66. Neste Rally Finland 2016

WRC #8WRC2 #8JWRC #3WRC3 #8Drive Dmack Cup #3
28. 7. – 31. 7. 2016, Jyväskylä • gravel 333.60 km • total distance including road sections - 1370.66 km • Other years
#1
Volkswagen Polo R WRC icon
WOB***
Volkswagen Motorsport
RC1
Final results
24. overall
11. class RC1
24. WRC
Stage results
1. leg Time Pos. km/h
s/km
Overall Pos. after
SS1 Harju 1 (2.31 km) 1:46.0 3.
3. class RC1

3. WRC
78.5 km/h
0.04 s/km
1:46.0 3.
3. class RC1

3. WRC
"I hope for a good fight for the victory but it will be tough with the loose gravel. Tomorrow morning I will start my big push and see what we can do."
SS2 Mökkiperä 1 (13.84 km) 6:48.7 5.
5. class RC1

5. WRC
121.9 km/h
0.38 s/km
8:34.7 5.
5. class RC1

5. WRC
"A little damp, so the conditions are not so bad for me but still the grip is pretty low. Not such a bad stage for us."
SS3 Halinen (7.07 km) 3:27.0 4.
4. class RC1

4. WRC
123.0 km/h
0.17 s/km
12:01.7 4.
4. class RC1

4. WRC
"Compared to the first stage it's very slippery in here. I try my best."
SS4 Jukojärvi 1 (21.24 km) 10:11.9 9.
9. class RC1

9. WRC
125.0 km/h
0.56 s/km
22:13.6 4.
4. class RC1

4. WRC
"I don't even want to see the split times. For sure I'm going to lose a lot. What can I do?"
SS5 Surkee 1 (14.95 km) 8:01.0 4.
4. class RC1

4. WRC
111.9 km/h
0.41 s/km
30:14.6 3.
3. class RC1

3. WRC
"Okay. I do my race as always."
SS6 Horkka 1 (15.01 km) 7:03.1 3.
3. class RC1

3. WRC
127.7 km/h
0.14 s/km
37:17.7 3.
3. class RC1

3. WRC
"I'm happy with the stage. Once again I'm on the limit. Nothing more I can do."
SS7 Äänekoski - Valtra (7.39 km) 3:26.8 4.
4. class RC1

4. WRC
128.6 km/h
0.31 s/km
40:44.5 3.
3. class RC1

3. WRC
"I went wide and a bit more - almost into a ditch. I have to go completely flat-out if I am to stay even in the fight for the podium."
SS8 Mökkiperä 2 (13.84 km) 6:44.5 7.
7. class RC1

7. WRC
123.2 km/h
0.46 s/km
47:29.0 3.
3. class RC1

3. WRC
"Better, but still difficult. When you start after a national rally for sure the lines are not so good. We tried as hard as we could."
SS9 Jukojärvi 2 (21.24 km) 9:55.2 6.
6. class RC1

6. WRC
128.5 km/h
0.38 s/km
57:24.2 3.
3. class RC1

3. WRC
"Less rough for sure. Less of a struggle to keep the line. Not really possible for me to go faster."
SS10 Surkee 2 (14.95 km) 24:09.9 70.
18. class RC1

70. WRC
37.1 km/h
65.73 s/km
1:21:34.1 56.
16. class RC1

56. WRC
stopped at the 11.2km, car is in the ditch
"I got stuck in a hairpin - quite a stupid mistake. There were not many spectators - so they didn't manage to get us out [very quickly]. That's why we lost so much time".
SS11 Horkka 2 (15.01 km) 6:55.4 3.
3. class RC1

3. WRC
130.1 km/h
0.07 s/km
1:28:29.5 54.
16. class RC1

54. WRC
"It was always going to happen one day, when you have to take maximum risks all the time. I made a mistake, a stupid one, and unfortunately the spectators couldn't pull us out. Unfortunately they weren't the spectators with 'Sisu'."
SS12 Harju 2 (2.31 km) 1:46.0 5.
5. class RC1

5. WRC
78.5 km/h
0.61 s/km
1:30:15.5 53.
16. class RC1

53. WRC
2. leg
SS13 Ouninpohja 1 (33.00 km) 15:36.2 10.
10. class RC1

10. WRC
126.9 km/h
0.91 s/km
1:45:51.7 52.
15. class RC1

52. WRC
"I took it really easy."
SS14 Päijälä 1 (23.50 km) 11:02.4 9.
8. class RC1

9. WRC
127.7 km/h
0.61 s/km
1:59:04.1
2:10
48.
13. class RC1

48. WRC
Penalty  2:10 - Late (13 min) at TC
"Brake problem. We couldn’t really fix it. It's definitely not my weekend"
SS15 Pihlajakoski 1 (14.51 km) 6:36.1 2.
2. class RC1

2. WRC
131.9 km/h
0.03 s/km
2:05:40.2
2:10
47.
13. class RC1

47. WRC
"I've been bleeding the bakes before the start."
SS16 Saalahti 1 (4.23 km) 2:02.8 1.
1. class RC1

1. WRC
124.0 km/h
2:07:43.0
2:10
46.
13. class RC1

46. WRC
SS17 Ouninpohja 2 (33.00 km) 15:02.9 3.
3. class RC1

3. WRC
131.6 km/h
0.19 s/km
2:22:45.9
2:10
38.
12. class RC1

38. WRC
SS18 Päijälä 2 (23.50 km) 10:39.2 4.
4. class RC1

4. WRC
132.4 km/h
0.11 s/km
2:33:25.1
2:10
33.
12. class RC1

33. WRC
SS19 Pihlajakoski 2 (14.51 km) 6:28.0 1.
1. class RC1

1. WRC
134.6 km/h
2:39:53.1
2:10
33.
12. class RC1

33. WRC
SS20 Saalahti 2 (4.23 km) 1:59.3 1.
1. class RC1

1. WRC
127.6 km/h
2:41:52.4
2:10
32.
12. class RC1

32. WRC
3. leg
SS21 Lempää 1 (6.83 km) 3:18.4 7.
7. class RC1

7. WRC
123.9 km/h
0.69 s/km
2:45:10.8
2:10
31.
12. class RC1

31. WRC
"Okay. A little bit tricky with the jump in here. I'm just waiting for the Power Stage."
SS22 Oittila 1 (10.15 km) 4:53.7 9.
8. class RC1

9. WRC
124.4 km/h
0.89 s/km
2:50:04.5
2:10
29.
11. class RC1

29. WRC
"Very slippery, very loose. I was not so fast. We care only about the Power Stage. With the road cleaning our chance to score points will be small but we'll try our best."
SS23 Lempää 2 (6.83 km) 3:13.2 5.
5. class RC1

5. WRC
127.3 km/h
0.29 s/km
2:53:17.7
2:10
27.
11. class RC1

27. WRC
"No tyre wear at all. I wish the Power Stage was here - the grip was good."
SS24 Oittila 2[Power Stage] (10.15 km) 4:38.7 5.
5. class RC1

5. WRC
131.1 km/h
0.29 s/km
2:57:56.4
2:10
24.
11. class RC1

24. WRC
"I don't think it's enough. I had a good run but the road was still too slippery. I'm looking forward to Germany now. After six months without a win we'll try to start in a good way."
Overall
WRC
RC1
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