Rally Finland 2014

 Rally Finland 2014

Racing data
8th of 13 rounds of the 2014 World Rally Championship
Surname:	Rally Finland
Date:	July 31 - August 3, 2014
Begin:	Jyväskylä
Exams:	26 tests over 360.82 km
Distance:	1604.49 km
Covering:	gravel
Podium
First:	Jari-Matti Latvala Volkswagen Motorsport
Second:	Sébastien Ogier Volkswagen Motorsport
Third:	Kris Meeke Citroën World Rally Team

The 64th Rally Finland was held from July 31 to August 3, 2014. A total of 26 special stages were driven on gravel.

Reports

Day 1 (Thursday, July 31)

Jari-Matti Latvala was the fastest man in the forests of Finland on Thursday . The Volkswagen driver was at the top of three of the four special stages and relegated team-mate Sébastien Ogier to second place. At the end of the first day, the two separated by 4.5 seconds. Third place went to Kris Meeke (Citroën), who needed 9.2 seconds longer than Latvala for the first four stages. Behind that, a bigger gap opened up to Mikko Hirvonen (Ford), who had already lost over 26 seconds to Latvala.

Day 2 (Friday, August 1st)

The first special stage (SS 5) on Friday took the riders over the 14.5 kilometers of “Pihlajakoski”. Despite a slip off the road, Jari-Matti Latvala set the fastest time with a narrow lead over Juho Hänninen (+0.4 seconds) and Sébastien Ogier (+1.2 seconds). Thierry Neuville ( Hyundai i20 WRC ) damaged the rear of his car and lost the spoiler, but was able to continue. Robert Kubica (Ford) drove the car into a ditch. He couldn't go any further and had to give up. SS 7 was won by Kris Meeke (Citroën), he fought a duel for second place with Ogier all day. In the evening, Meeke was 1.6 seconds ahead of Ogier in second overall. There was a close three-way battle for fourth place between Andreas Mikkelsen ( VW Polo R WRC ), Mads Østberg ( Citroën DS3 WRC ) and Mikko Hirvonen ( Ford Fiesta RS WRC ). Mikkelsen was 1.1 seconds ahead of Østberg and 3.1 seconds on Hirvonen at the end of the day.

3rd day (Saturday, August 2nd)

Jari-Matti Latvala lost a large part of his lead over Sébastien Ogier due to braking problems . Latvala took a lead of 3.4 seconds into the final day of the rally. Third place was still held by Kris Meeke , he is the only Citroën factory driver left in the competition. For Mads Østberg in the second DS3 WRC, the rally was over on Saturday. He ran over a stone on the last morning stage (SS 18) and had an accident. He did reach the service park, where damage to the roll cage was found. Østberg was fifth behind Andreas Mikkelsen in the Volkswagen Polo and ahead of Mikko Hirvonen in the M-Sport Ford.

4th day (Sunday, August 3rd)

Jari-Matti Latvala won his home rally by a narrow 3.6 seconds ahead of team-mate Sébastien Ogier . In the final super stage, Ogier drove 0.1 seconds faster than Latvala and secured three additional world championship points. Kris Meeke finished third with an almost flawless rally .

Quote from Jari-Matti Latvala: «It was so difficult to get the win here. I had a fantastic feeling behind the wheel, but the brake problem put me in a difficult position. I almost lost the win, but I fought my way back. I was very nervous today, but I brought the lead over the laps. "

