Stage results Arctic Rally Finland Powered by CapitalBox 2021

1.	#25	Lappi Esapekka - Ferm Janne Volkswagen Polo GTI R5	RC2	13:09.4		126.2
2.	#20	Mikkelsen Andreas - Fløene Ola Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	RC2	13:20.5	+11.1 + 11.1	124.5 0.40
3.	#27	Gryazin Nikolay - Aleksandrov K. Volkswagen Polo GTI R5	RC2	13:20.9	+11.5 + 0.4	124.4 0.42
4.	#26	Veiby O. - Andersson J. Hyundai i20 R5	RC2	13:24.1	+14.7 + 3.2	123.9 0.53
5.	#21	Fourmaux Adrien - Jamoul Renaud Ford Fiesta Rally2	RC2	13:30.3	+20.9 + 6.2	123.0 0.76
6.	#22	Brynildsen E. - Gulbæk Engan V. Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	RC2	13:31.6	+22.2 + 1.3	122.8 0.80
7.	#28	Linnamäe Georg - Korsia V. Volkswagen Polo GTI R5	RC2	13:39.4	+30.0 + 7.8	121.6 1.08
8.	#23	Johnston Sean - Kihurani A. Citroën C3 Rally2	RC2	14:00.8	+51.4 + 21.4	118.5 1.86
9.	#29	Prokop Martin - Ernst Michal Ford Fiesta Rally2	RC2	14:01.2	+51.8 + 0.4	118.5 1.87

Overall

1.	#25	Lappi Esapekka - Ferm Janne Volkswagen Polo GTI R5	RC2	1:10:34.2		114.0
2.	#20	Mikkelsen Andreas - Fløene Ola Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	RC2	1:11:07.3	+33.1 +33.1	113.1 0.25
3.	#27	Gryazin Nikolay - Aleksandrov K. Volkswagen Polo GTI R5	RC2	1:11:14.7	+40.5 +7.4	113.0 0.30
4.	#22	Brynildsen E. - Gulbæk Engan V. Škoda Fabia Rally2 evo	RC2	1:12:17.1	+1:42.9 +1:02.4	111.3 0.77
5.	#21	Fourmaux Adrien - Jamoul Renaud Ford Fiesta Rally2	RC2	1:12:19.0	+1:44.8 +1.9	111.3 0.78
6.	#26	Veiby O. - Andersson J. Hyundai i20 R5	RC2	1:12:54.7	+2:20.5 +35.7	110.4 1.05
7.	#29	Prokop Martin - Ernst Michal Ford Fiesta Rally2	RC2	1:14:40.8	+4:06.6 +1:46.1	107.8 1.84
8.	#23	Johnston Sean - Kihurani A. Citroën C3 Rally2	RC2	1:21:42.0	+11:07.8 +7:01.2	98.5 4.98
9.	#28	Linnamäe Georg - Korsia V. Volkswagen Polo GTI R5	RC2	1:30:34.3	+20:00.1 +8:52.3	88.8 8.95

Info

#30

Asunmaa Teemu
- Salminen Marko

“The feeling was quite okay. I could not get myself in order to perform. I should try more but the grooves are in the way.”

#29

Prokop Martin
- Ernst Michal

“It is a very nice and a fast stage. The grip was so good, I was struggling still a bit with the speed. I did not trust the car. It was a really nice and enjoyable stage.”

#28

Linnamäe Georg
- Korsia V.

“This was a really fun one. In the morning loop I made some mistakes again and got stuck for a long time. We’re here to learn.”

#27

Gryazin Nikolay
- Aleksandrov K.

“Not easy to have the good speed like the other guys but the stage was really nice. The movement and the pacenotes was really good but for sure we need to improve to find the time. But the rest was okay.”

#26

Veiby O.
- Andersson J.

“It was quite nice and really fast. I was more on the pace. We have a lot of work to do. Let’s see if we can improve.’’

#25

Lappi Esapekka
- Ferm Janne

“So far we’ve been better than the others, definitely. The gaps are not huge, well in overall, we have a big lead but still we can’t do any mistake. It’s been very good so far. It was very beautiful [stage], so cool and the conditions are really nice. It’s still icy so you can really trust for the tyres and you don’t need to be scared that the studs will fall down. Very enjoyable.”

#22

Brynildsen E.
- Gulbæk Engan V.

“It is such a gorgeous stage, so much fun. We are trying things with the set-up, we will make big changes in the afternoon service. It was one of the most enjoyable stages I have ever driven.’’

#22

Brynildsen E.
- Gulbæk Engan V.

“It was such a fast stage, we are not that far away. I am happy, but Lappi is absolutely so fast, in fact we can’t get him. We are competing with Veiby and Fourmaux now.”

#21

Fourmaux Adrien
- Jamoul Renaud

“It’s really nice to drive. There was a lot of speed. I’m enjoying it. Let’s see. I’m trying different driving styles

#20

Mikkelsen Andreas
- Fløene Ola

"I tried to push as hard as I could. I have to use the handbrake a bit to commit more, but if I push any more I will be really on the limit. I don't have much more to give."

#25

Lappi Esapekka
- Ferm Janne

"The gaps are not huge - we have a big lead, but we can't make any mistakes. It's been very good so far."

Tänak Ott
- Järveoja Martin

"We did some changes before, and the car was behaving very nice. It's so difficult to find the confidence, but if you know this stage then it's one of the best."

#69

Rovanperä Kalle
- Halttunen J.

"Luckily we got out! For some reason it was really slippery, but we need to improve."

#11

Neuville Thierry
- Wydaeghe M.

"I struggled to clearly understand the notes. I tried to be focussed and do my job - we did the best we could this morning."

#33

Evans Elfyn
- Martin Scott

"It was very fast and it's difficult when it's like that - sometimes I felt I was too slow and other times quite a bit too fast. In some places I thought I was too sideways, but at least I was able to carry the speed."

Suninen Teemu
- Markkula Mikko

"I was enjoying a lot on the stage. I was happy with what we did - my job is to push my car to the limits and I am really trying to do it."

#18

Katsuta Takamoto
- Barritt Daniel

"This stage was quite tricky. I really didn't like my driving so I will try and improve next time in the dark. On many corners I was not so confident."

Solberg Oliver
- Marshall S.

"It was a proper stage! That was the best stage today - I pushed hard in many places but then I was too careful in others. The time is not bad, so I'm happy."

Ogier Sébastien
- Ingrassia J.

"Better than yesterday, but everything we lost yesterday will be difficult to catch. This one was okay, a little bit of snow on the road."

#44

Greensmith Gus
- Edmondson E.

"That felt like the worst stage of the day - I couldn't seem to find a rhythm and I made some mistakes in a few places."

#12

Tuohino Janne
- Hämäläinen R.

"It's fun. I can not check the times because my times are rubbish, but what can I do?"