68. Neste Rally Finland 2018

WRC #8WRC2 #8JWRC #4WRC3 #8
26. 7. – 29. 7. 2018, Jyväskylä • gravel 317.26 km • total distance including road sections - 1426.84 km • Other years
#2
Ford Fiesta WRC icon
X1 ***
M-Sport Ford WRT
RC1
Final results
7. overall
7. class RC1
7. WRC
Stage results
1. leg Time Pos. km/h
s/km
Overall Pos. after
SS1 Harju 1 (2.31 km) 1:51.8 9.
9. class RC1

9. WRC
74.4 km/h
1.13 s/km
1:51.8 9.
9. class RC1

9. WRC
"It's the same as any WRC weekend, you have to be on it from the very start. Make no mistakes here because it is difficult to get the time back. I think we're in for a decent weekend."
SS2 Moksi 1 (20.04 km) 10:08.1 6.
6. class RC1

6. WRC
118.6 km/h
0.60 s/km
11:59.9 6.
6. class RC1

6. WRC
SS3 Urria 1 (12.28 km) 6:15.1 7.
7. class RC1

7. WRC
117.9 km/h
0.43 s/km
18:15.0 6.
6. class RC1

6. WRC
SS4 Ässämäki 1 (12.33 km) 5:57.8 7.
7. class RC1

7. WRC
124.1 km/h
0.71 s/km
24:12.8 6.
6. class RC1

6. WRC
"It is getting better I think, this stage was quite enjoyable even with all new notes."
SS5 Äänekoski 1 (7.71 km) 3:35.1 7.
7. class RC1

7. WRC
129.0 km/h
0.39 s/km
27:47.9 6.
6. class RC1

6. WRC
"Getting into a rhythm, I was a bit too committed in some places so I lost a bit of time, just need to be tidier next time. Overall, it has been OK."
SS6 Oittila (19.34 km) 9:56.6 8.
8. class RC1

8. WRC
116.7 km/h
0.58 s/km
37:44.5 6.
6. class RC1

6. WRC
"Just a few splashes of rain, more annoying than anything else. All new notes for this one."
SS7 Moksi 2 (20.04 km) 9:59.2 9.
9. class RC1

9. WRC
120.4 km/h
0.49 s/km
47:43.7 6.
6. class RC1

6. WRC
"The Toyota guys are very fast. For us, we had a lot of occassions where the car was jumping out of the ruts."
SS8 Urria 2 (12.28 km) 6:11.6 8.
8. class RC1

8. WRC
119.0 km/h
0.37 s/km
53:55.3 6.
6. class RC1

6. WRC
"The last stage as well we lost a bit to Esapekka. Can't put my finger on why we're losing time, but maybe we need to put another notch on it."
SS9 Ässämäki 2 (12.33 km) 5:53.7 8.
8. class RC1

8. WRC
125.5 km/h
0.54 s/km
59:49.0 6.
6. class RC1

6. WRC
SS10 Äänekoski 2 (7.71 km) 3:36.4 10.
10. class RC1

10. WRC
128.3 km/h
0.95 s/km
1:03:25.4 7.
7. class RC1

7. WRC
slow down to allow Ogier take position
SS11 Harju 2 (2.31 km) 1:50.6 9.
9. class RC1

9. WRC
75.2 km/h
0.82 s/km
1:05:16.0 7.
7. class RC1

7. WRC
"It is what it is, overall it is not been a terrible day. We would have liked a little bit more of course, but tomorrow we'll keep trying."
2. leg
SS12 Päijälä 1 (23.92 km) 11:54.1 7.
7. class RC1

7. WRC
120.6 km/h
0.74 s/km
1:17:10.1 7.
7. class RC1

7. WRC
"Felt pretty good, no mistakes but against Esapekka time does not look great."
SS13 Pihlajakoski 1 (14.90 km) 7:01.0 6.
6. class RC1

6. WRC
127.4 km/h
0.68 s/km
1:24:11.1 7.
7. class RC1

7. WRC
"I would say it is a bit more loose in here. We had a pretty big moment at the start so I was pretty lucky to get away with that one."
SS14 Kakaristo 1 (23.66 km) 12:01.4 9.
9. class RC1

9. WRC
118.1 km/h
0.89 s/km
1:36:12.5 8.
8. class RC1

8. WRC
SS15 Tuohikotanen 1 (8.95 km) 4:36.1 6.
6. class RC1

6. WRC
116.7 km/h
0.51 s/km
1:40:48.6 8.
8. class RC1

8. WRC
"The oversteer seems to be more of an issue when it is very loose. Everything is generally okay. We'll have to sit down with the engineers to discuss changes."
SS16 Tuohikotanen 2 (8.95 km) 4:30.1 8.
8. class RC1

8. WRC
119.3 km/h
0.46 s/km
1:45:18.7 8.
8. class RC1

8. WRC
SS17 Kakaristo 2 (23.66 km) 11:38.1 8.
8. class RC1

8. WRC
122.0 km/h
0.50 s/km
1:56:56.8 8.
8. class RC1

8. WRC
SS18 Päijälä 2 (23.92 km) 11:40.4 5.
5. class RC1

5. WRC
122.9 km/h
0.39 s/km
2:08:37.2 8.
8. class RC1

8. WRC
"We hit a really bad hole in a really fast place, it shoved us wide and it gave us a bit of an imbalance. I think we should make it through the last stage but we'll have to check the car before the next one."
SS19 Pihlajakoski 2 (14.90 km) 6:58.9 10.
10. class RC1

10. WRC
128.0 km/h
0.57 s/km
2:15:36.1 8.
8. class RC1

8. WRC
"I didn't feel completely right, but I think that was down to low tread on the tyres to be honest. We're still okay."
3. leg
SS20 Laukaa 1 (11.74 km) 5:36.7 7.
7. class RC1

7. WRC
125.5 km/h
0.71 s/km
2:21:12.8 7.
7. class RC1

7. WRC
"All clean, no problems. At points maybe we could have taken a few more risks if we were in a proper battle. Not the weekend everybody wanted, but we're still here."
SS21 Ruuhimäki 1 (11.12 km) 5:37.7 8.
8. class RC1

8. WRC
118.5 km/h
0.43 s/km
2:26:50.5 7.
7. class RC1

7. WRC
"It is a pretty incredible section especially over the jumps, in these cars it is pretty fun."
SS22 Laukaa 2 (11.74 km) 5:28.0 5.
5. class RC1

5. WRC
128.9 km/h
0.53 s/km
2:32:18.5 7.
7. class RC1

7. WRC
SS23 Ruuhimäki 2[Power Stage] (11.12 km) 5:29.1 7.
7. class RC1

7. WRC
121.6 km/h
0.26 s/km
2:37:47.6 7.
7. class RC1

7. WRC
"It's been not a terrible weekend from the driving point of view, or at least it doesn't feel terrible, the result wasn't what we wanted but it is what it is."
Overall
WRC
RC1
Entry photos from this event
Models
Ford Fiesta WRC
Neste Rally Finland 2018
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#2 Evans E. - Barritt D.
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