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| 2024 Rally Finland Secto Rally Finland 2024 | ||
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Round 9 of 13 in the 2024 World Rally Championship
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 Rally Finland has the fastest average speed of any event on the calendar. | ||
| Host country |  Finland | |
| Rally base | Jyväskylä, Central Finland | |
| Dates run | 1 – 4 August 2024 | |
| Start location | Jyväskylä, Central Finland | |
| Finish location | Jyväskylä, Central Finland | |
| Stages | 20 (305.69 km; 189.95 miles)[1] | |
| Stage surface | Gravel | |
| Transport distance | 1,066.87 km (662.92 miles) | |
| Overall distance | 1,372.56 km (852.87 miles) | |
| Statistics | ||
| Crews registered | 80 | |
| Crews | 77 at start, 55 at finish | |
| Overall results | ||
| Overall winner |  Sébastien Ogier Vincent Landais Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT2:25:41.9 | |
| Saturday Overall leader | Sébastien Ogier Vincent Landais Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 2:04:38.0 | |
| Sunday Accumulated leader | Esapekka Lappi Janne Ferm Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT21:02.4 | |
| Power Stage winner | Takamoto Katsuta Aaron Johnston Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT5:12.5 | |
| Support category results | ||
| WRC-2 winner |  Oliver Solberg Elliott Edmondson Toksport WRT2:33:57.4 | |
| WRC-3 winner | Jesse Kallio Ville Pynnönen 2:48:30.3 | |
| J-WRC winner |  Taylor Gill Daniel Brkic FIA Rally Star2:49:07.5 |
The 2024 Rally Finland (also known as the Secto Rally Finland 2024) was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days from 1 to 4 August 2024.[2] It marked the seventy-third running of the Rally Finland, and was the ninth round of the 2024 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The event was also the fourth round of the 2024 Junior World Rally Championship.[3] The 2024 event was based in Jyväskylä in Central Finland, and was contested over twenty special stages, covering a total competitive distance of 305.69 km (189.95 mi).[1]
Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin were the defending rally winners. Their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, were the defending manufacturer's winners.[4] Sami Pajari and Enni Mälkönen were the defending rally winners in the WRC-2 category,[5] but they did not defend their titles as they debuted in the top tier.[6] Benjamin Korhola and Pekka Kelander were the defending rally winners in the WRC-3 category.[7]
Sébastien Ogier and Vincent Landais won the rally, and their team, Toyota, successfully defended their manufacturer's title.[8] Oliver Solberg and Elliott Edmondson were the winners in the World Rally Championship-2 category.[9] Jesse Kallio and Ville Pynnönen were the winners in the World Rally Championship-3 category.[10] Taylor Gill and Daniel Brkic were the winners in the junior category.[11]
The following crews entered into the rally. The event was opened to crews competing in the World Rally Championship, its support categories, the World Rally Championship-2, World Rally Championship-3 as well as the Junior World Rally Championship, and privateer entries that were not registered to score points in any championship. Ten entered under Rally1 regulations, as were thirty-three Rally2 crews in the World Rally Championship-2 and twenty-two Rally3 crew in the World Rally Championship-3. A total of seventeen crews participated in the Junior World Rally Championship.[12]
| No. | Driver | Co-Driver | Entrant | Car | Tyre |
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| 20 | Yohan Rossel
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Florian Barral
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 DG Sport Compétition
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Citroën C3 Rally2 | P |
| 22 |  Nikolay Gryazin
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 Konstantin Aleksandrov[a]
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DG Sport Compétition
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Citroën C3 Rally2 | P |
| 23 |  Jan Solans
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Rodrigo Sanjuan de Eusebio
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Jan Solans
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Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 | P |
All dates and times are EEST (UTC+3).
| Date | No. | Time span | Stage name | Distance |
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| 31 July | 
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After 19:00 | Opening ceremony, Paviljonki | — |
| 1 August | — | After 10:01 | Ruuhimäki [Shakedown] | 4.12 km |
| SS1 | After 19:05 | Harju 1 | 3.48 km | |
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19:40 – 19:55 | Flexi service A, Paviljonki | — | |
| 2 August | SS2 | After 8:13 | Laukaa 1 | 17.96 km |
| SS3 | After 9:20 | Saarikas 1 | 15.93 km | |
| SS4 | After 10:35 | Myhinpää 1 | 15.51 km | |
| SS5 | After 12:05 | Ruuhimäki 1 | 7.76 km | |
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12:52 – 13:27 | Regroup, Paviljonki | — | |
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13:27 – 14:07 | Service B, Paviljonki | — | |
| SS6 | After 15:10 | Laukaa 2 | 17.96 km | |
| SS7 | After 16:17 | Saarikas 2 | 15.93 km | |
| SS8 | After 17:32 | Myhinpää 2 | 15.51 km | |
| SS9 | After 19:05 | Ruuhimäki 2 | 7.76 km | |
| SS10 | After 20:05 | Harju 2 | 2.01 km | |
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20:40 – 21:25 | Flexi service C, Paviljonki | — | |
| 3 August | SS11 | After 9:05 | Västilä 1 | 18.94 km |
| SS12 | After 10:05 | Päijälä 1 | 20.19 km | |
| SS13 | After 11:05 | Ouninpohja 1 | 32.98 km | |
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12:50 – 13:10 | Regroup, Paviljonki | — | |
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13:10 – 13:50 | Service D, Paviljonki | — | |
| SS14 | After 15:35 | Västilä 2 | 18.94 km | |
| SS15 | After 16:35 | Päijälä 2 | 20.19 km | |
| SS16 | After 17:35 | Ouninpohja 2 | 32.98 km | |
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19:30 – 20:15 | Flexi service E, Jyväskylä Paviljonki | — | |
| 4 August | SS17 | After 8:55 | Sahloinen-Moksi 1 | 14.27 km |
| SS18 | After 10:05 | Laajavuori 1 | 4.35 km | |
| SS19 | After 11:17 | Sahloinen-Moksi 2 | 14.27 km | |
| SS20 | After 13:15 | Laajavuori 2 [Power Stage] | 8.77 km | |
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After 15:00 | Podium ceremony, Paviljonki | — | |
| Source:[1] |
Championship standings
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| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | ||||||
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| Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | |
| 1 | 
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Thierry Neuville | 168 |
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Martijn Wydaeghe | 168 |
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Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | 395 |
| 2 |  2
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Sébastien Ogier | 141 | 2
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Vincent Landais | 141 |
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Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | 375 |
