2007 Rally Finland
Motor rally competition
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The 57th Neste Oil Rally Finland was the 9th round of the 2007 World Rally Championship. It was run on 2–5 August 2007 and based in Jyväskylä, Finland.
Host country
Finland
FinlandRally baseJyväskylä, Finland
Dates runAugust 2 – 5 2007
Stages23 (360.34 km; 223.90 miles)
| 2007 Rally Finland 57th Neste Oil Rally Finland | |||
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Round 9 of the 2007 World Rally Championship
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Celebrations on the podium. | |||
| Host country | Finland | ||
| Rally base | Jyväskylä, Finland | ||
| Dates run | August 2 – 5 2007 | ||
| Stages | 23 (360.34 km; 223.90 miles) | ||
| Stage surface | Gravel | ||
| Overall distance | 1,375.15 km (854.48 miles) | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Crews | 97 at start, 70 at finish | ||
| Overall results | |||
| Overall winner | Marcus Grönholm BP Ford World Rally Team | ||
Results
| Pos. | Driver | Co-driver | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
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| WRC | ||||||
| 1. | Marcus Grönholm |
Timo Rautiainen |
Ford Focus RS WRC 07 | 2:57:26.1 | 0.0 | 10 |
| 2. | Mikko Hirvonen |
Jarmo Lehtinen |
Ford Focus RS WRC 07 | 2:57:50.3 | 24.2 | 8 |
| 3. |  Sébastien Loeb |
 Daniel Elena |
Citroën C4 WRC | 2:58:36.0 | 1:09.9 | 6 |
| 4. |  Chris Atkinson |
 Stéphane Prévot |
Subaru Impreza WRC 07 | 3:00:28.9 | 3:02.8 | 5 |
| 5. |  Henning Solberg |
Cato Menkerud |
Ford Focus RS WRC 06 | 3:01:55.5 | 4:29.4 | 4 |
| 6. |  Xavier Pons |
Xavier Amigo |
Subaru Impreza WRC | 3:04:26.6 | 7:00.5 | 3 |
| 7. |  Urmo Aava |
Kuldar Sikk |
Mitsubishi Lancer WRC05 | 3:05:05.7 | 7:39.6 | 2 |
| 8. | Mads Østberg |
Ole Kristian Unnerud |
Subaru Impreza WRC | 3:06:58.0 | 9:31.9 | 1 |
| JRC | ||||||
| 1. (18.) |  Patrik Sandell |
Emil Axelsson |
Renault Clio R3 | 3:25:14.5 | 0.0 | 10 |
| 2. (19.) | Kalle Pinomäki |
Tuomo Nikkola |
Renault Clio R3 | 3:26:33.6 | 1:19.1 | 8 |
| 3. (22.) |  Michał Kościuszko |
Maciej Szczepaniak |
Renault Clio S1600 | 3:29:28.2 | 4:13.7 | 6 |
| 4. (23.) |  Conrad Rautenbach |
David Senior |
Citroën C2 S1600 | 3:29:46.3 | 4:31.8 | 5 |
| 5. (25.) | Tapio Suominen |
Jarno Ottman |
Suzuki Swift S1600 | 3:31:00.9 | 5:46.4 | 4 |
| 6. (30.) |  Vilius Rožukas |
Audrius Šošas |
Suzuki Swift S1600 | 3:34:29.0 [1] | 9:14.5 | 3 |
| 7. (32.) |  Alessandro Bettega |
Simone Scattolin |
Ford Fiesta S1600 | 3:37:43.0 [1] | 12:28.5 | 2 |
| 8. (33.) | Yoann Bonato |
Benjamin Boulloud |
Citroën C2 R2 | 3:38:20.3 | 13:05.8 | 1 |
| [1] — Drivers using SupeRally | ||||||
Retirements
- Kristian Sohlberg - rolled (SS2);
- Jari-Matti Latvala - went off the road - damaged rollcage (SS7);
Manfred Stohl - rolled (SS13)
Gareth Jones - went off the road (SS13)- Juho Hänninen - mechanical (SS14)
Daniel Sordo - engine failure (SS15)
Petter Solberg - steering problems (SS15/16)
Jan Kopecký - went off the road (SS21)
Special Stages
| Leg | Stage | Time (EEST) | Name | Length | Winner | Time | Avg. spd. | Rally leader |
