2011 Rally Finland 2011 Neste Oil Rally Finland
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Sébastien Ogier, Sébastien Loeb and Jari-Matti Latvala being interviewed at the end of day 1.
Host country	Finland
Rally base	Jyväskylä, Finland
Dates run	July 28 – 30 2011
Stages	22 (314.39 km; 195.35 miles)[1]
Stage surface	Gravel
Overall distance	1,355.21 km (842.09 miles)[1]
Statistics
Crews	125 at start, 66 at finish
Overall results
Overall winner	Sébastien Loeb Citroën World Rally Team

The 2011 Rally Finland was the eighth round of the 2011 World Rally Championship season. The rally took place over 28–30 July, and was based in Jyväskylä, with a remote service in Lahti.^[1] The rally was also the fifth round of the Super 2000 World Rally Championship, the fourth round of the Production World Rally Championship and the third round of the WRC Academy.

Championship leader Sébastien Loeb won for the second time in Finland, taking his 66th career victory in the process, ahead of rivals Jari-Matti Latvala, Sébastien Ogier and Mikko Hirvonen.^[2] With an overall tenth place, Juho Hänninen took the honours in SWRC,^[3] Hayden Paddon took his third consecutive win in PWRC,^[4] and Egon Kaur continued his perfect record in WRC Academy.^[5]

