2010 Rally Finland
# 2010 Rally Finland

The 2010 Neste Oil Rally Finland was the 60th Rally Finland and the eighth round of the 2010 World Rally Championship season. The rally took place over July 29–31, and is based in Jyväskylä, the capital of the Central Finland region. The rally was also the fifth round of the Production World Rally Championship and the sixth round of the Super 2000 World Rally Championship.

Jari-Matti Latvala took his second victory of the season, and the fourth of his WRC career after holding off the Citroën C4s of Sébastien Ogier, Sébastien Loeb and Petter Solberg, as the four drivers were separated by just over 30 seconds at the rally's conclusion.

In the junior classes, Intercontinental Rally Challenge championship leader Juho Hänninen made a guest appearance in the Super 2000 class, and wound up winning the class and taking two overall championship points for ninth position. Per-Gunnar Andersson also claimed an overall point, as he finished second in class. One of the selections for the Pirelli Star Driver and a protégé of former WRC driver Markko Märtin, Ott Tänak claimed victory in the PWRC, on his first appearance in the class this season.

## Entry List

| No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Gr. | Cl. |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Sébastien Loeb | Daniel Elena | Citroën Total World Rally Team | Citroën C4 WRC | A | 8 |
| 2 | Sébastien Ogier | Julien Ingrassia | Citroën Total World Rally Team | Citroën C4 WRC | A | 8 |
| 3 | Mikko Hirvonen | Jarmo Lehtinen | BP Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team | Ford Focus RS WRC 09 | A | 8 |
| 4 | Jari-Matti Latvala | Miikka Anttila | BP Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team | Ford Focus RS WRC 09 | A | 8 |
| 5 | Matthew Wilson | Scott Martin | Stobart M-Sport Ford Rally Team | Ford Focus RS WRC 08 | A | 8 |
| 6 | Henning Solberg | Ilka Minor | Stobart M-Sport Ford Rally Team | Ford Focus RS WRC 08 | A | 8 |
| 7 | Daniel Sordo | Marc Martí | Citroën Junior Team | Citroën C4 WRC | A | 8 |
| 8 | Kimi Räikkönen | Kaj Lindström | Citroën Junior Team | Citroën C4 WRC | A | 8 |
| 11 | Petter Solberg | Chris Patterson | Petter Solberg World Rally Team | Citroën C4 WRC | A | 8 |
| 12 | Juha Kankkunen | Juha Repo | Stobart M-Sport Ford Rally Team | Ford Focus RS WRC 08 | A | 8 |
| 14 | Khalid Al-Qassimi | Michael Orr | BP Ford Abu Dhabi World Rally Team | Ford Focus RS WRC 08 | A | 8 |
| 15 | Mads Østberg | Jonas Andersson | Adapta Motorsport | Subaru Impreza WRC 2007 | A | 8 |
| 16 | Jouni Ampuja | Mika Rajasalo | WordDive | Subaru Impreza WRC 2007 | A | 8 |
| 17 | Mattias Therman | Janne Perälä | Stobart M-Sport Ford Rally Team | Ford Focus RS WRC 08 | A | 8 |
| 18 | Jouni Arolainen | Matti-Jussi Partanen | Jouni Arolainen | Ford Focus RS WRC 05 | A | 8 |
| 21 | Martin Prokop | Jan Tománek | Czech Ford National Team | Ford Fiesta S2000 | N | 4 |
| 22 | Nasser Al-Attiyah | Giovanni Bernacchini | Barwa Rally Team | Ford Fiesta S2000 | N | 4 |
