WRC Finland July30-Aug2 talk/results spoiler*

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Official Website: NesteOilRallyFinland

Entry List Click: Neste Rally of Finland Entry List.pdf

First run in 1951, the Rally of the 1000 Lakes, as it is known, has become one of the most prestigious, and popular, in the calendar.

Finland is known as the spiritual home of rallying, thanks to its abundance of wide, smooth gravel roads - which are perfect for the sport - and the record breaking achievements of its drivers who grew up learning how to drive them flat out.

Names like Vatanen, Gronholm, Makinen, and Kankkunen each learned their craft here before going on to conquer the world - ensuring the WRC drivers' trophy has remained in Finnish hands for 13 years since 1979.

The stages around the host town of Jyvaskyla are the fastest in the championship and have hosted five of the six fastest rallies in WRC history. The 2005 Rally Finland holds the outright record as the fastest rally ever, with an average speed of 122.86kph.

Maintaining these speeds along stages littered with jumps, blind crests and hidden corners requires a highly specialised driving style, combining inch perfect pace notes, the perfect racing line and a huge amount of nerve. Local knowledge counts for a lot in Finland, to the extent that only seven non-Finns have won the rally in 58 years.

Despite the mind-bending speeds the hard-packed roads Finland is not mechanically tough on cars. Instead, the challenge is purely about top speed and skill behind the wheel. With pines trees lining much of the route, errors rarely go unpunished, so the stakes are high. For most rally drivers, however, the challenge is addictive and victory in Finland is seen as the ultimate WRC prize.

read more click: WRC.com Neste Rally Finland

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Sebastien Loeb:
"The way things stand at the moment, it's hard to have a totally free mind, but I feel quite relaxed going to round nine in the championship. It would clearly be more comfortable if we had a lead of, say, 20 points [in the drivers' championship]. That said, we were only three points clear of Mikko before last year's visit. This time, the gap is even narrower, and there are only four more rallies to come this season. As I see it, it's as though the championship will be beginning afresh in Finland, and our only option will be to attack. We will have no other alternative. Our C4 WRC is improving through detail changes at the moment and I know it is competitive on this event. Last year, I had every confidence in my car and that enabled me to push hard from start to finish. It turned out to be a very close fight, and the gap at the finish was less than 10 seconds. If we want to win again this time round, we will need to repeat the same sort of pace."

Mikko Hirvonen:
"The view I'm taking is that the season is now a mini-four round championship with three rallies on gravel and one on asphalt. I'm leading by a point so the outcome is in my own hands. First in the start order for the opening leg isn't the easiest position to be, but I'll have to deal with that. I lost the rally last year by dropping time from the same position on the opening leg so I need to overcome that. The time differences on this rally are always so small. If a driver wins a stage by five seconds then that's a huge gap, so even a small mistake can prove costly. And the speeds are so high that a big mistake often results in an accident. When you're flat out and fighting hard for tenths of a second, you often find surprises on jumps or corners that you think you know well. The car can fly further or higher and those are the kind of surprises that can bring problems."

read more: Crash.net Finland Preview

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Instead of a rant, i'll just say "Lets go Mikko!".

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Kimi Raikkonen will make his debut in the World Rally Championship this week, when he takes in the Neste Oil Rally Finland, one of the fastest and oldest events on the WRC schedule.

The Finn, who took the runners-up spot in Hungary on Sunday, finishing 11.5 seconds behind Lewis Hamilton's McLaren-Mercedes, will swap his Ferrari F1 car for a Fiat Grande Punto Super 2000 - the same spec car as will be driven by Anton Alen.

Raikkonen will be co-driven by the experienced Kaj Lindstrom, who formerly partnered multiple world champion Tommi Makinen and while he may be a WRC virgin, he will at least be familiar with his mount having driven the Grande Punto on his previous rally outings at national level.

Furthermore while his most recent rally outing, an asphalt debut in Italy was cut short by a mechanical problem, the 29-year old does have two other events under his belt.

"I think it will be a completely different thing [to anything I have done before]. I have done a few rallies but it is like club races compared to the Rally Finland," said Raikkonen prior to last weekend's F1 race at the Hungaroring.

"I will just go there and have fun and hopefully we are going to make it to the end. That would be nice."

read more click: Crash.net Kimi Raikkonen WRC Finland

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Citroen's Sebastien Loeb led the way on Thursday morning in the shakedown for the Neste Oil Rally Finland, the ninth round in the 2009 World Rally Championship.

Loeb completed the 3.76 kilometre test stage in Laajavuori, 6 kilometres from the service area, in 2 minutes 2.2 seconds, 0.4 seconds up on Petter Solberg, who was 'best of the rest' in his privately entered Citroen Xsara WRC.

Loeb set his fastest effort on his fourth and final run through the test: "I think I have to fight again for the win here because we lost our lead in the [drivers' championship on the] last rallies due to some problems," said the Frenchman. "Now we are one point behind and we have to be really concentrated.

"I remember last year in Finland we had a big battle with Mikko [Hirvonen] and maybe it can be the same again this year. To fight for the win here though is not easy. You have to have a good feeling with the car and you have to be completely confident in the pace-notes and everything. We will see. I hope to be able to fight for the victory."

shakedown times:

1. Sebastien Loeb Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC 2mins 02.2secs M
2. Petter Solberg PS WRT Citroen Xsara WRC 2mins 02.6secs A8
3. Dani Sordo Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC 2mins 03.3secs M
4. Mads Ostberg Adapta Subaru Impreza WRC2008 2mins 03.4secs A8
5. Mikko Hirvonen BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC 2mins 03.7secs M
= Henning Solberg Stobart VK Ford Focus WRC 2mins 03.7secs MT
7. Matthew Wilson Stobart VK Ford Focus WRC 2mins 03.9secs MT
8. Jari-Matti Latvala BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC 2mins 04.1secs M
9. Evgeny Novikov Citroen Junior Team C4 WRC 2mins 04.5secs MT
10. Jari Ketomaa Ketomaa WRT Subaru Impreza WRC 2mins 05.2secs A8
11. Sebastien Ogier Citroen Junior Team C4 WRC 2mins 05.7secs MT
12. Matti Rantanen Munch's Ford Focus WRC 2mins 06.0secs MT
13. Federico Villagra Munch's Ford Focus WRC 2mins 06.4secs MT
14. Conrad Rautenbach Citroen Junior Team C4 WRC 2mins 07.2secs A8
15. Khalid Al Qassimi BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC 2mins 08.1secs A8

Click: Crash.net Finland Shakedown

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Overall times after SS1 / Top 20:

