Rally Finland, WRC: Result

Sebastien Loeb wins Rally Finland after a good battle with Mikko Hirvonen; Jari-Matti Latvala completes the podium ahead of Petter Solberg and Mads Ostberg

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04 Aug 2012

Rally Finland: Overall standings after Stage 18 (Top 20):

1. Sebastien LoebCitroen Total WRT DS3 WRC2hours 28mins 11.4secs M
2. Mikko HirvonenCitroen Total WRT DS3 WRC+00mins 06.1secs M
3. Jari-Matti LatvalaFord WRT Fiesta RS WRC+00mins 35.0secs M
4. Petter SolbergFord WRT Fiesta RS WRC+00mins 56.1secs M
5. Mads OstbergAdapta WRT Fiesta RS WRC+02mins 32.1secs M
6. Ott TanakM-Sport Ford WRT Fiesta RS WRC+02mins 47.6secs M
7. Matti RantanenFord Fiesta RS WRC +04mins 51.7secs
8. Jari KetomaaFord Fiesta RS WRC+06mins 01.9secs
9. Martin Prokop Ford Fiesta RS WRC+06mins 04.3secs
10. Sebastien OgierVW Motorsport Skoda Fabia S2000+08mins 46.0secs

11. P-G AnderssonProton Satria Neo S2000+10mins 49.8secs S
12. Karl KruudaFord Fiesta S2000+11mins 08.9secs
13. Jarkko NikaraMitsubishi Lancer Evo IX+12mins 32.2secs
14. Sebastian LindholmFord Fiesta RS WRC+12mins 35.0secs
15. Armindo AraujoWRC MINI Team Portugal John Cooper Works WRC+12mins 43.7secs
16. Thierry Neuville Citroen Junior WRT DS3 WRC+13mins 39.2secs M
17. Yazeed Al-Rajhi Ford Fiesta RRC+14mins 07.6secs S
18. Juha SaloProton Satria Neo S2000+16mins 36.5secs S
19. Sander ParnSubaru Impreza STi+17mins 04.4secs
20. Edoardo BresolinFord Fiesta RRC+18mins 26.9secs

Others

27. Andreas MikkelsenVW Motorsport Skoda Fabia S2000+25mins 02.5secs
36. Evgeny NovikovM-Sport Ford WRT Fiesta RS WRC+34mins 47.1secs M
38. Paulo Nobre WRC MINI Team Portugal John Cooper Works WRC+36mins 28.6secs
39. Chris AtkinsonQatar WRT Citroen DS3 WRC37mins 17.6secs M

Rally Finland: Power Stage / SS18 (Top 3):

1. Mikko HirvonenCitroen Total WRT DS3 WRC15mins 17.3secs M
2. Petter SolbergFord WRT Fiesta RS WRC+00mins 00.6secs M
3. Sebastien LoebCitroen Total WRT DS3 WRC+00mins 01.1secs M

NOTE: Top three finishers in Power Stage are awarded bonus points. 1st = 3 points; 2nd = 2 points; 3rd = 1 point

SWRC standings after Stage 18:

1. P-G AnderssonProton Satria Neo S20002hours 39mins 01.2secs S
2. Yazeed Al-Rajhi Ford Fiesta RRC+03mins 17.8secs S
3. Juha SaloProton Satria Neo S2000+05mins 46.7secs S
4. Maciej OleksowiczFord Fiesta S2000+11mins 33.4secs S
5. Esapekka LappiFord Fiesta S2000+12mins 17.8secs S

WRC Academy standings after Stage 17#:

1. Elfyn EvansFord Fiesta R22hours 34mins 07.7secs A
2. Pontus TidemandFord Fiesta R2+00mins 55.3secs A
3. Brendan ReevesFord Fiesta R2+01mins 27.4secs A
4. Jose SuarezFord Fiesta R2+02mins 14.8secs A
5. John MacCroneFord Fiesta R2+03mins 02.0secs A
6. Chris DuplessisFord Fiesta R2+07mins 18.5secs A
7. Joao SilvaFord Fiesta R2+13mins 38.0secs A
8. Ashley Haigh-SmithFord Fiesta R2+30mins 01.5secs A
9. Alastair FisherFord Fiesta R2+40mins 08.9secs A

# WRC Academy event ended after SS17

Notable retirements:

SS5. Hayden PaddonSkoda Fabia S2000Engine S
SS9/SS10. Chris AtkinsonQatar WRT Citroen DS3 WRCHit a rock M*
SS10. Paulo Nobre WRC MINI Team Portugal John Cooper Works WRCWent off the road*
SS11. Thierry Neuville Citroen Junior WRT DS3 WRCRolled M*

SS14. Ken BlockMonster WRT Ford Fiesta RS WRCWent off the road
SS17. Craig BreenFord Fiesta S2000Went off the road S
SS17. Riku TahkoMINI John Cooper Works WRCWent off the road

* denotes re-started under Rally 2

all times unofficial