| 23 | Michał Kościuszko | Maciej Szczepaniak | Dynamic World Rally Team | Škoda Fabia S2000 | N | 4 |
| 24 | Patrik Sandell | Emil Axelsson | Red Bull Rallye Team | Škoda Fabia S2000 | N | 4 |
| 27 | Janne Tuohino | Marko Sallinen | JanPro | Ford Fiesta S2000 | N | 4 |
| 29 | Jari Ketomaa | Mika Stenberg | Shanghai FCACA Rally Team | Ford Fiesta S2000 | N | 4 |
| 30 | Albert Llovera | Borja Rozada | Albert Llovera | Fiat Abarth Grande Punto S2000 | N | 4 |
| 34 | Martin Semerád | Michal Ernst | Czech National Team | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX | N | 4 |
| 36 | Nicholai Georgiou | Joseph Matar | Pirelli Star Driver | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X | N | 4 |
| 37 | Peter Horsey | Calvin Cooledge | Pirelli Star Driver | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X | N | 4 |
| 38 | Hayden Paddon | John Kennard | Pirelli Star Driver | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X | N | 4 |
| 39 | Alex Raschi | Rudy Pollet | Pirelli Star Driver | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X | N | 4 |
| 40 | Ott Tänak | Kuldar Sikk | Pirelli Star Driver | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X | N | 4 |
| 41 | Alessandro Bruschetta | Edoardo Civiero | Hawk Racing Club SRL | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | N | 4 |
| 42 | Miguel Angel Baldoni | José Díaz | Miguel Angel Baldoni | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX | N | 4 |
| 43 | Reijo Muhonen | Miika Teiskonen | Reijo Muhonen | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X | N | 4 |
| 44 | Paulo Nobre | Edu Paula | Palmeirinha Rally | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X | N | 4 |
| 45 | Rui Wang | Yiping Chen | Shanghai FCACA Rally Team | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | N | 4 |
| 46 | Anders Grøndal | Veronica Engan | Anders Grøndal WRC Rally Team | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | N | 4 |
| 47 | Nuno Barroso Pereira | Pedro Conde | Tommi Mäkinen Racing Oy | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | N | 4 |
| 48 | Patrik Flodin | Göran Bergsten | Uspenskiy Rally Tecnica | Subaru Impreza WRX STi | N | 4 |
| 49 | Juha Salo | Jarkko Kalliolepo | Team Mitsubishi Ralliart Finland | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X | N | 4 |
| 50 | Jukka Ketomäki | Kai Risberg | Kai Risberg | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X | N | 4 |
| 51 | Juho Hänninen | Mikko Markkula | Juho Hänninen | Škoda Fabia S2000 | N | 4 |
| 52 | Matti Rantanen | Mikko Lukka | Matti Rantanen | Škoda Fabia S2000 | N | 4 |
| 53 | Per-Gunnar Andersson | Anders Fredriksson | RUFA Sport | Škoda Fabia S2000 | N | 4 |
| 54 | Michel Jourdain Jr. | Óscar Sánchez | Nextel-Televisa Deportes WRT | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX | N | 4 |
| 61 | Dennis Kuipers | Frédéric Miclotte | Stobart M-Sport Ford Rally Team | Ford Fiesta S2000 | N | 4 |