No. Driver Co-driver Entrant Car Class 1 Sébastien Loeb Daniel Elena Citroën Total World Rally Team Citroën DS3 WRC WRC 2 Sébastien Ogier Julien Ingrassia Citroën Total World Rally Team Citroën DS3 WRC WRC 3 Mikko Hirvonen Jarmo Lehtinen Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC 4 Jari-Matti Latvala Miikka Anttila Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC 5 Matthew Wilson Scott Martin M-Sport Stobart Ford World Rally Team Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC 6 Mads Østberg Jonas Andersson M-Sport Stobart Ford World Rally Team Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC 8 Kimi Räikkönen Kaj Lindström ICE 1 Racing Citroën DS3 WRC WRC 9 Dennis Kuipers Frédéric Miclotte Ferm Powertools World Rally Team Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC 10 Khalid Al-Qassimi Michael Orr Team Abu Dhabi Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC 11 Petter Solberg Chris Patterson Petter Solberg World Rally Team Citroën DS3 WRC WRC 12 Daniel Oliveira Carlos Magalhães Brazil World Rally Team MINI John Cooper Works WRC WRC 15 Henning Solberg Ilka Minor M-Sport Stobart Ford World Rally Team Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC 16 Evgeny Novikov Denis Giraudet M-Sport Stobart Ford World Rally Team Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC 17 Armindo Araújo Miguel Ramalho Motorsport Italia MINI John Cooper Works WRC WRC 18 Matti Rantanen Mikko Lukka Matti Rantanen MINI John Cooper Works WRC WRC 19 Jari Ketomaa Mika Stenberg HJ-Autotalo.com Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC 20 Janne Tuohino Risto Pietiläinen Janne Tuohino Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC 21 Martin Prokop Jan Tománek Czech Ford National Team Ford Fiesta S2000 2 22 Ott Tänak Kuldar Sikk Ott Tänak Ford Fiesta S2000 2 24 Bernardo Sousa Paulo Babo Team Quinta do Lorde Ford Fiesta S2000 2 25 Juho Hänninen Mikko Markkula Red Bull Škoda Škoda Fabia S2000 2 26 Karl Kruuda Martin Järveoja ME3 Rally Team Škoda Fabia S2000 2 27 Hermann Gassner Jr. Katharina Wüstenhagen Red Bull Škoda Škoda Fabia S2000 2 28 Eyvind Brynildsen Cato Menkerud PS Engineering Škoda Fabia S2000 2 29 Frigyes Turán Gábor Zsiros Turán Motorsport Ford Fiesta S2000 2 30 Albert Llovera Diego Vallejo Albert Llovera Fiat Abarth Grande Punto S2000 2 37 Daniel Sordo Carlos Del Barrio Mini WRC Team MINI John Cooper Works WRC WRC 49 Juha Salo Marko Salminen Juha Salo Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X R4 2 50 Joonas Lindroos Pasi Kilpeläinen Volkswagen Motorsport Škoda Fabia S2000 2 51 Mattias Therman Janne Perälä Mattias Therman MINI John Cooper Works WRC WRC 52 Kris Meeke Paul Nagle Mini WRC Team MINI John Cooper Works WRC WRC 53 René Kuipers Annemieke Hulzebos Ferm Powertools World Rally Team Ford Fiesta RS WRC WRC 54 Andreas Mikkelsen Ola Fløene Volkswagen Motorsport Škoda Fabia S2000 2 55 Per-Gunnar Andersson Emil Axelsson Per-Gunnar Andersson Subaru Impreza WRX STi R4 2 56 Mikko Lehessaari Lassi Hartikainen Mikko Lehessaari Subaru Impreza WRX STi 3 57 Mikko Eskelinen Arto Kapanen Mikko Eskelinen Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X 3 58 Ari Laivola Kari Mustalahti Ari Laivola Peugeot 207 S2000 2 59 Jani Salomaa Jarno Ottman Jani Salomaa Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX 3 60 Andis Neiksans Peteris Dzirkals Andis Neiksans Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X 3 61 Sander Pärn Ken Järveoja Sander Pärn Subaru Impreza WRX STi 3 62 Antti Lahtinen Tommi Alkula Antti Lahtinen Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX 3 63 Mika Turkki Timo Hantunen Mika Turkki Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX 3 64 Petri Lehtovirta Juha Kanerva Petri Lehtovirta Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX 3 65 Kees Burger Miika Teiskonen Kees Burger Subaru Impreza WRX STi 3 66 Kari Hämäläinen Aulis Ahonen Kari Hämäläinen Ford Fiesta S2000 2 67 Evgeny Cherkasov Seppo Varmavuo Evgeny Cherkasov Subaru Impreza WRX STi 3 68 Timo Pulkkinen Lasse Miettinen Timo Pulkkinen Subaru Impreza WRX STi 3 69 Radik Shaymiev Maxim Tsvetkov Radik Shaymiev Peugeot 207 S2000 2 70 Nikita Kondrakhin Klaus Wicha Nikita Kondrakhin Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX 3 71 Esapekka Lappi Janne Ferm Printsport Citroën C2 R2 6 72 Kalle Pinomäki Matti Kaskinen Kalle Pinomäki Renault Twingo R2 6 73 Jukka Korhonen Mikael Korhonen Jukka Korhonen Ford Fiesta R2 6 74 Elfyn Evans Andrew Edwards Elfyn Evans Ford Fiesta R2 6 75 Tomi Tukiainen Pekka Kärmeniemi Tomi Tukiainen Citroën C2 R2 6 76 Niko-Pekka Nieminen Panu Plosila Niko-Pekka Nieminen Ford Fiesta R2 6 77 Siim Plangi Marek Sarapuu Siim Plangi Honda Civic Type-R R3 5 78 Martin Kangur Simo Koskinen Martin Kangur Honda Civic Type-R R3 5 79 Igor Grushelevskiy Yan Poedinkov Igor Grushelevskiy Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX 3 80 Jouni Virtanen Ari-Pekka Hautanen Jouni Virtanen Subaru Impreza WRX STi 3 81 Paulo Nobre Edu Paula Palmeirinha Rally Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X R4 2 82 Jarmo Komsi Teemu Buckman Jarmo Komsi Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX 