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 | ![]() | ||
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 | ![]() ![]() ![]() 2:19:13.7 | ||
Power Stage winner | ![]() ![]() ![]() 5:18.9 | ||
Support category results | |||
WRC-2 winner | ![]() ![]() ![]() 2:29:05.8 | ||
WRC-3 winner | ![]() ![]() 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
Championship standings prior to the event
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
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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Ford Fiesta R5 | P |
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Ford Fiesta Rally3 | P |
Source:[10] |
Route
Itinerary
All dates and times are EEST (UTC+3).
Leg | Date | Time | No. | Stage name | Distance |
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— | 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
World Rally Cars
Classification
Special stages
Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winners | Car | Time | Class leaders |
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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
Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | |||||||||
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Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | ||||
1 | ![]() |
Sébastien Ogier | 190 | ![]() |
Julien Ingrassia | 190 | ![]() |
Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | 439 | |||
2 | ![]() |
Elfyn Evans | 166 | ![]() |
Scott Martin | 166 | ![]() |
Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | 378 | |||
3 | ![]() |
Thierry Neuville | 130 | ![]() |
Martijn Wydaeghe | 130 | ![]() |
M-Sport Ford WRT | 171 | |||
4 | ![]() |
Kalle Rovanperä | 129 | ![]() |
Jonne Halttunen | 129 | ![]() |
Hyundai 2C Competition | 44 | |||
5 | ![]() |
Ott Tänak | 128 | ![]() |
Martin Järveoja | 128 |
World Rally Championship-2
Classification
Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points | |||
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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
Day | Stage | Stage name | Length | Winners | Car | Time | Class leaders |
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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
Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Teams' championships | |||||||||
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Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | ||||
1 | ![]() |
Andreas Mikkelsen | 126 | ![]() |
Torstein Eriksen | 118 | ![]() |
Toksport WRT | 211 | |||
2 | ![]() |
Mads Østberg | 118 | ![]() |
Marcelo Der Ohannesian | 104 | ![]() |
Movisport | 162 | |||
3 | ![]() |
Marco Bulacia Wilkinson | 104 | ![]() |
Ola Fløene | 98 | ![]() |
M-Sport Ford WRT | 146 | |||
4 | ![]() |
Jari Huttunen | 78 | ![]() |
Mikko Lukka | 78 | ![]() |
Hyundai Motorsport N | 55 | |||
5 | ![]() |
Nikolay Gryazin | 77 | ![]() |
Konstantin Aleksandrov | 77 | ![]() |
Saintéloc Junior Team | 27 |
World Rally Championship-3
Classification
Special stages
Championship standings
Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | ||||||
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Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | |||
1 | ![]() |
Yohan Rossel | 127 | ![]() |
Maciek Szczepaniak | 112 | ||
2 | ![]() |
Kajetan Kajetanowicz | 112 | ![]() |
Alexandre Coria | 99 | ||
3 | ![]() |
Emil Lindholm | 73 | ![]() |
Yannick Roche | 57 | ||
4 | ![]() |
Nicolas Ciamin | 57 | ![]() |
Reeta Hämäläinen | 53 | ||
5 | ![]() |
Pepe López | 52 | ![]() |
Topi Luhtinen | 50 |
Notes
- ^ 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
- ^ 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
- Official website (in Finnish and English)
- 2021 Rally Finland at eWRC-results.com
- The official website of the World Rally Championship