Kris Meeke - Paul Nagle - Neste Rally Finland 2017

67. Neste Rally Finland 2017

WRC #9 • WRC Trophy #9 • WRC2 #9 • JWRC #4 • WRC3 #9

27. 7. – 30. 7. 2017, Jyväskylä • gravel 314.20 km • total distance including road sections - 1422.34 km • Other years

Stage results

Meeke Kris

Nagle Paul

Citroën C3 WRC

EG-***

Citroën Total Abu Dhabi WRT

RC1

Final results

8. overall

8. class RC1

8. WRC

Stage results

1. leg	Time	Pos.	km/h s/km	Overall	Pos. after
SS1 Harju 1 (2.31 km)	1:47.1	8. 8. class RC1 8. WRC	77.6 km/h 1.30 s/km	1:47.1	8. 8. class RC1 8. WRC
"This is a difficult street stage where you don't want to make a mistake. For sure others will be faster, but it's more important not to lose time here."
SS2 Halinen 1 (7.65 km)	3:39.8	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC	125.3 km/h 0.01 s/km	5:26.9	6. 6. class RC1 6. WRC
"Yeah, by just a few tenths. On this rally it will be tenths separating everyone. It's going to be a long day - we'll have to be on it. No road cleaning, humid all the way through. Normal."
SS3 Urria 1 (12.75 km)	6:01.7	11. 11. class RC1 11. WRC	126.9 km/h 0.42 s/km	11:28.6	8. 8. class RC1 8. WRC
"I last drove this stage seven or eight years ago so I have very little knowledge of it. You really need to get your speed right. I knew halfway through I didn't have the confidence."
SS4 Jukojärvi 1 (21.31 km)	10:14.6	7. 7. class RC1 7. WRC	124.8 km/h 0.39 s/km	21:43.2	7. 7. class RC1 7. WRC
"It felt really uncomfortable with the car in there - on the wide wide especially. I can't get the feeling I had last year."
SS5 Halinen 2 (7.65 km)	3:37.4	6. 6. class RC1 6. WRC	126.7 km/h 0.12 s/km	25:20.6	6. 6. class RC1 6. WRC
"Just when you want to give a bit of energy, it [the car] doesn't give it back. This stage had a different nature. I'm still trying to figure things out."
SS6 Urria 2 (12.75 km)	5:54.1	8. 8. class RC1 8. WRC	129.6 km/h 0.35 s/km	31:14.7	7. 7. class RC1 7. WRC
SS7 Jukojärvi 2 (21.31 km)	10:03.0	6. 6. class RC1 6. WRC	127.2 km/h 0.27 s/km	41:17.7	7. 7. class RC1 7. WRC
"I can't place the car like I want to. I just can't do the right thing. Okay, we have to get back to service and see what we can do."
SS8 Äänekoski - Valtra 1 (7.39 km)	3:32.2	9. 9. class RC1 9. WRC	125.4 km/h 0.65 s/km	44:49.9	7. 7. class RC1 7. WRC
"I struggled in here a lot. Just couldn't feel the grip, and when you start hesitating it gets worse. That's down to me, but once you do that it's over."
SS9 Laukaa 1 (11.76 km)	5:59.9	9. 9. class RC1 9. WRC	117.6 km/h 0.76 s/km	50:49.8	7. 7. class RC1 7. WRC
"I can't trust the grip and when you start to hesitate it quickly unravels. What can I do? I don't know. What I can't do is put it in the trees."
SS10 Lankamaa (21.68 km)	10:40.6	9. 9. class RC1 9. WRC	121.8 km/h 0.89 s/km	1:01:30.4	8. 8. class RC1 8. WRC
