TÄNAK wins Arctic Rally Finland – Breen 4th overall; 2nd on Power Stage
Ott Tänak (Hyundai Motorsport) sealed a dominant start-to-finish victory at Arctic Rally Finland Powered by CapitalBox on Sunday afternoon.
The Estonian built a comfortable lead in Lapland’s frozen forests in the first two days and made no mistakes in the final leg to win the FIA World Rally Championship’s second round by 17.5sec in a Hyundai i20.
Twenty-year-old Kalle Rovanperä, driving a Toyota Yaris, fended off a charging Thierry Neuville to claim the best result of his career in second and grab the championship lead. Neuville finished 2.3sec adrift of the Finn in another i20.
Rovanperä won the final live TV Wolf Power Stage to collect five bonus points. Hyundai driver Irishman Craig Breen with Paul Nagle was second in an i20 to claim four points, with Neuvlle taking three in third. Tänak scored two points in fourth with world champion Sébastien Ogier securing the final point in fifth in a Yaris.
Final Overall Classification – Arctic Rally Finland
1 O. Tänak / M. Järveoja (Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC) 2:03:49.6
2 K. Rovanperä / J. Halttunen (Toyota Yaris WRC) +17.5
3 T. Neuville / M. Wydaeghe (Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC) +19.8
4 C. Breen / P. Nagle (Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC) +52.6
5 E. Evans / S. Martin (Toyota Yaris WRC) +1:01.5
6 T. Katsuta / D. Barritt (Toyota Yaris WRC) +1:37.8
7 O. Solberg / S. Marshall (Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC) +1:39.0
8 T. Suninen / M. Markkula (Ford Fiesta WRC) +2:09.0
9 G. Greensmith / E. Edmondson (Ford Fiesta WRC) +3:39.4
10 E. Lappi / J. Ferm (Volkswagen Polo R5) +6:07.0
2021 FIA World Rally Championship for Manufacturers’ Standings
After round 2
1 Toyota Gazoo Racing World Rally Team 88
2 Hyundai Shell Mobis World Rally Team 77
3 M-Sport Ford World Rally Team 24
4 Hyundai 2C Competition 22
2021 FIA World Rally Championship for Drivers’ Standings
After round 2
1 K. Rovanperä 39
2 T. Neuville 35
3 S. Ogier 31
4 E. Evans 31
5 O. Tänak 27
6 T. Katsuta 16
7 C. Breen 16
8 D. Sordo 11
All results remain subject to official FIA confirmation.
