72nd edition of Rally Finland
The 2023 Rally Finland (also known as the Secto Rally Finland 2023 ) was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held from 3 August to 6 August 2023.[ 2] It marked the seventy-second running of the Rally Finland , and was the ninth round of the 2023 World Rally Championship , World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3 . The event was based in Jyväskylä in Central Finland , and was contested over twenty-two special stages covering a total competitive distance of 320.56 km (199.19 mi).[ 1]
Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja were the defending rally winners. The team they drove for in 2022 , Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT , were the defending manufacturers' winners.[ 3] Emil Lindholm and Reeta Hämäläinen were the defending rally winners in the WRC-2 category.[ 4] Lauri Joona and Tuukka Shemeikka were the defending rally winners in the WRC-3 category.[ 5]
Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin won their second rally of the season. Their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT , were the manufacturer's winners.[ 6] Sami Pajari and Enni Mälkönen won the World Rally Championship-2 category.[ 7] Benjamin Korhola and Pekka Kelander won the World Rally Championship-3 category.[ 8]
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, World Rally Championship-3 and privateer entries that were not registered to score points in any championship. Nine entered under Rally1 regulations, as were twenty-eight Rally2 crews in the World Rally Championship-2 and thirteen Rally3 crews in the World Rally Championship-3.[ 9] [ 10]
Rally1 entries competing in the World Rally Championship
No.
Driver
Co-Driver
Entrant
Car
Championship eligibility
Tyre
3
Teemu Suninen
Mikko Markkula
Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT
Hyundai i20 N Rally1
Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer
P
4
Esapekka Lappi
Janne Ferm
Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT
Hyundai i20 N Rally1
Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer
P
7
Pierre-Louis Loubet
Nicolas Gilsoul
M-Sport Ford WRT
Ford Puma Rally1
Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer
P
8
Ott Tänak
Martin Järveoja
M-Sport Ford WRT
Ford Puma Rally1
Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer
P
11
Thierry Neuville
Martijn Wydaeghe
Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT
Hyundai i20 N Rally1
Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer
P
18
Takamoto Katsuta
Aaron Johnston
Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
Toyota GR Yaris Rally1
Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer
P
33
Elfyn Evans
Scott Martin
Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
Toyota GR Yaris Rally1
Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer
P
69
Kalle Rovanperä
Jonne Halttunen
Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
Toyota GR Yaris Rally1
Driver, Co-driver, Manufacturer
P
97
Jari-Matti Latvala
Juho Hänninen
Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
Toyota GR Yaris Rally1
Driver, Co-driver
P
Rally2 entries competing in the World Rally Championship-2
No.
Driver
Co-Driver
Entrant
Car
Championship eligibility
Tyre
22
Gus Greensmith
Jonas Andersson
Toksport WRT 3
Škoda Fabia RS Rally2
Driver, Co-driver, Team
P
23
Emil Lindholm
Reeta Hämäläinen
Hyundai Motorsport N
Hyundai i20 N Rally2
Driver, Co-driver, Team
P
24
Andreas Mikkelsen
Torstein Eriksen
Toksport WRT 3
Škoda Fabia RS Rally2
Driver, Co-driver, Team
P
25
Nikolay Gryazin [ a]
Konstantin Aleksandrov [ b]
Toksport WRT 2
Škoda Fabia RS Rally2
Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team
P
26
Adrien Fourmaux
Alexandre Coria
M-Sport Ford WRT
Ford Fiesta Rally2
Driver, Co-driver, Team
P
27
Sami Pajari
Enni Mälkönen
Toksport WRT 2
Škoda Fabia RS Rally2
Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-Driver, Team
P
28
Jari Huttunen
Antti Haapala
Jari Huttunen
Škoda Fabia RS Rally2
Driver, Co-driver
P
29
Lauri Joona
Tuukka Shemeikka
Lauri Joona
Škoda Fabia RS Rally2
Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver
P
30
Mikko Heikkilä
Samu Vaaleri
Mikko Heikkilä
Škoda Fabia RS Rally2
Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver
P
31
Robert Virves
Craig Drew
Robert Virves