3 83 Kristian Yritys Janne Siirilä Kristian Yritys Citroën C2 R2 6 84 Frank Tore Larsen Torstein Eriksen Frank Tore Larsen Ford Fiesta R2 6 85 Kristian Kiviniemi Lasse Hirvijärvi Kristian Kiviniemi Honda Civic Type-R 8 86 Niko Veikkanen Hannu Lamminen Niko Veikkanen Renault Clio Sport 5 87 Christoffer Dahlström Kari Kemppinen Christoffer Dahlström Ford Fiesta R2 6 88 Juha Pasanen Jari Jaakola Juha Pasanen Subaru Impreza WRX STi 3 89 Oscar Ortfeldt Christer Carlsson Oscar Ortfeldt Subaru Impreza WRX STi 3 90 Zoltán Szabó István Kerék Zoltán Szabó Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX 3 91 Andrea Zivian Nicola Arena Andrea Zivian Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX 3 92 Evgeny Shklyaev Aleksander Kornilov Evgeny Shklyaev Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX 3 93 Alexander Villanueva Óscar Sánchez Alexander Villanueva Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X 3 94 Joni Pakarinen Jori Nousiainen Joni Pakarinen Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX 3 95 Ari Kirvesmäki Jukka Jämsen Ari Kirvesmäki Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX 3 96 Kari Hytönen Heidi Koppe Kari Hytönen Ford Fiesta R2 6 97 Tomi Weurlander Pasi Someroja Tomi Weurlander Citroën C2 R2 6 98 Ilkka Kariste Mikael Lindberg Ilkka Kariste Ford Fiesta ST 8 99 Petri Itkonen Vesa Kari Vesa Kari Citroën C2 R2 6 100 Sami Valme Antti Linnaketo Antti Linnaketo Citroën C2 R2 6 101 Alastair Fisher Daniel Barritt Alastair Fisher Ford Fiesta R2 6 102 José Antonio Suárez Cándido Carrera José Antonio Suárez Ford Fiesta R2 6 103 Andrea Crugnola Michele Ferrara Andrea Crugnola Ford Fiesta R2 6 104 Jan Černý Pavel Kohout Czech National Team Ford Fiesta R2 6 105 Miko-Ove Niinemäe Timo Kasesalu Miko-Ove Niinemäe Ford Fiesta R2 6 106 Brendan Reeves Rhianon Smyth Brendan Reeves Ford Fiesta R2 6 108 Egon Kaur Mait Laidvee Playboy Estonia Rally Team Ford Fiesta R2 6 109 Craig Breen Gareth Roberts Craig Breen Ford Fiesta R2 6 110 Yeray Lemes Rogelio Peñate Yeray Lemes Ford Fiesta R2 6 111 Victor Henriksson Joel Ardell Victor Henriksson Ford Fiesta R2 6 112 Sergey Karyakin Anton Vlasyuk Ural Avia Ford Fiesta R2 6 113 Miguel Angel Baldoni Fernando Mussano Miguel Angel Baldoni Ford Fiesta R2 6 114 Fredrik Åhlin Stefan Ottosson Fredrik Åhlin Ford Fiesta R2 6 115 Molly Taylor Sebastian Marshall Molly Taylor Ford Fiesta R2 6 116 Christian Riedemann Michael Wenzel ADAC Team Weser-EMS e.V. Ford Fiesta R2 6 118 Timo van der Marel Erwin Berkhof KNAF Talent First Ford Fiesta R2 6 121 Patrik Flodin Göran Bergsten Uspenskiy Rally Tecnica Subaru Impreza WRX STi 3 122 Michał Kościuszko Maciej Szczepaniak Lotos Dynamic Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X 3 124 Jarkko Nikara Petri Nikara Bilbutikken AS World Rally Team Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX 3 125 Jukka Ketomäki Kai Risberg Jukka Ketomäki Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X 3 126 Martin Semerád Michal Ernst Martin Semerád Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX 3 127 Harry Hunt Robbie Durant Harry Hunt Citroën DS3 R3T 5 128 Majed Al-Shamsi Killian Duffy Team Abu Dhabi Subaru Impreza WRX STi 3 129 Bader Al-Jabri Stephen McAuley Team Abu Dhabi Subaru Impreza WRX STi 3 130 Oleksandr Saliuk, Jr. Pavlo Cherepin Mentos Ascania Racing Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX 3 131 Oleksiy Kikireshko Sergei Larens Mentos Ascania Racing Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX 3 132 Valeriy Gorban Vadim Chernega Mentos Ascania Racing Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX 3 133 Dmitry Tagirov Anna Zavershinskaya Dmitry Tagirov Subaru Impreza WRX STi 3 134 Yuriy Protasov Adrian Aftanaziv Darnitsa Motorsport Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X 3 135 Nicolás Fuchs Ruben Garcia Nicolás Fuchs Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X 3 138 Hayden Paddon John Kennard Hayden Paddon Subaru Impreza WRX STi 3 139 Benito Guerra, Jr. Borja Rozada Benito Guerra, Jr. Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X 3 149 Riku Tahko Markus Soininen Riku Tahko Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X 3 150 Mikko Pajunen Jani Salo Mikko Pajunen Renault Clio R3 5 151 Carlo Covi Giorgio Campesan Carlo Covi Subaru Impreza WRX STi 3 152 Santeri Jokinen Jonne Halttunen Santeri Jokinen Honda Civic Type-R 8 153 Janne Berg Sami Jokioinen Janne Berg Ford Fiesta R2 6 154 Ilkka Pastila Heikki Helenius Ilkka Pastila Citroën Saxo VTS 9 155 Raimo Kaisanlahti Tero Rönnemaa Raimo Kaisanlahti Ford Fiesta R2 6 156 Fabrizio de Sanctis Giorgia Larosa Fabrizio de Sanctis Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX 3 157 Hassan Ali Abdel Baset Chadi Beyrouthy Hassan Ali Abdel Baset Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX 3 158 Sami Pyhälä Olli Ristimäki Olli Ristimäki Škoda Felicia 7 159 Matti Kortelainen Hannu Mattila Matti Kortelainen Suzuki Swift Sport 9 160 Kari Koskelainen Ismo Juottonen Kari Koskelainen Škoda Felicia 7 161 Pekka Vuorio Pekka Leppälä Pekka Vuorio Škoda Fabia 7 162 Janne Siikonen Jukka Pasanen Janne Siikonen Škoda Felicia 9

