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Rally Finland

January 01, 1970

Rally Finland (formerly known as the Neste Rally Finland, Neste Oil Rally Finland, 1000 Lakes Rally and Rally of the Thousand Lakes; Finnish: Suomen ralli, Swedish: Finska rallyt) is a rally competition in the Finnish Lakeland in Central Finland. The rally is driven on wide and smooth gravel roads, featuring blind crests and big jumps. It is the fastest event in the World Rally Championship and has been dubbed the "Grand Prix of Rallying" and the "Grand Prix on Gravel". Rally Finland is among the largest annually organised public events in the Nordic countries, attracting hundreds of thousands of spectators each year. The rally has been known to be very difficult for non-Nordic drivers; only seven drivers from countries other than Finland or Sweden have won the event- in the 1980s and before, the field was made up almost entirely of Finnish and Swedish drivers.

Rally Finland
StatusActive
GenreMotorsporting event
Date(s)July–August
FrequencyAnnual
Location(s)Finnish Lakeland
CountryFinland
Inaugurated1951 (1951)

The city of Jyväskylä in the Central Finland region has often served as the main venue for Finnish rally competitions,[1][2] because Rally Finland was first held under the name Jyväskylän Suurajot (Jyväskylä Grand Prix) in 1951. Originally an endurance event that stretched to Lapland in Northern Finland, the rally was at the forefront of the adoption of the modern rally format, splitting the route into a number of special stages in the mid-1950s. With increasing international attention, it became part of the European Rally Championship programme in 1959. After the start of the World Rally Championship in 1973, the event became the Finnish round in the series. Rally Finland is now among the most popular and prestigious rallies in the championship.

History edit

See also: Arctic Rally

This rally began to gain importance in the 1970s, and local heroes such as Hannu Mikkola, Markku Alén, Timo Salonen, Tommi Mäkinen and Marcus Grönholm are the most successful names at this rally, and Swedish drivers such as Stig Blomqvist also found success at this rally. The difficulty of this rally for non-Nordic drivers made notable competitors such as Walter Röhrl (who never competed at this rally) and Miki Biasion (who only competed at this rally twice in his 15-year career) make rare or no appearances at this rally.

1950s edit

 
Citroën DS 19 driven in 1956

Rally Finland was started as a quickly improvised qualifier event for the Monte Carlo Rally; thirty Finnish drivers wanted to take part in Monte Carlo, but only 14 fit within the quotas on Finns and Swedes.[3] Previously, the entries had been decided in the Hanko Run in Southern Finland.[4] The regulations in this race were not close to those of the Monte Carlo Rally, leading to a demand for a Monte Carlo type of rally in Finland.[4] In July 1951, Pentti Barck's proposal for an annual competition in Jyväskylä was accepted.[4] The first-ever rally began on 1 September 1951 as Jyväskylän Suurajot (Jyväskylä Grand Prix). 26 entrants tackled the 1,700 kilometre (1,060 mi) route that stretched to Rovaniemi in Lapland, through Kokkola and Oulu, and back to the rally headquarters in Jyväskylä.[5] The winner Arvo Karlsson, driving an Austin Atlantic, had accumulated the least penalty points and had been the closest to the target times throughout the route and the special tests involving hillclimbing and acceleration.[6]

 
Osmo Kalpala servicing his DKW F93 during the 1956 rally.

The 1952 event included Helsinki as an alternative starting point and the field expanded to 48 entries.[7] Eino Elo was the only driver to finish the route and the acceleration and braking tests without penalty points.[8] In 1953, Oulu was added as a third starting point, and 66 crews started the 2,200 kilometre course in two-minute intervals.[9] The 1954 running of the rally saw the introduction of the international name "The Rally of the Thousand Lakes".[10] There were now eleven starting cities, one of which was Sundsvall in neighbouring Sweden.[11] In 1955, the event became increasingly closer to the format of a modern rally competition; the number of special stages was increased to eleven, marking the highest amount in any European rally.[12] Elo and Peugeot became the first two-time winners of the event. The 1956 rally featured 19 stages totaling 1,800 kilometres (1,100 mi).[13]

In 1957, the rally had a record number of entries from foreign countries and the organisers developed a sign language that marshals could use to communicate with drivers.[14] The event also started the Finland-Sweden international in rallying,[14] comparable to the traditional Finland-Sweden athletics international. Sweden's Erik Carlsson drove his Saab 93 to victory as the first non-Finn. In the 1958 1000 Lakes, documented by a 20th Century Fox film crew,[15] seven drivers crashed out on the same curve on a foggy night.[16] Brothers Osmo and Eino Kalpala took a record third win in an Alfa Romeo Giulietta TI, which marked the first victory for an Italian car. In 1959, the 1000 Lakes Rally was included in the European Rally Championship calendar.[17] It was also one of the four rallies that counted towards the first-ever Finnish Rally Championship.

1960s edit

 
Leo Kinnunen and Bengt Söderström during the Hippos circuit stage in 1964

At the 1960 1000 Lakes Rally, nearly half of the 85 entries were from foreign countries.[17] A deaf-mute road worker was hit by Germany's future European champion Eugen Böhringer in what was the event's first fatal accident.[18] Although the rally ended with Finland's Carl-Otto Bremer leading home a Saab triple win,[19] the best Finn had been only tenth after the opening Harju hill stage.[20] Later in the 1960s, the 1000 Lakes was dominated by the first generation of "Flying Finns" of rallying. Rauno Aaltonen beat Pauli Toivonen to the win in 1961,[21] while Toivonen took the honours in 1962.[22] Esko Keinänen and Rainer Eklund finished second in a Škoda Felicia.[23] A record 104 drivers started the 1962 event.[24] Simo Lampinen, barely twenty years old, became the first driver to take consecutive wins, finishing ahead of Sweden's Tom Trana in 1963 and 1964.[25][26]

 
Timo Mäkinen drives a Mini in 1965.

Interest in the 1000 Lakes Rally continued to grow. It became known as the best organised rally competition after the Monte Carlo Rally,[27] and as Finland's biggest sporting event by audience count.[28] As practice had been allowed for 1965, speeds became higher than ever.[11] These factors brought several challenges to the organisers. Spectators lined up the edge of the course and sometimes even blocked the road.[29] One spectator was killed in a crash in 1965.[11] 1,200 officials were appointed for the 1965 event,[30] over 2,000 for 1967 and over 3,000 for 1968.[31][32] As the organisers and the gravel roads could not handle fields close to 200 cars, only 130 of the 173 entries qualified for the start in 1965.[17][27] In 1966, entries were only accepted from drivers who had finished in at least three rallies.[33]

Along with the number of entrants, the percentage of retirements grew steadily throughout the decade, and 1966 saw nearly half of the 115 drivers fail to finish the 26 stages.[17] Timo Mäkinen, who had already won in Monte Carlo, drove his Mini Cooper S to victory in 1965 and continued the success in 1966. In 1967, he beat Lampinen to the win by eight seconds despite driving the high-speed Ouninpohja stage with his bonnet open.[11] His hat-trick of wins was followed by Hannu Mikkola's successes in a Ford Escort TC. In 1968, Castrol produced a film titled Flying Finns, documenting the duel between Mäkinen and Mikkola. The 1969 rally saw the circuit and street stages, which favoured faster sports cars and factory team drivers, dropped from the programme.[34]

