainen | Mikko Pohjanharju | Tomi Tukiainen | Škoda Fabia R5 | Accident  | 0 | 0

#### Special stages

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Results in bold denote first in the RC2 class, the class which both the WRC-2 Pro and WRC-2 championships run to.

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1 August  | -- | Vesala [Shakedown]  | 4.26 km  | Loubet / Landais | Škoda Fabia R5 | 2:02.9  | —
SS1  | Harju 1  | 2.31 km  | Kristoffersson / Skjærmoen | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | 1:53.2  | Kristoffersson / Skjærmoen
2 August  | SS2  | Oittila  | 19.34 km  | Lindholm / Korhonen | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | 10:02.7  | Lindholm / Korhonen
SS3  | Moksi 1  | 20.04 km  | Loubet / Landais | Škoda Fabia R5 | 10:29.2  | Loubet / Landais
SS4  | Urria 1  | 12.28 km  | Loubet / Landais | Škoda Fabia R5 | 6:31.4
SS5  | Ässämäki 1  | 12.33 km  | Loubet / Landais | Škoda Fabia R5 | 6:11.2
SS6  | Äänekoski 1  | 7.80 km  | Loubet / Landais | Škoda Fabia R5 | 3:50.5
SS7  | Moksi 2  | 20.04 km  | Loubet / Landais | Škoda Fabia R5 | 10:17.8
SS8  | Urria 2  | 12.28 km  | Loubet / Landais | Škoda Fabia R5 | 6:25.8
SS9  | Ässämäki 2  | 12.33 km  | Gryazin / Fedorov | Škoda Fabia R5 | 6:07.1
SS10  | Äänekoski 2  | 7.80 km  | Landais / Loubet
Huttunen / Linnaketo | Škoda Fabia R5 Evo
Hyundai i20 R5 | 3:46.7
SS11  | Harju 2  | 2.31 km  | Kristoffersson / Skjærmoen | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | 1:51.6
3 August  | SS12  | Pihlajakoski 1  | 14.42 km  | Lindholm / Korhonen | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | 7:50.6
SS13  | Päijälä 1  | 22.87 km  | Huttunen / Linnaketo | Hyundai i20 R5 | 11:19.4
SS14  | Kakaristo 1  | 18.70 km  | Lindholm / Korhonen | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | 9:28.7
SS15  | Leustu 1  | 10.50 km  | Huttunen / Linnaketo | Hyundai i20 R5 | 5:46.0
SS16  | Pihlajakoski 2  | 14.42 km  | Lindholm / Korhonen | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | 7:45.2
SS17  | Päijälä 2  | 22.87 km  | Lindholm / Korhonen | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | 11:04.2
SS18  | Kakaristo 2  | 18.70 km  | Lindholm / Korhonen | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | 9:18.7
SS19  | Leustu 2  | 10.50 km  | Gryazin / Fedorov | Škoda Fabia R5 | 5:46.2  | Gryazin / Fedorov
4 August  | SS20  | Laukaa 1  | 11.75 km  | Lindholm / Korhonen | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | 5:46.8
SS21  | Ruuhimäki 1  | 11.12 km  | Lindholm / Korhonen | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | 5:49.2
SS22  | Laukaa 2  | 11.75 km  | Lindholm / Korhonen | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | 5:40.8
SS23  | Ruuhimäki 2  | 11.12 km  | Lindholm / Korhonen | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | 5:46.6

#### Championship standings

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Move  | Driver  | Points  | Move  | Co-driver  | Points
1  |  | Benito Guerra | 69  |  | Jaime Zapata | 69
2  |  | Pierre-Louis Loubet | 63  |  | Vincent Landais | 63
3  |  2  | Nikolay Gryazin | 63  |  2  | Yaroslav Fedorov | 63
4  |  1  | Ole Christian Veiby | 50  |  1  | Jonas Andersson | 50
5  |  1  | Takamoto Katsuta | 47  |  1  | Daniel Barritt | 47

### Junior World Rally Championship

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Raul Badiu heavily crashed his Ford Fiesta R2, suffering two fractured ribs and a concussion. The Romanian was forced to retire from the rally and received medical treatment.[20] Roland Poom and Jürgen Heigl was the two major retirements in the second leg.[21] Dennis Rådström could have taken some good points from the event, but the crash in the penultimate stage means he was thirty-four points off the lead. Compatriot Tom Kristensson took the victory with eight stage victories to retake the championship lead.[8]

