Rally Finland 2013

 Rally Finland 2013

Racing data
8th of 13 rounds of the 2013 World Rally Championship
Surname:	Rally Finland
Date:	1st – 2nd August 2013
Begin:	Jyväskylä
Exams:	23 tests over 324.21 km
Distance:	1375.15 km
Covering:	gravel
Podium
First:	Sébastien Ogier Volkswagen Motorsport
Second:	Thierry Neuville Qatar World Rally Team
Third:	Mads Østberg Qatar World Rally Team

The 63rd Rally Finland took place from 1st to 3rd August 2013. A total of 23 special stages were driven on gravel.

Mads Østberg

Reports

Qualifying (Wednesday, July 31)

Mikko Hirvonen set the fastest time in qualifying for the Rally Finland. He started from 14th position on Thursday at his own request.

Day 1 (Thursday, August 1st)

Jari-Matti Latvala's home rally began unpleasantly . In the second special stage he got off the road and hit a stone. The driver and his copilot had made a makeshift repair of the car. After the fourth special stage, a broken rear wheel suspension was no longer an option. On Friday Latvala started again under the Rally2 regulations . During the first special stages Sébastien Ogier and Thierry Neuville fought a duel for tenths of a second and after three special stages the two were classified at the same time. Kris Meeke was brought in by the Citroën works team for the Finland Rally and he was immediately faster than the regular drivers Hirvonen and Sordo in the first special stages. In the afternoon the big rain came. The operation became more and more difficult for the drivers. Neuville drove flawlessly and passed Ogier. In third place was Mads Østberg , 8.9 seconds behind Neuville.

Day 2 (Friday, August 2nd)

Neuville could no longer keep up with the pace of Hirvonen, Ogier and Østberg. In the seventh special stage Østberg took the lead, with the best time in the eighth special stage Ogier took the lead from him again, Østberg countered in special stage 9. After 10 special stages, Østberg led Ogier and Hirvonen. Now Ogier showed his class. He won five special stages and in the evening also the show stage (2.06 km). In the afternoon Neuville overtook his Ford brand colleague again, but he is only 0.9 seconds ahead of Østberg in second place.

3rd day (Saturday, August 3rd)

With a lead of 31.5 seconds Ogier went into the last four special stages. Neuville won SS 17 and was ahead of Østberg, who won SS 19 and overtook him again. Sébastien Ogier drove towards an undisputed victory, behind which Østberg and Neuville fought for second place in a tenths of a second. Østberg had to avoid a large rock and lost a few seconds on Neuville. In the power stage , Ogier came second and also won 2 World Championship points and is getting closer and closer to the World Championship title. The Neuville Power Stage won, Jari-Matti Latvala secured one world championship point, who had to be content with 17th place.

Registration list

Vehicles not registered as WRC, WRC-2, WRC-3 or WRC-Junior were not included in this list.