1970s edit

 
Markku Alén drives a Fiat 131 Abarth

The 1970 1000 Lakes had a record 52 stages, which totaled 460 competitive kilometres.[35] An estimated audience of 350,000–500,000 spectators watched Mikkola match Mäkinen's feat of three wins in a row.[36] However, the event suffered a drop in the number of foreign entries, which the international press attributed to the difficulty of defeating the Finns on their own roads.[37] In 1971, the rally was won by a Swedish driver for the third time; Stig Blomqvist finished well ahead of Tapio Rainio and Markku Alén.[38] The 1972 event increased the length of special stages to almost 700 km.[39] The traditional Harju hill stage was left out of the route as Jyväskylä had banned racing in the city area.[40]

 
Ari Vatanen with a Ford Escort RS1800 in 1978

The 1000 Lakes was not among the five European rallies guaranteed a spot in the inaugural World Rally Championship calendar.[41] It competed for the remaining three Europe-based entries with the Coupe des Alpes (Alpine Rally), Österreichische Alpenfahrt (Austrian Alpine Rally), Rally Poland and Rallye de Portugal.[41] The number of rallies in the 1973 season was eventually expanded to 13 and only Coupe des Alpes was dropped. The 1973 1000 Lakes Rally ended with Ford's Timo Mäkinen becoming the first driver to win the event four times, and the first Finn to win a WRC round. Alén finished second in a Volvo and future Formula One driver Leo Kinnunen third in a Porsche.[42] The world championship status had brought back a strong international field of about 50 teams from 13 different countries.[43] The 1974 event was marred by the first fatal accident for a competitor in the World Rally Championship. Co-driver Seppo Jämsä died of injuries sustained in a crash in Ouninpohja.[44]

The rally route became a secret again in 1975, and pre-event practice was heavily limited.[45] Mikkola drove to a record fifth victory and Toyota became the first Japanese manufacturer to win the event. The 1977 and 1978 rallies were, in addition to the WRC, part of the FIA Cup for Rally Drivers, the predecessor to the drivers' world championship. In 1978, the course stretched to Kuopio and as a result 25 of the 45 special stages were new.[46] The 1979 1000 Lakes raised the highest number of accepted entries to 150, and all 134 competitors could start the rally.[47] World championship points were now awarded for drivers as well as for manufacturers. Fiat's Alén collected most by taking his third win in the event, ahead of Ari Vatanen and eventual champion Björn Waldegård.[48]

1980s edit

 
Juha Kankkunen's Peugeot 205 T16 E2 of the 1986 event

For the 1980 season, the 1000 Lakes Rally lost its status as a world championship event for manufacturers,[49] running for the first and last time only as a world drivers' championship event. The rally saw the return of the short Harju asphalt stage held in the center of Jyväskylä.[50] Although the rally became the first in the world to issue action and safety instructions in 1980,[51] several serious accidents marred the event in the early 1980s. At the 1981 rally, Austrian driver Franz Wittmann lost control of his Audi Quattro after the finish line of the fourth stage and crashed into five end-of-stage officials.[52] Raul Falin, the chairman of AKK-Motorsport, died of his injuries soon after reaching the hospital.[52] In 1983, Pekka Mällinen slid off the road on a fast curve, rolled twice and crashed into a thick pine tree.[44] The accident killed his co-driver Reijo Nygren.[44] At the 1984 rally, British driver Julian Roderick lost control of his car on a popular spectator area in the Humalamäki jumpers.[53] He rolled his car several times and hit a wall of people who had been spectating in a forbidden area.[53] Along with Roderick and his co-driver, nine spectators suffered non-critical injuries.[53]

 
The Audi Quattro S1 used by Hannu Mikkola during tests for the 1985 rally

Although the 1000 Lakes continued to be dominated by Nordic drivers, David Richards became the third British co-driver to celebrate the win in 1981. In 1982, the pre-rally scrutineering was moved to the newly built Jyväskylän jäähalli (Jyväskylä Ice Hall).[54] All over 150 contestants passed the inspection.[54] King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden arrived to follow the event and a record 450 reporters were present.[55] Dominant Audi took a one-two with its factory drivers Hannu Mikkola and Stig Blomqvist, with team orders keeping them in their positions for the last half of the race.[56][57] The 1983 rally featured a field of 180 cars, over a hundred of which failed to make it to the finish.[58] Mikkola edged out Blomqvist to extend the event record to a still-standing seven wins. Mikkola's time on the 24.5-kilometre (15.2 mi) Ouninpohja stage was 11:56; 52 seconds faster than his time just four years ago.[59] In 1984, over half a million spectators were expected and about 5,000 marshals were appointed.[60] Vatanen won the event and Peugeot continued their success in the last two Group B years, as Timo Salonen drove to victory in 1985 and 1986.

The 1985 event marked the first time the drivers' world championship had been decided in Finland; Salonen captured the title with three rallies to go.[61] In 1986, the route was modified to bring the average speeds closer to the FISA limit of 110 km/h.[62] The top drivers exceeded the limit almost regularly, but FISA had given the organisers a 10 percent flexibility.[62] Combined with their dislike for the slower Group A cars, drivers were highly critical of the organisers for artificially slowing the rally in 1987.[63] A record 214 drivers signed up for the 1988 event and 200 were qualified to start by the organisers.[64] Albert II, Prince of Monaco arrived to follow the event and was scheduled to drive a few stages in an ex-Alén Lancia.[65] In one of the tightest duels in the event's history, Toyota's Juha Kankkunen led Lancia's Markku Alén by just two seconds after 33 of the 39 stages.[66] Kankkunen's engine failed on the next stage,[66] and Alén became the first driver to win the same WRC round six times. As a taste of what was to come, only two Finnish drivers made it into top ten.[66] In 1989, Mikael Ericsson of Sweden drove to victory as the first non-Finn in 18 years.[67]

1990s edit

 
Carlos Sainz, the first non-Nordic winner behind the wheel of an Gr.A Escort RS Cosworth in 1996

The 40th anniversary event in 1990 featured a route stretching to Tampere and gathered a large audience, roughly estimated at 450,000–500,000.[68] Toyota's Spanish driver Carlos Sainz became the first competitor outside Finland and Sweden to win the rally.[69] He had been slightly injured earlier during the week, when he crashed during a night-time practice run in the Vesala stage.[70] Sainz's feat was soon repeated; Didier Auriol, who had become the first Frenchman on the podium in his debut in 1988,[71] beat his Lancia teammate Kankkunen to the win in 1992.[72] Kankkunen took his second win in three years in 1993. In 1994, the rally was renamed to Neste 1000 Lakes Rally as Neste became the title sponsor.[73] A new super special stage was built at a slope of the Himos ski centre in Jämsä and it quickly proved popular among spectators.[74]

 
Kankkunen behind the wheel of an Escort WRC #6 in 1997

Due to the WRC round rotation from 1994 to 1996, the 1995 Rally Finland was only part of the 2-litre World Cup (better known as Formula 2). As a result, audience numbers dropped.[75] The event was also overshadowed by a fatal accident.[76] During the rainy and windy Hassi stage, a 20-year-old spectator did not hear the zero car driven by Bruno Thiry coming.[76] Although Thiry was able to dodge into a ditch, his car bounced back on the road and hit the woman at 100–120 kilometres per hour (62–75 mph).[76] She flew 50 metres (160 ft) down the road and succumbed to her injuries within minutes.[76] Next year in Harju, Danish driver Karsten Richardt carried far too much speed into a right-hander.[77] After hitting a bump and getting airborne, he missed the curve and went straight, hitting a road sign and a concrete barrier.[77] Uncontrollably airborne, his car eventually plunged into the crowd 70 metres (230 ft) off the course.[77] 29 spectators were brought to the hospital.[78] 45-year-old Belgian tourist Ludo Briers was operated on within 38 minutes, but his injuries soon proved fatal.[78] Before being hit, Briers had pushed one spectator to safety and protected another with his body.[79] In a subdued celebration, drivers from Central Finland manned the podium; Tommi Mäkinen took his third win in a row, ahead of Kankkunen and Jarmo Kytölehto.[80]

