Rally Finland
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The Rally Finland (officially Neste Oil Rally Finland and 1000 Lakes Rally or 1000 Lakes Rally ) is a rally event that takes place annually in August on the gravel roads in the area around the Finnish town of Jyväskylä . In Finland itself, the rally is known as Jyväskylän Suurajot .
The rally has existed since the 1950s . Originally it was only held as a national event, but it has been the Finnish run to the FIA World Rally Championship for three decades . The rally is known for the high average speeds, its many jumps and the beautiful location of the sections in the middle of the Finnish forests and Lakes.
The rally experienced one of its low points in 1981, when the Austrian Franz Wittmann with his Audi quattro collided with the timekeeper's car in an accident behind the finish line of Special Stage 4 - Ehikki, caught a small group of officials and the President of the Finnish Automobile Sports Association AKK Raul Falin was fatally injured. His compatriot Boris Rung (then President of the European Rallycross Association [ERA] and member of the FIA Off-Road Commission ) and the Greek FIA observer Costas Glossotis got away with the horror.
The most famous special stage of the rally is Ouninpohja , mainly due to its spectacular and long jumps. In 2003 Markko Märtin set the (successful) record of jumping 57 meters at a speed of 171 km / h on this test with his Ford Focus WRC. However, the absolute long jump record of Rally Finland holds since 1975 the Finn and former Rallycross -Pilot Jussi Kynsilehto , who with his co-driver, the rally journalist Martin Holmes from England , in the former SS23 - Raikuu with a Ford Escort far RS1600 72 meters flew - whereupon the car overturned four times and both occupants had to be freed from the destroyed vehicle. Holmes had read the route notes and announced a crest with "full over crest" that was only to come 300 meters further. In 2004, the Norwegian rally driver Petter Solberg exceeded the FIA maximum average speed of 130 km / h, whereupon the 2005 Ouninpohja test was divided into Ouninpohja-West and Ouninpohja-East . For 2008, Ouninpohja was no longer driven for safety reasons. In 2012, the special stage will return to the program of the Rally Finland and will be held as the final power stage.
Overall winner
year | rally | Overall winner | Make and model | |
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1951 | 1. Jyväskylän Suurajot |
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Austin Atlantic |
1952 | 2. Jyväskylän Suurajot |
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Peugeot 203 |
1953 | 3. Jyväskylän Suurajot |
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Allard |
1954 | 4. Jyväskylän Suurajot |
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Panhard Dyna |
1955 | 5. Jyväskylän Suurajot |
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Peugeot 403 |
1956 | 6. Jyväskylän Suurajot |
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DKW Danube |
1957 | 7. Jyväskylän Suurajot |
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Saab 93 |
1958 | 8. Jyväskylän Suurajot |
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Alfa Romeo |
1959 | 9. 1000 Lakes Rally |
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Volvo PV544 |
1960 | 10th 1000 Lakes Rally |
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Saab 96 |
1961 | 11th 1000 Lakes Rally |
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Mercedes Benz |
1962 | 12th 1000 Lakes Rally |
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Citroën DS 19 |
1963 | 13th 1000 Lakes Rally |
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Saab 96 Sport |
1964 | 14th 1000 Lakes Rally |
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Saab 96 Sport |
1965 | 15th 1000 Lakes Rally |
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BMC Cooper S. |
1966 | 16th 1000 Lakes Rally |
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BMC Cooper S. |
1967 | 17th 1000 Lakes Rally |
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BMC Cooper S. |
1968 | 18th 1000 Lakes Rally |
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Ford Escort TC |
1969 | 19th 1000 Lakes Rally |
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Ford Escort TC |
1970 | 20th 1000 Lakes Rally |
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Ford Escort TC |
1971 | 21st 1000 Lakes Rally |
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Saab 96 V4 |
1972 | 22nd 1000 Lakes Rally |
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Saab 96 V4 |
1973 | 23rd 1000 Lakes Rally |
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Ford Escort RS |
1974 | 24th 1000 Lakes Rally |
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Ford Escort RS |
1975 | 25th 1000 Lakes Rally |
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Toyota Levin |
1976 | 26th 1000 Lakes Rally |
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Fiat 131 Mirafiori |
1977 | 27th 1000 Lakes Rally |
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Ford Escort RS |
1978 | 28th 1000 Lakes Rally |
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Fiat 131 Mirafiori |
1979 | 29th 1000 Lakes Rally |
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Fiat 131 Mirafiori |
1980 | 30th 1000 Lakes Rally |
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Fiat 131 Mirafiori |
1981 | 31st 1000 Lakes Rally |
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Ford Escort RS |
1982 | 32nd 1000 Lakes Rally |
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Audi quattro |
1983 | 33rd 1000 Lakes Rally |
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Audi quattro |
1984 | 34th 1000 Lakes Rally |
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Peugeot 205 Turbo 16 |
1985 | 35th 1000 Lakes Rally |
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Peugeot 205 Turbo 16 |
1986 | 36th 1000 Lakes Rally |
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Peugeot 205 Turbo 16 |
1987 | 37th 1000 Lakes Rally |
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Lancia Delta |
1988 | 38th 1000 Lakes Rally |
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Lancia Delta |
1989 | 39th 1000 Lakes Rally |
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Mitsubishi Galant |
1990 | 40th 1000 Lakes Rally |
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Toyota Celica |
1991 | 41st 1000 Lakes Rally |
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Lancia Delta HF Integrale |
1992 | 42nd 1000 Lakes Rally |
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Lancia Delta HF Integrale |
1993 | 43rd 1000 Lakes Rally |
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Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD |
1994 | 44th 1000 Lakes Rally |
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Ford Escort RS Cosworth |
1995 | 45th 1000 Lakes Rally |
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evo |
1996 | 46th 1000 Lakes Rally |
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evo |
1997 | 47th Rally Finland |
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evo |
1998 | 48th Rally Finland |
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Mitsubishi Lancer Evo |
1999 | 49th Rally Finland |
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Subaru Impreza WRC |
2000 | 50th Rally Finland |
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Peugeot 206 WRC |
2001 | 51st Rally Finland |
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Peugeot 206 WRC |
2002 | 52nd Rally Finland |
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Peugeot 206 WRC |
2003 | 53rd Rally Finland |
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Ford Focus WRC |
2004 | 54th Rally Finland |
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Peugeot 307 WRC |
2005 | 55th Rally Finland |
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Peugeot 307 WRC |
2006 | 56th Rally Finland |
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Ford Focus RS WRC |
2007 | 57th Rally Finland |
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Ford Focus RS WRC |
2008 | 58th Rally Finland |
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Citroën C4 WRC |
2009 | 59th Rally Finland |
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Ford Focus RS WRC |
2010 | 60th Rally Finland |
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Ford Focus RS WRC |
2011 | 61st Rally Finland |
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Citroën DS3 WRC |
2012 | 62nd Rally Finland |
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Citroën DS3 WRC |
2013 | 63rd Rally Finland |
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VW Polo R WRC |
2014 | 64th Rally Finland |
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VW Polo R WRC |
2015 | 65th Rally Finland |
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VW Polo R WRC |
2016 | 66th Rally Finland |
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Citroën DS3 WRC |
2017 | 67th Rally Finland |
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Toyota Yaris WRC |
2018 | 68th Rally Finland |
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Toyota Yaris WRC |
2019 | 69th Rally Finland |
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Toyota Yaris WRC |
Individual evidence
- ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original from April 19, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Ouninpohja as a Power Stage (rallye-magazin.de on February 15, 2002).