No driver Co-driver automobile team class 2 Mikko Hirvonen Jarmo Lehtinen Citroën DS3 WRC Citroën Total Abu Dhabi World Rally Team WRC 3 Dani Sordo Carlos del Barrio Citroën DS3 WRC Citroën Total Abu Dhabi World Rally Team WRC 4th Mads Østberg Jonas Andersson Ford Fiesta RS WRC Qatar M-Sport World Rally Team WRC 5 Evgeny Novikov Ilka Minor Ford Fiesta RS WRC M-Sport World Rally Team WRC 7th Jari-Matti Latvala Miikka Anttila Volkswagen Polo R WRC Volkswagen Motorsport WRC 8th Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia Volkswagen Polo R WRC Volkswagen Motorsport WRC 9 Andreas Mikkelsen Mikko Markkula Volkswagen Polo R WRC Volkswagen Motorsport WRC 10 Kris Meeke Chris Patterson Citroën DS3 WRC Citroën Total Abu Dhabi World Rally Team WRC 11 Thierry Neuville Nicolas Gilsoul Ford Fiesta RS WRC Qatar World Rally Team WRC 21st Martin Prokop Michal Ernst Ford Fiesta RS WRC Jipocar ​​Czech National Team WRC 35 Yazeed Al-Rajhi Michael Orr Ford Fiesta RRC Yazeed Racing WRC-2 40 Arman Smailov Andrey Rusov Subaru Impreza WRX STi Arman Smailov WRC-2 43 Martin Hudec Jakub Kotál Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX Semerád Rally Team WRC-2 45 Alexander Villanueva Óscar Sánchez Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X Alexander Villanueva WRC-2 47 Eyvind Brynildsen Maria Andersson Ford Fiesta R5 DMack-Autotek WRC-2 49 Oleksiy Kikireshko Andriy Nikolaiev Mini Cooper Mentos Ascania Racing WRC-2 50 Valeriy Gorban Volodymyr Korsya Mini Cooper Mentos Ascania Racing WRC-2 51 Sébastien Chardonnet Thibault de la Haye Citroën DS3 R3T Sébastien Chardonnet WRC-3 52 Quentin Gilbert Isabelle Galmiche Citroën DS3 R3T Quentin Gilbert WRC-3 53 Alastair Fisher Gordon Noble Citroën DS3 R3T Saintéloc Racing WRC-3 57 Federico della Casa Marco Menchini Citroën DS3 R3T Federico della Casa WRC-3 58 Christian Riedemann Lara Vanneste Citroën DS3 R3T ADAC team Weser-Ems WRC-3 60 Keith Cronin Marshall Clarke Citroën DS3 R3T Charles Hurst Citroën Belfast WRC-3 61 Simone Campedelli Danilo Fappani Citroën DS3 R3T Saintéloc Racing WRC-3 62 Stéphane Consani Benjamin Veillas Citroën DS3 | Citroën DS3 R3T Stéphane Consani WRC-3 63 Jussi Vainionpää Mika Juntunen Citroën DS3 R3T Jussi Vainionpää WRC-3 72 Juan Carlos Alonso Juan Pablo Monasterolo Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X Juan Carlos Alonso WRC-2 74 Robert Kubica Maciej Baran Citroën DS3 RRC Robert Kubica WRC-2 75 Elfyn Evans Daniel Barritt Ford Fiesta R5 Qatar M-Sport World Rally Team WRC-2 78 Edoardo Bresolin Rudy Pollet Ford Fiesta RRC E2 Tre Colli World Rally Team WRC-2 79 Robert Barrable Stuart Loudon Ford Fiesta R5 Robert Barrable WRC-2 82 Karl Kruuda Martin Järveoja Ford Fiesta R5 MM Motorsport WRC-2 84 Hayden Paddon John Kennard Škoda Fabia S2000 Hayden Paddon WRC-2 85 Juha Salo Marko salt mines Subaru Impreza WRX STi R4 Hannu's rally team WRC-2 86 Carlos García Marcelo the Ohannesian Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X Carlos García WRC-2 87 José Gelvez José Díaz Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X José Gelvez WRC-2 88 Jari Ketomaa Marko Sallinen Ford Fiesta R5 DMack-Autotek WRC-2 89 Mikko Lehessaari Lassi Hartikainen Subaru Impreza WRX STi R4 Hannu's rally team WRC-2 90 Esapekka Lappi Janne Ferm Škoda Fabia S2000 Esapekka Lappi WRC-2 100 Sander Pärn Ken Järveoja Ford Fiesta R2 Sander Pärn J-WRC 102 Pontus Tidemand Ola Fløene Ford Fiesta R2 Pontus Tidemand J-WRC 103 Martin Koči Petr Starý Ford Fiesta R2 Styllex Motorsport J-WRC 104 Andreas Amberg Mikko Lukka Ford Fiesta R2 Andreas Amberg J-WRC 105 José Antonio Suarez Cándido Carrera Ford Fiesta R2 ACSM rally team J-WRC 106 Murat Bostancı Onur Vatansever Ford Fiesta R2 Castrol Ford Team Türkiye J-WRC 107 Michaël Burri Gabin Moreau Ford Fiesta R2 Michaël Burri J-WRC 108 Niko-Pekka Nieminen Ari Koponen Ford Fiesta R2 Niko-Pekka Nieminen J-WRC 109 Marius Aasen Marlene Engan Ford Fiesta R2 Marius Aasen J-WRC 110 Yeray Lemes Rogelio Peñate Ford Fiesta R2 Yeray Lemes J-WRC