In 1997, AKK Sports, the marketing company of AKK-Motorsport, took over as the organiser and the WRC teams awarded the event for its safety efforts.[81] A new super special stage was built at Hippos, along with a VIP village for 1,600 people.[82] In the following year, teams voted the event as the Rally of the Year.[81] On his way to a record third consecutive title, Mäkinen set a record with his fifth Rally Finland win in a row.[83] Entry lists included ice hockey star and auto racing enthusiast Teemu Selänne, who finished 33rd in 1997 and 24th in 1998.[84][85] The event also attracted environmental criticism throughout the decade; protests gathered about a hundred participants in 1997 and two hundred in 1998.[86][87] In a 1997 study by the University of Jyväskylä, partly funded by AKK, Jyväskylä and Rally Finland, the environmental impact was estimated to be small; the noise from the rally cars, helicopters and speakers was considered the biggest harm.[88] In 1999, Harju was dropped from the route and extra points were awarded to the three fastest drivers of the Ruuhimäki stage, which was televised live by Yle to millions around the world.[89][90]

2000s edit

 
Petter Solberg on the Killeri stage
 
Tommi Mäkinen with a Mitsubishi Lancer Evo at the 2001 Rally Finland

After years of rumours of the rally moving from Jyväskylä to Southern Finland for better accommodations, Tampere announced its intention to host the event after 1999.[91] Jyväskylä retained the event but the headquarters were relocated to the large newly built Paviljonki congress and trade fair centre.[92] Previously, Laajavuori had served as the competition centre for 30 years.[92] The Hippos super special was dropped in favour of a similar stage at the Killeri harness racing track by the lake Killerjärvi, where the audience had better visibility of the competing cars.[93] The 50th running of the Rally Finland in 2000 was won by Peugeot's Marcus Grönholm, who would go on to dominate the event. In 2002, Englishman Richard Burns challenged teammate Grönholm to become the third non-Nordic competitor to win the rally, but broke his car on a jump in Ouninpohja while leading the event.[94] The next foreign winner was Ford's Estonian driver Markko Märtin in the following year. For the first time in the history of the event, no Finnish driver made it onto the podium.[95]

 
Jari-Matti Latvala during 2010 shakedown

Rally Finland was chosen the "Rally of the Year" for the third year in a row in 2004.[96] Despite Lahti entering the race,[97] a unanimous decision was made to keep Jyväskylä as the rally headquarters.[98] In 2005, Grönholm set the still-standing record for the highest average speed in a world rally; 122.86 kilometres per hour (76.34 mph).[99] In the 2007 Rally Finland, Grönholm equalled Mikkola's win record and became the first driver to win the same WRC event seven times.[100] At the 2008 rally, Sébastien Loeb added his name to the list of non-Nordic winners. This also marked Citroën's first win since 1962.

As the World Rally Championship reintroduced round rotation in 2009, Rally Finland signed a five-year contract with WRC promoter International Sportsworld Communicators (ISC), insuring that the event stays in the calendar annually.[101] The 2010 event saw a major change; the rally was run in two days instead of three and finished on Saturday.[102] Ford's Finns Mikko Hirvonen and Jari-Matti Latvala took their debut home wins in 2009 and 2010, respectively. At the 2011 Rally Finland, Loeb made history by becoming the first non-Finn to win the event twice.[103] The event expanded to Lahti in the south and brought classic rally cars to the route, as some of the stages were also part of the Lahti Historic Rally.[104]

Characteristics edit

 
Colin McRae in a Focus RS WRC in 2001

Geographic features edit

Rally Finland is known for its smooth and wide gravel roads, numerous big jumps (or yumps) and blind crests.[105]

It is the highest-speed rally in the World Rally Championship, having averaged 125.4 km/h in 2015. Of the nine fastest-ever WRC rallies by average speed, eight are editions of the Rally Finland.[105] As a result, it has become known as the "Grand Prix of rallying", "Finnish Grand Prix" and "Gravel Grand Prix".[106][107][108]

The high number of jumps led to the nickname "The Rally of the Thousand Jumps".[109] Formula One world champion Kimi Räikkönen said that the event "is probably the closest to asphalt driving as you can get on gravel."[110] According to The Sydney Morning Herald, the roads are considered the best in the world championship.[111] As the high-speed corners are often surrounded by trees, carefully crafted pacenotes and correct racing lines are necessary to survive the event; small errors easily lead to big crashes.[105]

 
François Duval jumps in 2004

Popularity edit

Although Rally Finland has traditionally been a difficult event for non-Nordic competitors, it is popular among drivers as well as fans. The rally attracts hundreds of thousands of spectators each year,[112] and only Monte Carlo Rally and Wales Rally GB have ever attracted more starters.[113] Along with the Wales Rally GB, it is the only event to have featured in all but one WRC season.[114] The WRC teams voted Rally Finland the "Rally of the Year" in 1998, 2002, 2003 and 2004.[96] The official website of the World Rally Championship lists the event as one of the "undoubted highlights" of a season.[105]

Ouninpohja stage edit

The most famous competitive section of the rally is Ouninpohja. Well known for its high-speed jumps and sweeping corners, it ranks among the most prestigious special stages in the world. At one jump located 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) from the start line, close to a landmark yellow house, spectators measure the length of the jumps and mark the distance by the roadside. In 2003, Markko Märtin set the record for the longest jump, travelling 57 metres (187 ft) in the air at a speed of 171 kilometres per hour (106 mph).[115]

The Ouninpohja stage was split into two parts for the 2005 and 2006 events, as Petter Solberg had exceeded the FIA's maximum average speed (130 km/h) in 2004.[116] The rule was changed for 2007 and Ouninpohja returned as a 33 km (21 mi) version, although the organisers added three chicanes. However, the stage was left out of the route in 2008. Jarmo Mahonen, managing director of AKK Sports, stated that "the matter was discussed with the FIA already last year, and at the time we were able to keep Ouninpohja as a part of our route. This year we have to leave it out for safety reasons."[117] In 2012, the Ouninpohja stage returned and also served as the power stage.[118] The stage ranges from 97 m to a maximum of 180 m in elevation.

