2021 Rally Finland
| 2021 Rally Finland Secto Rally Finland 2021 | |||
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Round 10 of 12 in the 2021 World Rally Championship
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| Host country |  Finland | ||
| Rally base | Jyväskylä, Central Finland | ||
| Dates run | 1 – 3 October 2021 | ||
| Start location | Jyväskylä, Central Finland | ||
| Finish location | Ruuhimäki, Toivakka | ||
| Stages | 19 (287.11 km; 178.40 miles)[1] | ||
| Stage surface | Gravel | ||
| Transport distance | 772.12 km (479.77 miles) | ||
| Overall distance | 1,059.23 km (658.18 miles) | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Crews registered | 43 | ||
| Crews | 43 at start, 37 at finish | ||
| Overall results | |||
| Overall winner |  Elfyn Evans Scott Martin Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT2:19:13.7 | ||
| Power Stage winner | Elfyn Evans Scott Martin Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 5:18.9 | ||
| Support category results | |||
| WRC-2 winner | Teemu Suninen Mikko Markkula Movisport2:29:05.8 | ||
| WRC-3 winner | Emil Lindholm Reeta Hämäläinen 2:30:06.5 | ||
The 2021 Rally Finland (also known as the Secto Rally Finland 2021) was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over three days between 1 and 3 October 2021.[2] It marked the seventieth running of the Rally Finland. The event was the tenth round of the 2021 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The 2021 event was based in Jyväskylä in Central Finland and was contested over nineteen special stages totalling 287.11 km (178.40 mi) in competitive distance.[1]
Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja were the defending rally winners. The team they drove for in 2019, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, were the defending manufacturers' winners.[3] Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen were the defending winners in the WRC-2 category,[4][a] but they did not defend their titles, as they were promoted to the top class by Toyota.[5] In the WRC-3 category, Tom Kristensson and Henrik Appelskog were the reigning rally winners,[4][b] but they did not defend their titles neither, as Kristensson was promoted to the WRC-2 class by M-Sport Ford World Rally Team.[6]
Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin won the rally for the first time and their second of their season. Their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, successfully defended their titles.[7] In the World Rally Championship-2 category, Teemu Suninen and Mikko Markkula won the event.[8] The local crew of Emil Lindholm and Reeta Hämäläinen took their maiden victory in the World Rally Championship-3 category.[9]
Background[edit]
Championship standings prior to the event[edit]
Reigning World Champions Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia entered the round with a forty-four-point lead over Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin. Thierry Neuville and Martijn Wydaeghe were third, a further six points behind. In the World Rally Championship for Manufacturers, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT held a massive fifty-seven-point lead over defending manufacturers' champions Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT, followed by M-Sport Ford WRT.
In the World Rally Championship-2 standings, Andreas Mikkelsen led Marco Bulacia Wilkinson by twenty-two points in the drivers' championship, with Mads Østberg in third. In the co-drivers' championship Marcelo Der Ohannesian held a six-point lead over Ola Fløene, with Torstein Eriksen in third.
In the World Rally Championship-3 standings, Yohan Rossel led Kajetan Kajetanowicz by fifteen points in the drivers' championship, with Nicolas Ciamin in third. In the co-drivers' championship Maciek Szczepaniak held a thirteen-point lead over Alexandre Coria, with Yannick Roche in third.
Entry list[edit]
The following crews entered the rally. The event was open to crews competing in the World Rally Championship, its support categories, the World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3, and privateer entries that were not registered to score points in any championship. Nine entries for the World Rally Championship are received, as were eight in the World Rally Championship-2 and fourteen in the World Rally Championship-3.
| No. | Driver | Co-Driver | Entrant | Car | Tyre |
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| 45 | Jani Paasonen
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Arto Kapanen
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Team Capitalbox
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Ford Fiesta R5 | P |
| 46 |  Molly Taylor
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Sebastian Marshall
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 M-Sport Poland
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Ford Fiesta Rally3 | P |
| Source:[10] | |||||
Route[edit]
Itinerary[edit]
All dates and times are EEST (UTC+3).