1. Sebastien Loeb Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC 1mins 20.3secs M
2. Dani Sordo Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC +00mins 00.1secs M
3. Mikko Hirvonen BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC +00mins 00.9secs M
4. Sebastien Ogier Citroen Junior Team C4 WRC +00mins 01.2secs MT
= Evgeny Novikov Citroen Junior Team C4 WRC +00mins 01.2secs MT
6. Petter Solberg PS WRT Citroen Xsara WRC +00mins 01.4secs A8
7. Henning Solberg Stobart VK Ford Focus WRC +00mins 01.5secs MT
= Jari-Matti Latvala BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC +00mins 01.5secs M
9. Jari Ketomaa Ketomaa WRT Subaru Impreza WRC +00mins 01.7secs A8
10. Matti Rantanen Munchi's Ford Focus RS WRC +00mins 01.9secs MT
11. Khalid Al Qassimi BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC +00mins 02.0secs A8
12. Mads Ostberg Adapta Subaru Impreza WRC2008 +00mins 02.1secs A8
13. Matthew Wilson Stobart VK Ford Focus WRC +00mins 02.2secs MT
14. Juho Hänninen Skoda Fabia S2000 +00mins 04.4secs N4
15. Federico Villagra Munchi's Ford Focus RS WRC +00mins 04.5secs MT
= Conrad Rautenbach Citroen Junior Team C4 WRC +00mins 04.5secs A8
17. Jukka Ketomaki Skoda Octavia WRC +00mins 05.2secs A8
18. Janne Tuohino Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 9 +00mins 06.3secs N4
= Anton Alén Fiat Grande Punto S2000 +00mins 06.3secs N4
20. Kimi Räikkönen Fiat Grande Punto S2000 +00mins 06.4secs N4


Overall JWRC after SS1 / Top 3:

1. Martin Prokop Citroen C2 S1600 1mins 30.9secs J
2. Kalle Pinomaki Renault Clio R3 +00mins 00.5secs J
3. Michal Kosciuszko Suzuki Swift S1600 +00mins 01.1secs J

click: Crash.net Finland SS1

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Overall times after SS2 / Top 20:

1. Mikko Hirvonen BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC 11mins 57.4secs M
2. Sebastien Loeb Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC +00mins 02.0secs M
3. Dani Sordo Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC +00mins 04.4secs M
4. Petter Solberg PS WRT Citroen Xsara WRC +00mins 05.7secs A8
5. Jari-Matti Latvala BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC +00mins 08.2secs M
6. Mads Ostberg Adapta Subaru Impreza WRC2008 +00mins 12.0secs A8
7. Matti Rantanen Munchi's Ford Focus RS WRC +00mins 14.0secs MT
8. Sebastien Ogier Citroen Junior Team C4 WRC +00mins 16.4secs MT
9. Henning Solberg Stobart VK Ford Focus WRC +00mins 19.3secs MT
10. Jari Ketomaa Ketomaa WRT Subaru Impreza WRC +00mins 25.7secs A8
11. Matthew Wilson Stobart VK Ford Focus WRC +00mins 25.9secs MT
12. Conrad Rautenbach Citroen Junior Team C4 WRC +00mins 30.6secs A8
13. Khalid Al Qassimi BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC +00mins 48.3secs A8
14. Federico Villagra Munchi's Ford Focus RS WRC +00mins 59.3secs MT
15. Juho Hänninen Skoda Fabia S2000 +01mins 02.6secs N4
16. Janne Tuohino Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 9 +01mins 04.5secs N4
17. Anton Alén Fiat Grande Punto S2000 +01mins 06.2secs N4
18. Ott Tänak Subaru Impreza WRX Sti +01mins 12.7secs N4
19. Jukka Ketomaki Skoda Octavia WRC +01mins 14.4secs A8
20. Patrik Flodin Subaru Impreza WRX Sti +01mins 20.1secs N4


Overall JWRC after SS2 / Top 3:

1. Martin Prokop Citroen C2 S1600 13mins 35.5secs J
2. Kalle Pinomaki Renault Clio R3 +00mins 02.7secs J
3. Aaron Burkart Suzuki Swift S1600 +00mins 15.8secs J

click: Crash.net Finland SS2
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Overall times after SS3 / Top 20:

1. Mikko Hirvonen BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC 18mins 27.3secs M
2. Petter Solberg PS WRT Citroen Xsara WRC +00mins 07.1secs A8
3. Dani Sordo Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC +00mins 07.9secs M
4. Sebastien Loeb Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC +00mins 09.1secs M
5. Jari-Matti Latvala BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC +00mins 11.5secs M
6. Mads Ostberg Adapta Subaru Impreza WRC2008 +00mins 21.3secs A8
7. Matti Rantanen Munchi's Ford Focus RS WRC +00mins 28.2secs MT
8. Henning Solberg Stobart VK Ford Focus WRC +00mins 28.6secs MT
9. Jari Ketomaa Ketomaa WRT Subaru Impreza WRC +00mins 30.5secs A8
10. Sebastien Ogier Citroen Junior Team C4 WRC +00mins 33.8secs MT
11. Matthew Wilson Stobart VK Ford Focus WRC +00mins 39.2secs MT
12. Conrad Rautenbach Citroen Junior Team C4 WRC +01mins 00.1secs A8
13. Khalid Al Qassimi BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC +01mins 19.3secs A8
14. Federico Villagra Munchi's Ford Focus RS WRC +01mins 37.6secs MT
15. Juho Hänninen Skoda Fabia S2000 +01mins 38.7secs N4
16. Janne Tuohino Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 9 +01mins 41.7secs N4
17. Anton Alén Fiat Grande Punto S2000 +01mins 45.6secs N4
18. Ott Tänak Subaru Impreza WRX Sti +01mins 56.2secs N4
19. Patrik Flodin Subaru Impreza WRX Sti +02mins 04.4secs N4
20. Kimi Räikkönen Fiat Grande Punto S2000 +02mins 13.1secs N4


Overall JWRC after SS3 / Top 3:

1. Martin Prokop Citroen C2 S1600 21mins 09.4secs J
2. Kalle Pinomaki Renault Clio R3 +00mins 08.5secs J
3. Michal Kosciuszko Suzuki Swift S1600 +00mins 23.3secs J


Notable retirements:
SS2/3. Evgeny Novikov Citroen Junior Team C4 WRC Accident. MT

click: Crash.net Finland SS3

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Overall times after SS4 / Top 20:

