Rally Finland (27-30 July), the next stop for the FIA World Rally Championship contenders, is one of the most spectacular events on the calendar. It has an awesome reputation and while a handful of ‘outsiders’ have stood on the top step of the podium, it continues to be dominated by Finnish drivers who have won 54 of the 66 editions. The event dates back to 1951 when it was a qualifier for the Finnish entrants for Rallye Monte-Carlo. Known back then as the 1000 Lakes Rally, it was first included in the WRC in 1973 and is still affectionately referred to as the Finnish Grand Prix. The smooth gravel roads are kind on cars but the high-speed nature of the fast and flowing stages see the cars fly from jump to jump and reward only the bravest crews. The challenge is immense and pace notes have to be perfect in order to judge the speed and positioning of the car over blind crests that hide a following corner. Mastering the jumps, precision delivery of pace notes and fearlessness are key to success in Finland. With the Championships closing up following Rally Poland, competition will be fierce at the head of the field. There is also a strong entry of FIA WRC 2 Championship contenders and the Junior WRC Championship crews will again be in action for the fourth of their six-round series. Five stages will be broadcast live; the opening Harju stage on Thursday as well as its repeated run on Friday evening, the legendary Ouninpohja on Saturday, and both Oitilla stages on Sunday, the second counting as the all-important Power Stage. ROUTE GRAPHICS The 2017 Rally Finland route is a mix of old and new with just two stages identical to those run in 2016 – Saalahti on Saturday and Lempää run on Sunday. Stage 14, Pihlajakoski, is completely new and all other stages have modifications from previous years. The rally kicks off on Thursday evening with the Harju street stage in Jyväskylä before a marathon day on Friday that takes in nearly 16 hours behind the wheel over classic Finnish stages. Saturday’s route heads south to Jämsä and the legendary Ouninpohja, which will be driven in its traditional direction this year. Sunday remains the same as 2016 with two loops of two stages culminating in the 6.8 kilometre Oittila Power Stage. RALLY DATA Total distance:
Stage distance:
Number of stages: | 1,425.96 km
314.20 km (22%)
25 |
MEDIA ACCREDITATION
The new Accreditation Centre is located at Rakentajantalo, Hannikaisenkatu 17, 40100 Jyväskylä. The opening hours are: Tuesday 25 July
Wednesday 26 July
Thursday 27 July | 14:00 – 18:00 hrs
09:00 – 22:00 hrs
07:00 – 19:00 hrs |
RALLY FINLAND TIMETABLE AND MEDIA OPPORTUNITIES ORGANISED BY THE FIA Wednesday 26 July
Mandatory media safety briefing, photographers' room
Thursday 27 July
Shakedown (P1 drivers)
Shakedown (P2 and P3 drivers)
Shakedown (non-Priority drivers)
'Meet the Crews', Service Park
FIA Press Conference, Press Room
WRC drivers 'Meet the Kids', Paviljonki
Start of the rally, Paviljonki
SS1
Friday 28 July
First car arrives for regroup, service and
Media Zone, Paviljonki
First car arrives for final service and
Media Zone, Paviljonki
'Meet the Crews', Service Park
Saturday 29 July
First car arrives for regroup, service and
Media Zone, Paviljonki
First car arrives for final service and
Media Zone, Paviljonki
'Meet the Crews', Service Park
Sunday 30 July
Regroup
First car arrives for final service and
Media Zone, Paviljonki
Prize-Giving and podium ceremony,
Service Park
FIA Press Conference, Press Room |
17:00 hrs
08:00-11:30 hrs
09:30-11:30 hrs
11:30-13:30 hrs
12:30 hrs
13:00 hrs
13:30 hrs
18:42 hrs
19:00 hrs
13:17 hrs
20:50 hrs
During the 45' service
12:52 hrs
20:29 hrs
During the 45' service
10:53 hrs
14:18 hrs
15:30 hrs
16:15 hrs
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FIA PRESS CONFERENCE ATTENDANCE Thursday 27 July
Sunday 30 July | Emil Lindholm, FIA Junior WRC Championship
Dennis Rådström, FIA Junior WRC Championship
Max Vatanen, FIA WRC 2 Championship
Tom Cave, FIA WRC 2 Championship
Kris Meeke, Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT
Hayden Paddon, Hyundai Motorsport
Sébastien Ogier, M-Sport World Rally Team
Jari-Matti Latvala, Toyota GAZOO Racing WRT
Winning FIA Junior WRC Championship crew
Winning FIA WRC 3 Championship crew
Winning FIA WRC 2 Championship crew
Top three crews in the overall classification
Representative of the winning competitor |
MANUFACTURER ENTRIES, RALLY FINLAND M-Sport World Rally Team
Hyundai Motorsport
Citroën Total Abu Dhabi
WRT
Toyota GAZOO
Racing WRT | Sébastien Ogier / Julien Ingrassia (#1)
Ott Tänak / Martin Järveoja (#2)
Elfyn Evans / Daniel Barritt (#3)