| Leg | Date | Time | No. | Stage name | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 1 October | 08:01 | — | Vesala [Shakedown] | 4.04 km |
| 1 | 1 October | 13:30 | SS1 | Harju 1 | 2.31 km |
| 14:28 | SS2 | Ässämäki 1 | 12.31 km | ||
| 15:18 | SS3 | Sahloinen — Moksi 1 | 21.37 km | ||
| 17:08 | SS4 | Ässämäki 2 | 12.31 km | ||
| 17:58 | SS5 | Sahloinen — Moksi 2 | 21.37 km | ||
| 19:00 | SS6 | Oittila | 19.75 km | ||
| 2 | 2 October | 08:16 | SS7 | Kakaristo — Hassi 1 | 18.17 km |
| 09:14 | SS8 | Päijälä 1 | 22.61 km | ||
| 10:38 | SS9 | Arvaja 1 | 13.49 km | ||
| 11:28 | SS10 | Patajoki 1 | 20.55 km | ||
| 15:16 | SS11 | Kakaristo — Hassi 2 | 18.17 km | ||
| 16:14 | SS12 | Päijälä 2 | 22.61 km | ||
| 17:38 | SS13 | Arvaja 2 | 13.49 km | ||
| 18:28 | SS14 | Patajoki 2 | 20.55 km | ||
| 20:00 | SS15 | Harju 2 | 2.31 km | ||
| 3 | 3 October | 08:35 | SS16 | Laukaa 1 | 11.75 km |
| 09:38 | SS17 | Ruuhimäki 1 | 11.12 km | ||
| 11:01 | SS18 | Laukaa 2 | 11.75 km | ||
| 13:18 | SS19 | Ruuhimäki 2 [Power Stage] | 11.12 km | ||
| Source:[1] | |||||
Report[edit]
World Rally Cars[edit]
Classification[edit]
Special stages[edit]
| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winners | Car | Time | Class leaders |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 October | — | Vesala [Shakedown] | 4.04 km | Tänak / Järveoja | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 1:46.5 | — |
| SS1 | Harju 1 | 2.31 km | Katsuta / Johnston | Toyota Yaris WRC | 1:49.7 | Katsuta / Johnston | |
| SS2 | Ässämäki 1 | 12.31 km | Breen / Nagle | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 5:44.8 | Tänak / Järveoja | |
| SS3 | Sahloinen — Moksi 1 | 21.37 km | Tänak / Järveoja | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 10:14.5 | ||
| SS4 | Ässämäki 2 | 12.31 km | Tänak / Järveoja | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 5:35.9 | ||
| SS5 | Sahloinen — Moksi 2 | 21.37 km | Breen / Nagle | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 9:56.7 | ||
| SS6 | Oittila | 19.75 km | Evans / Martin | Toyota Yaris WRC | 10:21.5 | Breen / Nagle | |
| 2 October | SS7 | Kakaristo — Hassi 1 | 18.17 km | Evans / Martin | Toyota Yaris WRC | 8:34.5 | |
| SS8 | Päijälä 1 | 22.61 km | Evans / Martin | Toyota Yaris WRC | 10:28.9 | Evans / Martin | |
| SS9 | Arvaja 1 | 13.49 km | Evans / Martin | Toyota Yaris WRC | 6:55.0 | ||
| SS10 | Patajoki 1 | 20.55 km | Evans / Martin | Toyota Yaris WRC | 10:19.8 | ||
| SS11 | Kakaristo — Hassi 2 | 18.17 km | Tänak / Järveoja | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 8:23.5 | ||
| SS12 | Päijälä 2 | 22.61 km | Tänak / Järveoja | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 10:18.5 | ||
| SS13 | Arvaja 2 | 13.49 km | Tänak / Järveoja | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 6:49.5 | ||
| SS14 | Patajoki 2 | 20.55 km | Evans / Martin | Toyota Yaris WRC | 10:09.2 | ||
| SS15 | Harju 2 | 2.31 km | Tänak / Järveoja Evans / Martin |
Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC Toyota Yaris WRC |
1:48.4 | ||
| 3 October | SS16 | Laukaa 1 | 11.75 km | Tänak / Järveoja | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | 5:24.2 | |
| SS17 | Ruuhimäki 1 | 11.12 km | Evans / Martin | Toyota Yaris WRC | 5:25.5 | ||
| SS18 | Laukaa 2 | 11.75 km | Evans / Martin | Toyota Yaris WRC | 5:18.0 | ||
| SS19 | Ruuhimäki 2 [Power Stage] | 11.12 km | Evans / Martin | Toyota Yaris WRC | 5:18.9 |
Championship standings[edit]
| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | |||||||||
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| Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | ||||
| 1 | 
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Sébastien Ogier | 190 |
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Julien Ingrassia | 190 |
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Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | 439 | |||
| 2 |
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Elfyn Evans | 166 |
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Scott Martin | 166 |
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Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | 378 | |||
| 3 |
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Thierry Neuville | 130 |
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Martijn Wydaeghe | 130 |
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M-Sport Ford WRT | 171 | |||
| 4 |
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Kalle Rovanperä | 129 |
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Jonne Halttunen | 129 |