Winners edit

 
Marcus Grönholm celebrate his last Rally Finland victory in 2007
 
Marcus Grönholm and Peugeot Sport celebrate 2004 win
 
Pauli Toivonen, winner with his Citroën DS 19 in 1962
 
Kalpala brothers with their 1954 trophies
Season Driver Co-driver Vehicle Event report
1951   Arvo Karlsson   Vilho Mattila   Austin Atlantic
1952   Eino Elo   Kai Nuortila   Peugeot 203
1953   Vilho Hietanen   Olof Hixén   Allard
1954   Osmo Kalpala   Eino Kalpala   Panhard Dyna Z
1955   Eino Elo   Kai Nuortila   Peugeot 403
1956   Osmo Kalpala   Eino Kalpala   DKW F93
1957   Erik Carlsson   Mario Pavoni   Saab 93
1958   Osmo Kalpala   Eino Kalpala   Alfa Romeo Giulietta TI
1959   Gunnar Callbo   Väinö Nurmimaa   Volvo PV 544
1960   Carl-Otto Bremer   Juhani Lampi   Saab 96
1961   Rauno Aaltonen   Väinö Nurmimaa   Mercedes-Benz 220 SE
1962   Pauli Toivonen   Jaakko Kallio   Citroën DS19
1963   Simo Lampinen   Jyrki Ahava   Saab 96 Sport
1964   Simo Lampinen   Jyrki Ahava   Saab 96 Sport
1965   Timo Mäkinen   Pekka Keskitalo   Mini Cooper S
1966   Timo Mäkinen   Pekka Keskitalo   Mini Cooper S
1967   Timo Mäkinen   Pekka Keskitalo   Mini Cooper S
1968   Hannu Mikkola   Anssi Järvi   Ford Escort TC
1969   Hannu Mikkola   Anssi Järvi   Ford Escort TC
1970   Hannu Mikkola   Gunnar Palm   Ford Escort TC
1971   Stig Blomqvist   Arne Hertz   Saab 96 V4
1972   Simo Lampinen   Klaus Sohlberg   Saab 96 V4
1973   Timo Mäkinen   Henry Liddon   Ford Escort RS1600 Report
1974   Hannu Mikkola   John Davenport   Ford Escort RS1600 Report
1975   Hannu Mikkola   Atso Aho   Toyota Corolla Report
1976   Markku Alén   Ilkka Kivimäki   Fiat 131 Abarth Report
1977   Kyösti Hämäläinen   Martti Tiukkanen   Ford Escort RS1800 Report
1978   Markku Alén   Ilkka Kivimäki   Fiat 131 Abarth Report
1979   Markku Alén   Ilkka Kivimäki   Fiat 131 Abarth Report
1980   Markku Alén   Ilkka Kivimäki   Fiat 131 Abarth Report
1981   Ari Vatanen   David Richards   Ford Escort RS1800 Report
1982   Hannu Mikkola   Arne Hertz   Audi Quattro Report
1983   Hannu Mikkola   Arne Hertz   Audi Quattro A2 Report
1984   Ari Vatanen   Terry Harryman   Peugeot 205 Turbo 16 Report
1985   Timo Salonen   Seppo Harjanne   Peugeot 205 Turbo 16 E2 Report
1986   Timo Salonen   Seppo Harjanne   Peugeot 205 Turbo 16 E2 Report
1987   Markku Alén   Ilkka Kivimäki   Lancia Delta HF 4WD Report
1988   Markku Alén   Ilkka Kivimäki   Lancia Delta Integrale Report
1989   Mikael Ericsson   Claes Billstam   Mitsubishi Galant VR-4 Report
1990   Carlos Sainz   Luis Moya   Toyota Celica GT-Four ST165 Report
1991   Juha Kankkunen   Juha Piironen   Lancia Delta Integrale 16V Report
1992   Didier Auriol   Bernard Occelli   Lancia Delta HF Integrale Report
1993   Juha Kankkunen   Denis Giraudet   Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD Report
1994   Tommi Mäkinen   Seppo Harjanne   Ford Escort RS Cosworth Report
1995   Tommi Mäkinen   Seppo Harjanne   Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution III Report[A]
1996   Tommi Mäkinen   Seppo Harjanne   Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution III Report
1997   Tommi Mäkinen   Seppo Harjanne   Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IV Report
1998   Tommi Mäkinen   Risto Mannisenmäki   Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution V Report
1999   Juha Kankkunen   Juha Repo   Subaru Impreza WRC 99 Report
2000   Marcus Grönholm   Timo Rautiainen   Peugeot 206 WRC Report
2001   Marcus Grönholm   Timo Rautiainen   Peugeot 206 WRC Report
2002   Marcus Grönholm   Timo Rautiainen   Peugeot 206 WRC Report
2003   Markko Märtin   Michael Park   Ford Focus RS WRC 03 Report
2004   Marcus Grönholm   Timo Rautiainen   Peugeot 307 WRC Report
2005   Marcus Grönholm   Timo Rautiainen   Peugeot 307 WRC Report
2006   Marcus Grönholm   Timo Rautiainen   Ford Focus RS WRC 06 Report
2007   Marcus Grönholm   Timo Rautiainen   Ford Focus RS WRC 07 Report
2008   Sébastien Loeb   Daniel Elena   Citroën C4 WRC Report
2009   Mikko Hirvonen   Jarmo Lehtinen   Ford Focus RS WRC 09 Report
2010   Jari-Matti Latvala   Miikka Anttila   Ford Focus RS WRC 09 Report
2011   Sébastien Loeb   Daniel Elena   Citroën DS3 WRC Report
2012   Sébastien Loeb   Daniel Elena   Citroën DS3 WRC Report
2013   Sébastien Ogier   Julien Ingrassia   Volkswagen Polo R WRC Report
2014   Jari-Matti Latvala   Miikka Anttila   Volkswagen Polo R WRC Report
2015   Jari-Matti Latvala   Miikka Anttila   Volkswagen Polo R WRC Report
2016   Kris Meeke   Paul Nagle   Citroën DS3 WRC Report
2017   Esapekka Lappi   Janne Ferm   Toyota Yaris WRC Report
2018   Ott Tänak   Martin Järveoja   Toyota Yaris WRC Report
2019   Ott Tänak   Martin Järveoja   Toyota Yaris WRC Report
2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19 concerns
2021   Elfyn Evans   Scott Martin   Toyota Yaris WRC Report
2022   Ott Tänak   Martin Järveoja   Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Report
2023   Elfyn Evans   Scott Martin   Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Report

Multiple winners edit

Notes edit

A Due to the World Rally Championship round rotation, the 1995 rally counted only for the 2-litre World Cup.

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Further reading edit

  • Liimatainen, Rauno (1980). Jyväskylän suurajot 30 vuotta (in Finnish).
  • Ukkonen, Olavi (1990). Jyväskylän Suurajot 1951–1990: 1000 Lakes Rally (in Finnish). Jysuma. ISBN 9789529021062.
  • Laukaa
  • Hankasalmi

External links edit

 
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rally Finland.
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  • Rally Finland at eWRC-results

