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
#1
Volkswagen Polo R WRC 
WOB***
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." | ||||||