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Hyundai 2C Competition | 44 | |||
| 5 |
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Ott Tänak | 128 |
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Martin Järveoja | 128 | ||||||
World Rally Championship-2[edit]
Classification[edit]
| Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Class | Class | Stage | Event | |||||||
| 8 | 1 | 23 | Teemu Suninen | Mikko Markkula | Movisport | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | 2:29:05.8 | 0.0 | 25 | 5 | 4 |
| 9 | 2 | 21 | Mads Østberg | Torstein Eriksen | TRT World Rally Team | Citroën C3 Rally2 | 2:29:21.5 | +15.7 | 18 | 4 | 2 |
| 11 | 3 | 21 | Jari Huttunen | Mikko Lukka | Hyundai Motorsport N | Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | 2:51:32.9 | +21:08.7 | 15 | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | 4 | 24 | Martin Prokop | Michal Ernst | M-Sport Ford WRT | Ford Fiesta Rally2 | 2:39:19.9 | +10:14.1 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | 5 | 26 | Georg Linnamäe | James Morgan | ALM Motorsport | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | 2:39:25.0 | +10:19.2 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | 6 | 22 | Nikolay Gryazin | Konstantin Aleksandrov | Movisport | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | 3:30:46.8 | +1:01:41.0 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| Retired SS11 | 25 | Tom Kristensson | David Arhusiander | M-Sport Ford WRT | Ford Fiesta Rally2 | Radiator | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Retired SS7 | 27 | Oliver Solberg | Craig Drew | Hyundai Motorsport N | Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | Crash | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Special stages[edit]
| Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winners | Car | Time | Class leaders |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 October | — | Vesala [Shakedown] | 4.04 km | Suninen / Markkula | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | 1:55.0 | — |
| SS1 | Harju 1 | 2.31 km | Østberg / Eriksen | Citroën C3 Rally2 | 1:54.3 | Østberg / Eriksen | |
| SS2 | Ässämäki 1 | 12.31 km | Suninen / Markkula | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | 6:08.7 | ||
| SS3 | Sahloinen — Moksi 1 | 21.37 km | Østberg / Eriksen | Citroën C3 Rally2 | 10:54.6 | ||
| SS4 | Ässämäki 2 | 12.31 km | Suninen / Markkula | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | 6:03.3 | ||
| SS5 | Sahloinen — Moksi 2 | 21.37 km | Gryazin / Aleksandrov | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | 10:42.0 | ||
| SS6 | Oittila | 19.75 km | Suninen / Markkula | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | 11:03.8 | Suninen / Markkula | |
| 2 October | SS7 | Kakaristo — Hassi 1 | 18.17 km | Suninen / Markkula | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | 9:08.7 | |
| SS8 | Päijälä 1 | 22.61 km | Suninen / Markkula | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | 11:13.4 | ||
| SS9 | Arvaja 1 | 13.49 km | Østberg / Eriksen | Citroën C3 Rally2 | 7:26.4 | ||
| SS10 | Patajoki 1 | 20.55 km | Østberg / Eriksen | Citroën C3 Rally2 | 11:07.4 | ||
| SS11 | Kakaristo — Hassi 2 | 18.17 km | Suninen / Markkula | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | 8:59.9 | ||
| SS12 | Päijälä 2 | 22.61 km | Østberg / Eriksen | Citroën C3 Rally2 | 10:59.3 | ||
| SS13 | Arvaja 2 | 13.49 km | Østberg / Eriksen | Citroën C3 Rally2 | 7:17.0 | ||
| SS14 | Patajoki 2 | 20.55 km | Suninen / Markkula | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | 11:02.1 | ||
| SS15 | Harju 2 | 2.31 km | Huttunen / Lukka | Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | 1:51.8 | ||
| 3 October | SS16 | Laukaa 1 | 11.75 km | Gryazin / Aleksandrov | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | 5:43.8 | |
| SS17 | Ruuhimäki 1 | 11.12 km | Suninen / Markkula | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | 5:47.6 | ||
| SS18 | Laukaa 2 | 11.75 km | Gryazin / Aleksandrov | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | 5:37.2 | ||
| SS19 | Ruuhimäki 2 [Power Stage] | 11.12 km | Suninen / Markkula | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | 5:44.3 |
Championship standings[edit]
| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Teams' championships | |||||||||
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| Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | ||||
| 1 |
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Andreas Mikkelsen | 126 |  2
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Torstein Eriksen | 118 |
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Toksport WRT | 211 | |||