Pos.	Driver	Co-driver	Car	Time	Difference	Points
Overall
1.	Sébastien Loeb	Daniel Elena	Citroën DS3 WRC	2:39:37.0	0.0	25
2.	Jari-Matti Latvala	Miikka Anttila	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	2:39:45.1	8.1	20
3.	Sébastien Ogier	Julien Ingrassia	Citroën DS3 WRC	2:39:49.8	12.8	16
4.	Mikko Hirvonen	Jarmo Lehtinen	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	2:40:46.1	1:09.1	15
5.	Petter Solberg	Chris Patterson	Citroën DS3 WRC	2:40:53.2	1:16.2	10
6.	Mads Østberg	Jonas Andersson	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	2:41:04.8	1:27.8	8
7.	Henning Solberg	Ilka Minor	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	2:43:02.5	3:25.5	6
8.	Matthew Wilson	Scott Martin	Ford Fiesta RS WRC	2:43:30.2	3:53.2	4
9.	Kimi Räikkönen	Kaj Lindström	Citroën DS3 WRC	2:43:36.8	3:59.8	2
10.	Juho Hänninen	Mikko Markkula	Škoda Fabia S2000	2:44:50.7	5:13.7	1
SWRC
1. (10.)	Juho Hänninen	Mikko Markkula	Škoda Fabia S2000	2:44:50.7	0.0	25
2. (12.)	Martin Prokop	Jan Tománek	Ford Fiesta S2000	2:47:28.4	2:37.7	18
3. (13.)	Ott Tänak	Kuldar Sikk	Ford Fiesta S2000	2:48:29.0	3:38.3	15
4. (16.)	Hermann Gassner	Kathi Wüstenhagen	Škoda Fabia S2000	2:50:43.3	5:52.6	12
5. (17.)	Frigyes Turán	Gábor Zsíros	Ford Fiesta S2000	2:51:01.9	6:11.2	10
6. (24.)	Bernardo Sousa	Paulo Babo	Ford Fiesta S2000	2:53:30.1	8:39.4	8
7. (27.)	Karl Kruuda	Martin Järveoja	Škoda Fabia S2000	2:56:20.8	11:30.1	6
8. (35.)	Juha Salo	Marko Salminen	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution Xr4	3:02:26.8	17:36.1	4
PWRC
1. (19.)	Hayden Paddon	John Kennard	Subaru Impreza WRX STI	2:51:57.2	0.0	25
2. (21.)	Jarkko Nikara	Petri Nikara	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX	2:52:37.4	40.2	18
3. (22.)	Patrik Flodin	Goran Bergsten	Subaru Impreza WRX STI	2:53:04.9	1:07.7	15
4. (23.)	Jukka Ketomäki	Kai Risberg	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X	2:53:10.4	1:13.2	12
5. (25.)	Michał Kościuszko	Maciej Szczepaniak	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X	2:54:09.8	2:12.6	10
6. (26.)	Mikko Pajunen	Jani Salo	Renault Clio R3	2:54:47.9	2:50.7	8
7. (40.)	Valeriy Gorban	Vadim Chernega	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX	3:05:06.0	13:08.8	6
8. (51.)	Oleksiy Kikireshko	Sergey Larens	Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX	3:14:03.0	22:05.8	4
9. (52.)	Dmitry Tagirov	Anna Zavershinskaya	Subaru Impreza WRX STI	3:14:31.4	22:34.2	2
WRC Academy†
1.	Egon Kaur	Erik Lepikson	Ford Fiesta R2	2:41:24.7	0.0	30
2.	Craig Breen	Gareth Roberts	Ford Fiesta R2	2:41:27.3	2.6	23
3.	Timo van der Marel	Erwin Berkhof	Ford Fiesta R2	2:46:00.8	4:36.1	15
4.	Brendan Reeves	Rhianon Smyth	Ford Fiesta R2	2:47:17.9	5:53.2	12
5.	Jan Černý	Pavel Kohout	Ford Fiesta R2	2:47:23.2	5:58.5	10
6.	Yeray Lemes	Rogelio Peñate	Ford Fiesta R2	2:48:21.3	6:56.6	9
7.	Christian Riedemann	Michael Wenzel	Ford Fiesta R2	2:48:22.0	6:57.3	6
8.	Miko-Ove Niinemäe	Timo Kasesalu	Ford Fiesta R2	2:48:58.5	7:33.8	4
9.	Molly Taylor	Rebecca Smart	Ford Fiesta R2	2:53:15.4	11:50.7	2
10.	José Antonio Suárez	Cándido Carrera	Ford Fiesta R2	2:55:21.3	13:56.6	1