January 01, 1970
rally, finland, parts, this, article, those, related, 2018, info, ouninpohja, need, updated, please, help, update, this, article, reflect, recent, events, newly, available, information, march, 2018, formerly, known, neste, neste, 1000, lakes, rally, rally, tho. Parts of this article those related to 2018 info amp Ouninpohja need to be updated Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information March 2018 Rally Finland formerly known as the Neste Rally Finland Neste Oil Rally Finland 1000 Lakes Rally and Rally of the Thousand Lakes Finnish Suomen ralli Swedish Finska rallyt is a rally competition in the Finnish Lakeland in Central Finland The rally is driven on wide and smooth gravel roads featuring blind crests and big jumps It is the fastest event in the World Rally Championship and has been dubbed the Grand Prix of Rallying and the Grand Prix on Gravel Rally Finland is among the largest annually organised public events in the Nordic countries attracting hundreds of thousands of spectators each year The rally has been known to be very difficult for non Nordic drivers only seven drivers from countries other than Finland or Sweden have won the event in the 1980s and before the field was made up almost entirely of Finnish and Swedish drivers Rally FinlandEsapekka Lappi at the 2022 Rally FinlandStatusActiveGenreMotorsporting eventDate s July AugustFrequencyAnnualLocation s Finnish LakelandCountryFinlandInaugurated1951 1951 The city of Jyvaskyla in the Central Finland region has often served as the main venue for Finnish rally competitions 1 2 because Rally Finland was first held under the name Jyvaskylan Suurajot Jyvaskyla Grand Prix in 1951 Originally an endurance event that stretched to Lapland in Northern Finland the rally was at the forefront of the adoption of the modern rally format splitting the route into a number of special stages in the mid 1950s With increasing international attention it became part of the European Rally Championship programme in 1959 After the start of the World Rally Championship in 1973 the event became the Finnish round in the series Rally Finland is now among the most popular and prestigious rallies in the championship Contents 1 History 1 1 1950s 1 2 1960s 1 3 1970s 1 4 1980s 1 5 1990s 1 6 2000s 2 Characteristics 2 1 Geographic features 2 2 Popularity 2 3 Ouninpohja stage 3 Winners 3 1 Multiple winners 3 2 Notes 4 References 5 Further reading 6 External linksHistory editSee also Arctic Rally This rally began to gain importance in the 1970s and local heroes such as Hannu Mikkola Markku Alen Timo Salonen Tommi Makinen and Marcus Gronholm are the most successful names at this rally and Swedish drivers such as Stig Blomqvist also found success at this rally The difficulty of this rally for non Nordic drivers made notable competitors such as Walter Rohrl who never competed at this rally and Miki Biasion who only competed at this rally twice in his 15 year career make rare or no appearances at this rally 1950s edit nbsp Citroen DS 19 driven in 1956 Rally Finland was started as a quickly improvised qualifier event for the Monte Carlo Rally thirty Finnish drivers wanted to take part in Monte Carlo but only 14 fit within the quotas on Finns and Swedes 3 Previously the entries had been decided in the Hanko Run in Southern Finland 4 The regulations in this race were not close to those of the Monte Carlo Rally leading to a demand for a Monte Carlo type of rally in Finland 4 In July 1951 Pentti Barck s proposal for an annual competition in Jyvaskyla was accepted 4 The first ever rally began on 1 September 1951 as Jyvaskylan Suurajot Jyvaskyla Grand Prix 26 entrants tackled the 1 700 kilometre 1 060 mi route that stretched to Rovaniemi in Lapland through Kokkola and Oulu and back to the rally headquarters in Jyvaskyla 5 The winner Arvo Karlsson driving an Austin Atlantic had accumulated the least penalty points and had been the closest to the target times throughout the route and the special tests involving hillclimbing and acceleration 6 nbsp Osmo Kalpala servicing his DKW F93 during the 1956 rally The 1952 event included Helsinki as an alternative starting point and the field expanded to 48 entries 7 Eino Elo was the only driver to finish the route and the acceleration and braking tests without penalty points 8 In 1953 Oulu was added as a third starting point and 66 crews started the 2 200 kilometre course in two minute intervals 9 The 1954 running of the rally saw the introduction of the international name The Rally of the Thousand Lakes 10 There were now eleven starting cities one of which was Sundsvall in neighbouring Sweden 11 In 1955 the event became increasingly closer to the format of a modern rally competition the number of special stages was increased to eleven marking the highest amount in any European rally 12 Elo and Peugeot became the first two time winners of the event The 1956 rally featured 19 stages totaling 1 800 kilometres 1 100 mi 13 In 1957 the rally had a record number of entries from foreign countries and the organisers developed a sign language that marshals could use to communicate with drivers 14 The event also started the Finland Sweden international in rallying 14 comparable to the traditional Finland Sweden athletics international Sweden s Erik Carlsson drove his Saab 93 to victory as the first non Finn In the 1958 1000 Lakes documented by a 20th Century Fox film crew 15 seven drivers crashed out on the same curve on a foggy night 16 Brothers Osmo and Eino Kalpala took a record third win in an Alfa Romeo Giulietta TI which marked the first victory for an Italian car In 1959 the 1000 Lakes Rally was included in the European Rally Championship calendar 17 It was also one of the four rallies that counted towards the first ever Finnish Rally Championship 1960s edit nbsp Leo Kinnunen and Bengt Soderstrom during the Hippos circuit stage in 1964 At the 1960 1000 Lakes Rally nearly half of the 85 entries were from foreign countries 17 A deaf mute road worker was hit by Germany s future European champion Eugen Bohringer in what was the event s first fatal accident 18 Although the rally ended with Finland s Carl Otto Bremer leading home a Saab triple win 19 the best Finn had been only tenth after the opening Harju hill stage 20 Later in the 1960s the 1000 Lakes was dominated by the first generation of Flying Finns of rallying Rauno Aaltonen beat Pauli Toivonen to the win in 1961 21 while Toivonen took the honours in 1962 22 Esko Keinanen and Rainer Eklund finished second in a Skoda Felicia 23 A record 104 drivers started the 1962 event 24 Simo Lampinen barely twenty years old became the first driver to take consecutive wins finishing ahead of Sweden s Tom Trana in 1963 and 1964 25 26 nbsp Timo Makinen drives a Mini in 1965 Interest in the 1000 Lakes Rally continued to grow It became known as the best organised rally competition after the Monte Carlo Rally 27 and as Finland s biggest sporting event by audience count 28 As practice had been allowed for 1965 speeds became higher than ever 11 These factors brought several challenges to the organisers Spectators lined up the edge of the course and sometimes even blocked the road 29 One spectator was killed in a crash in 1965 11 1 200 officials were appointed for the 1965 event 30 over 2 000 for 1967 and over 3 000 for 1968 31 32 As the organisers and the gravel roads could not handle fields close to 200 cars only 130 of the 173 entries qualified for the start in 1965 17 27 In 1966 entries were only accepted from drivers who had finished in at least three rallies 33 Along