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]
| 2023 Rally Finland Secto Rally Finland 2023 | |||
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Round 9 of 13 in the 2023 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 | 3 – 6 August 2023 | ||
| Start location | Jyväskylä, Central Finland | ||
| Finish location | Himos, Jämsä | ||
| Stages | 22 (320.56 km; 199.19 miles)[1] | ||
| Stage surface | Gravel | ||
| Transport distance | 1,151.07 km (715.24 miles) | ||
| Overall distance | 1,471.63 km (914.43 miles) | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Crews registered | 68 | ||
| Crews | 65 at start, 49 at finish | ||
| Overall results | |||
| Overall winner |  Elfyn Evans Scott Martin Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT2:33:11.3 | ||
| Power Stage winner | Elfyn Evans Scott Martin Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 4:54.1 | ||
| Support category results | |||
| WRC-2 winner | Sami Pajari Enni Mälkönen Toksport WRT 22:43:15.0 | ||
| WRC-3 winner | Benjamin Korhola Pekka Kelander Rautio Motorsport 2:54:27.0 | ||
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
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, 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]
| No. | Driver | Co-Driver | Entrant | Car | Tyre |
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| 20 |  Yohan Rossel
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Arnaud Dunand
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PH Sport
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Citroën C3 Rally2 | P |
| 21 |  Oliver Solberg
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Elliott Edmondson
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Oliver Solberg
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Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | P |
Itinerary
editAll dates and times are EEST (UTC+3).
| Date | No. | Time span | Stage name | Distance |
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| 3 August | — | After 9:01 | Rannankylä [Shakedown] | 4.48 km |
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After 18:42 | Opening ceremony, Jyväskylä Paviljonki | — | |
| SS1 | After 19:05 | Harju 1 | 3.48 km | |
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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 | |
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12:20 – 13:02 | Regroup, Jyväskylä Paviljonki | — | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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12:35 – 13:17 | Regroup, Jyväskylä Paviljonki | — | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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11:42 – 12:43 | Regroup, Himos | — | |
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12:43 – 12:58 | Tyre fitting zone, Himos | — | |
| SS22 | After 13:15 | Himos-Jämsä 2 [Power Stage] | 9.26 km | |
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After 14:15 | Podium ceremony, Himos | — | |
| Source:[1] | ||||
Report
editWRC Rally1
editClassification
editSpecial stages
editChampionship standings
edit| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | |||||||||
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| Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | ||||
| 1 | 
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Kalle Rovanperä | 170 |
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Jonne Halttunen | 170 |
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Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | 378 | |||
| 2 |
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Elfyn Evans | 145 |
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Scott Martin | 145 |
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Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | 311 | |||
| 3 |
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Thierry Neuville | 134 |
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Martijn Wydaeghe | 134 |
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M-Sport Ford WRT | 205 | |||
| 4 |
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Ott Tänak | 104 |
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Martin Järveoja | 104 | ||||||
| 5 |
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Sébastien Ogier | 98 |
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Vincent Landais | 98 | ||||||
WRC-2 Rally2
editClassification
editSpecial stages
editChampionship standings
edit| Pos. | Open Drivers' championships | Open Co-drivers' championships | Teams' championships | Challenger Drivers' championships | Challenger Co-drivers' championships | |||||||||||||||
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| Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | Move | Driver | Points | ||||||
| 1 |  1
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Andreas Mikkelsen | 82 |
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Torstein Eriksen | 101 | 3
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M-Sport Ford WRT | 119 | 1
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Sami Pajari | 93 | 1
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Enni Mälkönen | 93 | |||||
| 2 |  1
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Yohan Rossel | 77 |
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Arnaud Dunand | 77 | 1
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Toksport WRT | 110 | 1
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Kajetan Kajetanowicz | 75 | 1
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Maciej Szczepaniak | 75 | |||||
| 3 | 4
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Sami Pajari | 71 | 4
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Jonas Andersson | 71 |
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Toksport WRT 3 | 105 | 1
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Nikolay Gryazin | 68 | 1
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Konstantin Aleksandrov | 68 | |||||
| 4 | 1
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Oliver Solberg | 64 | 1
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Elliott Edmondson | 64 | 1
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Toksport WRT 2 | 105 | 1
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Marco Bulacia | 68 | 1
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Diego Vallejo | 58 | |||||
| 5 | 1
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Gus Greensmith | 62 | 1
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Jonas Andersson | 62 | 3
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Hyundai Motorsport N | 104 |
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Mikołaj Marczyk | 55 |
