66. Neste Rally Finland 2016
28. 7. – 31. 7. 2016, Jyväskylä • gravel 333.60 km • total distance including road sections - 1370.66 km • Other years
#4
Hyundai NG i20 WRC 
ALZ***
ALZ***
Hyundai Motorsport
RC1
Final results
5. overall
5. class RC1
5. WRC
Stage results
| 1. leg | Time | Pos. | km/h s/km |
Overall | Pos. after | |
| SS1 Harju 1 (2.31 km) | 1:48.9 | 9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
76.4 km/h 1.30 s/km |
1:48.9 | 9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
|
| "The slowest stage we're going to do this weekend I think. I went wide on the first corner and sat out wide for a few moments." | ||||||
| SS2 Mökkiperä 1 (13.84 km) | 6:51.9 | 9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
121.0 km/h 0.61 s/km |
8:40.8 | 9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
|
| SS3 Halinen (7.07 km) | 3:29.8 | 9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
121.3 km/h 0.57 s/km |
12:10.6 | 9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
|
| "Ugly driving. I've gone back to my natural driving style after being too cautious on the opener. I need to tidy it up. I've got to get my groove on." | ||||||
| SS4 Jukojärvi 1 (21.24 km) | 10:10.0 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
125.4 km/h 0.48 s/km |
22:20.6 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
|
| "We can't afford to be this slow for long. I struggled the rhythm. I'm trying to think of it as a New Zealand stage and drive it like I'm at home. We'll keep chipping away." | ||||||
| SS5 Surkee 1 (14.95 km) | 8:02.9 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
111.5 km/h 0.54 s/km |
30:23.5 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
|
| "Back to a normal driving style now. The pace notes are too fast though, I'm sliding around and losing a lot of time. Enjoying it a bit more now." | ||||||
| SS6 Horkka 1 (15.01 km) | 7:10.1 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
125.6 km/h 0.61 s/km |
37:33.6 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
|
| "When it's loose like this we really struggle to get the grip with this car. We'll look at the data in service. At least it won't be hard to improve on this pace in the afternoon - that's a positive." | ||||||
| SS7 Äänekoski - Valtra (7.39 km) | 3:30.9 | 9.
9. class RC1 9. WRC |
126.1 km/h 0.87 s/km |
41:04.5 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
|
| A better set-up for the afternoon stages. Now we have the cleaning stuff out of the way." | ||||||
| SS8 Mökkiperä 2 (13.84 km) | 6:42.2 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
123.9 km/h 0.29 s/km |
47:46.7 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
|
| "Good to have some grip for a change. The car is working better but I need to make some adjustments to my driving in the ruts." | ||||||
| SS9 Jukojärvi 2 (21.24 km) | 9:56.0 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
128.3 km/h 0.41 s/km |
57:42.7 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
|
| "We are not the fastest but I really like this stage. We might turn around and do it again!" | ||||||
| SS10 Surkee 2 (14.95 km) | 7:52.8 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
113.8 km/h 0.37 s/km |
1:05:35.5 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
|
| "That's not a sight you see very often. It's at one of the few places without many spectators around. There are a few there trying to get the car out." | ||||||
| SS11 Horkka 2 (15.01 km) | 6:57.8 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
129.3 km/h 0.23 s/km |
1:12:33.3 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
|
| "It's been a disappointing day, but if you take the top two out of the equation we're not too far off. Not every day can be great. It just hasn't happened for us today." | ||||||
| SS12 Harju 2 (2.31 km) | 1:47.1 | 7.
7. class RC1 7. WRC |
77.6 km/h 1.08 s/km |
1:14:20.4 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
|
| 2. leg | ||||||
| SS13 Ouninpohja 1 (33.00 km) | 15:27.8 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
128.0 km/h 0.65 s/km |
1:29:48.2 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
|
| "The car's certainly better. We changed the balance to give the rear more grip." | ||||||
| SS14 Päijälä 1 (23.50 km) | 10:57.7 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
128.6 km/h 0.41 s/km |
1:40:45.9 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
|
| "Very slippery this morning." | ||||||
| SS15 Pihlajakoski 1 (14.51 km) | 6:42.5 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
129.8 km/h 0.48 s/km |
1:47:28.4 | 4.
4. class RC1 4. WRC |
|
| SS16 Saalahti 1 (4.23 km) | 2:04.2 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
122.6 km/h 0.33 s/km |
1:49:32.6 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
|
| SS17 Ouninpohja 2 (33.00 km) | 15:12.0 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
130.3 km/h 0.47 s/km |
2:04:44.6 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
|
| SS18 Päijälä 2 (23.50 km) | 10:44.5 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
131.3 km/h 0.34 s/km |
2:15:29.1 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
|
| SS19 Pihlajakoski 2 (14.51 km) | 6:32.3 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
133.2 km/h 0.30 s/km |
2:22:01.4 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
|
| SS20 Saalahti 2 (4.23 km) | 2:03.0 | 8.
8. class RC1 8. WRC |
123.8 km/h 0.87 s/km |
2:24:04.4 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
|
| 3. leg | ||||||
| SS21 Lempää 1 (6.83 km) | 3:15.4 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
125.8 km/h 0.25 s/km |
2:27:19.8 | 6.
6. class RC1 6. WRC |
|
| "It's quite slippery in there but we're trying to enjoy as much as we can and push." | ||||||
| SS22 Oittila 1 (10.15 km) | 4:46.0 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
127.8 km/h 0.13 s/km |
2:32:05.8 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
|
| "My driving is a bit untidy. When we push we end up sliding around a lot." | ||||||
| SS23 Lempää 2 (6.83 km) | 3:11.3 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
128.5 km/h 0.01 s/km |
2:35:17.1 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
|
| "We hit a rock on the front left and I think we took some air out of the tyre." | ||||||
| SS24 Oittila 2[Power Stage] (10.15 km) | 4:36.9 | 2.
2. class RC1 2. WRC |
132.0 km/h 0.11 s/km |
2:39:54.0 | 5.
5. class RC1 5. WRC |
|
| "So many mistakes. I was trying hard but we ran wide in places. A challenging weekend and the result is not so bad. I've enjoyed the battle with Thierry." | ||||||