with the number of entrants the percentage of retirements grew steadily throughout the decade and 1966 saw nearly half of the 115 drivers fail to finish the 26 stages 17 Timo Makinen who had already won in Monte Carlo drove his Mini Cooper S to victory in 1965 and continued the success in 1966 In 1967 he beat Lampinen to the win by eight seconds despite driving the high speed Ouninpohja stage with his bonnet open 11 His hat trick of wins was followed by Hannu Mikkola s successes in a Ford Escort TC In 1968 Castrol produced a film titled Flying Finns documenting the duel between Makinen and Mikkola The 1969 rally saw the circuit and street stages which favoured faster sports cars and factory team drivers dropped from the programme 34 1970s edit nbsp Markku Alen drives a Fiat 131 Abarth The 1970 1000 Lakes had a record 52 stages which totaled 460 competitive kilometres 35 An estimated audience of 350 000 500 000 spectators watched Mikkola match Makinen s feat of three wins in a row 36 However the event suffered a drop in the number of foreign entries which the international press attributed to the difficulty of defeating the Finns on their own roads 37 In 1971 the rally was won by a Swedish driver for the third time Stig Blomqvist finished well ahead of Tapio Rainio and Markku Alen 38 The 1972 event increased the length of special stages to almost 700 km 39 The traditional Harju hill stage was left out of the route as Jyvaskyla had banned racing in the city area 40 nbsp Ari Vatanen with a Ford Escort RS1800 in 1978 The 1000 Lakes was not among the five European rallies guaranteed a spot in the inaugural World Rally Championship calendar 41 It competed for the remaining three Europe based entries with the Coupe des Alpes Alpine Rally Osterreichische Alpenfahrt Austrian Alpine Rally Rally Poland and Rallye de Portugal 41 The number of rallies in the 1973 season was eventually expanded to 13 and only Coupe des Alpes was dropped The 1973 1000 Lakes Rally ended with Ford s Timo Makinen becoming the first driver to win the event four times and the first Finn to win a WRC round Alen finished second in a Volvo and future Formula One driver Leo Kinnunen third in a Porsche 42 The world championship status had brought back a strong international field of about 50 teams from 13 different countries 43 The 1974 event was marred by the first fatal accident for a competitor in the World Rally Championship Co driver Seppo Jamsa died of injuries sustained in a crash in Ouninpohja 44 The rally route became a secret again in 1975 and pre event practice was heavily limited 45 Mikkola drove to a record fifth victory and Toyota became the first Japanese manufacturer to win the event The 1977 and 1978 rallies were in addition to the WRC part of the FIA Cup for Rally Drivers the predecessor to the drivers world championship In 1978 the course stretched to Kuopio and as a result 25 of the 45 special stages were new 46 The 1979 1000 Lakes raised the highest number of accepted entries to 150 and all 134 competitors could start the rally 47 World championship points were now awarded for drivers as well as for manufacturers Fiat s Alen collected most by taking his third win in the event ahead of Ari Vatanen and eventual champion Bjorn Waldegard 48 1980s edit nbsp Juha Kankkunen s Peugeot 205 T16 E2 of the 1986 event For the 1980 season the 1000 Lakes Rally lost its status as a world championship event for manufacturers 49 running for the first and last time only as a world drivers championship event The rally saw the return of the short Harju asphalt stage held in the center of Jyvaskyla 50 Although the rally became the first in the world to issue action and safety instructions in 1980 51 several serious accidents marred the event in the early 1980s At the 1981 rally Austrian driver Franz Wittmann lost control of his Audi Quattro after the finish line of the fourth stage and crashed into five end of stage officials 52 Raul Falin the chairman of AKK Motorsport died of his injuries soon after reaching the hospital 52 In 1983 Pekka Mallinen slid off the road on a fast curve rolled twice and crashed into a thick pine tree 44 The accident killed his co driver Reijo Nygren 44 At the 1984 rally British driver Julian Roderick lost control of his car on a popular spectator area in the Humalamaki jumpers 53 He rolled his car several times and hit a wall of people who had been spectating in a forbidden area 53 Along with Roderick and his co driver nine spectators suffered non critical injuries 53 nbsp The Audi Quattro S1 used by Hannu Mikkola during tests for the 1985 rally Although the 1000 Lakes continued to be dominated by Nordic drivers David Richards became the third British co driver to celebrate the win in 1981 In 1982 the pre rally scrutineering was moved to the newly built Jyvaskylan jaahalli Jyvaskyla Ice Hall 54 All over 150 contestants passed the inspection 54 King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden arrived to follow the event and a record 450 reporters were present 55 Dominant Audi took a one two with its factory drivers Hannu Mikkola and Stig Blomqvist with team orders keeping them in their positions for the last half of the race 56 57 The 1983 rally featured a field of 180 cars over a hundred of which failed to make it to the finish 58 Mikkola edged out Blomqvist to extend the event record to a still standing seven wins Mikkola s time on the 24 5 kilometre 15 2 mi Ouninpohja stage was 11 56 52 seconds faster than his time just four years ago 59 In 1984 over half a million spectators were expected and about 5 000 marshals were appointed 60 Vatanen won the event and Peugeot continued their success in the last two Group B years as Timo Salonen drove to victory in 1985 and 1986 The 1985 event marked the first time the drivers world championship had been decided in Finland Salonen captured the title with three rallies to go 61 In 1986 the route was modified to bring the average speeds closer to the FISA limit of 110 km h 62 The top drivers exceeded the limit almost regularly but FISA had given the organisers a 10 percent flexibility 62 Combined with their dislike for the slower Group A cars drivers were highly critical of the organisers for artificially slowing the rally in 1987 63 A record 214 drivers signed up for the 1988 event and 200 were qualified to start by the organisers 64 Albert II Prince of Monaco arrived to follow the event and was scheduled to drive a few stages in an ex Alen Lancia 65 In one of the tightest duels in the event s history Toyota s Juha Kankkunen led Lancia s Markku Alen by just two seconds after 33 of the 39 stages 66 Kankkunen s engine failed on the next stage 66 and Alen became the first driver to win the same WRC round six times As a taste of what was to come only two Finnish drivers made it into top ten 66 In 1989 Mikael Ericsson of Sweden drove to victory as the first non Finn in 18 years 67 1990s edit nbsp Carlos Sainz the first non Nordic winner behind the wheel of an Gr A Escort RS Cosworth in 1996 The 40th anniversary event in 1990 featured a route stretching to Tampere and gathered a large audience roughly estimated at 450 000 500 000 68 Toyota s Spanish driver Carlos Sainz became the first competitor outside Finland and Sweden to win the rally 69 He had been slightly injured earlier during the week when he crashed during a night time practice run in the Vesala stage 70 Sainz s feat was soon repeated Didier Auriol who had become the first Frenchman on the podium in his debut in 1988 71 beat his Lancia teammate Kankkunen to the win in 1992 72 Kankkunen