2020 Rally Finland

2020 Rally Finland
70. Neste Rally Finland
Part of the 2020 World Rally Championship
Rally Finland was the third event called off due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.
Host country Finland
Rally baseJyväskylä, Keski-Suomi
Held onScheduled for 6–9 August 2020
Start locationJyväskylä, Keski-Suomi
Finish locationJyväskylä, Keski-Suomi
Stages24 (321.87 km; 200.00 miles)[1]
Stage surfaceGravel
Statistics
CancellationRally cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.

The 2020 Rally Finland (also known as the Neste Rally Finland 2020) was a motor racing event for rally cars that was scheduled to be held over four days between 6 and 9 August 2020,[2] but was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] It was set to mark the seventieth running of Rally Finland and planned to be the eighth round of the 2020 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. It was also planned to run as the third round of the 2020 Junior World Rally Championship. The 2020 event was scheduled to be based in Jyväskylä in Keski-Suomi and consisted of twenty-four special stages covering a total competitive distance of 321.87 km (200.00 mi).[1]

Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja were the defending rally winners. The team they drove for in 2019, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, were the defending manufacturers' winners.[4] Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen were the defending winners in the World Rally Championship-2 category,[5][a] but they would not defend their titles as they were promoted to the higher class.[6] In the World Rally Championship-3 category, Nikolay Gryazin and Yaroslav Fedorov were the reigning rally winners,[5] but they would not defend their titles either as they were promoted to WRC-2 class.[b] Tom Kristensson and Henrik Appelskog were the reigning rally winners in the Junior World Rally Championship.[7]

Background

Route

Itinerary

All dates and times are EEST (UTC+3).

Date Time No. Stage name Distance
— 09:01 — Vesala [Shakedown] 4.04 km
Leg 1 — 131.42 km
— 19:00 SS1 Harju 1 2.31 km
— 8:08 SS2 Laukaa 1 11.75 km
9:08 SS3 Ruuhimäki 1 11.12 km
10:08 SS4 Laukaa 2 11.75 km
11:08 SS5 Ruuhimäki 2 11.12 km
13:46 SS6 Humalamäki 1 5.85 km
14:39 SS7 Ässämäki 1 12.28 km
15:42 SS8 Sahloinen — Moksi 1 22.40 km
16:48 SS9 Humalamäki 2 5.85 km
17:41 SS10 Ässämäki 2 12.28 km
18:44 SS11 Sahloinen — Moksi 2 22.40 km
20:00 SS12 Harju 2 2.31 km
Leg 2 — 143.09 km
— 8:08 SS13 Pihlajakoski 1 14.42 km
9:11 SS14 Päijälä 1 22.87 km
10:08 SS15 Kakaristo 1 18.70 km
10:52 SS16 Arvaja 1 13.46 km
14:43 SS17 Pihlajakoski 2 14.42 km
15:46 SS18 Päijälä 2 22.87 km
16:46 SS19 Kakaristo 2 18.70 km
17:24 SS20 Arvaja 2 13.46 km
19:08 SS21 Laajavuori 1 4.19 km
Leg 3 — 47.36 km
— 9:08 SS22 Oittila 1 19.34 km
11:21 SS23 Oittila 2 19.34 km
13:18 SS24 Laajavuori 2 [Power Stage] 8.68 km
Source:[1]

Notes

  1. ^ The championship was known as the World Rally Championship-2 Pro in 2019.
  2. ^ The championship was known as the World Rally Championship-2 in 2019.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Itinerary and route map". nesterallyfinland.fi. Rally Finland. Archived from the original on 3 June 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  2. ^ Herrero, Daniel (27 September 2019). "Australia drops off WRC calendar in 2020". speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  3. ^ "No Neste Rally Finland for 2020". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 3 June 2020. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Sunday in Finland: Double delight for Tänak". wrc.com. WRC. 4 August 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  5. ^ a b "WRC 2 in Finland: Fourth win for dominant Kalle". wrc.com. WRC. 4 August 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  6. ^ "Toyota reveals 2020 line-up". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 27 November 2019. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
  7. ^ "Junior WRC in Finland: Kristensson on target". wrc.com. WRC. 4 August 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
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