## Results

### Event standings

| Pos. | Driver | Co-driver | Car | Time | Difference | Points |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Overall |||||||
| 1. | Jari-Matti Latvala | Miikka Anttila | Ford Focus RS WRC 09 | 2:31:29.6 | 0.0 | 25 |
| 2. | Sébastien Ogier | Julien Ingrassia | Citroën C4 WRC | 2:31:39.7 | 10.1 | 18 |
| 3. | Sébastien Loeb | Daniel Elena | Citroën C4 WRC | 2:31:55.6 | 26.0 | 15 |
| 4. | Petter Solberg | Chris Patterson | Citroën C4 WRC | 2:32:00.3 | 30.7 | 12 |
| 5. | Dani Sordo | Marc Martí | Citroën C4 WRC | 2:33:14.6 | 1:45.0 | 10 |
| 6. | Matthew Wilson | Scott Martin | Ford Focus RS WRC 08 | 2:37:13.3 | 5:43.7 | 8 |
| 7. | Mads Østberg | Jonas Andersson | Subaru Impreza WRC 2007 | 2:37:20.4 | 5:50.8 | 6 |
| 8. | Juha Kankkunen | Juha Repo | Ford Focus RS WRC 08 | 2:39:18.6 | 7:49.0 | 4 |
| 9. | Juho Hänninen | Mikko Markkula | Škoda Fabia S2000 | 2:40:34.6 | 9:05.0 | 2 |
| 10. | Per-Gunnar Andersson | Anders Fredriksson | Škoda Fabia S2000 | 2:41:45.3 | 10:15.7 | 1 |
| SWRC |||||||
| 1. (9.) | Juho Hänninen | Mikko Markkula | Škoda Fabia S2000 | 2:40:34.6 | 0.0 | 25 |
| 2. (10.) | Per-Gunnar Andersson | Anders Fredriksson | Škoda Fabia S2000 | 2:41:45.3 | 1:10.7 | 18 |
| 3. (11.) | Patrik Sandell | Emil Axelsson | Škoda Fabia S2000 | 2:42:04.6 | 1:30.0 | 15 |
| 4. (13.) | Martin Prokop | Jan Tománek | Ford Fiesta S2000 | 2:44:41.8 | 4:07.2 | 12 |
| 5. (16.) | Michał Kościuszko | Maciek Szczepaniak | Ford Fiesta S2000 | 2:46:29.7 | 5:55.1 | 10 |
| 6. (17.) | Janne Tuohino | Markku Tuohino | Ford Fiesta S2000 | 2:46:44.3 | 6:09.7 | 8 |
| 7. (29.) | Nasser Al-Attiyah | Giovanni Bernacchini | Ford Fiesta S2000 | 2:57:50.1 | 17:15.5 | 6 |
| PWRC |||||||
| 1. (18.) | Ott Tänak | Kuldar Sikk | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X | 2:46:50.5 | 0.0 | 25 |
| 2. (20.) | Jukka Ketomäki | Kai Risberg | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X | 2:48:18.8 | 1:28.3 | 18 |
| 3. (21.) | Hayden Paddon | John Kennard | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X | 2:49:56.5 | 3:06.0 | 15 |
| 4. (24.) | Anders Grøndal | Veronica Engan | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 2:51:45.8 | 4:55.3 | 12 |
| 5. (28.) | Alex Raschi | Rudy Pollet | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X | 2:57:03.6 | 10:13.1 | 10 |
| 6. (30.) | Martin Semerád | Bohuslav Ceplecha | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo IX | 2:58:26.7 | 11:36.2 | 8 |
| 7. (32.) | Reijo Muhonen | Lasse Miettinen | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X | 2:59:52.5 | 13:02.0 | 6 |
| 8. (39.) | Wang Rui | Pan Hongyu | Subaru Impreza WRX STI | 3:04:53.4 | 18:02.9 | 4 |
| 9. (40.) | Peter Horsey | Moses Matovu | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X | 3:05:15.6 | 18:25.1 | 2 |
| 10. (41.) | Nicholai Georgiou | Joseph Matar | Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X | 3:05:58.2 | 19:07.7 | 1 |