took his second win in three years in 1993 In 1994 the rally was renamed to Neste 1000 Lakes Rally as Neste became the title sponsor 73 A new super special stage was built at a slope of the Himos ski centre in Jamsa and it quickly proved popular among spectators 74 nbsp Kankkunen behind the wheel of an Escort WRC 6 in 1997 Due to the WRC round rotation from 1994 to 1996 the 1995 Rally Finland was only part of the 2 litre World Cup better known as Formula 2 As a result audience numbers dropped 75 The event was also overshadowed by a fatal accident 76 During the rainy and windy Hassi stage a 20 year old spectator did not hear the zero car driven by Bruno Thiry coming 76 Although Thiry was able to dodge into a ditch his car bounced back on the road and hit the woman at 100 120 kilometres per hour 62 75 mph 76 She flew 50 metres 160 ft down the road and succumbed to her injuries within minutes 76 Next year in Harju Danish driver Karsten Richardt carried far too much speed into a right hander 77 After hitting a bump and getting airborne he missed the curve and went straight hitting a road sign and a concrete barrier 77 Uncontrollably airborne his car eventually plunged into the crowd 70 metres 230 ft off the course 77 29 spectators were brought to the hospital 78 45 year old Belgian tourist Ludo Briers was operated on within 38 minutes but his injuries soon proved fatal 78 Before being hit Briers had pushed one spectator to safety and protected another with his body 79 In a subdued celebration drivers from Central Finland manned the podium Tommi Makinen took his third win in a row ahead of Kankkunen and Jarmo Kytolehto 80 In 1997 AKK Sports the marketing company of AKK Motorsport took over as the organiser and the WRC teams awarded the event for its safety efforts 81 A new super special stage was built at Hippos along with a VIP village for 1 600 people 82 In the following year teams voted the event as the Rally of the Year 81 On his way to a record third consecutive title Makinen set a record with his fifth Rally Finland win in a row 83 Entry lists included ice hockey star and auto racing enthusiast Teemu Selanne who finished 33rd in 1997 and 24th in 1998 84 85 The event also attracted environmental criticism throughout the decade protests gathered about a hundred participants in 1997 and two hundred in 1998 86 87 In a 1997 study by the University of Jyvaskyla partly funded by AKK Jyvaskyla and Rally Finland the environmental impact was estimated to be small the noise from the rally cars helicopters and speakers was considered the biggest harm 88 In 1999 Harju was dropped from the route and extra points were awarded to the three fastest drivers of the Ruuhimaki stage which was televised live by Yle to millions around the world 89 90 2000s edit nbsp Petter Solberg on the Killeri stage nbsp Tommi Makinen with a Mitsubishi Lancer Evo at the 2001 Rally Finland After years of rumours of the rally moving from Jyvaskyla to Southern Finland for better accommodations Tampere announced its intention to host the event after 1999 91 Jyvaskyla retained the event but the headquarters were relocated to the large newly built Paviljonki congress and trade fair centre 92 Previously Laajavuori had served as the competition centre for 30 years 92 The Hippos super special was dropped in favour of a similar stage at the Killeri harness racing track by the lake Killerjarvi where the audience had better visibility of the competing cars 93 The 50th running of the Rally Finland in 2000 was won by Peugeot s Marcus Gronholm who would go on to dominate the event In 2002 Englishman Richard Burns challenged teammate Gronholm to become the third non Nordic competitor to win the rally but broke his car on a jump in Ouninpohja while leading the event 94 The next foreign winner was Ford s Estonian driver Markko Martin in the following year For the first time in the history of the event no Finnish driver made it onto the podium 95 nbsp Jari Matti Latvala during 2010 shakedown Rally Finland was chosen the Rally of the Year for the third year in a row in 2004 96 Despite Lahti entering the race 97 a unanimous decision was made to keep Jyvaskyla as the rally headquarters 98 In 2005 Gronholm set the still standing record for the highest average speed in a world rally 122 86 kilometres per hour 76 34 mph 99 In the 2007 Rally Finland Gronholm equalled Mikkola s win record and became the first driver to win the same WRC event seven times 100 At the 2008 rally Sebastien Loeb added his name to the list of non Nordic winners This also marked Citroen s first win since 1962 As the World Rally Championship reintroduced round rotation in 2009 Rally Finland signed a five year contract with WRC promoter International Sportsworld Communicators ISC insuring that the event stays in the calendar annually 101 The 2010 event saw a major change the rally was run in two days instead of three and finished on Saturday 102 Ford s Finns Mikko Hirvonen and Jari Matti Latvala took their debut home wins in 2009 and 2010 respectively At the 2011 Rally Finland Loeb made history by becoming the first non Finn to win the event twice 103 The event expanded to Lahti in the south and brought classic rally cars to the route as some of the stages were also part of the Lahti Historic Rally 104 Characteristics edit nbsp Colin McRae in a Focus RS WRC in 2001 Geographic features edit Rally Finland is known for its smooth and wide gravel roads numerous big jumps or yumps and blind crests 105 It is the highest speed rally in the World Rally Championship having averaged 125 4 km h in 2015 Of the nine fastest ever WRC rallies by average speed eight are editions of the Rally Finland 105 As a result it has become known as the Grand Prix of rallying Finnish Grand Prix and Gravel Grand Prix 106 107 108 The high number of jumps led to the nickname The Rally of the Thousand Jumps 109 Formula One world champion Kimi Raikkonen said that the event is probably the closest to asphalt driving as you can get on gravel 110 According to The Sydney Morning Herald the roads are considered the best in the world championship 111 As the high speed corners are often surrounded by trees carefully crafted pacenotes and correct racing lines are necessary to survive the event small errors easily lead to big crashes 105 nbsp Francois Duval jumps in 2004 Popularity edit Although Rally Finland has traditionally been a difficult event for non Nordic competitors it is popular among drivers as well as fans The rally attracts hundreds of thousands of spectators each year 112 and only Monte Carlo Rally and Wales Rally GB have ever attracted more starters 113 Along with the Wales Rally GB it is the only event to have featured in all but one WRC season 114 The WRC teams voted Rally Finland the Rally of the Year in 1998 2002 2003 and 2004 96 The official website of the World Rally Championship lists the event as one of the undoubted highlights of a season 105 Ouninpohja stage edit The most famous competitive section of the rally is Ouninpohja Well known for its high speed jumps and sweeping corners it ranks among the most prestigious special stages in the world At one jump located 6 kilometres 3 7 mi from the start line close to a landmark yellow house spectators measure the length of the jumps and mark the distance by the roadside In 2003 Markko Martin set the record for the longest jump travelling 57 metres 187 ft in the air at a speed of 171 kilometres per hour 106 mph 115 The Ouninpohja stage was split into two parts for the 2005 and 2006 events as Petter Solberg had exceeded the FIA s maximum average