Stage results Neste Rally Finland 1997

1.	#23	Laukkanen T. - Mannisenmäki R. Volkswagen Golf III Kit Car	A7	1:42		59.6
2.	#28	Sperrer Raphael - Carlsson Per Renault Mégane Maxi	A7	1:44	+2 + 2	58.5 1.18
3.	#21	Rovanperä Harri - Silander V. Seat Ibiza Kit Car Evo2	A7	1:45	+3 + 1	57.9 1.78
=	#22	Gardemeister Toni - Lukander P. Nissan Sunny GTi	A7	1:45	+3 + 0	57.9 1.78
5.	#24	Gómez Marco Oriol - Martí Marc Seat Ibiza Kit Car Evo2	A7	1:46	+4 + 1	57.4 2.37
=	#27	Kruse Jonas - Ekholm Håkan Renault Mégane Maxi	A7	1:46	+4 + 0	57.4 2.37
=	#30	Triner Emil - Hůlka Miloš Škoda Felicia Kit Car	A6	1:46	+4 + 0	57.4 2.37
=	#49	Sundell Sami - Aho Jukka Opel Astra GSi 16V	A7	1:46	+4 + 0	57.4 2.37
=	#54	Himanen Ari - Lindström Kaj Peugeot 306 S16	A7	1:46	+4 + 0	57.4 2.37
10.	#50	Paasikivi Kimmo - Tuominen Seppo Peugeot 306 S16	A7	1:47	+5 + 1	56.9 2.96
11.	#25	Sibera Pavel - Gross Petr Škoda Octavia Kit Car	A7	1:48	+6 + 1	56.3 3.55
=	#29	Higgins Mark - Mills Phil Nissan Micra Kit Car	A5	1:48	+6 + 0	56.3 3.55
=	#31	Štolfa Jindřich - Fanta M. Škoda Felicia Kit Car	A6	1:48	+6 + 0	56.3 3.55
=	#48	Vekka Teppo - Tuusa Jyrki Peugeot 306 S16	A7	1:48	+6 + 0	56.3 3.55
=	#63	Kent Adam - Bull Andrew Peugeot 306 S16	A7	1:48	+6 + 0	56.3 3.55
16.	#67	Muhonen Seppo - Vaskelainen Jouko Opel Astra GSi 16V	A7	1:49	+7 + 1	55.8 4.14
=	#69	Pirttinen Jani - Santala Petra Opel Astra GSi 16V	N3	1:49	+7 + 0	55.8 4.14
=	#73	Rämänen Harri - Manninen Maria Opel Astra GSi 16V	N3	1:49	+7 + 0	55.8 4.14
=	#88	Räikkönen Eero - Paananen Erkki Opel Astra GSi 16V	N3	1:49	+7 + 0	55.8 4.14
=	#94	Tukiainen Tomi - Kärmeniemi P. Opel Astra GSi 16V	N3	1:49	+7 + 0	55.8 4.14
=	#100	Paussu Pasi - Maja Eero Opel Astra GSi 16V	N3	1:49	+7 + 0	55.8 4.14
22.	#51	Salo Jari - Kataja Olli Mazda 323 GTX	A7	1:50	+8 + 1	55.3 4.73
=	#72	Rämänen Marko - Lehtinen Jarmo Honda Civic SiR	N2	1:50	+8 + 0	55.3 4.73
=	#92	Tuominen Matti - Mäkinen Ari Opel Astra GSi 16V	N3	1:50	+8 + 0	55.3 4.73
25.	#87	Salo Kimmo - Auranen Esa Nissan Sunny GTi	N3	1:52	+10 + 2	54.3 5.92
=	#89	Vähämiko Janne - Haapanala Jani Opel Astra GSi 16V	N3	1:52	+10 + 0	54.3 5.92
27.	#70	Laakso Jorma - Jyrkiäinen Jari Volkswagen Golf III GTi 16V	N3	1:53	+11 + 1	53.8 6.51
=	#91	Harju Markku - Leppälä Pekka Ford Escort RS 2000	N3	1:53	+11 + 0	53.8 6.51
=	#93	Kaakinen Pekka - Salo Petri Opel Astra GSi 16V	N3	1:53	+11 + 0	53.8 6.51
30.	#68	Jokinen Hannu - Lampinen Jouni Opel Astra GSi 16V	N3	1:54	+12 + 1	53.4 7.10
=	#74	Kalliomäki Harri - Siitonen Ari Škoda Favorit 136 L	A5	1:54	+12 + 0	53.4 7.10
=	#101	Mayr Siegfried - Mayr Renate Opel Astra GSi 16V	N3	1:54	+12 + 0	53.4 7.10
33.	#84	Turunen Pekka - Virtanen Harri Škoda Favorit 136 L	A5	1:55	+13 + 1	52.9 7.69
=	#95	Fihlman Robert - Valkama Markku Volkswagen Golf GTi 16V	N3	1:55	+13 + 0	52.9 7.69
=	#98	Kivimäki Juhani - Ojanen Eliise Opel Astra GSi 16V	N3	1:55	+13 + 0	52.9 7.69
=	#99	Kinnunen Kari - Minkkinen Tomi Volkswagen Golf III GTi 16V	N3	1:55	+13 + 0	52.9 7.69
37.	#85	Ghiringhelli R. - Guglielmi G. Peugeot 309 GTI	A7	1:57	+15 + 2	52.0 8.88
=	#97	Kalmanlehto Ilkka - Välimäki H. Peugeot 205 GTI	N3	1:57	+15 + 0	52.0 8.88
=	#102	Cooper Alec - Johnson Brian Vauxhall Astra GSI 16V	N3	1:57	+15 + 0	52.0 8.88
40.	#90	Kärpänen Ilkka - Pekkinen Jari Opel Astra GSi 16V	N3	1:58	+16 + 1	51.6 9.47
41.	#83	Pollet Patrick - Capelli J. Škoda Favorit 136 L	A5	1:59	+17 + 1	51.1 10.1
42.	#103	Jonsson Stefan - Godén Bertil Citroën AX GTI	N2	2:03	+21 + 4	49.5 12.4
=	#104	Majamäki Ilkka - Majamäki Timo Peugeot 106 Rallye	N1	2:03	+21 + 0	49.5 12.4
44.	#75	Komulainen Tapio - Ahonen Markus Daihatsu Charade	A5	2:09	+27 + 6	47.2 16.0
=	#105	Godwin Trevor - Spurgeon Rick Rover Mini Cooper	N1	2:09	+27 + 0	47.2 16.0