| 3 |  1
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Ott Tänak | 137 | 1
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Martin Järveoja | 137 |
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M-Sport Ford WRT | 207 |
| 4 | 1
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Elfyn Evans | 132 | 1
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Scott Martin | 132 | |||
| 5 |
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Adrien Fourmaux | 119 |
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Alexandre Coria | 119 |
Championship standings
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| Pos. | Open Drivers' championships | Open Co-drivers' championships | Teams' championships | Challenger Drivers' championships | Challenger Co-drivers' championships | ||||||||||
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| Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | Move | Driver | Points | |
| 1 |
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Oliver Solberg | 111 |
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Elliott Edmondson | 111 | 1
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Toksport WRT | 178 |
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Sami Pajari | 93 |
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Enni Mälkönen | 93 |
| 2 |
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Sami Pajari | 83 | 1
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Enni Mälkönen | 83 | 1
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DG Sport Compétition | 169 | 2
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Lauri Joona | 78 | 2
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Janni Hussi | 78 |
| 3 | 2
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Yohan Rossel | 71 | 3
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Janni Hussi | 58 |
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Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT NG | 73 | 1
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Jan Solans | 56 | 1
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Rodrigo Sanjuan de Eusebio | 56 |
| 4 | 2
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Lauri Joona | 58 | 1
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Arnaud Dunand | 53 |
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Toksport WRT 2 | 54 | 1
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Nikolay Gryazin | 55 | 1
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Konstantin Aleksandrov | 55 |
| 5 | 1
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Jan Solans | 48 | 1
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Rodrigo Sanjuan de Eusebio | 48 | 5
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Mikko Heikkilä | 55 | 5
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Kristian Temonen | 55 |
Championship standings
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| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | ||||
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| Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | |
| 1 |
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Diego Dominguez Jr. | 75 |
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Rogelio Peñate | 75 |
| 2 |
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Mattéo Chatillon | 48 |
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Maxence Cornuau | 48 |
| 3 |
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Jan Černý | 47 |
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Ondřej Krajča | 47 |
| 4 | 2
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Taylor Gill | 44 | 2
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Daniel Brkic | 44 |
| 5 | 1
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Romet Jürgenson | 43 | 1
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Siim Oja | 43 |
Championship standings
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| Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | ||||
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| Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | |
| 1 |
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Romet Jürgenson | 69 |
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Siim Oja | 69 |
| 2 | 1
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Taylor Gill | 61 | 1
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Daniel Brkic | 61 |
| 3 | 1
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Diego Dominguez Jr. | 41 | 1
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Rogelio Peñate | 41 |
| 4 | 3
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Ali Türkkan | 41 | 3
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Burak Erdener | 41 |
| 5 | 1
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Mille Johansson | 33 | 1
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Johan Grönvall | 33 |
- ^ Konstantin Aleksandrov is Russian, but he competes as a neutral competitor using the ANA flag as Russian national emblems were banned by the association due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[13]
- ^ a b c "Itinerary Secto Rally Finland 2024". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ "Revealed: 2024 WRC Calendar". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 19 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
- ^ "Finland return confirmed for FIA Junior WRC". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 23 October 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- ^ "Evans romps to victory at Secto Rally Finland". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 6 August 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
- ^ "Perfect Pajari storms to Finland WRC2 win". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 6 August 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
- ^ "WRC Promoter support helps Pajari realise Rally1 dream". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 4 June 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ "Hotshot Korhola secures WRC3 win at home". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 6 August 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
- ^ "Ogier claims shock WRC victory in Finland". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 4 August 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ "Solberg strengthens WRC2 bid with Rally Finland win". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 4 August 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ "Kallio claims maiden WRC3 victory in Finland". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 4 August 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ "Gill sets up FIA Junior WRC showdown after repelling Türkkan in Finland". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 4 August 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ "Entry list Secto Rally Finland 2024". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ "FIA announces World Motor Sport Council decisions in relation to the situation in Ukraine". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 1 March 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
- Official website (in Finnish and English)
- 2024 Rally Finland at eWRC-results.com
- 2024 Rally Finland at rally-maps.com (in English, German, and Polish)