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Szymon Gospodarczyk | 55 | |||||
WRC-3 Rally3
editClassification
edit| Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Class | ||||||||
| 21 | 1 | 53 | Benjamin Korhola | Pekka Kelander | Rautio Motorsport | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 2:54:27.0 | 0.0 | 25 |
| 22 | 2 | 57 | Jesse Kallio | Jussi Lindberg | Jesse Kallio | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 2:55:02.6 | +35.6 | 18 |
| 25 | 3 | 56 | Filip Kohn | Tom Woodburn | Filip Kohn | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 2:59:39.6 | +5:12.6 | 15 |
| 29 | 4 | 59 | Henri Timonen | Jussi Kärpijoki | Henri Timonen | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:08:42.1 | +14:15.1 | 12 |
| 33 | 5 | 62 | Tuomas Vihtari | Ville Harvia | Tuomas Vihtari | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:15:20.2 | +20:53.2 | 10 |
| 35 | 6 | 60 | Brendan Cumiskey | Martin Connolly | Brendan Cumiskey | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:16:44.9 | +22:17.9 | 8 |
| 36 | 7 | 61 | Ville Laakso | Jani Luhtaniemi | Ville Laakso | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:17:43.2 | +23:16.2 | 6 |
| 48 | 8 | 64 | Petr Borodin | Roman Cheprassov | Petr Borodin | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 4:53:42.5 | +1:59:15.5 | 4 |
| Retired SS21 | 55 | Ali Türkkan | Burak Erdener | Castrol Ford Team Türkiye | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Off Road | 0 | ||
| Retired SS13 | 63 | Marek Paciorkowski | Kamil Heller | Marek Paciorkowski | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Withdrawn | 0 | ||
| Retired SS4 | 58 | Kristian Nieminen | Valtteri Nieminen | Kristian Nieminen | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Accident | 0 | ||
| Did not start | 54 | Toni Herranen | Mikko Lukka | Toni Herranen | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Withdrawn | 0 | ||
Special stages
edit| Stage | Winners | Car | Time | Class leaders |
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| SD | Türkkan / Erdener | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 2:15.1 | — |
| SS1 | Kohn / Woodburn | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:01.5 | Kohn / Woodburn |
| SS2 | Korhola / Kelander | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 6:16.9 | Korhola / Kelander |
| SS3 | Kallio / Lindberg | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 6:56.9 | |
| SS4 | Korhola / Kelander | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 7:49.8 | |
| SS5 | Korhola / Kelander | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 4:54.6 | |
| SS6 | Korhola / Kelander | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 6:25.3 | |
| SS7 | Korhola / Kelander | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 6:59.7 | |
| SS8 | Korhola / Kelander | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 7:56.5 | |
| SS9 | Korhola / Kelander | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 4:59.2 | |
| SS10 | Kohn / Woodburn | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:05.8 | |
| SS11 | Kallio / Lindberg | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 9:39.1 | |
| SS12 | Korhola / Kelander | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 11:05.4 | |
| SS13 | Korhola / Kelander | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 11:15.3 | |
| SS14 | Kallio / Lindberg | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 11:30.1 | |
| SS15 | Kallio / Lindberg | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 9:34.9 | |
| SS16 | Korhola / Kelander | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 11:01.3 | |
| SS17 | Korhola / Kelander | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 11:09.8 | |
| SS18 | Korhola / Kelander | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 11:56.2 | |
| SS19 | Kallio / Lindberg | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 8:34.6 | |
| SS20 | Korhola / Kelander | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 5:41.5 | |
| SS21 | Kallio / Lindberg | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 8:29.9 | |
| SS22 | Kallio / Lindberg | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 5:40.2 |
Championship standings
edit| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | ||||||
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| Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | |||
| 1 |
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Roope Korhonen | 100 |
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Anssi Viinikka | 100 | ||
| 2 |
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Diego Dominguez Jr. | 62 |
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Rogelio Peñate | 62 | ||
| 3 |
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William Creighton | 47 |
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Liam Regan | 47 | ||
| 4 |
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Laurent Pellier | 43 |
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Loïc Dumont | 40 | ||
| 5 |
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Tom Rensonnet | 40 |
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Mikko Lukka | 37 | ||
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.[11]
- ^ 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.[11]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Itinerary Secto Rally Finland 2023". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ "WRC poewrs into 2023 with exciting new-look calendar". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 25 November 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
- ^ "Determined Tänak prevails in Finland". 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.
- ^ "Evans romps to victory at Secto Rally Finland". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 6 August 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ^ "Perfect Pajari storms to Finland WRC2 win". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 6 August 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ^ "Hotshot Korhola secures WRC3 win at home". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 6 August 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ^ "Entry List WRC Secto Rally Finland 2023". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
- ^ "Secto Rally Finland 2023 Entry List". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
- ^ 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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Wikimedia Commons has media related to 2023 Rally Finland.
- Official website (in Finnish and English)
- 2023 Rally Finland at eWRC-results.com
- 2023 Rally Finland at rally-maps.com (in English, German, and Polish)