#### Classification

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Position  | No. | Driver  | Co-driver | Entrant  | Car  | Time  | Difference | Points

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17  | 1  | 72  | Tom Kristensson | Henrik Appelskog | Tom Kristensson | Ford Fiesta R2 | 2:55:17.2  | 0.0  | 25 | 8
18  | 2  | 71  | Jan Solans | Mauro Barreiro | Rally Team Spain | Ford Fiesta R2 | 2:56:45.2  | +1:28.0  | 18 | 5
24  | 3  | 75  | Roland Poom | Ken Järveoja | Roland Poom | Ford Fiesta R2 | 3:07:12.0  | +11:54.8  | 15 | 0
26  | 4  | 84  | Aleksi Röyhkiö | Ville Mannisenmäki | Aleksi Röyhkiö | Ford Fiesta R5 | 3:08:42.4  | +13:25.2  | 12 | 0
27  | 5  | 80  | Sean Johnston | Alex Kihurani | Sean Johnston | Ford Fiesta R5 | 3:08:59.5  | +13:42.3  | 10 | 0
30  | 6  | 79  | Enrico Oldrati | Elia De Guio | Enrico Oldrati | Ford Fiesta R2 | 3:14:55.6  | +19:38.4  | 8 | 0
37  | 7  | 82  | Nico Knacker | Tobias Braun | ADAC Weser-Ems | Ford Fiesta R2 | 3:34:09.8  | +38:52.6  | 6 | 0
41  | 8  | 81  | Fabrizio Zaldívar | Fernando Mussano | Fabrizio Zaldívar | Ford Fiesta R2 | 3:48:56.5  | +53:39.3  | 4 | 0
42  | 9  | 77  | Mārtiņš Sesks | Krišjānis Caune | LMT Autosporta Akadēmija | Ford Fiesta R5 | 3:51:48.9  | +56:31.7  | 2 | 2
48  | 10  | 76  | Tom Williams | Phil Hall | Tom Williams | Ford Fiesta R2 | 4:15:19.9  | +1:20:02.7  | 1 | 0
Retired SS21  | 73  | Dennis Rådström | Johan Johansson | Dennis Rådström | Ford Fiesta R2 | Mechanical  | 0 | 5
Retired SS18  | 74  | Julius Tannert | Jürgen Heigl | ADAC Sachsen E.V | Ford Fiesta R2 | Rolled  | 0 | 1
Retired SS16  | 83  | Sami Pajari | Antti Haapala | Team Flying Finn | Ford Fiesta R2 | Lost Wheel  | 0 | 2
Retired SS6  | 78  | Raul Badiu | Gabriel Lazăr | Raul Badiu | Ford Fiesta R2 | Accident  | 0 | 0

#### Special stages

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Date  | No.  | Stage name  | Distance  | Winners  | Car  | Time  | Class leaders