### Special stages

| Day | Stage | Time | Name | Length | Winner | Time | Avg. spd. | Rally leader |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 (29–30 July) | SS1 | 18:45 | Laajavuori 1 | 4.31 km | Petter Solberg | 2:33.2 | 98.46 km/h | Petter Solberg |
| 1 (29–30 July) | SS2 | 07:42 | Urria 1 | 12.75 km | Mikko Hirvonen | 5:55.8 | 129.01 km/h | Mikko Hirvonen |
| 1 (29–30 July) | SS3 | 08:40 | Jukojärvi 1 | 22.29 km | Mikko Hirvonen | 10:33.7 | 126.63 km/h | Mikko Hirvonen |
| 1 (29–30 July) | SS4 | 10:06 | Urria 2 | 12.75 km | Sébastien Ogier | 5:52.9 | 130.07 km/h | Petter Solberg |
| 1 (29–30 July) | SS5 | 11:04 | Jukojärvi 2 | 22.29 km | Dani Sordo | 10:28.7 | 127.63 km/h | Petter Solberg |
| 1 (29–30 July) | SS6 | 13:58 | Lankamaa | 24.87 km | Jari-Matti Latvala | 12:03.3 | 123.78 km/h | Petter Solberg |
| 1 (29–30 July) | SS7 | 15:01 | Sirkkamäki 1 | 6.45 km | Jari-Matti Latvala | 3:04.4 | 125.92 km/h | Jari-Matti Latvala |
| 1 (29–30 July) | SS8 | 15:36 | Myhinpää 1 | 15.52 km | Sébastien Loeb | 7:07.8 | 130.60 km/h | Jari-Matti Latvala |
| 1 (29–30 July) | SS9 | 17:27 | Sirkkamäki 2 | 6.45 km | Jari-Matti Latvala | 3:01.4 | 128.00 km/h | Jari-Matti Latvala |
| 1 (29–30 July) | SS10 | 18:02 | Myhinpää 2 | 15.52 km | Sébastien Loeb | 6:59.8 | 133.09 km/h | Jari-Matti Latvala |
| 1 (29–30 July) | SS11 | 20:00 | Laajavuori 2 | 4.19 km | Petter Solberg | 2:35.1 | 97.25 km/h | Jari-Matti Latvala |
| 2 (31 July) | SS12 | 07:33 | Kolonkulma | 10.35 km | Sébastien Ogier | 5:06.4 | 121.61 km/h | Jari-Matti Latvala |
| 2 (31 July) | SS13 | 08:01 | Väärinmaja | 29.29 km | Sébastien Loeb | 14:46.9 | 118.89 km/h | Jari-Matti Latvala |
| 2 (31 July) | SS14 | 09:44 | Surkee 1 | 19.59 km | Jari-Matti Latvala | 9:56.4 | 118.25 km/h | Jari-Matti Latvala |
| 2 (31 July) | SS15 | 11:59 | Leustu 1 | 21.35 km | Sébastien Loeb | 10:08.8 | 126.25 km/h | Jari-Matti Latvala |
| 2 (31 July) | SS16 | 12:46 | Himos 1 | 20.63 km | Sébastien Loeb | 10:28.5 | 118.17 km/h | Jari-Matti Latvala |
| 2 (31 July) | SS17 | 14:03 | Surkee 2 | 19.59 km | Sébastien Ogier | 9:53.6 | 118.81 km/h | Jari-Matti Latvala |
| 2 (31 July) | SS18 | 16:23 | Leustu 2 | 21.35 km | Jari-Matti Latvala | 9:59.9 | 128.12 km/h | Jari-Matti Latvala |
| 2 (31 July) | SS19 | 17:10 | Himos 2 | 20.63 km | Sébastien Ogier | 10:15.7 | 120.62 km/h | Jari-Matti Latvala |

### Standings after the rally

| Pos. | Driver | Points |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Sébastien Loeb | 166 |
| 2 | Sebastien Ogier | 118 |
| 3 | Jari-Matti Latvala | 105 |
| 4 | Petter Solberg | 90 |
| 5 | Mikko Hirvonen | 86 |
| 6 | Dani Sordo | 77 |
| 7 | Matthew Wilson | 48 |
| 8 | Federico Villagra | 26 |
| 9 | Henning Solberg | 25 |
| 10 | Mads Ostberg | 16 |
| Pos. | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | Citroen WRT | 265 |
| 2 | BP Ford WRT | 210 |
| 3 | Citroen Junior Team | 145 |
| 4 | Stobart Ford | 108 |
| 5 | Munchi's Ford | 40 |