1. Mikko Hirvonen BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC 25mins 12.1secs M
2. Sebastien Loeb Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC +00mins 06.5secs M
3. Dani Sordo Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC +00mins 07.4secs M
4. Jari-Matti Latvala BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC +00mins 13.5secs M
5. Mads Ostberg Adapta Subaru Impreza WRC2008 +00mins 28.8secs A8
6. Matti Rantanen Munchi's Ford Focus RS WRC +00mins 32.9secs MT
7. Jari Ketomaa Ketomaa WRT Subaru Impreza WRC +00mins 34.1secs A8
8. Henning Solberg Stobart VK Ford Focus WRC +00mins 35.3secs MT
9. Sebastien Ogier Citroen Junior Team C4 WRC +00mins 51.5secs MT
10. Matthew Wilson Stobart VK Ford Focus WRC +00mins 55.3secs MT
11. Conrad Rautenbach Citroen Junior Team C4 WRC +01mins 17.0secs A8
12. Khalid Al Qassimi BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC +01mins 42.1secs A8
13. Federico Villagra Munchi's Ford Focus RS WRC +02mins 06.9secs MT
14. Juho Hänninen Skoda Fabia S2000 +02mins 12.1secs N4
15. Anton Alén Fiat Grande Punto S2000 +02mins 18.7secs N4
16. Janne Tuohino Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 9 +02mins 35.0secs N4
17. Ott Tänak Subaru Impreza WRX Sti +02mins 41.8secs N4
18. Patrik Flodin Subaru Impreza WRX Sti +02mins 43.9secs N4
19. Kimi Räikkönen Fiat Grande Punto S2000 +03mins 01.3secs N4
20. Urmo Aava Honda Civic Type‐R R3 +03mins 14.9secs A7


Overall JWRC after SS4 / Top 3:

1. Martin Prokop Citroen C2 S1600 28mins 51.5secs J
2. Kalle Pinomaki Renault Clio R3 +00mins 09.1secs J
3. Michal Kosciuszko Suzuki Swift S1600 +00mins 23.4secs J


Notable retirements:
SS2/3. Evgeny Novikov Citroen Junior Team C4 WRC Accident. MT
SS4. Petter Solberg PS WRT Citroen Xsara WRC Went off the road. A8 (Citroen privateer Petter Solberg has retired from day one of the Neste Oil Rally Finland following SS4.

Petter had been running second overall post-SS3, 7.1 seconds behind rally leader Mikko Hirvonen. However the Norwegian saw his day end prematurely in the subsequent test when he picked up a puncture near the end and got his Xsara WRC stuck in a ditch.

Although he eventually finished the stage - albeit having lost over 6 minutes - he later opted to withdraw from the day.)

click: Crash.net Finland SS4

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Overall times after SS5 / Top 20:

1. Mikko Hirvonen BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC 32mins 21.7secs M
2. Sebastien Loeb Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC +00mins 03.6secs M
3. Dani Sordo Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC +00mins 11.6secs M
4. Jari-Matti Latvala BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC +00mins 15.5secs M
5. Mads Ostberg Adapta Subaru Impreza WRC2008 +00mins 38.7secs A8
6. Matti Rantanen Munchi's Ford Focus RS WRC +00mins 40.5secs MT
7. Henning Solberg Stobart VK Ford Focus WRC +00mins 43.4secs MT
8. Jari Ketomaa Ketomaa WRT Subaru Impreza WRC +00mins 51.8secs A8
9. Sebastien Ogier Citroen Junior Team C4 WRC +01mins 01.3secs MT
10. Matthew Wilson Stobart VK Ford Focus WRC +01mins 12.0secs MT
11. Conrad Rautenbach Citroen Junior Team C4 WRC +01mins 37.5secs A8
12. Khalid Al Qassimi BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC +02mins 16.3secs A8
13. Federico Villagra Munchi's Ford Focus RS WRC +02mins 41.5secs MT
14. Juho Hänninen Skoda Fabia S2000 +02mins 46.3secs N4
15. Anton Alén Fiat Grande Punto S2000 +02mins 58.0secs N4
16. Janne Tuohino Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 9 +03mins 19.5secs N4
17. Patrik Flodin Subaru Impreza WRX Sti +03mins 29.2secs N4
18. Ott Tänak Subaru Impreza WRX Sti +03mins 31.1secs N4
19. Kimi Räikkönen Fiat Grande Punto S2000 +03mins 41.8secs N4
20. Urmo Aava Honda Civic Type‐R R3 +04mins 09.9secs A7


Overall JWRC after SS5 / Top 3:

1. Martin Prokop Citroen C2 S1600 37mins 09.5secs J
2. Kalle Pinomaki Renault Clio R3 +00mins 06.6secs J
3. Michal Kosciuszko Suzuki Swift S1600 +00mins 22.8secs J


Notable retirements:
SS2/3. Evgeny Novikov Citroen Junior Team C4 WRC Accident. MT
SS4. Petter Solberg PS WRT Citroen Xsara WRC Went off the road. A8

click: Crash.net Finland SS5

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Overall times after SS6 / Top 20:

1. Mikko Hirvonen BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC 42mins 46.9secs M
2. Sebastien Loeb Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC +00mins 05.2secs M
3. Dani Sordo Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC +00mins 13.9secs M
4. Jari-Matti Latvala BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC +00mins 19.9secs M
5. Matti Rantanen Munchi's Ford Focus RS WRC +00mins 51.5secs MT
6. Mads Ostberg Adapta Subaru Impreza WRC2008 +00mins 54.2secs A8
7. Henning Solberg Stobart VK Ford Focus WRC +00mins 57.5secs MT
8. Sebastien Ogier Citroen Junior Team C4 WRC +01mins 14.5secs MT
9. Jari Ketomaa Ketomaa WRT Subaru Impreza WRC +01mins 16.2secs A8
10. Matthew Wilson Stobart VK Ford Focus WRC +01mins 32.3secs MT
11. Conrad Rautenbach Citroen Junior Team C4 WRC +02mins 07.2secs A8
12. Khalid Al Qassimi BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC +03mins 01.7secs A8
13. Federico Villagra Munchi's Ford Focus RS WRC +03mins 29.2secs MT
14. Juho Hänninen Skoda Fabia S2000 +03mins 42.0secs N4
15. Anton Alén Fiat Grande Punto S2000 +04mins 04.8secs N4
16. Janne Tuohino Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 9 +04mins 28.6secs N4
17. Ott Tänak Subaru Impreza WRX Sti +04mins 45.0secs N4
18. Patrik Flodin Subaru Impreza WRX Sti +04mins 49.7secs N4
19. Kimi Räikkönen Fiat Grande Punto S2000 +04mins 50.7secs N4
20. Martin Semerad Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X +06mins 13.5secs N4


Overall JWRC after SS6 / Top 3:

1. Martin Prokop Citroen C2 S1600 49mins 04.7secs J
2. Kalle Pinomaki Renault Clio R3 +00mins 06.9secs J
3. Michal Kosciuszko Suzuki Swift S1600 +00mins 25.0secs J


click: Crash.net Finland SS6

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Overall times after SS7 / Top 20:

