2022 Rally Finland
2022 Rally Finland Secto Rally Finland 2022 | |||
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Round 8 of 13 in the 2022 World Rally Championship
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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) | ||
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 WRT 2:24:04.6 | ||
Power Stage winner | Kalle Rovanperä Jonne Halttunen Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 5:17.1 | ||
Support category results | |||
WRC-2 winner | Emil Lindholm Reeta Hämäläinen Toksport WRT 2 2:33:43.6 | ||
WRC-3 winner | Lauri Joona Tuukka Shemeikka 2:42:52.5 |
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. 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).
Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin were the defending rally winners. Their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, were the defending manufacturers' winners. Teemu Suninen and Mikko Markkula were the defending rally winners in the WRC-2 category. Emil Lindholm and Reeta Hämäläinen were the defending rally winners in the WRC-3 category.
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. 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. Lauri Joona and Tuukka Shemeikka won the World Rally Championship-3 category.
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.
No. | Driver | Co-Driver | Entrant | Car | Championship eligibility | Tyre |
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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 | Konstantin Aleksandrov | 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 |
No. | Driver | Co-Driver | Entrant | Car | Championship eligibility | Tyre |
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38 | Lauri Joona | Tuukka Shemeikka | Lauri Joona | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Open | P |
39 | Jan Černý | Jan Tománek | Jan Černý | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Open | P |
40 | Toni Herranen | Sebastian Virtanen | Toni Herranen | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Open | P |
41 | Tommi Heino | Patric Öhman | Tommi Heino | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Open | P |
43 | Henri Timonen | Jussi Kärpijoki | Henri Timonen | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Open | P |
Itinerary
All dates and times are EEST (UTC+3).
Date | Time | No. | Stage name | Distance |
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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 | |
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Report
WRC Rally1
Classification
Special stages
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 | Kalle Rovanperä | 198 | Jonne Halttunen | 198 | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | 339 | ||||||
2 | 2 | Ott Tänak | 104 | 2 | Martin Järveoja | 104 | Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | 251 | ||||
3 | 1 | Thierry Neuville | 103 | 1 | Martijn Wydaeghe | 103 | M-Sport Ford WRT | 174 | ||||
4 | 1 | Elfyn Evans | 94 | 1 | Scott Martin | 94 | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT NG | 89 | ||||
5 | Takamoto Katsuta | 81 | Aaron Johnston | 81 |
WRC-2 Rally2
Classification
Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points | |||
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Event | Class | Class | Stage | Event | |||||||
8 | 1 | 20 | Emil Lindholm | Reeta Hämäläinen | Toksport WRT 2 | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | 2:33:43.6 | 0.0 | 25 | 2 | 4 |
10 | 2 | 22 | Egon Kaur | Silver Simm | Egon Kaur | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | 2:35:36.7 | +1:53.1 | 18 | 0 | 1 |
11 | 3 | 25 | Hayden Paddon | John Kennard | Hayden Paddon | Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | 2:35:47.3 | +2:03.7 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
12 | 4 | 23 | Teemu Asunmaa | Ville Mannisenmäki | Teemu Asunmaa | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | 2:38:11.8 | +4:28.2 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
13 | 5 | 28 | Eerik Pietarinen | Antti Linnaketo | Eerik Pietarinen | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | 2:38:39.6 | +4:56.0 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
14 | 6 | 29 | Mikołaj Marczyk | Szymon Gospodarczyk | Mikołaj Marczyk | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | 2:39:21.5 | +5:37.9 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
15 | 7 | 34 | Fabrizio Zaldivar | Marcelo Der Ohannesian | Hyundai Motorsport N | Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | 2:39:54.4 | +6:10.8 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
17 | 8 | 31 | Martin Prokop | Michal Ernst | Martin Prokop | Ford Fiesta Rally2 | 2:43:41.2 | +9:57.6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
20 | 9 | 37 | Freddy Loix | Pieter Tsjoen | Freddy Loix | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | 2:50:41.8 | +16:58.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
21 | 10 | 27 | Sami Pajari | Enni Mälkönen | Sami Pajari | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | 2:54:20.0 | +20:36.4 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
31 | 11 | 32 | Gaurav Gill | Gabriel Morales | Gaurav Gill | Škoda Fabia R5 | 3:25:23.7 | +51:40.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