Registration list

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

No driver Co-driver team automobile class 1 Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia Volkswagen Motorsport Volkswagen Polo R WRC WRC RC1 2 Jari-Matti Latvala Miikka Anttila Volkswagen Motorsport Volkswagen Polo R WRC WRC RC1 3 Kris Meeke Paul Nagle Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Citroën DS3 WRC WRC RC1 4th Mads Østberg Jonas Andersson Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT Citroën DS3 WRC WRC RC1 5 Mikko Hirvonen Jarmo Lehtinen M-Sport World Rally Team Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC RC1 6th Elfyn Evans Daniel Barritt M-Sport World Rally Team Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC RC1 7th Thierry Neuville Nicolas Gilsoul Hyundai World Rally Team Hyundai i20 WRC WRC RC1 8th Juho Hänninen Tomi Tuominen Hyundai World Rally Team Hyundai i20 WRC WRC RC1 9 Andreas Mikkelsen Ola Floene Volkswagen Motorsport II Volkswagen Polo R WRC WRC RC1 10 Robert Kubica Maciej Szczepaniak RK Robert Kubica Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC RC1 19th Henning Solberg Ilka Minor Henning Solberg Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC RC1 20th Hayden Paddon John Kennard Hyundai Motorsport N Hyundai i20 WRC WRC RC1 21st Martin Prokop Jan Tománek Jipocar ​​Czech National Team Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC RC1 22nd Jarkko Nikara Jarkko Kalliolepo M-Sport World Rally Team Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC RC1 23 Craig Breen Scott Martin Craig Breen Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC RC1 24 Michał Sołowow Maciej Baran M-Sport World Rally Team Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC RC1 31 Yazeed al Rajhi Michael Orr Yazeed Racing Ford Fiesta RRC WRC-2 RC2 32 Yuriy Protasov Pavlo Cherepin Yuriy Protasov Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 RC2 35 Jari Ketomaa Kaj Lindström Drive DMACK Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 RC2 36 Karl Kruuda Martin Järveoja Karl Kruuda Peugeot 208 T16 WRC-2 RC2 37 Lorenzo Bertelli Mitia Dotta FWRT srl Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 RC2 38 Ott Tanak Raigo Mõlder Drive DMACK Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 RC2 39 Valeriy Gorban Volodymyr Corsia Eurolamp WRT Mini Cooper S2000 RC2 WRC-2 RC2 40 Sébastien Chardonnet Thibault de la Haye Sébastien Chardonnet Citroën DS3 R5 WRC-2 RC2 42 Eyvind Brynildsen Not so Fredriksson Eyvind Brynildsen Ford Fiesta RRC WRC-2 RC2 43 Oleksii Kikireshko Kuldar Sikk Oleksii Kikireshko Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 RC2 44 Mario Pizzuti Max Rendina BAS Motorsport Srl Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X WRC-2 RC2 46 Salah Bin Eidan Alessandro Gelsomino Sirbb Kuwait Ford Fiesta R5 WRC-2 RC2 52 Simone Tempestini Dorin Pulpea Simone Tempestini Citroën DS3 R3T WRC-3 RC3 (JWRC) 53 Aron Domzala Przemyslaw Zawada Aron Domzala Citroën DS3 R3T WRC-3 RC3 (JWRC) 54 Christian Riedemann Lara Vanneste Christian Riedemann Citroën DS3 R3T WRC-3 RC3 (JWRC) 55 Quentin Giordano Guillaume Duval Quentin Giordano Citroën DS3 R3T WRC-3 RC3 (JWRC) 56 Martin Koči Lukáš Kostka Martin Koči Citroën DS3 R3T WRC-3 RC3 (JWRC) 57 Stéphane Lefebvre Thomas Dubois Stéphane Lefebvre Citroën DS3 R3T WRC-3 RC3 (JWRC) 58 Molly Taylor Sebastian Marshall Molly Taylor Citroën DS3 R3T WRC-3 RC3 (JWRC) 61 Federico Della Casa Domenico Pozzi Federico Della Casa Citroën DS3 R3T WRC-3 RC3 (JWRC) 62 Alastair Fisher Gordon Noble Alastair Fisher Citroën DS3 R3T WRC-3 RC3 (JWRC) 63 Kornél "Csucsu" Lukács Márk Mesterházi Wurmbrand Racing Team Citroën DS3 R3T WRC-3 RC3 (JWRC) 66 Teemu Suninen Juha-Pekka Jauhiainen AKK Sports Team Finland Citroën DS3 R3T WRC-3 RC3 72 Juan Carlos Alonso Juan Pablo Monasterolo Juan Carlos Alonso Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X WRC-2 RC2 source

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)

