Rally Finland

Jari-Matti Latvala during Rally Finland 2010

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
		driver	Co-driver
1951	1. Jyväskylän Suurajot	Arvo Karlsson	Vilho Mattila	Austin Atlantic
1952	2. Jyväskylän Suurajot	Eino Elo	Kai Nuortila	Peugeot 203
1953	3. Jyväskylän Suurajot	Vilho Hietanen	Olof Hixén	Allard
1954	4. Jyväskylän Suurajot	Osmo Kalpala	Eino Kalpala	Panhard Dyna
1955	5. Jyväskylän Suurajot	Eino Elo	Kai Nuortila	Peugeot 403
1956	6. Jyväskylän Suurajot	Osmo Kalpala	Eino Kalpala	DKW Danube
1957	7. Jyväskylän Suurajot	Erik Carlsson	Mario Pavoni	Saab 93
1958	8. Jyväskylän Suurajot	Osmo Kalpala	Eino Kalpala	Alfa Romeo
1959	9. 1000 Lakes Rally	Gunnar Callbo	Väinö Nurmimaa	Volvo PV544
1960	10th 1000 Lakes Rally	Carl-Otto Bremer	Juhani Lampi	Saab 96
1961	11th 1000 Lakes Rally	Rauno Aaltonen	Väinö Nurmimaa	Mercedes Benz
1962	12th 1000 Lakes Rally	Pauli Toivonen	Jaakko Kallio	Citroën DS 19
1963	13th 1000 Lakes Rally	Simo Lampinen	Jyrki Ahava	Saab 96 Sport
1964	14th 1000 Lakes Rally	Simo Lampinen	Jyrki Ahava	Saab 96 Sport
1965	15th 1000 Lakes Rally	Timo Mäkinen	Pekka Keskitalo	BMC Cooper S.
1966	16th 1000 Lakes Rally	Timo Mäkinen	Pekka Keskitalo	BMC Cooper S.
1967	17th 1000 Lakes Rally	Timo Mäkinen	Pekka Keskitalo	BMC Cooper S.
1968	18th 1000 Lakes Rally	Hannu Mikkola	Anssi Järvi	Ford Escort TC
1969	19th 1000 Lakes Rally	Hannu Mikkola	Anssi Järvi	Ford Escort TC
1970	20th 1000 Lakes Rally	Hannu Mikkola	Gunnar Palm	Ford Escort TC
1971	21st 1000 Lakes Rally	Stig Blomqvist	Arne Hertz	Saab 96 V4
1972	22nd 1000 Lakes Rally	Simo Lampinen	Klaus Sohlberg	Saab 96 V4
1973	23rd 1000 Lakes Rally	Timo Mäkinen	Henry Liddon	Ford Escort RS
1974	24th 1000 Lakes Rally	Hannu Mikkola	John Davenport	Ford Escort RS
1975	25th 1000 Lakes Rally	Hannu Mikkola	Atso ahoy	Toyota Levin
1976	26th 1000 Lakes Rally	Markku Alén	Seppo Harjanne	Fiat 131 Mirafiori
1977	27th 1000 Lakes Rally	Kyösti Hämäläinen	Martti Tiukkanen	Ford Escort RS
1978	28th 1000 Lakes Rally	Markku Alén	Seppo Harjanne	Fiat 131 Mirafiori
1979	29th 1000 Lakes Rally	Markku Alén	Ilkka Kivimäki	Fiat 131 Mirafiori
1980	30th 1000 Lakes Rally	Markku Alén	Ilkka Kivimäki	Fiat 131 Mirafiori
1981	31st 1000 Lakes Rally	Ari Vatanen	David Richards	Ford Escort RS
1982	32nd 1000 Lakes Rally	Hannu Mikkola	Arne Hertz	Audi quattro
1983	33rd 1000 Lakes Rally	Hannu Mikkola	Arne Hertz	Audi quattro
1984	34th 1000 Lakes Rally	Ari Vatanen	Terry Harryman	Peugeot 205 Turbo 16
1985	35th 1000 Lakes Rally	Timo Salonen	Seppo Harjanne	Peugeot 205 Turbo 16
1986	36th 1000 Lakes Rally	Timo Salonen	Seppo Harjanne	Peugeot 205 Turbo 16
1987	37th 1000 Lakes Rally	Markku Alén	Ilkka Kivimäki	Lancia Delta