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| 1 (2/3 Aug) |
SS1 | 20:00 | Killeri 1 | 2.50 km | C. Atkinson |
1:20.6 | 111.66 km/h | C. Atkinson |
| SS2 | 07:54 | Vellipohja 1 | 17.20 km | J. Latvala |
8:18.7 | 124.16 km/h | J. Latvala | |
| SS3 | 08:50 | Mökkiperä 1 | 13.72 km | M. Grönholm |
6:47.5 | 121.21 km/h | M. Grönholm | |
| SS4 | 09:29 | Palsankylä 1 | 13.31 km | M. Hirvonen |
6:47.4 | 117.61 km/h | M. Hirvonen | |
| SS5 | 12:06 | Vellipohja 2 | 17.20 km | M. Grönholm |
8:10.1 | 126.34 km/h | M. Grönholm | |
| SS6 | 13:02 | Mökkiperä 2 | 13.72 km | M. Hirvonen M. Grönholm |
6:42.7 | 122.65 km/h | ||
| SS7 | 13:41 | Palsankylä 2 | 13.31 km | M. Grönholm |
6:36.1 | 120.97 km/h | ||
| SS8 | 16:21 | Urria | 9.96 km | M. Grönholm |
4:36.6 | 129.63 km/h | ||
| SS9 | 16:51 | Lautaperä | 8.69 km | M. Grönholm |
3:56.7 | 132.17 km/h | ||
| SS10 | 17:29 | Jukojärvi | 22.25 km | M. Grönholm |
10:35.6 | 126.02 km/h | ||
| SS11 | 20:00 | Killeri 2 | 2.50 km | M. Grönholm |
1:20.7 | 111.52 km/h | ||
| 2 (4 Aug) |
SS12 | 07:17 | Kaipolanvuori | 13.46 km | S. Loeb |
6:53.4 | 117.21 km/h | |
| SS13 | 08:30 | Juupajoki | 22.13 km | M. Grönholm |
11:19.3 | 117.28 km/h | ||
| SS14 | 09:14 | Ouninpohja 1 | 33.00 km | M. Grönholm |
15:35.3 | 127.02 km/h | ||
| SS15 | 12:15 | Leustu | 21.27 km | M. Grönholm |
10:12.6 | 124.99 km/h | ||
| SS16 | 13:24 | Ouninpohja 2 | 33.00 km | M. Grönholm |
15:19.8 | 129.16 km/h | ||
| SS17 | 15:10 | Ehikki 1 | 14.88 km | M. Grönholm |
6:52.2 | 129.96 km/h | ||
| SS18 | 16:23 | Himos | 18.55 km | M. Grönholm |
10:09.8 | 109.51 km/h | ||
| SS19 | 17:19 | Ehikki 2 | 14.88 km | M. Hirvonen |
6:47.4 | 131.49 km/h | ||
| SS20 | 17:54 | Surkee | 14.89 km | M. Hirvonen |
8:13.6 | 108.6 km/h | ||
| 3 (5 Aug) |
SS21 | 10:15 | Valkola | 10.38 km | M. Grönholm |
5:35.9 | 111.25 km/h | |
| SS22 | 11:07 | Lankamaa | 22.82 km | M. Grönholm |
11:07.2 | 123.13 km/h | ||
| SS23 | 12:22 | Ruuhimäki | 7.53 km | M. Grönholm |
3:57.8 | 113.99 km/h |
Championship standings after the event
Drivers' championship
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Manufacturers' championship
| Rank | Manufacturer | Event | Total points | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MON |
SWE |
NOR |
MEX |
POR |
ARG |
ITA |
GRC |
FIN |
GER |
NZL |
ESP |
FRA |
JPN |
IRL |
GBR | |||
| 1 | BP Ford World Rally Team | 10 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 15 | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 132 |
| 2 | Citroën Total World Rally Team | 18 | 9 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 92 |
| 3 | Subaru World Rally Team | 8 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 48 |
| 4 | Stobart VK M-Sport Ford | 1 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 45 |
| 5 | OMV Kronos | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 27 |
| 6 | Munchi's Ford World Rally Team | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | |||
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to 2007 Rally Finland.
- Results on official site - WRC.com
- Results on eWRC-results.com
- Results on RallyBase.nl