Overall

1. +1	#23	Laukkanen T. - Mannisenmäki R. Volkswagen Golf III Kit Car	A7	38:39		109.4
2. −1	#21	Rovanperä Harri - Silander V. Seat Ibiza Kit Car Evo2	A7	38:40	+1 +1	109.3 0.01
3.	#22	Gardemeister Toni - Lukander P. Nissan Sunny GTi	A7	38:57	+18 +17	108.5 0.26
4.	#28	Sperrer Raphael - Carlsson Per Renault Mégane Maxi	A7	39:32	+53 +35	106.9 0.75
5. −1	#27	Kruse Jonas - Ekholm Håkan Renault Mégane Maxi	A7	39:34	+55 +2	106.8 0.78
6.	#25	Sibera Pavel - Gross Petr Škoda Octavia Kit Car	A7	40:23	+1:44 +49	104.7 1.48
7.	#24	Gómez Marco Oriol - Martí Marc Seat Ibiza Kit Car Evo2	A7	40:53	+2:14 +30	103.4 1.90
8.	#49	Sundell Sami - Aho Jukka Opel Astra GSi 16V	A7	41:16	+2:37 +23	102.4 2.23
9.	#30	Triner Emil - Hůlka Miloš Škoda Felicia Kit Car	A6	41:28	+2:49 +12	101.9 2.40
10.	#54	Himanen Ari - Lindström Kaj Peugeot 306 S16	A7	41:38	+2:59 +10	101.5 2.54
11.	#63	Kent Adam - Bull Andrew Peugeot 306 S16	A7	41:47	+3:08 +9	101.2 2.67
12.	#31	Štolfa Jindřich - Fanta M. Škoda Felicia Kit Car	A6	42:05	+3:26 +18	100.4 2.92
13.	#50	Paasikivi Kimmo - Tuominen Seppo Peugeot 306 S16	A7	42:23	+3:44 +18	99.7 3.18
14.	#48	Vekka Teppo - Tuusa Jyrki Peugeot 306 S16	A7	42:59	+4:20 +36	98.3 3.69
15.	#73	Rämänen Harri - Manninen Maria Opel Astra GSi 16V	N3	43:02	+4:23 +3	98.2 3.73
16. +1	#92	Tuominen Matti - Mäkinen Ari Opel Astra GSi 16V	N3	43:34	+4:55 +32	97.0 4.19
17. −1	#70	Laakso Jorma - Jyrkiäinen Jari Volkswagen Golf III GTi 16V	N3	43:35	+4:56 +1	97.0 4.20
18. −1	#68	Jokinen Hannu - Lampinen Jouni Opel Astra GSi 16V	N3	43:38	+4:59 +3	96.9 4.24
19.	#72	Rämänen Marko - Lehtinen Jarmo Honda Civic SiR	N2	43:42	+5:03 +4	96.7 4.30
20.	#67	Muhonen Seppo - Vaskelainen Jouko Opel Astra GSi 16V	A7	43:54	+5:15 +12	96.3 4.47
21.	#100	Paussu Pasi - Maja Eero Opel Astra GSi 16V	N3	44:04	+5:25 +10	95.9 4.61
22.	#88	Räikkönen Eero - Paananen Erkki Opel Astra GSi 16V	N3	44:05	+5:26 +1	95.9 4.63
23. +1	#69	Pirttinen Jani - Santala Petra Opel Astra GSi 16V	N3	44:35	+5:56 +30	94.8 5.05