1. Mikko Hirvonen BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC 49mins 09.2secs M
2. Sebastien Loeb Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC +00mins 07.6secs M
3. Dani Sordo Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC +00mins 17.0secs M
4. Jari-Matti Latvala BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC +00mins 22.1secs M
5. Matti Rantanen Munchi's Ford Focus RS WRC +00mins 59.8secs MT
6. Henning Solberg Stobart VK Ford Focus WRC +01mins 06.7secs MT
7. Mads Ostberg Adapta Subaru Impreza WRC2008 +01mins 09.9secs A8
8. Jari Ketomaa Ketomaa WRT Subaru Impreza WRC +01mins 23.9secs A8
9. Matthew Wilson Stobart VK Ford Focus WRC +01mins 49.5secs MT
10. Sebastien Ogier Citroen Junior Team C4 WRC +01mins 59.7secs MT
11. Conrad Rautenbach Citroen Junior Team C4 WRC +02mins 59.5secs A8
12. Khalid Al Qassimi BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC +03mins 31.7secs A8
13. Federico Villagra Munchi's Ford Focus RS WRC +04mins 05.1secs MT
14. Juho Hänninen Skoda Fabia S2000 +04mins 19.1secs N4
15. Anton Alén Fiat Grande Punto S2000 +04mins 53.6secs N4
16. Janne Tuohino Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 9 +05mins 15.3secs N4
17. Patrik Flodin Subaru Impreza WRX Sti +05mins 39.3secs N4
18. Kimi Räikkönen Fiat Grande Punto S2000 +05mins 39.7secs N4
19. Martin Prokop Citroen C2 S1600 +07mins 18.2secs J
20. Martin Semerad Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X +07mins 21.7secs N4

Overall JWRC after SS7 / Top 3:

1. Martin Prokop Citroen C2 S1600 56mins 27.4secs J
2. Kalle Pinomaki Renault Clio R3 +00mins 09.4secs J
3. Yoann Bonato Suzuki Swift S1600 +00mins 42.9secs J

Notable retirements:
SS2/3. Evgeny Novikov Citroen Junior Team C4 WRC Accident. MT
SS4. Petter Solberg PS WRT Citroen Xsara WRC Went off the road. A8

click: Crash.net Finland SS7

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Overall times after SS8 / Top 20:

1. Mikko Hirvonen BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC 55mins 47.3secs M
2. Sebastien Loeb Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC +00mins 06.5secs M
3. Dani Sordo Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC +00mins 17.8secs M
4. Jari-Matti Latvala BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC +00mins 28.0secs M
5. Matti Rantanen Munchi's Ford Focus RS WRC +01mins 06.8secs MT
6. Henning Solberg Stobart VK Ford Focus WRC +01mins 12.2secs MT
7. Mads Ostberg Adapta Subaru Impreza WRC2008 +01mins 24.5secs A8
8. Jari Ketomaa Ketomaa WRT Subaru Impreza WRC +01mins 30.3secs A8
9. Matthew Wilson Stobart VK Ford Focus WRC +02mins 05.3secs MT
10. Sebastien Ogier Citroen Junior Team C4 WRC +02mins 11.6secs MT
11. Conrad Rautenbach Citroen Junior Team C4 WRC +03mins 20.1secs A8
12. Khalid Al Qassimi BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC +03mins 57.6secs A8
13. Federico Villagra Munchi's Ford Focus RS WRC +04mins 31.0secs MT
14. Juho Hänninen Skoda Fabia S2000 +04mins 53.9secs N4
15. Anton Alén Fiat Grande Punto S2000 +05mins 35.4secs N4
16. Janne Tuohino Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 9 +06mins 00.8secs N4
17. Kimi Räikkönen Fiat Grande Punto S2000 +06mins 19.1secs N4
18. Patrik Flodin Subaru Impreza WRX Sti +06mins 27.9secs N4
19. Martin Prokop Citroen C2 S1600 +08mins 14.6secs J
20. Sveinung Bieltvedt Subaru Impreza WRX Sti +08mins 27.0secs N4


Overall JWRC after SS8 / Top 3:

1. Martin Prokop Citroen C2 S1600 1hour 04mins 01.9secs J
2. Kalle Pinomaki Renault Clio R3 +00mins 14.0secs J
3. Yoann Bonato Suzuki Swift S1600 +00mins 48.6secs J


Notable retirements:
SS2/3. Evgeny Novikov Citroen Junior Team C4 WRC Accident. MT
SS3. Jukka Ketomaki Skoda Octavia WRC Mechanical A8
SS4. Petter Solberg PS WRT Citroen Xsara WRC Went off the road. A8

click: Crash.net Finland SS8

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Instead of a rant, i'll just say "Lets go Mikko!".

Again!

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Overall times after SS9 / Top 20:

1. Mikko Hirvonen BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC 1hour 02mins 51.4secs M
2. Sebastien Loeb Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC +00mins 04.0secs M
3. Dani Sordo Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC +00mins 20.3secs M
4. Jari-Matti Latvala BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC +00mins 29.5secs M
5. Matti Rantanen Munchi's Ford Focus RS WRC +01mins 12.7secs MT
6. Henning Solberg Stobart VK Ford Focus WRC +01mins 15.8secs MT
7. Mads Ostberg Adapta Subaru Impreza WRC2008 +01mins 35.6secs A8
8. Jari Ketomaa Ketomaa WRT Subaru Impreza WRC +01mins 37.0secs A8
9. Matthew Wilson Stobart VK Ford Focus WRC +02mins 17.1secs MT
10. Sebastien Ogier Citroen Junior Team C4 WRC +02mins 18.2secs MT
11. Conrad Rautenbach Citroen Junior Team C4 WRC +03mins 36.2secs A8
12. Khalid Al Qassimi BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC +04mins 24.7secs A8
13. Federico Villagra Munchi's Ford Focus RS WRC +05mins 01.0secs MT
14. Juho Hänninen Skoda Fabia S2000 +05mins 28.8secs N4
15. Anton Alén Fiat Grande Punto S2000 +06mins 20.5secs N4
16. Janne Tuohino Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 9 +06mins 44.0secs N4
17. Kimi Räikkönen Fiat Grande Punto S2000 +06mins 57.4secs N4
18. Patrik Flodin Subaru Impreza WRX Sti +07mins 15.6secs N4
19. Martin Prokop Citroen C2 S1600 +09mins 19.1secs J
20. Sveinung Bieltvedt Subaru Impreza WRX Sti +09mins 29.6secs N4

Overall JWRC after SS9 / Top 3:

1. Martin Prokop Citroen C2 S1600 1hour 12mins 10.5secs J
2. Kalle Pinomaki Renault Clio R3 +00mins 12.8secs J
3. Aaron Burkart Suzuki Swift S1600 +01mins 16.7secs J


Notable retirements:
SS2/3. Evgeny Novikov Citroen Junior Team C4 WRC Accident. MT
SS3. Jukka Ketomaki Skoda Octavia WRC Mechanical A8
SS4. Petter Solberg PS WRT Citroen Xsara WRC Went off the road. A8


Click: Crash.net Finland SS9

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BP Ford Abu Dhabi team leader Mikko Hirvonen has ended day one of the Neste Oil Rally Finland at the top of the leaderboard after a close duel with championship rival Sebastien Loeb.