Classifications

Bottom line

rank	driver	Co-driver	automobile	time	Residue	Points + Power Stage
WRC
01	Jari-Matti Latvala	Miikka Anttila	Volkswagen Polo R WRC	2: 57: 23.2		25 + 2
02	Sébastien Ogier	Julien Ingrassia	Volkswagen Polo R WRC	2: 57: 26.8	00: 03.6	18 + 3
03	Kris Meeke	Paul Nagle	Citroën DS3 WRC	2: 59: 15.7	00: 50.6	15 + 1
04th	Andreas Mikkelsen	Mikko Markkula	Volkswagen Polo R WRC	2: 59: 15.7	01: 52.5	12
05	Mikko Hirvonen	Jarmo Lehtinen	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	3: 00: 12.9	02: 49.7	10
06th	Juho Hänninen	Tomi Tuominen	Hyundai i20 WRC	3: 01: 52.2	04: 29.0	08th
07th	Elfyn Evans	Daniel Barritt	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	3: 02: 49.0	05: 25.8	06th
08th	Hayden Paddon	John Kennard	Hyundai i20 WRC	3: 03: 41.0	06: 17.8	04th
09	Henning Solberg	Ilka Minor	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	3: 09: 30.2	12: 07.0	02
10	Karl Kruuda	Martin Järveoja	Peugeot 208 T16	3: 12: 07.9	14: 44.7	01
WRC-2
01 (10)	Karl Kruuda	Martin Järveoja	Ford Fiesta 2000	3: 12: 07.9		25th
02 (11)	Jari Ketomaa	Kaj Lindström	Ford Fiesta R5	3: 14: 16.6	2: 08.7	18th
03 (12)	Ott Tanak	Raigo Mőlder	Ford Fiesta R5	3: 14: 40.1	2: 32.2	15th
04 (13)	Yazeed Al-Rajhi	Michael Orr	Ford Fiesta RRC	3: 16: 41.1	4: 33.2	12
05 (14)	Eyvind Brynildsen	Not so Fredriksson	Ford Fiesta RRC	3: 19: 04.5	6: 56.6	10
06 (26)	Juan Carlos Alonso	Juan Pablo Monasterolo	Mitsubishi Lancer EVO IX	3: 37: 41.0	25: 33.1	08th
07 (31)	Valeriy Gorban	Volodymyr Corsia	Mini Cooper S2000 1.6T	3: 45: 52.4	33: 44.5	06th
WRC-3
1 (17)	Teemu Suninen	Juha-Pekka Jauhiainen	Citroën DS3 R3T	3: 31: 27.8		25th
2 (19)	Martin Koči	Lukáš Kostka	Citroën DS3 R3T	3: 31: 59.7	00: 31.9	18th
3 (22)	Quentin Giordano	Guillaume Duval	Citroën DS3 R3T	3: 33: 19.8	01: 52.0	15th
4 (35)	Molly Taylor	Sebastian Marshall	Citroën DS3 R3T	3: 47: 15.7	15: 47.9	12
5 (36)	Alastair Fisher	Gordon Noble	Citroën DS3 R3T	3: 47: 50.1	16: 22.3	10
6 (38)	Simone Tempestini	Dorin Pulpea	Citroën DS3 R3T	3: 49: 15.0	17: 47.2	08th
7 (40)	Aron Domzala	Zawada Przemyslaw	Citroën DS3 R3T	3: 51: 48.9	20: 21.1	06th
8 (45)	Stéphane Lefebvre	Thomas Dubois	Citroën DS3 R3T	4: 06: 02.1	34: 34.3	04th
9 (50)	Federico della Casa	Domenico Pozzi	Citroën DS3 R3T	4: 18: 26.3	46: 58.4	02

