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]
| 2022 Rally Finland Secto Rally Finland 2022 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Round 8 of 13 in the 2022 World Rally Championship
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 Rally Finland has the fastest average speed of any event on the calendar. | |||
| Host country |  Finland | ||
| Rally base | Jyväskylä, Central Finland | ||
| Dates run | 4 – 7 August 2022 | ||
| Start location | Jyväskylä, Central Finland | ||
| Finish location | Ruuhimäki, Toivakka | ||
| Stages | 22 (322.61 km; 200.46 miles)[1] | ||
| Stage surface | Gravel | ||
| Transport distance | 1,104.86 km (686.53 miles) | ||
| Overall distance | 1,427.47 km (886.99 miles) | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Crews registered | 45 | ||
| Crews | 43 at start, 34 at finish | ||
| Cancellation | SS5 cancelled due to safety concern. | ||
| Overall results | |||
| Overall winner |  Ott Tänak Martin Järveoja Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT2:24:04.6 | ||
| Power Stage winner | Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT5:17.1 | ||
| Support category results | |||
| WRC-2 winner | Emil Lindholm Reeta Hämäläinen Toksport WRT 22:33:43.6 | ||
| WRC-3 winner | Lauri Joona Tuukka Shemeikka 2:42:52.5 | ||
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
editEntry list
editThe 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]
| No. | Driver | Co-Driver | Entrant | Car | Championship eligibility | Tyre |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | Lauri Joona
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Tuukka Shemeikka
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Lauri Joona
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Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Open | P |
| 39 |  Jan Černý
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Jan Tománek
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Jan Černý
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Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Open | P |
| 40 | Toni Herranen
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Sebastian Virtanen
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Toni Herranen
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Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Open | P |
| 41 | Tommi Heino
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Patric Öhman
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Tommi Heino
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Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Open | P |
| 43 | Henri Timonen
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Jussi Kärpijoki
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Henri Timonen
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Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Open | P |
Itinerary
editAll 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
editWRC Rally1
editClassification
editSpecial stages
editChampionship standings
edit| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | ||||
| 1 | 
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Kalle Rovanperä | 198 |
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Jonne Halttunen | 198 |
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Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | 339 | |||
| 2 |  2
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Ott Tänak | 104 | 2
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Martin Järveoja | 104 |
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Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | 251 | |||
| 3 |  1
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Thierry Neuville | 103 | 1
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Martijn Wydaeghe | 103 |
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M-Sport Ford WRT | 174 | |||
| 4 | 1
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Elfyn Evans | 94 | 1
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Scott Martin | 94 |
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Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT NG | 89 | |||
| 5 |
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Takamoto Katsuta | 81 |
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Aaron Johnston | 81 | ||||||
WRC-2 Rally2
editClassification
editSpecial stages
editChampionship standings
edit| Pos. | Open Drivers' championships | Open Co-drivers' championships | Teams' championships | Junior Drivers' championships | Junior Co-drivers' championships | Driver Masters' championships | Co-driver Masters' championships | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | Move | Driver | Points | Move | Driver | Points | Move | Driver | Points | ||||||||
| 1 |
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Andreas Mikkelsen | 79 |
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Torstein Eriksen | 79 | 1
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Hyundai Motorsport N | 116 | 2
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Emil Lindholm | 83 |
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James Fulton | 111 |
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Mauro Miele | 86 |
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Laurent Magat | 75 | |||||||
| 2 |
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Kajetan Kajetanowicz | 76 |
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Maciej Szczepaniak | 76 | 1
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Toksport WRT | 112 | 1
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Chris Ingram | 67 | 2
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Samu Vaaleri | 50 | 1
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Freddy Loix | 65 |
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Michael Joseph Morrissey | 36 | |||||||
| 3 | 4
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Emil Lindholm | 64 | 4
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Reeta Hämäläinen | 64 |
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Toksport WRT 2 | 58 | 1
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Nikolay Gryazin | 61 | 1
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Louis Louka | 43 | 1
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Jean-Michel Raoux | 52 |
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Michela Lorigiola | 30 | |||||||
| 4 | 1
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Yohan Rossel | 63 | 1
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Valentin Sarreaud | 52 |
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Yaco ACCR Team | 50 | 2
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Mikołaj Marczyk | 59 | 1
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Elia De Guio | 25 |
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Olivier Burri | 33 |
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Jörgen Fornander | 25 | |||||||
| 5 | 1
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Nikolay Gryazin | 52 | 1
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Konstantin Aleksandrov | 52 |
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Saintéloc Junior Team | 40 | 2
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Eerik Pietarinen | 58 |
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Fabrizio Arengi | 28 |
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Hans van Goor | 25 | ||||||||||
WRC-3 Rally3
editClassification
edit| Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Class | Open | |||||||
| 16 | 1 | 38 | Lauri Joona | Tuukka Shemeikka | Lauri Joona | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 2:42:52.5 | 0.0 | 25 |
| 19 | 2 | 39 | Jan Černý | Jan Tománek | Jan Černý | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 2:47:16.3 | +4:23.8 | 18 |
| 27 | 3 | 43 | Henri Timonen | Jussi Kärpijoki | Henri Timonen | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:01:13.7 | +18:21.2 | 15 |
| 28 | 4 | 40 | Toni Herranen | Sebastian Virtanen | Toni Herranen | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:01:58.0 | +19:05.5 | 12 |
| Retired SS3 | 41 | Tommi Heino | Patric Öhman | Tommi Heino | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Crash | 0 | ||
Special stages
editChampionship standings
edit| Pos. | Open Drivers' championships | Open Co-drivers' championships | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | |||
| 1 |
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Sami Pajari | 87 |
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Enni Mälkönen | 87 | ||
| 2 |
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Lauri Joona | 86 |
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Mikael Korhonen | 61 | ||
| 3 | 2
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Jan Černý | 61 |
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Liam Regan | 45 | ||
| 4 | 1
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McRae Kimathi | 57 |
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Tamás Kürti | 43 | ||
| 5 | 1
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William Creighton | 45 |
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Mwangi Kioni | 42 | ||
Notes
edit- ^ Nikolay Gryazin is Russian, but he competes as a neutral competitor using the ANA flag as Russian national emblems were banned by the association due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[12]
- ^ Konstantin Aleksandrov is Russian, but he competes as a neutral competitor using the ANA flag as Russian national emblems were banned by the association due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[12]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Itinerary Secto Rally Finland 2022". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
- ^ "WRC roars into hybrid era with expanded 2022 calendar". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 15 October 2021. Retrieved 16 October 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.
- ^ "Determined Tänak prevails in Finland". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 7 August 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
- ^ "Suninen secures WRC2 win on home soil". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 7 August 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
- ^ "Breaking: WRC2 winner Suninen disqualified from Secto Rally Finland". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 7 August 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ^ "Relentless Joona storms to WRC3 victory". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 7 August 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
- ^ "Entry List Secto Rally Finland 2022". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
- ^ "Rally Finland 2022 Entry List". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 4 August 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ^ a b "FIA announces World Motor Sport Council decisions in relation to the situation in Ukraine". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 1 March 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
External links
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- Official website (in Finnish and English)
- 2022 Rally Finland at eWRC-results.com
- 2022 Rally Finland at rally-maps.com (in English, German, and Polish)