2024 Rally Finland

2024 Rally Finland
Secto Rally Finland 2024
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 baseJyväskylä, Central Finland
Dates run1 – 4 August 2024
Start locationJyväskylä, Central Finland
Finish locationJyväskylä, Central Finland
Stages20 (305.69 km; 189.95 miles)[1]
Stage surfaceGravel
Transport distance1,066.87 km (662.92 miles)
Overall distance1,372.56 km (852.87 miles)
Statistics
Crews registered80
Crews77 at start, 55 at finish
Overall results
Overall winnerFrance Sébastien Ogier
France Vincent Landais
Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
2:25:41.9
Saturday
Overall leader
France Sébastien Ogier
France Vincent Landais
Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
2:04:38.0
Sunday
Accumulated leader
Finland Esapekka Lappi
Finland Janne Ferm
South Korea Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT
21:02.4
Power Stage winnerJapan Takamoto Katsuta
Republic of Ireland Aaron Johnston
Japan Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
5:12.5
Support category results
WRC-2 winnerSweden Oliver Solberg
United Kingdom Elliott Edmondson
Germany Toksport WRT
2:33:57.4
WRC-3 winnerFinland Jesse Kallio
Finland Ville Pynnönen
2:48:30.3
J-WRC winnerAustralia Taylor Gill
Australia Daniel Brkic
FIA Rally Star
2:49:07.5

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]

  1. ^ a b "Itinerary Secto Rally Finland 2024". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Revealed: 2024 WRC Calendar". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 19 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Finland return confirmed for FIA Junior WRC". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 23 October 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  4. ^ "Evans romps to victory at Secto Rally Finland". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 6 August 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Perfect Pajari storms to Finland WRC2 win". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 6 August 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  6. ^ "WRC Promoter support helps Pajari realise Rally1 dream". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 4 June 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
  7. ^ "Hotshot Korhola secures WRC3 win at home". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 6 August 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  8. ^ "Ogier claims shock WRC victory in Finland". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 4 August 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  9. ^ "Solberg strengthens WRC2 bid with Rally Finland win". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 4 August 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  10. ^ "Kallio claims maiden WRC3 victory in Finland". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 4 August 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  11. ^ "Gill sets up FIA Junior WRC showdown after repelling Türkkan in Finland". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 4 August 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.