24. −1	#89	Vähämiko Janne - Haapanala Jani Opel Astra GSi 16V	N3	44:37	+5:58 +2	94.7 5.08
25.	#99	Kinnunen Kari - Minkkinen Tomi Volkswagen Golf III GTi 16V	N3	45:00	+6:21 +23	93.9 5.41
26.	#91	Harju Markku - Leppälä Pekka Ford Escort RS 2000	N3	45:01	+6:22 +1	93.9 5.42
27.	#95	Fihlman Robert - Valkama Markku Volkswagen Golf GTi 16V	N3	45:06	+6:27 +5	93.7 5.49
28.	#93	Kaakinen Pekka - Salo Petri Opel Astra GSi 16V	N3	45:25	+6:46 +19	93.1 5.76
29.	#29	Higgins Mark - Mills Phil Nissan Micra Kit Car	A5	46:10	+7:31 +45	91.6 6.40
30.	#90	Kärpänen Ilkka - Pekkinen Jari Opel Astra GSi 16V	N3	46:32	+7:53 +22	90.8 6.71
31.	#101	Mayr Siegfried - Mayr Renate Opel Astra GSi 16V	N3	47:50 0:10	+9:11 +1:18	88.7 7.82
32. +1	#98	Kivimäki Juhani - Ojanen Eliise Opel Astra GSi 16V	N3	48:18	+9:39 +28	87.5 8.22
33. −1	#85	Ghiringhelli R. - Guglielmi G. Peugeot 309 GTI	A7	48:19 0:10	+9:40 +1	87.8 8.23
34.	#102	Cooper Alec - Johnson Brian Vauxhall Astra GSI 16V	N3	48:36	+9:57 +17	87.0 8.47
35.	#104	Majamäki Ilkka - Majamäki Timo Peugeot 106 Rallye	N1	49:04	+10:25 +28	86.1 8.87
36.	#97	Kalmanlehto Ilkka - Välimäki H. Peugeot 205 GTI	N3	49:12	+10:33 +8	85.9 8.99
37.	#74	Kalliomäki Harri - Siitonen Ari Škoda Favorit 136 L	A5	50:17	+11:38 +1:05	84.1 9.91
38. +1	#94	Tukiainen Tomi - Kärmeniemi P. Opel Astra GSi 16V	N3	50:18	+11:39 +1	84.0 9.92
39. −1	#87	Salo Kimmo - Auranen Esa Nissan Sunny GTi	N3	50:19	+11:40 +1	84.0 9.94
40.	#103	Jonsson Stefan - Godén Bertil Citroën AX GTI	N2	50:33	+11:54 +14	83.6 10.1
41.	#84	Turunen Pekka - Virtanen Harri Škoda Favorit 136 L	A5	50:39	+12:00 +6	83.5 10.2
42.	#83	Pollet Patrick - Capelli J. Škoda Favorit 136 L	A5	51:02	+12:23 +23	82.8 10.6
43. +2	#105	Godwin Trevor - Spurgeon Rick Rover Mini Cooper	N1	1:00:47 1:00	+22:08 +9:45	70.7 18.9
44. +2	#75	Komulainen Tapio - Ahonen Markus Daihatsu Charade	A5	1:02:10	+23:31 +1:23	68.0 20.0
45. −1	#51	Salo Jari - Kataja Olli Mazda 323 GTX	A7	1:02:44 11:00	+24:05 +34	81.7 20.5