Hirvonen, who was third fastest on Thursday night in the Killeri super special, took the lead in the first 'proper' test - 2.9 seconds up on Loeb. The Finn then topped the times again in Kruununpera 1 to increase his advantage to 7.1 seconds.

In the next two stages though Hirvonen was 'only' third and second fastest and with Loeb winning both SS4 and SS5, the Ford man saw his lead cut to 3.6 seconds heading into the mid-day service at Jyvaskyla.

The afternoon loop saw all four of the morning's tests repeated and it was very much a case of déjà-vu, with Hirvonen again quickest in Jukojarvi and Kruununpera, before Loeb responded in Mokkipera and Palsankyla. As a result while Hirvonen initially increased his cushion to 5.2 seconds post-SS6 and then 7.6 seconds post-SS7, the margin came back down in SS8 and SS9.

Hirvonen thus looks likely to take a slender lead into the second day, as only the short Killeri SSS, which will get underway at 20.00 hours, remains to be run.

click: Crash.net Day 1 Report

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End of Day 1

Overall times after SS10 / Top 20:

1. Mikko Hirvonen BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC 1hour 04mins 12.3secs M
2. Sebastien Loeb Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC +00mins 03.3secs M
3. Dani Sordo Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC +00mins 20.0secs M
4. Jari-Matti Latvala BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC +00mins 30.1secs M
5. Matti Rantanen Munchi's Ford Focus RS WRC +01mins 14.1secs MT
6. Henning Solberg Stobart VK Ford Focus WRC +01mins 16.7secs MT
7. Mads Ostberg Adapta Subaru Impreza WRC2008 +01mins 36.5secs A8
8. Jari Ketomaa Ketomaa WRT Subaru Impreza WRC +01mins 38.4secs A8
9. Sebastien Ogier Citroen Junior Team C4 WRC +02mins 14.6secs MT
10. Matthew Wilson Stobart VK Ford Focus WRC +02mins 18.1secs MT
11. Conrad Rautenbach Citroen Junior Team C4 WRC +03mins 38.1secs A8
12. Khalid Al Qassimi BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC +04mins 26.9secs A8
13. Federico Villagra Munchi's Ford Focus RS WRC +05mins 02.8secs MT
14. Juho Hänninen Skoda Fabia S2000 +05mins 32.7secs N4
15. Anton Alén Fiat Grande Punto S2000 +06mins 26.5secs N4
16. Janne Tuohino Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 9 +06mins 49.3secs N4
17. Kimi Räikkönen Fiat Grande Punto S2000 +07mins 05.1secs N4
18. Patrik Flodin Subaru Impreza WRX Sti +07mins 22.8secs N4
19. Martin Prokop Citroen C2 S1600 +09mins 29.5secs J
20. Sveinung Bieltvedt Subaru Impreza WRX Sti +09mins 38.2secs N4


Overall JWRC after SS10 / Top 3:

1. Martin Prokop Citroen C2 S1600 1hour 13mins 41.8secs J
2. Kalle Pinomaki Renault Clio R3 +00mins 12.4secs J
3. Aaron Burkart Suzuki Swift S1600 +01mins 17.3secs J


Notable retirements:
SS2/3. Evgeny Novikov Citroen Junior Team C4 WRC Accident. MT
SS3. Jukka Ketomaki Skoda Octavia WRC Mechanical A8
SS4. Petter Solberg PS WRT Citroen Xsara WRC Went off the road. A8

click: Crash.net Finland SS10

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Day 2

Overall times after SS11 / Top 20:

1. Mikko Hirvonen BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC 1hour 14mins 17.1secs M
2. Sebastien Loeb Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC +00mins 05.5secs M
3. Dani Sordo Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC +00mins 33.1secs M
4. Jari-Matti Latvala BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC +00mins 43.7secs M
5. Henning Solberg Stobart VK Ford Focus WRC +01mins 39.6secs MT
6. Matti Rantanen Munchi's Ford Focus RS WRC +01mins 42.6secs MT
7. Mads Ostberg Adapta Subaru Impreza WRC2008 +02mins 04.5secs A8
8. Sebastien Ogier Citroen Junior Team C4 WRC +02mins 45.4secs MT
9. Matthew Wilson Stobart VK Ford Focus WRC +02mins 53.4secs MT
10. Jari Ketomaa Ketomaa WRT Subaru Impreza WRC +02mins 54.4secs A8
11. Conrad Rautenbach Citroen Junior Team C4 WRC +04mins 30.1secs A8
12. Khalid Al Qassimi BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC +05mins 41.4secs A8
13. Federico Villagra Munchi's Ford Focus RS WRC +06mins 15.3secs MT
14. Juho Hänninen Skoda Fabia S2000 +06mins 50.9secs N4
15. Anton Alén Fiat Grande Punto S2000 +07mins 46.4secs N4
16. Janne Tuohino Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 9 +08mins 22.9secs N4
17. Kimi Räikkönen Fiat Grande Punto S2000 +08mins 45.5secs N4
18. Patrik Flodin Subaru Impreza WRX Sti +08mins 53.4secs N4
19. Jarkko Nikara Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X +11mins 12.1secs N4
20. Martin Prokop Citroen C2 S1600 +11mins 28.0secs J


Overall JWRC after SS11 / Top 3:

1. Martin Prokop Citroen C2 S1600 1hour 13mins 41.8secs J
2. Kalle Pinomaki Renault Clio R3 +00mins 16.0secs J
3. Aaron Burkart Suzuki Swift S1600 +01mins 31.4secs J


Notable retirements:
SS2/3. Evgeny Novikov Citroen Junior Team C4 WRC Accident. MT*
SS3. Jukka Ketomaki Skoda Octavia WRC Mechanical A8
SS4. Petter Solberg PS WRT Citroen Xsara WRC Went off the road. A8*

click: Crash.net Finland SS11

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Overall times after SS12 / Top 20:

1. Mikko Hirvonen BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC 1hour 24mins 48.8secs M
2. Sebastien Loeb Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC +00mins 06.9secs M
3. Dani Sordo Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC +00mins 44.9secs M
4. Jari-Matti Latvala BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC +00mins 54.6secs M
5. Matti Rantanen Munchi's Ford Focus RS WRC +02mins 11.2secs MT
6. Mads Ostberg Adapta Subaru Impreza WRC2008 +03mins 01.0secs A8
7. Sebastien Ogier Citroen Junior Team C4 WRC +03mins 19.8secs MT
8. Jari Ketomaa Ketomaa WRT Subaru Impreza WRC +03mins 22.9secs A8
9. Matthew Wilson Stobart VK Ford Focus WRC +03mins 35.3secs MT
10. Conrad Rautenbach Citroen Junior Team C4 WRC +05mins 27.2secs A8
11. Henning Solberg Stobart VK Ford Focus WRC +06mins 39.6secs MT
12. Khalid Al Qassimi BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC +06mins 47.0secs A8
13. Federico Villagra Munchi's Ford Focus RS WRC +07mins 32.5secs MT
14. Juho Hänninen Skoda Fabia S2000 +07mins 53.5secs N4
15. Anton Alén Fiat Grande Punto S2000 +09mins 02.5secs N4
16. Kimi Räikkönen Fiat Grande Punto S2000 +10mins 13.0secs N4
17. Patrik Flodin Subaru Impreza WRX Sti +10mins 16.7secs N4
18. Jarkko Nikara Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X +12mins 29.2secs N4
19. Sveinung Bieltvedt Subaru Impreza WRX Sti +13mins 32.4secs N4
= Martin Prokop Citroen C2 S1600 +13mins 32.4secs J


