Ott Tänak - Martin Järveoja - Neste Rally Finland 2018

1. leg	Time	Pos.	km/h s/km	Overall	Pos. after
SS1 Harju 1 (2.31 km)	1:49.2	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC	76.2 km/h	1:49.2	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC
"The home guys know how to manage these roads. I can't complain though, I have the same tools this year. I just need to be quicker - it's all up to me."
SS2 Moksi 1 (20.04 km)	9:56.1	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC	121.0 km/h	11:45.3	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC
SS3 Urria 1 (12.28 km)	6:10.9	3. 3. class RC1 3. WRC	119.2 km/h 0.09 s/km	17:56.2	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC
"Definitely not a good stage, very slippery and loose."
SS4 Ässämäki 1 (12.33 km)	5:53.9	3. 3. class RC1 3. WRC	125.4 km/h 0.39 s/km	23:50.1	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC
"We try do the best, we need to fight with the cars starting further behind but this stage might be a bit less loose than the other ones."
SS5 Äänekoski 1 (7.71 km)	3:32.1	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC	130.9 km/h	27:22.2	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC
"Yeah we had the maximum on every stage, obviously everyone was sleeping this morning! Now it is going in a logical way, we are topping everything. Tomorrow is the proper day for us."
SS6 Oittila (19.34 km)	9:46.5	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC	118.7 km/h 0.06 s/km	37:08.7	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC
"I don't know, Martin said it was good but for me it was quite rubbish. At the start it was very loose. I tried my best, it seems like it might rain soon. I didn't feel good."
SS7 Moksi 2 (20.04 km)	9:49.3	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC	122.4 km/h	46:58.0	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC
"I have to say, this afternoon the feeling has not been good. I've not been happy with the handling. I don't know what's changed since this morning."
SS8 Urria 2 (12.28 km)	6:11.9	9. 9. class RC1 9. WRC	118.9 km/h 0.40 s/km	53:09.9	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC
stalled in junction
SS9 Ässämäki 2 (12.33 km)	5:47.0	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC	127.9 km/h	58:56.9	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC
"Tomorrow is a fair fight, so then we will push hard. Today was very important to get a good position for tomorrow. It was very rough. I believe road position will make a big difference, he's quite a bit down the order."
SS10 Äänekoski 2 (7.71 km)	3:29.1	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC	132.7 km/h	1:02:26.0	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC
"I wouldn't say that, obviously in some places the feeling wasn't so good, but we made some changes and the feeling came back."
SS11 Harju 2 (2.31 km)	1:48.9	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC	76.4 km/h 0.09 s/km	1:04:14.9	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC
"I did everything I could, our start position was not in our favour so I had to take the maximum available to get the best start position I could for tomorrow. It will be a much fairer fight tomorrow now we are closer to the other guys."
2. leg
SS12 Päijälä 1 (23.92 km)	11:36.4	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC	123.7 km/h	1:15:51.3	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC
"Not pushing at all, yesterday was flat out but wanted to see other guys' pace this morning before I take any risk."
SS13 Pihlajakoski 1 (14.90 km)	6:50.8	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC	130.6 km/h	1:22:42.1	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC
"Looks like it, it is definitely not as hard a push as yesterday but on this one the rhythm is better. The gaps are normally small, but they're not so big."
SS14 Kakaristo 1 (23.66 km)	11:40.4	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC	121.6 km/h	1:34:22.5	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC
SS15 Tuohikotanen 1 (8.95 km)	4:31.5	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC	118.7 km/h	1:38:54.0	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC
SS16 Tuohikotanen 2 (8.95 km)	4:26.0	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC	121.1 km/h	1:43:20.0	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC
"Conditions are much more rough now, I had to avoid a lot of stones, I had to be careful. I am having to back off a bit to avoid the stones."
SS17 Kakaristo 2 (23.66 km)	11:28.7	3. 3. class RC1 3. WRC	123.7 km/h 0.10 s/km	1:54:48.7	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC
"It was a tough stage, really rough. Some issue with the power steering but okay I think it is driveable."
SS18 Päijälä 2 (23.92 km)	11:38.3	3. 3. class RC1 3. WRC	123.3 km/h 0.30 s/km	2:06:27.0	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC
"I've been very careful now, just being precise. I'm driving carefully."
SS19 Pihlajakoski 2 (14.90 km)	6:51.2	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC	130.4 km/h 0.05 s/km	2:13:18.2	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC
"Obviously we managed to improve it, it was pretty much driveable. It has been really tough to drive as conditions have been rough and in this situation you see every rock on the road."
3. leg
SS20 Laukaa 1 (11.74 km)	5:31.3	3. 3. class RC1 3. WRC	127.6 km/h 0.25 s/km	2:18:49.5	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC
"Seriously sad to see Lappi off, never expected anything like this. Stage is so slippery. Not nice for him."
SS21 Ruuhimäki 1 (11.12 km)	5:36.9	5. 5. class RC1 5. WRC	118.8 km/h 0.36 s/km	2:24:26.4	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC
"Very steady and just on the road. That's how it is."
SS22 Laukaa 2 (11.74 km)	5:25.5	3. 3. class RC1 3. WRC	129.8 km/h 0.32 s/km	2:29:51.9	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC
"Just going very steady. These stages are very smooth so there is not much of a risk of a puncture."
SS23 Ruuhimäki 2[Power Stage] (11.12 km)	5:26.2	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC	122.7 km/h	2:35:18.1	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC
"How can you complain? Perfect weekend for us, first day was tough but after that we just increase our gap. There is full support behind us, I think that's how it needs to be done - when we all work together. In terms of the championship let's see where we end up."