| 2 | 1
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Mads Østberg | 118 |  1
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Marcelo Der Ohannesian | 104 | 1
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Movisport | 162 | |||
| 3 | 1
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Marco Bulacia Wilkinson | 104 | 1
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Ola Fløene | 98 | 1
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M-Sport Ford WRT | 146 | |||
| 4 | 1
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Jari Huttunen | 78 | 1
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Mikko Lukka | 78 |
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Hyundai Motorsport N | 55 | |||
| 5 | 1
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Nikolay Gryazin | 77 | 1
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Konstantin Aleksandrov | 77 |
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Saintéloc Junior Team | 27 | |||
World Rally Championship-3[edit]
Classification[edit]
Special stages[edit]
Championship standings[edit]
| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | |||
| 1 |
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Yohan Rossel | 127 |
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Maciek Szczepaniak | 112 | ||
| 2 |
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Kajetan Kajetanowicz | 112 |
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Alexandre Coria | 99 | ||
| 3 | 2
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Emil Lindholm | 73 |
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Yannick Roche | 57 | ||
| 4 | 1
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Nicolas Ciamin | 57 | 4
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Reeta Hämäläinen | 53 | ||
| 5 | 2
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Pepe López | 52 | 2
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Topi Luhtinen | 50 | ||
Notes[edit]
- ^ The championship was known as the World Rally Championship-2 Pro in 2019.
- ^ The championship was known as the World Rally Championship-2 in 2019.
- ^ Nikolay Gryazin is Russian, but he competes as a neutral competitor using the designation RAF (Russian Automobile Federation), as the Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld a ban on Russia competing at World Championships. The ban was implemented by the World Anti-Doping Agency in response to state-sponsored doping program of Russian athletes.
- ^ Konstantin Aleksandrov is Russian, but he competes as a neutral competitor using the designation RAF (Russian Automobile Federation), as the Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld a ban on Russia competing at World Championships. The ban was implemented by the World Anti-Doping Agency in response to state-sponsored doping program of Russian athletes.
- ^ Under the Sporting Regulations, each car competing in the World Rally Championship-3 is entered under the driver's name.
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Itinerary Rally Finland 2021". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ^ "Autumn date change for Rally Finland". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 20 April 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
- ^ "Sunday in Finland: Double delight for Tänak". wrc.com. WRC. 4 August 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
- ^ a b "WRC 2 in Finland: Fourth win for dominant Kalle". wrc.com. WRC. 4 August 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
- ^ "Toyota reveals 2020 line-up". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 27 November 2019. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
- ^ "Junior winner Kristensson joins M-Sport Ford's WRC2 Squad". wrc.com. WRC. 18 March 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
- ^ "Evans powers to momentous Rally Finland win". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 3 October 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
- ^ "WRC2: Super Suninen wins in Finland". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 3 October 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
- ^ "WRC3: Lindholm nets maiden victory at home". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 3 October 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Entry List Secto Rally Finland 2021". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
External links[edit]
- Official website (in Finnish and English)
- 2021 Rally Finland at eWRC-results.com
- The official website of the World Rally Championship