speed 130 km h in 2004 116 The rule was changed for 2007 and Ouninpohja returned as a 33 km 21 mi version although the organisers added three chicanes However the stage was left out of the route in 2008 Jarmo Mahonen managing director of AKK Sports stated that the matter was discussed with the FIA already last year and at the time we were able to keep Ouninpohja as a part of our route This year we have to leave it out for safety reasons 117 In 2012 the Ouninpohja stage returned and also served as the power stage 118 The stage ranges from 97 m to a maximum of 180 m in elevation Winners edit nbsp Marcus Gronholm celebrate his last Rally Finland victory in 2007 nbsp Marcus Gronholm and Peugeot Sport celebrate 2004 win nbsp Pauli Toivonen winner with his Citroen DS 19 in 1962 nbsp Kalpala brothers with their 1954 trophies Season Driver Co driver Vehicle Event report 1951 nbsp Arvo Karlsson nbsp Vilho Mattila nbsp Austin Atlantic 1952 nbsp Eino Elo nbsp Kai Nuortila nbsp Peugeot 203 1953 nbsp Vilho Hietanen nbsp Olof Hixen nbsp Allard 1954 nbsp Osmo Kalpala nbsp Eino Kalpala nbsp Panhard Dyna Z 1955 nbsp Eino Elo nbsp Kai Nuortila nbsp Peugeot 403 1956 nbsp Osmo Kalpala nbsp Eino Kalpala nbsp DKW F93 1957 nbsp Erik Carlsson nbsp Mario Pavoni nbsp Saab 93 1958 nbsp Osmo Kalpala nbsp Eino Kalpala nbsp Alfa Romeo Giulietta TI 1959 nbsp Gunnar Callbo nbsp Vaino Nurmimaa nbsp Volvo PV 544 1960 nbsp Carl Otto Bremer nbsp Juhani Lampi nbsp Saab 96 1961 nbsp Rauno Aaltonen nbsp Vaino Nurmimaa nbsp Mercedes Benz 220 SE 1962 nbsp Pauli Toivonen nbsp Jaakko Kallio nbsp Citroen DS19 1963 nbsp Simo Lampinen nbsp Jyrki Ahava nbsp Saab 96 Sport 1964 nbsp Simo Lampinen nbsp Jyrki Ahava nbsp Saab 96 Sport 1965 nbsp Timo Makinen nbsp Pekka Keskitalo nbsp Mini Cooper S 1966 nbsp Timo Makinen nbsp Pekka Keskitalo nbsp Mini Cooper S 1967 nbsp Timo Makinen nbsp Pekka Keskitalo nbsp Mini Cooper S 1968 nbsp Hannu Mikkola nbsp Anssi Jarvi nbsp Ford Escort TC 1969 nbsp Hannu Mikkola nbsp Anssi Jarvi nbsp Ford Escort TC 1970 nbsp Hannu Mikkola nbsp Gunnar Palm nbsp Ford Escort TC 1971 nbsp Stig Blomqvist nbsp Arne Hertz nbsp Saab 96 V4 1972 nbsp Simo Lampinen nbsp Klaus Sohlberg nbsp Saab 96 V4 1973 nbsp Timo Makinen nbsp Henry Liddon nbsp Ford Escort RS1600 Report 1974 nbsp Hannu Mikkola nbsp John Davenport nbsp Ford Escort RS1600 Report 1975 nbsp Hannu Mikkola nbsp Atso Aho nbsp Toyota Corolla Report 1976 nbsp Markku Alen nbsp Ilkka Kivimaki nbsp Fiat 131 Abarth Report 1977 nbsp Kyosti Hamalainen nbsp Martti Tiukkanen nbsp Ford Escort RS1800 Report 1978 nbsp Markku Alen nbsp Ilkka Kivimaki nbsp Fiat 131 Abarth Report 1979 nbsp Markku Alen nbsp Ilkka Kivimaki nbsp Fiat 131 Abarth Report 1980 nbsp Markku Alen nbsp Ilkka Kivimaki nbsp Fiat 131 Abarth Report 1981 nbsp Ari Vatanen nbsp David Richards nbsp Ford Escort RS1800 Report 1982 nbsp Hannu Mikkola nbsp Arne Hertz nbsp Audi Quattro Report 1983 nbsp Hannu Mikkola nbsp Arne Hertz nbsp Audi Quattro A2 Report 1984 nbsp Ari Vatanen nbsp Terry Harryman nbsp Peugeot 205 Turbo 16 Report 1985 nbsp Timo Salonen nbsp Seppo Harjanne nbsp Peugeot 205 Turbo 16 E2 Report 1986 nbsp Timo Salonen nbsp Seppo Harjanne nbsp Peugeot 205 Turbo 16 E2 Report 1987 nbsp Markku Alen nbsp Ilkka Kivimaki nbsp Lancia Delta HF 4WD Report 1988 nbsp Markku Alen nbsp Ilkka Kivimaki nbsp Lancia Delta Integrale Report 1989 nbsp Mikael Ericsson nbsp Claes Billstam nbsp Mitsubishi Galant VR 4 Report 1990 nbsp Carlos Sainz nbsp Luis Moya nbsp Toyota Celica GT Four ST165 Report 1991 nbsp Juha Kankkunen nbsp Juha Piironen nbsp Lancia Delta Integrale 16V Report 1992 nbsp Didier Auriol nbsp Bernard Occelli nbsp Lancia Delta HF Integrale Report 1993 nbsp Juha Kankkunen nbsp Denis Giraudet nbsp Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD Report 1994 nbsp Tommi Makinen nbsp Seppo Harjanne nbsp Ford Escort RS Cosworth Report 1995 nbsp Tommi Makinen nbsp Seppo Harjanne nbsp Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution III Report A 1996 nbsp Tommi Makinen nbsp Seppo Harjanne nbsp Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution III Report 1997 nbsp Tommi Makinen nbsp Seppo Harjanne nbsp Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IV Report 1998 nbsp Tommi Makinen nbsp Risto Mannisenmaki nbsp Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution V Report 1999 nbsp Juha Kankkunen nbsp Juha Repo nbsp Subaru Impreza WRC 99 Report 2000 nbsp Marcus Gronholm nbsp Timo Rautiainen nbsp Peugeot 206 WRC Report 2001 nbsp Marcus Gronholm nbsp Timo Rautiainen nbsp Peugeot 206 WRC Report 2002 nbsp Marcus Gronholm nbsp Timo Rautiainen nbsp Peugeot 206 WRC Report 2003 nbsp Markko Martin nbsp Michael Park nbsp Ford Focus RS WRC 03 Report 2004 nbsp Marcus Gronholm nbsp Timo Rautiainen nbsp Peugeot 307 WRC Report 2005 nbsp Marcus Gronholm nbsp Timo Rautiainen nbsp Peugeot 307 WRC Report 2006 nbsp Marcus Gronholm nbsp Timo Rautiainen nbsp Ford Focus RS WRC 06 Report 2007 nbsp Marcus Gronholm nbsp Timo Rautiainen nbsp Ford Focus RS WRC 07 Report 2008 nbsp Sebastien Loeb nbsp Daniel Elena nbsp Citroen C4 WRC Report 2009 nbsp Mikko Hirvonen nbsp Jarmo Lehtinen nbsp Ford Focus RS WRC 09 Report 2010 nbsp Jari Matti Latvala nbsp Miikka Anttila nbsp Ford Focus RS WRC 09 Report 2011 nbsp Sebastien Loeb nbsp Daniel Elena nbsp Citroen DS3 WRC Report 2012 nbsp Sebastien Loeb nbsp Daniel Elena nbsp Citroen DS3 WRC Report 2013 nbsp Sebastien Ogier nbsp Julien Ingrassia nbsp Volkswagen Polo R WRC Report 2014 nbsp Jari Matti Latvala nbsp Miikka Anttila nbsp Volkswagen Polo R WRC Report 2015 nbsp Jari Matti Latvala nbsp Miikka Anttila nbsp Volkswagen Polo R WRC Report 2016 nbsp Kris Meeke nbsp Paul Nagle nbsp Citroen DS3 WRC Report 2017 nbsp Esapekka Lappi nbsp Janne Ferm nbsp Toyota Yaris WRC Report 2018 nbsp Ott Tanak nbsp Martin Jarveoja nbsp Toyota Yaris WRC Report 2019 nbsp Ott Tanak nbsp Martin Jarveoja nbsp Toyota Yaris WRC Report 2020 Cancelled due to COVID 19 concerns 2021 nbsp Elfyn Evans nbsp Scott Martin nbsp Toyota Yaris WRC Report 2022 nbsp Ott Tanak nbsp Martin Jarveoja nbsp Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Report 2023 nbsp Elfyn Evans nbsp Scott Martin nbsp Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Report Multiple winners edit Wins Driver Years won 7 nbsp Hannu Mikkola 1968 1970 1974 1975 1982 1983 nbsp Marcus Gronholm 2000 2002 2004 2007 6 nbsp Markku Alen 1976 1978 1980 1987 1988 5 nbsp Tommi Makinen 1994 1998 4 nbsp Timo Makinen 1965 1967 1973 3 nbsp Osmo Kalpala 1954 1956 1958 nbsp Simo Lampinen 1963 1964 1972 nbsp Juha Kankkunen 1991 1993 1999 nbsp Sebastien Loeb 2008 2011 2012 nbsp Jari Matti Latvala 2010 2014 2015 nbsp Ott Tanak 2018 2019 2022 2 nbsp Eino Elo 1952 1955 nbsp Ari Vatanen 1981 1984 nbsp Timo Salonen 1985 1986 nbsp Elfyn Evans 2021 2023 Wins Manufacturers 13 nbsp Ford 10 nbsp Peugeot 8 nbsp Toyota 6 nbsp Saab 5 nbsp Citroen nbsp Mitsubishi 4 nbsp Fiat Lancia 3 nbsp BMC nbsp Volkswagen 2 nbsp Audi Notes edit A Due to the World Rally Championship round rotation the 1995 rally counted only for the 2 litre World Cup References edit Neste Rally Finland Kosunen Racing Why is Jyvaskyla The Capital of Sport Jyvaskyla fi Matkailuajosta Euroopanmestaruusralliksi PDF Keskisuomalainen in Finnish 18 August 1967 p 21 Archived from the original PDF on 6 June 2013 Retrieved 28 November 2011 a b c Desire for World Class Rallying Neste Oil Rally Finland Archived from the original on 3 November 2011 Retrieved 1 December 2011 Jyvaskylan suurajojen ensimmainen lahto tapahtui eilen aamulla jo klo 5 PDF 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