Icon class WRC WRC works teams and private teams registered for manufacturer points WRC Factory teams and private teams registered for non-manufacturer points WRC-2 Registered for WRC-2 WRC-3 Registered for WRC-3 JWRC Registered for Junior WRC

Classifications

Bottom line

rank	driver	Co-driver	automobile	time	Residue	Ø km / h	Points + power stage
WRC
01	Sébastien Ogier	Julien Ingrassia	Volkswagen Polo R WRC	2: 43: 10.4		119.2 km / h	25 + 2
02	Thierry Neuville	Nicolas Gilsoul	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	2: 43: 47.4	00: 37.0	118.8 km / h	15 + 3
03	Mads Østberg	Jonas Andersson	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	2: 44: 08.0	00: 57.6	118.5 km / h	15th
04th	Mikko Hirvonen	Jarmo Lehtinen	Citroën DS3 WRC	2: 44: 32.0	01: 21.6	118.2 km / h	12
05	Dani Sordo	Carlos del Barrio	Citroën DS3 WRC	2: 49: 18.9	06: 08.5	114.9 km / h	10
06th	Evgeny Novikov	Ilka Minor	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	2: 51: 50.1	08: 39.7	113.2 km / h	08th
07th	Jari Ketomaa	Marko Sallinen	Ford Fiesta R5	2: 54: 29.6	11: 19.2	111.5 km / h	06th
08th	Per-Gunnar Andersson	Emil Axelsson	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	2: 54: 51.9	11: 41.5	111.2 km / h	04th
09	Robert Kubica	Maciej Baran	Citroën DS3 RRC	2: 55: 58.5	01: 28.9	110.5 km / h	02
10	Andreas Mikkelsen	Mikko Markkula	Volkswagen Polo R WRC	2: 56: 52.4	13: 42.0	110.0 km / h	01
WRC-2
1 0(7)	Jari Ketomaa	Marko Sallinen	Ford Fiesta R5	2: 54: 29.6		111.5 km / h	25th
2 0(9)	Robert Kubica	Maciej Baran	Citroën DS3 RRC	2: 55: 58.5	1: 28.9	110.5 km / h	18th
3 (11)	Hayden Paddon	John Kennard	Škoda Fabia S2000	2: 57: 23.5	2: 53.9	109.7 km / h	15th
WRC3
1 (21)	Keith Cronin	Ian Marshall	Citroën DS3 R3T	3: 06: 35.4		104.3 km / h	25th
2 (23)	Sébastien Chardonnet	Thibault de la Haye	Citroën DS3 R3T	3: 07: 49.9	1: 14.5	103.6 km / h	18th
3 (24)	Jussi Vanionpää	Mika Juntuner	Citroën DS3 R3T	3: 09: 18.5	2: 43.1	102.8 km / h	15th
JWRC
1	Andreas Amberg	Mikko Lukka	Ford Fiesta R2	2: 34: 51.9		125.6 km / h	30th
2	Sander Pärn	Ken Järveoja	Ford Fiesta R2	2: 37: 16.5	2: 24.6	123.7 km / h	24
3	Pontus Tidemand	Ola Floene	Ford Fiesta R2	2: 37: 44.4	2: 52.5	123.3 km / h	21st
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Special stages