1988	38th 1000 Lakes Rally	Markku Alén	Ilkka Kivimäki	Lancia Delta
1989	39th 1000 Lakes Rally	Mikael Ericsson	Claes Billstam	Mitsubishi Galant
1990	40th 1000 Lakes Rally	Carlos Sainz	Luis Moya	Toyota Celica
1991	41st 1000 Lakes Rally	Juha Kankkunen	Juha Piironen	Lancia Delta HF Integrale
1992	42nd 1000 Lakes Rally	Didier Auriol	Bernard Occelli	Lancia Delta HF Integrale
1993	43rd 1000 Lakes Rally	Juha Kankkunen	Denis Giraudet	Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD
1994	44th 1000 Lakes Rally	Tommi Mäkinen	Seppo Harjanne	Ford Escort RS Cosworth
1995	45th 1000 Lakes Rally	Tommi Mäkinen	Seppo Harjanne	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo
1996	46th 1000 Lakes Rally	Tommi Mäkinen	Seppo Harjanne	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo
1997	47th Rally Finland	Tommi Mäkinen	Seppo Harjanne	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo
1998	48th Rally Finland	Tommi Mäkinen	Risto Mannisenmäki	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo
1999	49th Rally Finland	Juha Kankkunen	Juha Repo	Subaru Impreza WRC
2000	50th Rally Finland	Marcus Grönholm	Timo Rautiainen	Peugeot 206 WRC
2001	51st Rally Finland	Marcus Grönholm	Timo Rautiainen	Peugeot 206 WRC
2002	52nd Rally Finland	Marcus Grönholm	Timo Rautiainen	Peugeot 206 WRC
2003	53rd Rally Finland	Markko Märtin	Michael Park	Ford Focus WRC
2004	54th Rally Finland	Marcus Grönholm	Timo Rautiainen	Peugeot 307 WRC
2005	55th Rally Finland	Marcus Grönholm	Timo Rautiainen	Peugeot 307 WRC
2006	56th Rally Finland	Marcus Grönholm	Timo Rautiainen	Ford Focus RS WRC
2007	57th Rally Finland	Marcus Grönholm	Timo Rautiainen	Ford Focus RS WRC
2008	58th Rally Finland	Sébastien Loeb	Daniel Elena	Citroën C4 WRC
2009	59th Rally Finland	Mikko Hirvonen	Jarmo Lehtinen	Ford Focus RS WRC
2010	60th Rally Finland	Jari-Matti Latvala	Miikka Anttila	Ford Focus RS WRC
2011	61st Rally Finland	Sébastien Loeb	Daniel Elena	Citroën DS3 WRC
2012	62nd Rally Finland	Sébastien Loeb	Daniel Elena	Citroën DS3 WRC
2013	63rd Rally Finland	Sébastien Ogier	Julien Ingrassia	VW Polo R WRC
2014	64th Rally Finland	Jari-Matti Latvala	Miikka Anttila	VW Polo R WRC
2015	65th Rally Finland	Jari-Matti Latvala	Miikka Anttila	VW Polo R WRC
2016	66th Rally Finland	Kris Meeke	Paul Nagle	Citroën DS3 WRC
2017	67th Rally Finland	Esapekka Lappi	Janne Ferm	Toyota Yaris WRC
2018	68th Rally Finland	Ott Tanak	Martin Järveoja	Toyota Yaris WRC
2019	69th Rally Finland	Ott Tanak	Martin Järveoja	Toyota Yaris WRC

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 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). 

Web links

Commons : Rally Finland  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Official website
• Results on eWRC-results.com