71st edition of Rally Finland
The 2022 Rally Finland (also known as the Secto Rally Finland 2022 ) was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days between 4 and 7 August 2022.[ 2] It marked the seventy-first running of the Rally Finland . The event was the eighth round of the 2022 World Rally Championship , World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3 . The 2022 event was based in Jyväskylä in Central Finland and was contested over twenty-two special stages covering a total competitive distance of 322.61 km (200.46 mi).[ 1]
Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin were the defending rally winners. Their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT , were the defending manufacturers' winners.[ 3] Teemu Suninen and Mikko Markkula were the defending rally winners in the WRC-2 category.[ 4] Emil Lindholm and Reeta Hämäläinen were the defending rally winners in the WRC-3 category.[ 5]
Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja were the overall winners, securing their second win of the season. Their team, Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT , claimed their first ever Rally Finland victory.[ 6] Emil Lindholm and Reeta Hämäläinen won the World Rally Championship-2 category after Teemu Suninen and Mikko Markkula were disqualified due to the front bumper of their Hyundai was found underweight.[ 7] [ 8] Lauri Joona and Tuukka Shemeikka won the World Rally Championship-3 category.[ 9]
Background
Entry list
The following crews entered into the rally. The event was opened 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. Twelve entered under Rally1 regulations, as were seventeen Rally2 crews in the World Rally Championship-2 and five Rally3 crews in the World Rally Championship-3.[ 10] [ 11]
Rally1 entries competing in the World Rally Championship
No.
Driver
Co-Driver
Entrant
Car
Championship eligibility
Tyre
2
Oliver Solberg
Elliott Edmondson
Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT
Hyundai i20 N Rally1
Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer
P
4
Esapekka Lappi
Janne Ferm
Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
Toyota GR Yaris Rally1
Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer
P
7
Pierre-Louis Loubet
Vincent Landais
M-Sport Ford WRT
Ford Puma Rally1
Driver, Co-driver
P
8
Ott Tänak
Martin Järveoja
Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT
Hyundai i20 N Rally1
Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer
P
11
Thierry Neuville
Martijn Wydaeghe
Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT
Hyundai i20 N Rally1
Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer
P
16
Adrien Fourmaux
Alexandre Coria
M-Sport Ford WRT
Ford Puma Rally1
Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer
P
18
Takamoto Katsuta
Aaron Johnston
Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT NG
Toyota GR Yaris Rally1
Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer/Team
P
33
Elfyn Evans
Scott Martin
Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
Toyota GR Yaris Rally1
Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer
P
42
Craig Breen
Paul Nagle
M-Sport Ford WRT
Ford Puma Rally1
Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer
P
44
Gus Greensmith
Jonas Andersson
M-Sport Ford WRT
Ford Puma Rally1
Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer
P
68
Jari Huttunen
Mikko Lukka
M-Sport Ford WRT
Ford Puma Rally1
Driver, Co-driver
P
69
Kalle Rovanperä
Jonne Halttunen
Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
Toyota GR Yaris Rally1
Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer
P
Rally2 entries competing in the World Rally Championship-2
No.
Driver
Co-Driver
Entrant
Car
Championship eligibility
Tyre
20
Emil Lindholm
Reeta Hämäläinen
Toksport WRT 2
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo
Junior Driver, Co-driver, Team
P
21
Teemu Suninen
Mikko Markkula
Hyundai Motorsport N
Hyundai i20 N Rally2
Driver, Co-driver, Team
P
22
Egon Kaur
Silver Simm
Egon Kaur
Volkswagen Polo GTI R5
Driver, Co-driver
P
23
Teemu Asunmaa
Ville Mannisenmäki
Teemu Asunmaa
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo
Driver, Co-driver
P
24
Mikko Heikkilä
Samu Vaaleri
Mikko Heikkilä
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo
Junior Driver, Junior Co-driver
P
25
Hayden Paddon
John Kennard
Hayden Paddon
Hyundai i20 N Rally2
Driver, Co-driver
P
26
Nikolay Gryazin [ a]
Konstantin Aleksandrov [ b]
Toksport WRT 2
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo
Junior Driver, Co-driver, Team
P
27
Sami Pajari
Enni Mälkönen
Sami Pajari
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo
Junior Driver, Co-driver
P
28
Eerik Pietarinen
Antti Linnaketo
Eerik Pietarinen
Volkswagen Polo GTI R5
Junior Driver, Co-driver
P
29
Mikołaj Marczyk
Szymon Gospodarczyk
Mikołaj Marczyk
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo
Junior Driver, Co-driver
P
30
Georg Linnamäe
James Morgan
ALM Motorsport
Volkswagen Polo GTI R5
Junior Driver, Co-driver
—
31
Martin Prokop
Michal Ernst
Martin Prokop
Ford Fiesta Rally2
Driver, Co-driver
P
32
Gaurav Gill
Gabriel Morales
Gaurav Gill
Škoda Fabia R5
Driver, Co-driver
P
34
Fabrizio Zaldivar
Marcelo Der Ohannesian
Hyundai Motorsport N
Hyundai i20 N Rally2
Junior Driver, Co-driver, Team
P
35
Josh McErlean
James Fulton
Josh McErlean
Hyundai i20 N Rally2
Junior Driver, Co-driver
P
36
Riku Tahko
Sami Ryynänen
Riku Tahko
Hyundai i20 N Rally2
Driver, Co-driver
P
37
Freddy Loix
Pieter Tsjoen
Freddy Loix
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo
Masters Driver, Co-driver
P
Itinerary
All dates and times are EEST (UTC+3 ).
Date
Time
No.
Stage name
Distance
4 August
9:01
—
Rannankylä [Shakedown ]
4.48 km
19:08
SS1
Harju 1
3.48 km
5 August
8:00
SS2
Laukaa 1
11.75 km
8:55
SS3
Lankamaa 1
21.69 km
12:15
SS4
Laukaa 2
11.75 km
13:10
SS5
Lankamaa 2
21.69 km
14:30
SS6
Harju 2
2.01 km
17:00
SS7
Ässämäki 1
12.31 km
17:53
SS8
Sahloinen-Moksi 1
15.70 km
19:13
SS9
Ässämäki 2
12.31 km
20:06
SS10
Sahloinen-Moksi 2
15.70 km
6 August
8:08
SS11
Päijälä 1
20.19 km
9:08
SS12
Rapsula 1
20.56 km
10:08
SS13
Patajoki 1
13.75 km
11:08
SS14
Vekkula 1
20.65 km
15:38
SS15
Päijälä 2
20.19 km
16:38
SS16
Rapsula 2
20.56 km
17:38
SS17
Patajoki 2
13.75 km
18:38
SS18
Vekkula 2
20.65 km
7 August
8:23
SS19
Oittila 1
10.84 km
9:38
SS20
Ruuhimäki 1
11.12 km
11:01
SS21
Oittila 2
10.84 km
13:18
SS22
Ruuhimäki 2 [Power Stage ]
11.12 km
Source: [ 1]
Report
WRC Rally1
Classification
Special stages
Championship standings
WRC-2 Rally2
Classification
Special stages
Championship standings
WRC-3 Rally3
Classification
Special stages
Championship standings
Notes
References
External links
Categories within the World Rally Championship
Teams and drivers that are eligible to score manufacturer points
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