Overall JWRC after SS12 / Top 3:

1. Martin Prokop Citroen C2 S1600 1hour 38mins 21.2secs J
2. Kalle Pinomaki Renault Clio R3 +00mins 14.6secs J
3. Aaron Burkart Suzuki Swift S1600 +01mins 43.3secs J


Notable retirements:
SS2/3. Evgeny Novikov Citroen Junior Team C4 WRC Accident. MT*
SS3. Jukka Ketomaki Skoda Octavia WRC Mechanical. A8
SS4. Petter Solberg PS WRT Citroen Xsara WRC Went off the road. A8*

SS12. Henning Solberg Stobart VK Ford Focus WRC Mechanical. MT


click: Crash.net Finland SS12

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Overall times after SS13 / Top 20:

1. Mikko Hirvonen BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC 1hour 32mins 50.0secs M
2. Sebastien Loeb Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC +00mins 10.9secs M
3. Dani Sordo Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC +00mins 52.8secs M
4. Jari-Matti Latvala BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC +01mins 01.1secs M
5. Matti Rantanen Munchi's Ford Focus RS WRC +02mins 32.9secs MT
6. Mads Ostberg Adapta Subaru Impreza WRC2008 +03mins 21.4secs A8
7. Sebastien Ogier Citroen Junior Team C4 WRC +03mins 35.2secs MT
8. Jari Ketomaa Ketomaa WRT Subaru Impreza WRC +03mins 43.5secs A8
9. Matthew Wilson Stobart VK Ford Focus WRC +03mins 56.9secs MT
10. Conrad Rautenbach Citroen Junior Team C4 WRC +06mins 06.6secs A8
11. Khalid Al Qassimi BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC +07mins 33.3secs A8
12. Federico Villagra Munchi's Ford Focus RS WRC +08mins 15.6secs MT
13. Juho Hänninen Skoda Fabia S2000 +08mins 34.8secs N4
14. Anton Alén Fiat Grande Punto S2000 +09mins 58.7secs N4
15. Patrik Flodin Subaru Impreza WRX Sti +11mins 12.2secs N4
16. Kimi Räikkönen Fiat Grande Punto S2000 +11mins 14.7secs N4
17. Henning Solberg Stobart VK Ford Focus WRC +11mins 39.6secs MT
18. Jarkko Nikara Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X +13mins 23.1secs N4
19. Martin Prokop Citroen C2 S1600 +14mins 52.2secs J
20. Kalle Pinomaki Renault Clio R3 +15mins 26.2secs J


Overall JWRC after SS13 / Top 3:

1. Martin Prokop Citroen C2 S1600 1hour 47mins 42.2secs J
2. Kalle Pinomaki Renault Clio R3 +00mins 34.0secs J
3. Aaron Burkart Suzuki Swift S1600 +01mins 56.5secs J


Notable retirements:
SS2/3. Evgeny Novikov Citroen Junior Team C4 WRC Accident. MT*
SS3. Jukka Ketomaki Skoda Octavia WRC Mechanical. A8
SS4. Petter Solberg PS WRT Citroen Xsara WRC Went off the road. A8*

SS12. Henning Solberg Stobart VK Ford Focus WRC Mechanical. MT

click: Crash.net Finland SS13

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Henning & Petters issues:
Stobart Ford's Henning Solberg has retired from day two of the Neste Oil Rally Finland in the second stage of the day.

Henning had made a good start to the second leg by overhauling Matti Rantanen and moving up to fifth in SS11.

However around 10 kilometres into SS12 his challenge was brought to a halt when he sustained damage to the front suspension at a slow hairpin corner. This resulted in the driveshaft coming loose, leaving the car with no drive and forcing the Norwegian out of the day's action.

"I am really disappointed to be out today," said Henning. "Things had been going really well this morning and we had moved ahead of Rantanen on the first stage which was one of my main goals for the day.

"The suspension broke at a slow hairpin corner and the damage was just too bad to continue. I hope that we will be able to return tomorrow and SupeRally but the team will have to assess the car first."

Meanwhile Henning's brother, Petter, also had problems this morning after re-starting under the SupeRally. 'Hollywood' reported that his privately-run Citroen Xsara WRC was down on power after SS11 and he then had a suspension mount break in SS13.

"The engine is not working very well this morning and I don't know why," Petter confirmed. "The suspension mount broke through the bonnet in the last stage too so it's not looking very clever. We just have to get the car fixed ready in time for Spain now."

"When Petter went out first thing this morning, he reported that the engine felt like it had lost 20 per cent of its power," added Ken Rees, team manager for the Petter Solberg World Rally Team. "We do not know what it is yet and we are investigating it in this service.

"We have sponsors here as guests but if we cannot resolve the problem it is quite unlikely that Petter will go out in the next stages. Essentially there is no power and there is also little drive and motivation.

"He had to start 74th under the SupeRally format this morning and went quite well, actually setting a fifth fastest time. But then the right hand suspension top mount failed when he clipped a rock. Putting a temporary repair cost him 1 minute 30 seconds on the last stage and that effectively was that."

click: Crash.net News -Solbergs

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Overall times after SS14 / Top 20:

1. Mikko Hirvonen BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC 1hour 42mins 53.4secs M
2. Sebastien Loeb Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC +00mins 12.5secs M
3. Dani Sordo Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC +00mins 56.5secs M
4. Jari-Matti Latvala BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC +01mins 06.9secs M
5. Matti Rantanen Munchi's Ford Focus RS WRC +02mins 53.1secs MT
6. Mads Ostberg Adapta Subaru Impreza WRC2008 +03mins 40.1secs A8
7. Sebastien Ogier Citroen Junior Team C4 WRC +03mins 52.6secs MT
8. Jari Ketomaa Ketomaa WRT Subaru Impreza WRC +04mins 04.4secs A8
9. Matthew Wilson Stobart VK Ford Focus WRC +04mins 31.3secs MT
10. Conrad Rautenbach Citroen Junior Team C4 WRC +06mins 40.2secs A8
11. Khalid Al Qassimi BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC +08mins 32.0secs A8
12. Federico Villagra Munchi's Ford Focus RS WRC +08mins 59.8secs MT
13. Juho Hänninen Skoda Fabia S2000 +09mins 27.9secs N4
14. Anton Alén Fiat Grande Punto S2000 +11mins 06.5secs N4
15. Kimi Räikkönen Fiat Grande Punto S2000 +12mins 25.3secs N4
16. Patrik Flodin Subaru Impreza WRX Sti +12mins 32.1secs N4
17. Jarkko Nikara Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X +15mins 00.8secs N4
18. Martin Prokop Citroen C2 S1600 +16mins 32.2secs J
19. Henning Solberg Stobart VK Ford Focus WRC +16mins 39.6secs MT
20. Kalle Pinomaki Renault Clio R3 +17mins 06.0secs J