Ford Fiesta Rally2
Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver
P
32
Marco Bulacia
Diego Vallejo
Toksport WRT
Škoda Fabia RS Rally2
Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver
P
34
Georg Linnamäe
James Morgan
Georg Linnamäe
Hyundai i20 N Rally2
Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver
P
35
Fabrizio Zaldivar
Marcelo Der Ohannesian
Hyundai Motorsport N
Hyundai i20 N Rally2
Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team
P
36
Mikołaj Marczyk
Szymon Gospodarczyk
Mikołaj Marczyk
Škoda Fabia RS Rally2
Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver
P
37
Bruno Bulacia
Axel Coronado
Bruno Bulacia
Škoda Fabia RS Rally2
Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver
P
38
Emilio Fernández
Borja Odriozola
Emilio Fernández
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo
Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver
P
39
Josh McErlean
James Fulton
Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy
Hyundai i20 N Rally2
Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team
P
40
Grégoire Munster
Louis Louka
M-Sport Ford WRT
Ford Fiesta Rally2
Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team
P
41
Riku Tahko
Markus Soininen
Riku Tahko
Hyundai i20 N Rally2
Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver
P
44
Nicolas Ciamin
Yannick Roche
Nicolas Ciamin
Volkswagen Polo GTI R5
Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver
P
45
Tommi Jylhä
Kimmo Nevanpää
Tommi Jylhä
Škoda Fabia R5
Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver
P
46
Alexander Villanueva
José Murado González
Alexander Villanueva
Škoda Fabia RS Rally2
Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver
P
47
Mauro Miele
Luca Beltrame
Mauro Miele
Škoda Fabia RS Rally2
Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver
—
48
Eamonn Kelly
Conor Mohan
Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy
Hyundai i20 N Rally2
Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver, Team
P
49
Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz
Rodrigo Sanjuan de Eusebio
Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo
Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver
P
50
Luciano Cobbe
Roberto Mometti
Luciano Cobbe
Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo
Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger/Masters Co-driver
P
51
Nasser Khalifa Al-Attiyah
Giovanni Bernacchini
Nasser Khalifa Al-Attiyah
Ford Fiesta Rally2
Challenger/Masters Driver, Challenger Co-driver
—
52
Roope Korhonen
Anssi Viinikka
Roope Korhonen
Volkswagen Polo GTI R5
Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver
P
65
Anssi Rytkönen
Juho-Ville Koskela
Anssi Rytkönen
Škoda Fabia R5
Challenger Driver, Challenger Co-driver
P
Itinerary
All dates and times are EEST (UTC+3 ).
Date
No.
Time span
Stage name
Distance
3 August
—
After 9:01
Rannankylä [Shakedown ]
4.48 km
After 18:42
Opening ceremony , Jyväskylä Paviljonki
—
SS1
After 19:05
Harju 1
3.48 km
19:40 – 19:55
Flexi service A , Jyväskylä Paviljonki
—
4 August
SS2
After 8:05
Laukaa 1
11.78 km
SS3
After 9:03
Lankamaa 1
14.21 km
SS4
After 10:21
Myhinpää 1
15.51 km
SS5
After 11:35
Halttula 1
9.14 km
12:20 – 13:02
Regroup , Jyväskylä Paviljonki
—
13:02 – 13:42
Service B , Jyväskylä Paviljonki
—
SS6
After 14:32
Laukaa 2
11.78 km
SS7
After 15:30
Lankamaa 2
14.21 km
SS8
After 16:48
Myhinpää 2
15.51 km
SS9
After 18:05
Halttula 2
9.14 km
SS10
After 20:05
Harju 2
3.48 km
20:40 – 21:25
Flexi service C , Jyväskylä Paviljonki
—
5 August
SS11
After 8:05
Västilä 1
18.94 km
SS12
After 9:05
Päijälä 1
20.19 km
SS13
After 10:05
Rapsula 1
20.56 km
SS14
After 11:05
Vekkula 1
20.65 km
12:35 – 13:17
Regroup , Jyväskylä Paviljonki
—
13:17 – 13:57
Service D , Jyväskylä Paviljonki
—
SS15
After 15:35
Västilä 2
18.94 km
SS16
After 16:35
Päijälä 2
20.19 km
SS17
After 17:32
Rapsula 2
20.56 km
SS18
After 18:35
Vekkula 2
20.65 km
20:15 – 21:00
Flexi service E , Jyväskylä Paviljonki
—
6 August
SS19
After 7:53
Moksi-Sahloinen 1
16.56 km
SS20
After 9:05
Himos-Jämsä 1
9.26 km
SS21
After 10:30
Moksi-Sahloinen 2
16.56 km
11:42 – 12:43
Regroup , Himos
—
12:43 – 12:58
Tyre fitting zone , Himos
—
SS22
After 13:15
Himos-Jämsä 2 [Power Stage ]
9.26 km
After 14:15
Podium ceremony , Himos
—
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