Hayden Paddon / Sebastian Marshall (#4)
Thierry Neuville / Nicolas Gilsoul (#5)
Dani Sordo / Marc Marti (#6)
Kris Meeke / Paul Nagle (#7)
Khalid Al Qassimi / Chris Patterson (#8)
Craig Breen / Scott Martin (#9)
Jari-Matti Latvala / Miikka Anttila (#10)
Juho Hänninen / Kaj Lindström (#11)
Esapekka Lappi / Janne Ferm (#12) |
ADDITIONAL MEDIA OPPORTUNITIES
Autograph Signing Session: On Friday and Saturday selected crews will be available for a 15 minute autograph session. This will take place in the service park during the end of day service at the teams’ service areas. FIA WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP CLASSIFICATIONS The provisional classifications for all the WRC Championships can be found on the following link: http://www.fia.com/events/world-rally-championship/season-2017/standings
STAGE CHART Shortly after the finish of the event, a downloadable stage chart showing the progressive positions of the leading crews during the rally will be available. This is copyright free for editorial purposes and available at the following link: http://www.fia.com/events/world-rally-championship/season-2017/stage-chart-20 | Total distance:
Stage distance:
Number of stages: | 1,425.96 km
314.20 km (22%)
25 | Tuesday 25 July
Wednesday 26 July
Thursday 27 July | 14:00 – 18:00 hrs
09:00 – 22:00 hrs
07:00 – 19:00 hrs | Wednesday 26 July
Mandatory media safety briefing, photographers' room
Thursday 27 July
Shakedown (P1 drivers)
Shakedown (P2 and P3 drivers)
Shakedown (non-Priority drivers)
'Meet the Crews', Service Park
FIA Press Conference, Press Room
WRC drivers 'Meet the Kids', Paviljonki
Start of the rally, Paviljonki
SS1
Friday 28 July
First car arrives for regroup, service and
Media Zone, Paviljonki
First car arrives for final service and
Media Zone, Paviljonki
'Meet the Crews', Service Park
Saturday 29 July
First car arrives for regroup, service and
Media Zone, Paviljonki
First car arrives for final service and
Media Zone, Paviljonki
'Meet the Crews', Service Park
Sunday 30 July
Regroup
First car arrives for final service and
Media Zone, Paviljonki
Prize-Giving and podium ceremony,
Service Park
FIA Press Conference, Press Room |
17:00 hrs
08:00-11:30 hrs
09:30-11:30 hrs
11:30-13:30 hrs
12:30 hrs
13:00 hrs
13:30 hrs
18:42 hrs
19:00 hrs
13:17 hrs
20:50 hrs
During the 45' service
12:52 hrs
20:29 hrs
During the 45' service
10:53 hrs
14:18 hrs
15:30 hrs
16:15 hrs
| Thursday 27 July
Sunday 30 July | Emil Lindholm, FIA Junior WRC Championship
Dennis Rådström, FIA Junior WRC Championship
Max Vatanen, FIA WRC 2 Championship
Tom Cave, FIA WRC 2 Championship
Kris Meeke, Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT
Hayden Paddon, Hyundai Motorsport
Sébastien Ogier, M-Sport World Rally Team
Jari-Matti Latvala, Toyota GAZOO Racing WRT
Winning FIA Junior WRC Championship crew
Winning FIA WRC 3 Championship crew
Winning FIA WRC 2 Championship crew
Top three crews in the overall classification
Representative of the winning competitor | M-Sport World Rally Team
Hyundai Motorsport
Citroën Total Abu Dhabi
WRT
Toyota GAZOO
Racing WRT | Sébastien Ogier / Julien Ingrassia (#1)
Ott Tänak / Martin Järveoja (#2)
Elfyn Evans / Daniel Barritt (#3)
Hayden Paddon / Sebastian Marshall (#4)
Thierry Neuville / Nicolas Gilsoul (#5)
Dani Sordo / Marc Marti (#6)
Kris Meeke / Paul Nagle (#7)
Khalid Al Qassimi / Chris Patterson (#8)
Craig Breen / Scott Martin (#9)
Jari-Matti Latvala / Miikka Anttila (#10)
Juho Hänninen / Kaj Lindström (#11)
Esapekka Lappi / Janne Ferm (#12) |
Wednesday 26 July
Mandatory media safety briefing, photographers' room
Thursday 27 July
Shakedown (P1 drivers)
Shakedown (P2 and P3 drivers)
Shakedown (non-Priority drivers)
'Meet the Crews', Service Park
FIA Press Conference, Press Room
WRC drivers 'Meet the Kids', Paviljonki
Start of the rally, Paviljonki
SS1
Friday 28 July
First car arrives for regroup, service and
Media Zone, Paviljonki
First car arrives for final service and
Media Zone, Paviljonki
'Meet the Crews', Service Park
Saturday 29 July
First car arrives for regroup, service and
Media Zone, Paviljonki
First car arrives for final service and
Media Zone, Paviljonki
'Meet the Crews', Service Park
Sunday 30 July
Regroup
First car arrives for final service and
Media Zone, Paviljonki
Prize-Giving and podium ceremony,
Service Park
FIA Press Conference, Press Room |
17:00 hrs
08:00-11:30 hrs
09:30-11:30 hrs
11:30-13:30 hrs
12:30 hrs
13:00 hrs
13:30 hrs
18:42 hrs
19:00 hrs
13:17 hrs
20:50 hrs
During the 45' service
12:52 hrs
20:29 hrs
During the 45' service
10:53 hrs
14:18 hrs
15:30 hrs
16:15 hrs
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