Retirement

#55	Rumpler Karl - Rumpler Maria	Ford Sierra RS Cosworth 4x4	Differential
#64	Rindeby Magnus - Ohlson Stefan	Škoda Felicia Kit Car	Accident damage
#77	Jokinen Juha - Hämäläinen Jari	Lada Samara 2108	Engine

Penalty

#5	Sainz Carlos - Moya Luis	Ford Escort WRC	0:10 - Late (1 min) at TC
#36	Harkki Olli - Mustalahti Kari	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IV	0:10
#85	Ghiringhelli R. - Guglielmi G.	Peugeot 309 GTI	0:10
#101	Mayr Siegfried - Mayr Renate	Opel Astra GSi 16V	0:10
#62	Molinié Michel - Ligonnet J.	Mazda 323 GT-R	0:20
#52	Paasonen Jani - Jokinen Kari	Mitsubishi Lancer Evo III	1:00
#105	Godwin Trevor - Spurgeon Rick	Rover Mini Cooper	1:00
#10	Loix Freddy - Smeets Sven	Toyota Celica GT-Four (ST205)	2:00
#51	Salo Jari - Kataja Olli	Mazda 323 GTX	11:00

Info

#13

Jansson T.
- Svensson P.

Before the rally our target was to be in the top five

Auriol Didier
- Giraudet Denis

We changed the front diff and the handling improved. I solved the problem by myself. I don't need Grönholm's help with that. I have tested the car a lot by myself. The new stages are difficult. For example if the pace note is very long left, I turn in too early. Tomorrow it will be even more difficult.

Sainz Carlos
- Moya Luis

Tactical road penalty

Mäkinen Tommi
- Harjanne Seppo

The position we have is good.

Kankkunen Juha
- Repo Juha

I finished the stage in first gear. I haven't taken any risks yet. There is no panic, because leading now is not good.

Kytölehto Jarmo
- Kapanen Arto

MIka Sohlberg was showing split times but I didn't notice him

Grönholm Marcus
- Rautiainen T.

I don't know if it's wise to be first on the road tomorrow. But I have never lead a WRC event before so I shouldn't slow down.

47. Neste Rally Finland 1997

SS4 Hippos - 1.69 km - 29. 8. 18:55

Overall

Retirement

Penalty

Info

SS4 Hippos - 1.69 km
- 29. 8. 18:55