Esapekka Lappi - Janne Ferm - Neste Rally Finland 2019

69. Neste Rally Finland 2019

WRC #9 • WRC2 #9 • WRC2 Pro #9 • JWRC #4

1. 8. – 4. 8. 2019, Jyväskylä • gravel 307.58 km • total distance including road sections - 1373.67 km • Other years

Stage results

Lappi Esapekka

Ferm Janne

Citroën C3 WRC

FB-***

Citroën Total WRT

RC1

Final results

2. overall

2. class RC1

2. WRC

Stage results

1. leg	Time	Pos.	km/h s/km	Overall	Pos. after
SS1 Harju 1 (2.31 km)	1:50.4	9. 9. class RC1 9. WRC	75.3 km/h 1.34 s/km	1:50.4	9. 9. class RC1 9. WRC
"I hope that if we enjoy the driving then we can be in the fight."
SS2 Oittila (19.34 km)	9:36.7	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC	120.7 km/h 0.01 s/km	11:27.1	4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC
"It's cleaning, so the other times are good as well. I felt I could push more, so it's a good beginning."
SS3 Moksi 1 (20.04 km)	9:59.5	4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC	120.3 km/h 0.16 s/km	21:26.6	4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC
"I had a good stage to be honest - I can't do much better. The boys in the Toyotas have done a good job. Everything is feeling fine!"
SS4 Urria 1 (12.28 km)	6:09.2	3. 3. class RC1 3. WRC	119.7 km/h 0.10 s/km	27:35.8	4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC
"This Estonian guy is crazy - he is very impressive. It's very nice - the car is behaving well and it's so easy. Very good so far."
SS5 Ässämäki 1 (12.33 km)	5:51.2	3. 3. class RC1 3. WRC	126.4 km/h 0.12 s/km	33:27.0	4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC
"Best of the rest - that's good already! I felt I was not committed enough at the beginning. The rhythm is still good."
SS6 Äänekoski 1 (7.80 km)	3:39.3	5. 5. class RC1 5. WRC	128.0 km/h 0.15 s/km	37:06.3	4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC
"Very slippery in some corners so I had some big slides."
SS7 Moksi 2 (20.04 km)	9:45.8	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC	123.2 km/h	46:52.1	4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC
"It was a clean stage. I think the setup was perfect for this one. We made some small changes for the roughness and it seemed to work."
SS8 Urria 2 (12.28 km)	6:03.1	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC	121.8 km/h 0.02 s/km	52:55.2	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC
"Everything is going quite well so far. I almost stalled on the upshift on the last junction."
SS9 Ässämäki 2 (12.33 km)	5:44.3	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC	128.9 km/h 0.04 s/km	58:39.5	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC
Nearly off the road before finish
SS10 Äänekoski 2 (7.80 km)	3:34.5	8. 8. class RC1 8. WRC	130.9 km/h 0.18 s/km	1:02:14.0	3. 3. class RC1 3. WRC
"The conditions are really good. I was just too slow in the beginning but it has been a good day overall. It should be a fair fight for the frontrunners tomorrow."
SS11 Harju 2 (2.31 km)	1:49.5	6. 6. class RC1 6. WRC	75.9 km/h 0.52 s/km	1:04:03.5	3. 3. class RC1 3. WRC
"Very cool. Good to be back on the pace - especially in this rally. I have enjoyed a lot today and the car has been perfect. Rallying is nice again!"
2. leg
SS12 Pihlajakoski 1 (14.42 km)	7:32.5	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC	114.7 km/h 0.17 s/km	1:11:36.0	4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC
"It doesn't matter. It was a good stage. I made a big cut and I had some mud on the windscreen which distracted me a bit."
SS13 Päijälä 1 (22.87 km)	10:43.2	4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC	128.0 km/h 0.25 s/km	1:22:19.2	4. 4. class RC1 4. WRC
"It's the same pace as yesterday but Mr Tanak is having a good road position now. I was absolutely on the limit and we have no chance! I will try to fight with the other Toyotas."
SS14 Kakaristo 1 (18.70 km)	9:08.2	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC	122.8 km/h 0.43 s/km	1:31:27.4	3. 3. class RC1 3. WRC
"Flat out! It's clearly down to the performance. It's a good car but we just don't have enough downforce to beat Toyota on these roads."
SS15 Leustu 1 (10.50 km)	5:29.0	3. 3. class RC1 3. WRC	114.9 km/h 0.17 s/km	1:36:56.4	3. 3. class RC1 3. WRC
"Quite okay - a few corners I was not brave enough but otherwise it was a clean stage."
SS16 Pihlajakoski 2 (14.42 km)	7:21.5	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC	117.6 km/h	1:44:17.9	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC
"It was a clean stage. I avoided all the rocks so I think we could have pushed harder if we wanted!"
SS17 Päijälä 2 (22.87 km)	10:30.9	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC	130.5 km/h 0.09 s/km	1:54:48.8	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC
"That's very positive. It's really a flat out stage most of the time. Perfect!"
SS18 Kakaristo 2 (18.70 km)	8:51.5	1. 1. class RC1 1. WRC	126.7 km/h	2:03:40.3	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC
"Very good run - I bet my tyres are finished but I don't care! I want to fight with Jari."
SS19 Leustu 2 (10.50 km)	5:25.5	6. 6. class RC1 6. WRC	116.1 km/h 0.25 s/km	2:09:05.8	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC
"Very good day. The afternoon was even more positive than what I was expecting. A really nice day."
3. leg
SS20 Laukaa 1 (11.75 km)	5:33.3	5. 5. class RC1 5. WRC	126.9 km/h 0.31 s/km	2:14:39.1	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC
"I was a bit too tidy to be honest but better this way than the way it ended last year! It's quite easy to improve on this to be honest."
SS21 Ruuhimäki 1 (11.12 km)	5:34.5	6. 6. class RC1 6. WRC	119.7 km/h 0.32 s/km	2:20:13.6	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC
"It's okay. As everyone knows I didn't do this stage last year as I crashed out. It's always tough to discover new parts. I don't know if it will be enough for the second loop, but the last jump was very cool!"
SS22 Laukaa 2 (11.75 km)	5:23.5	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC	130.8 km/h 0.03 s/km	2:25:37.1	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC
"That's good. Like I said in the morning, I don't want to do a stupid mistake and now I know the stage I can push. Even finishing third would be like a victory for me, so I am quite relaxed!"
SS23 Ruuhimäki 2[Power Stage] (11.12 km)	5:28.8	7. 7. class RC1 7. WRC	121.8 km/h 0.40 s/km	2:31:05.9	2. 2. class RC1 2. WRC
"I am very happy for the team - they deserve this so much. I have not been able to bring them results this year and now I have been able to do something good. Thank you to everyone!"