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1 August  | -- | Vesala [Shakedown]  | 4.26 km  | Kristensson / Appelskog | Ford Fiesta R2 | 2:16.7  | —
SS1  | Harju 1  | 2.31 km  | Tannert / Heigl | Ford Fiesta R2 | 2:08.9  | Tannert / Heigl
2 August  | SS2  | Oittila  | 19.34 km  | Kristensson / Appelskog | Ford Fiesta R2 | 11:03.9  | Kristensson / Appelskog
SS3  | Moksi 1  | 20.04 km  | Pajari / Haapala | Ford Fiesta R2 | 11:30.1
SS4  | Urria 1  | 12.28 km  | Solans / Barreiro | Ford Fiesta R2 | 7:08.8
SS5  | Ässämäki 1  | 12.33 km  | Kristensson / Appelskog | Ford Fiesta R2 | 6:47.4
SS6  | Äänekoski 1  | 7.80 km  | Kristensson / Appelskog | Ford Fiesta R2 | 4:09.7
SS7  | Moksi 2  | 20.04 km  | Rådström / Johansson | Ford Fiesta R2 | 11:20.6
SS8  | Urria 2  | 12.28 km  | Solans / Barreiro | Ford Fiesta R2 | 7:05.8
SS9  | Ässämäki 2  | 12.33 km  | Kristensson / Appelskog | Ford Fiesta R2 | 6:37.5
SS10  | Äänekoski 2  | 7.80 km  | Solans / Barreiro | Ford Fiesta R2 | 4:07.2
SS11  | Harju 2  | 2.31 km  | Sesks / Caune | Ford Fiesta R2 | 2:05.4
3 August  | SS12  | Pihlajakoski 1  | 14.42 km  | Rådström / Johansson | Ford Fiesta R2 | 8:39.5
SS13  | Päijälä 1  | 22.87 km  | Pajari / Haapala | Ford Fiesta R2 | 12:10.8
SS14  | Kakaristo 1  | 18.70 km  | Kristensson / Appelskog | Ford Fiesta R2 | 10:23.2
SS15  | Leustu 1  | 10.50 km  | Solans / Barreiro | Ford Fiesta R2 | 6:20.0
SS16  | Pihlajakoski 2  | 14.42 km  | Rådström / Johansson | Ford Fiesta R2 | 8:32.8
SS17  | Päijälä 2  | 22.87 km  | Rådström / Johansson | Ford Fiesta R2 | 12:06.6
SS18  | Kakaristo 2  | 18.70 km  | Rådström / Johansson | Ford Fiesta R2 | 10:13.4
SS19  | Leustu 2  | 10.50 km  | Kristensson / Appelskog | Ford Fiesta R2 | 6:19.7
4 August  | SS20  | Laukaa 1  | 11.75 km  | Kristensson / Appelskog | Ford Fiesta R2 | 6:25.2
SS21  | Ruuhimäki 1  | 11.12 km  | Solans / Barreiro | Ford Fiesta R2 | 6:29.0
SS22  | Laukaa 2  | 11.75 km  | Kristensson / Appelskog | Ford Fiesta R2 | 6:14.1
SS23  | Ruuhimäki 2  | 11.12 km  | Sesks / Caune | Ford Fiesta R2 | 6:26.0

#### Championship standings

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Pos. |  | Drivers' championships  |  | Co-drivers' championships  |  | Nations' championships

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Move  | Driver  | Points  | Move  | Co-driver  | Points  | Move  | Country  | Points
1  |  1  | Tom Kristensson | 95  |  1  | Henrik Appelskog | 95  |  | Sweden | 86
2  |  1  | Jan Solans | 94  |  1  | Mauro Barreiro | 94  |  | Spain | 73
3  |  | Dennis Rådström | 61  |  | Johan Johansson | 61  |  1  | Germany | 43
4  |  1  | Roland Poom | 41  |  1  | Ken Järveoja | 41  |  1  | Estonia | 43
5  |  1  | Julius Tannert | 36  |  1  | Jürgen Heigl | 36  |  3  | Italy | 26

## Notes

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1. ^ Entry run in conjunction with TGS Worldwide.
2. ^ Entry operated by Qatar 2C World Rally Team.
3. ^ Entry operated by Tommi Mäkinen Racing.
4. ^ Entry operated by Sports Racing Technologies.
5. ^ Entry operated by Toksport World Rally Team.
6. ^ Entry operated by Palmeirinha Rally.
7. ^ Entry operated by Printsport.
8. ^ Entry operated by Volkswagen Dealerteam Bauhaus.
9. ^ Entry operated by Hyundai Slovenija.

## References

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4. ^ "WRC 2 in Finland: Pietarinen claims home victory". wrc.com. WRC. 29 July 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
5. ^ "Junior WRC in Finland: Maiden victory for Torn". wrc.com. WRC. 29 July 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
6. ^ a b "Sunday in Finland: Double delight for Tänak". wrc.com. WRC. 4 August 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
7. ^ a b c "WRC 2 in Finland: Fourth win for dominant Kalle". wrc.com. WRC. 4 August 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
8. ^ a b "Junior WRC in Finland: Kristensson on target". wrc.com. WRC. 4 August 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
9. ^ "Sunday in Italy: Sordo snatches late win". wrc.com. WRC. June 16, 2019. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
10. ^ a b "Sunday in Portugal: Kalle claims Pro treble". wrc.com. WRC. June 16, 2019. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
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## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to 2019 Rally Finland.

* Official website (in Finnish and English)
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