†^ – The WRC Academy featured 18 of the rally's 22 stages.

Day	Stage	Time	Name	Length	Winner	Time	Avg. spd.	Rally leader
Leg 1 (28 July)	SS1	17:13	Lankamaa	23.76 km	Jari Ketomaa	11:44.5	121.41 km/h	Jari Ketomaa
	SS2	18:16	Laukaa	11.79 km	Sébastien Loeb	5:49.7	121.37 km/h	Sébastien Loeb
	SS3	20:00	Laajavuori 1	4.19 km	Sébastien Loeb	2:37.3	95.89 km/h
Leg 2 (29 July)	SS4	9:00	Hassi	20.35 km	Mikko Hirvonen	11:14.3	108.65 km/h
	SS5	11:03	Evo	8.90 km	Mikko Hirvonen	4:59.0	107.16 km/h
	SS6	11:53	Hyväneula 1	29.90 km	Mikko Hirvonen	14:09.8	126.67 km/h
	SS7	14:59	Koukunmaa	13.68 km	Jari-Matti Latvala	7:09.8	114.58 km/h
	SS8	15:37	Koivukehä	17.80 km	Mikko Hirvonen	9:19.3	114.57 km/h
	SS9	16:20	Hyväneula 2	29.90 km	Mikko Hirvonen	13:53.3	129.17 km/h	Sébastien Ogier
	SS10	18:00	Jokimaa	2.00 km	Sébastien Ogier	1:33.4	77.09 km/h
	SS11	19:46	Mynnilä	12.07 km	Sébastien Loeb	5:47.4	125.08 km/h	Sébastien Loeb
Leg 3 (30 July)	SS12	7:58	Leustu 1	21.35 km	Sébastien Loeb	10:13.1	125.36 km/h
	SS13	9:00	Surkee 1	14.66 km	Sébastien Loeb	8:07.1	108.35 km/h
	SS14	9:55	Urria 1	12.75 km	Mikko Hirvonen	6:01.9	126.83 km/h
	SS15	10:58	Jukojärvi 1	14.32 km	Mikko Hirvonen	7:07.6	120.56 km/h
	SS16	11:23	Isojärvi 1	4.85 km	Mikko Hirvonen	2:26.3	119.34 km/h
	SS17	13:55	Leustu 2	21.35 km	Mikko Hirvonen	10:07.8	126.46 km/h
	SS18	14:57	Surkee 2	14.66 km	Jari-Matti Latvala	8:00.3	109.88 km/h
	SS19	15:52	Urria 2	12.75 km	Mikko Hirvonen	5:54.6	129.44 km/h
	SS20	16:55	Jukojärvi 2	14.32 km	Mikko Hirvonen	7:01.7	122.25 km/h
	SS21	17:20	Isojärvi 2	4.85 km	Mikko Hirvonen	2:25.1	120.33 km/h
	SS22	19:11	Laajavuori 2	4.19 km	Mikko Hirvonen	2:39.6	94.51 km/h

The "Power stage" was a live, televised 4.19 km (2.60 mi) stage at the end of the rally, held in Laajavuori.

Pos	Driver	Time	Diff.	Avg. speed	Points
1	Mikko Hirvonen	2:39.6	0.0	94.51 km/h	3
2	Jari-Matti Latvala	2:39.9	+0.3	94.33 km/h	2
3	Sébastien Ogier	2:40.2	+0.6	94.16 km/h	1

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