Special stages

Day	WP number	WP name	length	winner	Co-driver	automobile	time	Ø km / h	leader
Day 1 (July 31st)	WP1	Lankamaa 1	23.44 km	Jari-Matti Latvala	Miikka Anttila	Volkswagen Polo R WRC	11: 17.3	124.6 km / h	Jari-Matti Latvala
	WP2	Jouhtikylä	10.36 km	Jari-Matti Latvala	Miikka Anttila	Volkswagen Polo R WRC	05: 02.5	119.6 km / h
	WP3	Lankamaa 2	23.44 km	Sébastien Ogier	Julien Ingrassia	Volkswagen Polo R WRC	11: 11.2	125.8 km / h
	WP4	Harju 1	02.27 km	Sébastien Ogier	Julien Ingrassia	Volkswagen Polo R WRC	01: 46.1	068.8 km / h
Day 2 (Aug 1st)	WP5	Pihlajakoski 1	14.51 km	Jari-Matti Latvala	Miikka Anttila	Volkswagen Polo R WRC	06: 45.9	128.6 km / h
	WP6	Päijälä 1	23.38 km	Jari-Matti Latvala	Miikka Anttila	Volkswagen Polo R WRC	10: 52.3	129.1 km / h
	WP7	Kakaristo 1	20.51 km	Kris Meeke	Paul Nagle	Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT	10: 37.0	115.9 km / h
	WP8	Painaa 1	07.70 km	Sébastien Ogier	Julien Ingrassia	Volkswagen Polo R WRC	03: 51.3	120.0 km / h
	WP9	Pihlajakoski 2	14.51 km	Sébastien Ogier	Julien Ingrassia	Volkswagen Polo R WRC	6: 39.8	130.9 km / h
	WP10	Päijälä 2	23.38 km	Jari-Matti Latvala	Miikka Anttila	Volkswagen Polo R WRC	10: 38.3	131.9 km / h
	WP11	Kakaristo 2	20.51 km	Jari-Matti Latvala	Miikka Anttila	Volkswagen Polo R WRC	10: 22.1	118.7 km / h
	WP12	Painaa 2	07.70 km	Jari-Matti Latvala	Miikka Anttila	Volkswagen Polo R WRC	03: 48.5	121.6 km / h
	WP13	Harju 2	02.27 km	Sébastien Ogier	Julien Ingrassia	Volkswagen Polo R WRC	01: 46.3	077.1 km / h
Day 3 (2nd Aug)	WP14	Mökkiperä 1	13.84 km	Jari-Matti Latvala	Miikka Anttila	Volkswagen Polo R WRC	05: 44.8	144.8 km / h
	WP15	Jukojärvi 1	21.93 km	Jari-Matti Latvala	Miikka Anttila	Volkswagen Polo R WRC	10: 15.3	128.3 km / h
	WP16	Surkee 1	14.95 km	Jari-Matti Latvala	Miikka Anttila	Volkswagen Polo R WRC	07: 58.9	112.6 km / h
	WP17	Himos 1	04.45 km	Sébastien Ogier	Julien Ingrassia	Volkswagen Polo R WRC	02: 37.6	102.0 km / h
	WP18	Leustu 1	10.01 km	Jari-Matti Latvala	Miikka Anttila	Volkswagen Polo R WRC	05: 15.9	114.3 km / h
	WP19	Mökkiperä 1	13.84 km	Jari-Matti Latvala	Miikka Anttila	Volkswagen Polo R WRC	06: 40.7	124.6 km / h
	WP20	Jukojärvi 2	21.93 km	Sébastien Ogier	Julien Ingrassia	Volkswagen Polo R WRC	10: 09.4	129.6 km / h
	WP21	Surkee 2	14.95 km	Sébastien Ogier	Julien Ingrassia	Volkswagen Polo R WRC	07: 53.4	113.8 km / h
	WP22	Himos 2	04.45 km	Sébastien Ogier	Julien Ingrassia	Volkswagen Polo R WRC	02: 35.4	103.3 km / h
	WP23	Leustu 2	10.01 km	Sébastien Ogier	Julien Ingrassia	Volkswagen Polo R WRC	05: 11.3	115.8 km / h
Day 4 (3rd Aug)	WP24	Ruuhimäki 1	06.79 km	Jari-Matti Latvala	Miikka Anttila	Volkswagen Polo R WRC	03: 16.7	124.7 km / h
	WP25	Myhinpää	23.02 km	Sébastien Ogier	Julien Ingrassia	Volkswagen Polo R WRC	10: 15.5	134.6 km / h
	WP26	Ruuhimäki 2 (power stage)	06.79 km	Sébastien Ogier	Julien Ingrassia	Volkswagen Polo R WRC	03: 16.0	124.7 km / h
source

Driver ranking after the rally

The scoring system for the first ten drivers is 25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1. For the power stage, the three fastest drivers each receive 3-2-1 bonus points for the drivers' world championship.

rank driver Points 1 Sébastien Ogier 187 2 Jari-Matti Latvala 143 3 Andreas Mikkelsen 95 4th Mads Ostberg 66 5 Mikko Hirvonen 62 6th Kris Meeke 54 7th Thierry Neuville 46 8th Elfyn Evans 42 9 Martin Prokop 31 10 Henning Solberg 26th

Media (German)

Web

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

watch TV

Sport1 ran a 30-minute daily report on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. On the Monday after the rally, ServusTV broadcast a 60-minute summary in the late evening program. Motors TV broadcast a 25-minute daily report on Saturday and Sunday and a 45-minute summary in the week after the rally, which was repeated several times.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

1. ↑ motorsport-total.com: News , August 3, 2014
2. ↑ wrc.com: Fearless Latvala wins Finland victory , August 23, 2014
3. ↑ Entry list (ewrc-results.com on July 19, 2014)
4. ↑ Stage times (wrc.com on August 3, 2014)