2008 Rally Finland

2008 Rally Finland 58th Neste Oil Rally Finland
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Sebastien Loeb driving out from service at Jyväskylä.
Host country	Finland
Rally base	Jyväskylä, Finland
Dates run	July 31 – August 3, 2008
Stages	24 (340.42 km; 211.53 miles)
Stage surface	Gravel
Overall distance	1,461.58 km (908.18 miles)
Statistics
Crews	108 at start, 68 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner	Sébastien Loeb Citroën Total World Rally Team

The 58th Rally Finland, the ninth rally of the 2008 World Rally Championship season took place between July 31 and August 3, 2008. The event was the first rally held after a six-week mid season break. The rally was based in the city of Jyväskylä in the centre of Finland with the special stages held on fast gravel roads in the lake district area of the country.^[1] The winner was the reigning world champion Sébastien Loeb, who became only the fourth non Scandinavian driver to win the event in fifty-eight runnings. It was his sixth win of the season and reduced the gap in the championship standings between himself and Finland's Mikko Hirvonen to just one point. Hirvonen finished in second, with Chris Atkinson taking the third podium spot for the Subaru World Rally Team. This would prove to be Subaru’s final podium in the world championship.