Day	WP number	WP name	length	WP winner	team	time	Ø km / h	leader
Day 1 (Aug 1st)	WP1	Himos 1	05.50 km	Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia	Volkswagen Motorsport	02: 39.1	100.7 km / h	Sébastien Ogier
	WP2	Torittu 1	08.40 km	Thierry Neuville Nicolas Gilsoul	M-Sport World Rally Team	04: 26.1	112.3 km / h	Mikko Hirvonen
	WP3	Koukunmaa	13.68 km	Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia	Volkswagen Motorsport	06: 59.4	117.4 km / h	Sébastien Ogier
	WP4	Torittu 2	08.40 km	Mikko Hirvonen Jarmo Lehtinen	Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT	04: 27.7	111.6 km / h	Thierry Neuville
	WP5	Himos 2	10.20 km	Mads Østberg Jonas Andersson	M-Sport World Rally Team	05: 24.9	096.6 km / h
	WP6	Killeri 1	02.06 km	Thierry Neuville Nicolas Gilsoul	M-Sport World Rally Team	01: 28.8	083.5 km / h
Day 2 (Aug 2nd)	WP7	Jukojärvi 1	22.50 km	Mikko Hirvonen Jarmo Lehtinen	Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT	10: 26.2	125.9 km / h	Mads Østberg
	WP8	Palsankylä 1	13.92 km	Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia	Volkswagen Motorsport	07: 08.6	116.9 km / h	Sébastien Ogier
	WP9	Mökkiperä 1	13.65 km	Mads Østberg Jonas Andersson	M-Sport World Rally Team	06: 49.1	120.9 km / h	Mads Østberg
	WP10	Lankamaa 1	25.70 km	Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia	Volkswagen Motorsport	11: 30.7	123.3 km / h
	WP11	Jukojärvi 2	22.50 km	Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia	Volkswagen Motorsport	10: 18.0	127.6 km / h	Sébastien Ogier
	WP12	Palsankylä 2	13.92 km	Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia	Volkswagen Motorsport	07: 03.4	118.4 km / h
	WP13	Mökkiperä 2	13.65 km	Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia	Volkswagen Motorsport	06: 47.7	121.3 km / h
	WP14	Lankamaa 1	25.70 km	Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia	Volkswagen Motorsport	11: 23.1	124.7 km / h
	WP15	Killeri 2	02.06 km	Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia	Volkswagen Motorsport	01: 21.9	090.5 km / h
Day 3 (3rd Aug)	WP16	Surkee 1	14.95 km	Mads Østberg Jonas Andersson	M-Sport World Rally Team	08: 04.9	111.0 km / h
	WP17	Leustu 1	09.90 km	Thierry Neuville Nicolas Gilsoul	M-Sport World Rally Team	05: 03.9	114.3 km / h
	WP18	Ouninpohja 1	33.01 km	Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia	Volkswagen Motorsport	15: 26.7	128.2 km / h
	WP19	Painaa 1	07.30 km	Mads Østberg Jonas Andersson	M-Sport World Rally Team	03: 47.7	118.4 km / h
	WP20	Surkee 2	14.95 km	Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia	Volkswagen Motorsport	07: 57.2	112.8 km / h
	WP21	Leustu 2	09.90 km	Thierry Neuville Nicolas Gilsoul	M-Sport World Rally Team	05: 03.2	114.6 km / h
	WP22	Ouninpohja 2	33.01 km	Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia	Volkswagen Motorsport	15: 08.9	130.7 km / h
	WP23	Painaa 2 (power stage)	07.30 km	Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia	Volkswagen Motorsport	03: 46.6	119.0 km / h
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Media (German)

Web

The official website of the World Rally Championship, wrc.com, reported live from the event every day. The websites rallye-magazin.de, volkswagen-motorsport.de, motorsport-magazin.com and motorsport-total.com, along with other magazines, kept those interested in rallying up to date.

TV

The station Sport1 brought daily a minimum of 30 minutes long daily report. ServusTV broadcast a 60-minute summary in the evening program on the Monday after the rally. The ORF reported on the Sunday after the rally in the motorsport magazine "DRIVE!" in German and occasionally on ORF SPORT + in English.

Web links

• Information and results at http://www.wrc.com/

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d} motorsport-total.com website: Rally Finland: motorsport-total.com/rallye/saison/Rallye_Finnland/ . Retrieved November 10, 2013 . 
2. ↑ wrc.com website: Entry List: wrc.com/results/2013/neste-oil-rally-finland/entry-list/ . Retrieved November 11, 2013 . 
3. ↑ wrc.com website: Stage Times: wrc.com/results/2013/neste-oil-rally-finland/stage-times/?category=wrc&stageno=1 . Retrieved November 11, 2013 .