Overall JWRC after SS14 / Top 3:

1. Martin Prokop Citroen C2 S1600 1hour 59mins 25.6secs J
2. Kalle Pinomaki Renault Clio R3 +00mins 33.8secs J
3. Aaron Burkart Suzuki Swift S1600 +02mins 06.2secs J


Notable retirements:
SS2/3. Evgeny Novikov Citroen Junior Team C4 WRC Accident. MT*
SS3. Jukka Ketomaki Skoda Octavia WRC Mechanical. A8
SS4. Petter Solberg PS WRT Citroen Xsara WRC Went off the road. A8*

SS12. Henning Solberg Stobart VK Ford Focus WRC Driveshaft. MT
SS13/14. Petter Solberg PS WRT Citroen Xsara WRC Engine. A8
SS14. Evgeny Novikov Citroen Junior Team C4 WRC Went off the road. MT


click: Crash.net Finland SS14

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Puncture costs Loeb !

Overall times after SS15 / Top 20:

1. Mikko Hirvonen BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC 1hour 53mins 28.8secs M
2. Sebastien Loeb Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC +00mins 26.0secs M
3. Dani Sordo Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC +01mins 03.7secs M
4. Jari-Matti Latvala BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC +01mins 10.1secs M
5. Matti Rantanen Munchi's Ford Focus RS WRC +03mins 17.3secs MT
6. Mads Ostberg Adapta Subaru Impreza WRC2008 +04mins 00.5secs A8
7. Sebastien Ogier Citroen Junior Team C4 WRC +04mins 08.5secs MT
8. Jari Ketomaa Ketomaa WRT Subaru Impreza WRC +04mins 20.2secs A8
9. Matthew Wilson Stobart VK Ford Focus WRC +05mins 00.1secs MT
10. Conrad Rautenbach Citroen Junior Team C4 WRC +07mins 11.3secs A8
11. Khalid Al Qassimi BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC +09mins 17.4secs A8
12. Federico Villagra Munchi's Ford Focus RS WRC +09mins 43.7secs MT
13. Juho Hänninen Skoda Fabia S2000 +10mins 19.6secs N4
14. Anton Alén Fiat Grande Punto S2000 +12mins 16.0secs N4
15. Kimi Räikkönen Fiat Grande Punto S2000 +13mins 43.7secs N4
16. Patrik Flodin Subaru Impreza WRX Sti +13mins 50.6secs N4
17. Martin Prokop Citroen C2 S1600 +18mins 17.8secs J
18. Jarkko Nikara Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X +18mins 18.3secs N4
19. Kalle Pinomaki Renault Clio R3 +18mins 49.9secs J
20. Mattias Therman Munchi's Ford Focus RS WRC 08 +19mins 18.4secs A8


Overall JWRC after SS15 / Top 3:

1. Martin Prokop Citroen C2 S1600 2hours 11mins 46.6secs J
2. Kalle Pinomaki Renault Clio R3 +00mins 32.1secs J
3. Aaron Burkart Suzuki Swift S1600 +03mins 00.9secs J

click: Crash.net Finland SS15

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Overall times after SS16 / Top 20:

1. Mikko Hirvonen BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC 2hours 01mins 29.8secs M
2. Sebastien Loeb Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC +00mins 28.0secs M
3. Jari-Matti Latvala BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC +01mins 08.8secs M
4. Dani Sordo Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC +01mins 10.2secs M
5. Matti Rantanen Munchi's Ford Focus RS WRC +03mins 31.4secs MT
6. Mads Ostberg Adapta Subaru Impreza WRC2008 +04mins 13.0secs A8
7. Sebastien Ogier Citroen Junior Team C4 WRC +04mins 15.1secs MT
8. Jari Ketomaa Ketomaa WRT Subaru Impreza WRC +04mins 30.1secs A8
9. Matthew Wilson Stobart VK Ford Focus WRC +05mins 12.4secs MT
10. Conrad Rautenbach Citroen Junior Team C4 WRC +07mins 35.9secs A8
11. Khalid Al Qassimi BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC +09mins 52.8secs A8
12. Federico Villagra Munchi's Ford Focus RS WRC +10mins 16.0secs MT
13. Juho Hänninen Skoda Fabia S2000 +10mins 54.1secs N4
14. Anton Alén Fiat Grande Punto S2000 +13mins 04.6secs N4
15. Kimi Räikkönen Fiat Grande Punto S2000 +14mins 42.0secs N4
16. Patrik Flodin Subaru Impreza WRX Sti +14mins 47.6secs N4
17. Martin Prokop Citroen C2 S1600 +19mins 30.0secs J
18. Kalle Pinomaki Renault Clio R3 +20mins 10.8secs J
19. Mattias Therman Munchi's Ford Focus RS WRC 08 +20mins 38.2secs A8
20. Georg Gross Subaru Impreza WRX Sti +21mins 07.4secs N4

Overall JWRC after SS16 / Top 3:

1. Martin Prokop Citroen C2 S1600 2hours 20mins 59.8secs J
2. Kalle Pinomaki Renault Clio R3 +00mins 40.8secs J
3. Aaron Burkart Suzuki Swift S1600 +03mins 07.3secs J

Notable retirements:
SS2/3. Evgeny Novikov Citroen Junior Team C4 WRC Accident. MT*
SS3. Jukka Ketomaki Skoda Octavia WRC Mechanical. A8
SS4. Petter Solberg PS WRT Citroen Xsara WRC Went off the road. A8*
SS12. Henning Solberg Stobart VK Ford Focus WRC Driveshaft. MT
SS13/14. Petter Solberg PS WRT Citroen Xsara WRC Engine. A8
SS14. Evgeny Novikov Citroen Junior Team C4 WRC Went off the road. MT



click: Crash.net Finland SS16

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Overall times after SS17 / Top 20:

1. Mikko Hirvonen BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC 2hours 07mins 25.3secs M
2. Sebastien Loeb Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC +00mins 32.4secs M
3. Jari-Matti Latvala BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC +01mins 12.4secs M
4. Dani Sordo Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC +01mins 13.4secs M
5. Matti Rantanen Munchi's Ford Focus RS WRC +03mins 40.2secs MT
6. Mads Ostberg Adapta Subaru Impreza WRC2008 +04mins 22.8secs A8
7. Sebastien Ogier Citroen Junior Team C4 WRC +04mins 25.1secs MT
8. Jari Ketomaa Ketomaa WRT Subaru Impreza WRC +04mins 39.1secs A8
9. Matthew Wilson Stobart VK Ford Focus WRC +05mins 24.1secs MT
10. Conrad Rautenbach Citroen Junior Team C4 WRC +07mins 54.4secs A8
11. Khalid Al Qassimi BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC +10mins 16.9secs A8
12. Federico Villagra Munchi's Ford Focus RS WRC +10mins 46.0secs MT
13. Juho Hänninen Skoda Fabia S2000 +11mins 22.7secs N4
14. Anton Alén Fiat Grande Punto S2000 +13mins 46.1secs N4
15. Kimi Räikkönen Fiat Grande Punto S2000 +15mins 19.6secs N4
16. Patrik Flodin Subaru Impreza WRX Sti +15mins 28.3secs N4
17. Martin Prokop Citroen C2 S1600 +20mins 30.4secs J
18. Kalle Pinomaki Renault Clio R3 +21mins 03.1secs J
19. Mattias Therman Munchi's Ford Focus RS WRC 08 +21mins 26.0secs A8
20. Georg Gross Subaru Impreza WRX Sti +21mins 55.8secs N4


Overall JWRC after SS17 / Top 3:

1. Martin Prokop Citroen C2 S1600 2hours 27mins 55.7secs J
2. Kalle Pinomaki Renault Clio R3 +00mins 32.7secs J
3. Aaron Burkart Suzuki Swift S1600 +03mins 16.0secs J

click: Crash.net Finland SS17

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Overall times after SS18 / Top 20:

1. Mikko Hirvonen BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC 2hours 07mins 25.3secs M
2. Sebastien Loeb Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC +00mins 33.2secs M
3. Jari-Matti Latvala BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC +01mins 11.8secs M
4. Dani Sordo Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC +01mins 14.8secs M
5. Matti Rantanen Munchi's Ford Focus RS WRC +03mins 45.9secs MT
6. Sebastien Ogier Citroen Junior Team C4 WRC +04mins 24.5secs MT
7. Mads Ostberg Adapta Subaru Impreza WRC2008 +04mins 27.2secs A8
8. Jari Ketomaa Ketomaa WRT Subaru Impreza WRC +04mins 41.1secs A8
9. Matthew Wilson Stobart VK Ford Focus WRC +05mins 32.8secs MT
10. Conrad Rautenbach Citroen Junior Team C4 WRC +08mins 06.1secs A8
11. Khalid Al Qassimi BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC +10mins 34.5secs A8
12. Federico Villagra Munchi's Ford Focus RS WRC +11mins 06.4secs MT
13. Juho Hänninen Skoda Fabia S2000 +11mins 41.3secs N4
14. Anton Alén Fiat Grande Punto S2000 +14mins 08.8secs N4
15. Kimi Räikkönen Fiat Grande Punto S2000 +15mins 41.5secs N4
16. Patrik Flodin Subaru Impreza WRX Sti +15mins 56.6secs N4
17. Martin Prokop Citroen C2 S1600 +21mins 08.8secs J
18. Kalle Pinomaki Renault Clio R3 +21mins 42.4secs J
19. Mattias Therman Munchi's Ford Focus RS WRC 08 +22mins 01.7secs A8
20. Jouni Arolainen Ford Focus RS WRC 05 +22mins 51.3secs A8


Overall JWRC after SS18 / Top 3:

1. Martin Prokop Citroen C2 S1600 2hours 33mins 44.8secs J
2. Kalle Pinomaki Renault Clio R3 +00mins 33.6secs J
3. Michal Kosciuszko Suzuki Swift S1600 +03mins 19.7secs J

Crash.net Finland SS18

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End of Day 2



Overall times after SS19 / Top 20:

1. Mikko Hirvonen BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC 2hours 27mins 35.8secs M
2. Sebastien Loeb Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC +00mins 32.0secs M
3. Jari-Matti Latvala BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC +01mins 08.3secs M
4. Dani Sordo Citroen Total WRT C4 WRC +01mins 18.8secs M
5. Matti Rantanen Munchi's Ford Focus RS WRC +04mins 10.6secs MT
6. Sebastien Ogier Citroen Junior Team C4 WRC +04mins 28.1ecs MT
7. Jari Ketomaa Ketomaa WRT Subaru Impreza WRC +04mins 59.1secs A8
8. Matthew Wilson Stobart VK Ford Focus WRC +06mins 01.7secs MT
9. Conrad Rautenbach Citroen Junior Team C4 WRC +08mins 43.8secs A8
10. Khalid Al Qassimi BP Ford Abu Dhabi Focus RS WRC +11mins 29.0secs A8
11. Federico Villagra Munchi's Ford Focus RS WRC +12mins 18.0secs MT
12. Juho Hänninen Skoda Fabia S2000 +12mins 45.3secs N4
13. Mads Ostberg Adapta Subaru Impreza WRC2008 +14mins 45.2secs A8
14. Anton Alén Fiat Grande Punto S2000 +15mins 18.6secs N4
15. Patrik Flodin Subaru Impreza WRX Sti +17mins 35.6secs N4
16. Martin Prokop Citroen C2 S1600 +23mins 10.9secs J
17. Kalle Pinomaki Renault Clio R3 +23mins 39.6secs J
18. Mattias Therman Munchi's Ford Focus RS WRC 08 +23mins 57.8secs A8
19. Jouni Arolainen Ford Focus RS WRC 05 +24mins 47.2secs A8
20. Michal Kosciuszko Suzuki Swift S1600 +26mins 33.2secs J


Overall JWRC after SS19 / Top 3:

1. Martin Prokop Citroen C2 S1600 2hours 50mins 46.7secs J
2. Kalle Pinomaki Renault Clio R3 +00mins 28.7secs J
3. Michal Kosciuszko Suzuki Swift S1600 +03mins 22.3secs J


Notable retirements:
SS2/3. Evgeny Novikov Citroen Junior Team C4 WRC Accident. MT*
SS3. Jukka Ketomaki Skoda Octavia WRC Mechanical. A8
SS4. Petter Solberg PS WRT Citroen Xsara WRC Went off the road. A8*
SS11. Yoann Bonato Suzuki Swift S1600 Crashed. J
SS12. Henning Solberg Stobart VK Ford Focus WRC Driveshaft. MT
SS13/14. Petter Solberg PS WRT Citroen Xsara WRC Engine. A8
SS14. Evgeny Novikov Citroen Junior Team C4 WRC Went off the road. MT
SS19. Mads Ostberg Adapta Subaru Impreza WRC2008 Went off the road. A8
SS19. Kimi Räikkönen Fiat Grande Punto S2000 Went off the road. N4

click: Crash.net Finland SS19