2025 Rally Finland
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| 2025 Rally Finland Secto Rally Finland 2025 | |||
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Round 9 of 14 in the 2025 World Rally Championship
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Rally Finland has the fastest average speed of any event on the calendar. | |||
| Host country | |||
| Rally base | Jyväskylä, Central Finland | ||
| Dates run | 31 July – 3 August 2025 | ||
| Start location | Jyväskylä, Central Finland | ||
| Finish location | Jyväskylä, Central Finland | ||
| Stages | 20 (307.22 km; 190.90 miles)[1] | ||
| Stage surface | Gravel | ||
| Transport distance | 1,093.17 km (679.26 miles) | ||
| Overall distance | 1,400.39 km (870.16 miles) | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Crews registered | 66 | ||
| Crews | 65 at start, 54 at finish | ||
| Overall results | |||
| Overall winner | 2:21:51.4 | ||
| Sunday Accumulated leader | 20:22.6 | ||
| Power Stage winner | 10:04.9 | ||
| Support category results | |||
| WRC-2 winner | 2:29:47.8 | ||
| WRC-3 winner | 2:41:29.9 | ||
| J-WRC winner | 2:41:21.6 | ||
The 2025 Rally Finland (also known as the Secto Rally Finland 2025) was a motor racing event for rally cars held over four days from 31 July to 3 August 2025.[2] It marked the seventy-fourth running of the Rally Finland, and was the ninth round of the 2025 World Rally Championship, 2025 WRC2 Championship and 2025 WRC3 Championship. The event also was the fourth round of the 2025 Junior WRC Championship.[3] The 2025 event was based in Jyväskylä in Central Finland and was contested over twenty special stages, covering a total competitive distance of 307.22 km (190.90 mi).[1]
Sébastien Ogier and Vincent Landais were the defending rally winners, and their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, were the defending manufacturer's winners.[4] Oliver Solberg and Elliott Edmondson were the defending rally winners in the WRC2 category.[5] Jesse Kallio and Ville Pynnönen were the defending rally winners in the WRC3 category.[6] Taylor Gill and Daniel Brkic were the defending rally winners in the junior championship.[7]
Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen won the rally, and their team, Toyota, successfully defended their titles.[8] Roope Korhonen and Anssi Viinikka were the winners in the WRC2 category.[9] Taylor Gill and Daniel Brkic were the winners in the WRC3 category. Eamonn Kelly and Conor Mohan were the winners in the junior category.[10]
Entry list
The following crews entered into the rally. The event was opened to crews competing in the World Rally Championship, its support categories, the WRC2 Championship, the WRC3 Championship and privateer entries that were not registered to score points in any championship. Eleven entered under Rally1 regulations, as were twenty-three Rally2 crews in the WRC2 Championship and nineteen Rally3 crew in the WRC3 Championship. A total of ten crews participated in the Junior World Rally Championship.[11]
| No. | Driver | Co-Driver | Entrant | Car | Tyre |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | H | |||
| 31 | Škoda Fabia RS Rally2 | H | |||
Itinerary
All dates and times are EEST (UTC+3).
| Date | No. | Time span | Stage name | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 July | — | After 9:01 | Ruuhimäki [Shakedown] | 4.12 km |
| After 18:45 | Opening ceremony, Jyväskylä Paviljonki | N/a | ||
| SS1 | After 19:05 | Harju 1 | 2.58 km | |
| 19:40 – 19:55 | Flexi service A, Jyväskylä Paviljonki | N/a | ||
| 1 August | SS2 | After 8:03 | Laukaa 1 | 17.96 km |
| SS3 | After 9:03 | Saarikas 1 | 15.78 km | |
| SS4 | After 10:23 | Myhinpää 1 | 14.47 km | |
| SS5 | After 11:51 | Ruuhimäki 1 | 7.76 km | |
| 12:36 – 13:01 | Regroup, Jyväskylä Paviljonki | N/a | ||
| 13:01 – 13:41 | Service B, Jyväskylä Paviljonki | N/a | ||
| SS6 | After 14:44 | Laukaa 2 | 17.96 km | |
| SS7 | After 15:44 | Saarikas 2 | 15.78 km | |
| SS8 | After 17:04 | Myhinpää 2 | 14.47 km | |
| SS9 | After 18:35 | Ruuhimäki 2 | 7.76 km | |
| SS10 | After 19:30 | Harju 2 | 2.58 km | |
| 20:05 – 20:50 | Flexi service C, Jyväskylä Paviljonki | N/a | ||
| 2 August | SS11 | After 8:01 | Parkkola 1 | 15.51 km |
| SS12 | After 9:42 | Västilä 1 | 18.94 km | |
| SS13 | After 10:36 | Päijälä 1 | 20.19 km | |
| SS14 | After 12:05 | Leustu 1 | 16.44 km | |
| 13:05 – 13:35 | Regroup, Paviljonki | N/a | ||
| 13:35 – 14:15 | Service D, Paviljonki | N/a | ||
| SS15 | After 15:01 | Parkkola 2 | 15.51 km | |
| SS16 | After 16:42 | Västilä 2 | 18.94 km | |
| SS17 | After 17:36 | Päijälä 2 | 20.19 km | |
| SS18 | After 19:05 | Leustu 2 | 16.44 km | |
| 20:15 – 21:00 | Flexi service E, Paviljonki | N/a | ||
| 3 August | SS19 | After 10:35 | Ouninpohja 1 | 23.98 km |
| 11:15 – 12:35 | Regroup, Kakaristo | N/a | ||
| SS20 | After 13:15 | Ouninpohja 2 [Power Stage] | 23.98 km | |
| After 14:15 | Podium ceremony, Kakaristo | N/a | ||
| Source:[1] | ||||