SS11 Äänekoski - Valtra 2 (7.39 km)	3:31.0	11. 11. class RC1 11. WRC	126.1 km/h 1.03 s/km	1:05:01.4	9. 9. class RC1 9. WRC
"I touched a big stone and the steering is bent. The steering wheel is at an odd angle now. That's our loop over, we will just nurse the car through."
SS12 Laukaa 2 (11.76 km)	5:53.2	9. 9. class RC1 9. WRC	119.9 km/h 0.71 s/km	1:10:54.6	9. 9. class RC1 9. WRC
"Not so nice with the damaged steering. I just don't feel confident with wheel at the wrong angle in my hands."
SS13 Harju 2 (2.31 km)	1:49.4	10. 10. class RC1 10. WRC	76.0 km/h 1.08 s/km	1:12:44.0	9. 9. class RC1 9. WRC
2. leg
SS14 Pihlajakoski 1 (14.90 km)	7:11.6	11. 11. class RC1 11. WRC	124.3 km/h 1.19 s/km	1:19:55.6	9. 9. class RC1 9. WRC
"We left service and there is still something not right about the steering. We'll just have to drive around it."
SS15 Päijälä 1 (22.68 km)	11:05.2	8. 8. class RC1 8. WRC	122.7 km/h 0.43 s/km	1:31:00.8	9. 9. class RC1 9. WRC
"We still have a little issue with the steering."
SS16 Ouninpohja 1 (24.38 km)	11:24.3	8. 8. class RC1 8. WRC	128.3 km/h 1.12 s/km	1:42:25.1	8. 8. class RC1 8. WRC
"I know this stage very well but I couldn't drive the car here. It was like a rear-wheel-drive. Opposite lock to opposite lock."
SS17 Saalahti 1 (4.21 km)	2:02.3	9. 9. class RC1 9. WRC	123.9 km/h 0.93 s/km	1:44:27.4	8. 8. class RC1 8. WRC
SS18 Saalahti 2 (4.21 km)	1:59.3	10. 10. class RC1 10. WRC	127.0 km/h 0.69 s/km	1:46:26.7	8. 8. class RC1 8. WRC
"This is only a short stage. We'll continue and see what happens."
SS19 Ouninpohja 2 (24.38 km)	10:56.2	4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC	133.8 km/h 0.26 s/km	1:57:22.9	7. 7. class RC1 7. WRC
"Not perfect but still an incredible piece of road."
SS20 Pihlajakoski 2 (14.90 km)	6:59.9	9. 9. class RC1 9. WRC	127.7 km/h 0.73 s/km	2:04:22.8	7. 7. class RC1 7. WRC
"I didn't enjoy this at all. It didn't suit us. A lot of ruts."
SS21 Päijälä 2 (22.68 km)	11:39.0	16. 10. class RC1 16. WRC	116.8 km/h 2.50 s/km	2:16:01.8	8. 8. class RC1 8. WRC
puncture
3. leg
SS22 Lempää 1 (6.80 km)	3:17.7	11. 11. class RC1 11. WRC	123.8 km/h 1.37 s/km	2:19:19.5	8. 8. class RC1 8. WRC
"Okay. What can I say? I tried. The grip was okay."
SS23 Oittila 1 (10.12 km)	5:09.6	11. 11. class RC1 11. WRC	117.7 km/h 1.73 s/km	2:24:29.1	8. 8. class RC1 8. WRC
"I've struggled for confidence all weekend. I just want to get through the day."
SS24 Lempää 2 (6.80 km)	3:15.4	9. 9. class RC1 9. WRC	125.3 km/h 1.04 s/km	2:27:44.5	8. 8. class RC1 8. WRC
"One of the most difficult weekends I've had in a rally car. I just want to get through to the finish."
SS25 Oittila 2[Power Stage] (10.12 km)	4:55.0	8. 8. class RC1 8. WRC	123.5 km/h 0.63 s/km	2:32:39.5	8. 8. class RC1 8. WRC
"I really struggled this weekend. You have to come here with bucket loads of confidence. That quickly unraveled for us. The next one is on tarmac and yeah, we have a bit of work to do."