33 | 12 | 24 | Mikko Heikkilä | Samu Vaaleri | Mikko Heikkilä | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | 3:46:06.3 | +1:12:22.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
34 | 13 | 35 | Josh McErlean | James Fulton | Josh McErlean | Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | 4:20:29.5 | +1:46:45.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Disqualified | 21 | Teemu Suninen | Mikko Markkula | Hyundai Motorsport N | Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | Front bumper underweight | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Retired SS15 | 36 | Riku Tahko | Sami Ryynänen | Riku Tahko | Hyundai i20 N Rally2 | Mechanical | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Did not start | 26 | Nikolay Gryazin | Konstantin Aleksandrov | Toksport WRT 2 | Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo | Crash | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Did not start | 30 | Georg Linnamäe | James Morgan | ALM Motorsport | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | Withdrawn | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Special stages
Championship standings
Pos. | Open Drivers' championships | Open Co-drivers' championships | Teams' championships | Junior Drivers' championships | Junior Co-drivers' championships | Driver Masters' championships | Co-driver Masters' championships | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | Move | Driver | Points | Move | Driver | Points | Move | Driver | Points | ||||||||
1 | Andreas Mikkelsen | 79 | Torstein Eriksen | 79 | 1 | Hyundai Motorsport N | 116 | 2 | Emil Lindholm | 83 | James Fulton | 111 | Mauro Miele | 86 | Laurent Magat | 75 | ||||||||||||
2 | Kajetan Kajetanowicz | 76 | Maciej Szczepaniak | 76 | 1 | Toksport WRT | 112 | 1 | Chris Ingram | 67 | 2 | Samu Vaaleri | 50 | 1 | Freddy Loix | 65 | Michael Joseph Morrissey | 36 | ||||||||||
3 | 4 | Emil Lindholm | 64 | 4 | Reeta Hämäläinen | 64 | Toksport WRT 2 | 58 | 1 | Nikolay Gryazin | 61 | 1 | Louis Louka | 43 | 1 | Jean-Michel Raoux | 52 | Michela Lorigiola | 30 | |||||||||
4 | 1 | Yohan Rossel | 63 | 1 | Valentin Sarreaud | 52 | Yaco ACCR Team | 50 | 2 | Mikołaj Marczyk | 59 | 1 | Elia De Guio | 25 | Olivier Burri | 33 | Jörgen Fornander | 25 | ||||||||||
5 | 1 | Nikolay Gryazin | 52 | 1 | Konstantin Aleksandrov | 52 | Saintéloc Junior Team | 40 | 2 | Eerik Pietarinen | 58 | Fabrizio Arengi | 28 | Hans van Goor | 25 |
WRC-3 Rally3
Classification
Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points | |
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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
Stage | Open Championship | |||
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Winners | Car | Time | Class leaders | |
SD | Joona / Shemeikka | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 2:12.9 | — |
SS1 | Joona / Shemeikka | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:04.6 | Joona / Shemeikka |
SS2 | Joona / Shemeikka | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 6:04.7 | |
SS3 | Joona / Shemeikka | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 11:10.7 | |
SS4 | Joona / Shemeikka | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 5:58.6 | |
SS5 | Stage cancelled | |||
SS6 | Černý / Tománek | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 1:44.7 | Joona / Shemeikka |
SS7 | Joona / Shemeikka | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 6:28.6 | |
SS8 | Joona / Shemeikka | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 8:03.4 | |
SS9 | Joona / Shemeikka | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 6:22.4 | |
SS10 | Joona / Shemeikka | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 8:00.5 | |
SS11 | Joona / Shemeikka | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 11:10.3 | |
SS12 | Joona / Shemeikka | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 11:13.2 | |
SS13 | Joona / Shemeikka | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 7:30.6 | |
SS14 | Joona / Shemeikka | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 11:25.5 | |
SS15 | Joona / Shemeikka | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 10:44.8 | |
SS16 | Joona / Shemeikka | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 10:55.9 | |
SS17 | Joona / Shemeikka | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 7:23.3 | |
SS18 | Joona / Shemeikka | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 11:19.7 | |
SS19 | Joona / Shemeikka | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 6:04.3 | |
SS20 | Joona / Shemeikka | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 6:04.1 | |
SS21 | Joona / Shemeikka | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 6:00.6 | |
SS22 | Joona / Shemeikka | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 6:01.9 |
Championship standings
Pos. | Open Drivers' championships | Open Co-drivers' championships | ||||||
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Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | |||
1 | Sami Pajari | 87 | Enni Mälkönen | 87 | ||||
2 | Lauri Joona | 86 | Mikael Korhonen | 61 | ||||
3 | 2 | Jan Černý | 61 | Liam Regan | 45 | |||
4 | 1 | McRae Kimathi | 57 | Tamás Kürti | 43 | |||
5 | 1 | William Creighton | 45 | Mwangi Kioni | 42 |