Arctic Rally
# Arctic Rally

Arctic Rally, currently Arctic Lapland Rally and also known as Tunturiralli, is an annual rally competition held on ice- and snow-covered roads in Rovaniemi, Lapland, Finland. It has been organized continuously since 1966. In 2021, a separate event based on the rally became part of the World Rally Championship as Arctic Rally Finland. The rally is also part of the Finnish Rally Championship and has previously been a round of the European Rally Championship until 2003 and the FIA Cup for Rally Drivers in 1977 and 1978.

In 2021 the rally was held twice, once between 14-16 January for the Finnish Rally Championship, and again between 26-28 February for the World Rally Championship, as a replacement for the canceled Rally Sweden.

The rally has been won by five World Rally Champions: Marcus Grönholm, Tommi Mäkinen, Hannu Mikkola, Timo Salonen and Ari Vatanen. In recent years, it has attracted competitors from circuit racing. The 2009 entry list included four current or former Formula One drivers; JJ Lehto finished ninth on his tenth Arctic Rally, Kimi Räikkönen 13th on his first-ever rally competition, Mika Häkkinen 19th on his fourth outing in the event while a gearbox failure ended Mika Salo's third Arctic Rally. Most recently, Valtteri Bottas finished fifth overall in 2019, ninth in 2020 and sixth in January 2021. In 2020, Kalle Rovanperä won his first ever event driving a World Rally Car, the Toyota Yaris WRC. Juho Hänninen won the January 2021 event.

## Winners

| Year | Driver | Car | Championship |
| - | - | - | - |
| 2023 | Teemu Asunmaa | Skoda Fabia R5 EVO | Finland |
| 2022 | Emil Lindholm | Skoda Fabia R5 EVO | Finland |
| 2021 (Feb) | Ott Tänak | Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC | WRC |
| 2021 (Jan) | Juho Hänninen | Toyota Yaris WRC | Finland |
| 2020 | Kalle Rovanperä | Toyota Yaris WRC | Finland |
| 2019 | Emil Lindholm | Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 | Finland |
| 2018 | Eerik Pietarinen | Škoda Fabia R5 | Finland |
| 2017 | Teemu Asunmaa | Škoda Fabia R5 | Finland |
| 2016 | Juha Salo | Peugeot 208 T16 | Finland |
| 2015 | Juha Salo | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX | Finland |
| 2014 | Janne Tuohino | Ford Fiesta R5 | Finland |
| 2013 | Juha Salo | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X | Finland |
| 2012 | Esapekka Lappi | Ford Fiesta S2000 | Finland |
| 2011 | Juha Salo | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X | Finland |
| 2010 | Dani Sordo | Citroën C4 WRC | Finland |
| 2009 | Juha Salo | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX | Finland |
| 2008 | Juha Salo | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX | Finland |
| 2007 | Kosti Katajamäki | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX | Finland |
| 2006 | Kosti Katajamäki | Ford Focus RS WRC | Finland |
| 2005 | Juuso Pykälistö | Ford Focus RS WRC | Finland |
| 2004 | Jukka Ketomäki | Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VII | ERC N |
| 2003 | Janne Tuohino | Ford Focus RS WRC | ERC |
| 2002 | Juuso Pykälistö | Toyota Corolla WRC | ERC |
| 2001 | Pasi Hagström | Toyota Corolla WRC | ERC |
| 2000 | Thomas Rådström | Toyota Corolla WRC | ERC |
| 1999 | Pasi Hagström | Toyota Corolla WRC | ERC |
| 1998 | Marcus Grönholm | Toyota Celica GT-Four ST205 | ERC |
| 1997 | Marcus Grönholm | Toyota Celica GT-Four ST205 | ERC |
| 1996 | Marcus Grönholm | Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD | ERC |
| 1995 | Sebastian Lindholm | Ford Escort RS Cosworth | ERC |
| 1994 | Lasse Lampi | Mitsubishi Galant VR-4 | ERC |
| 1993 | Mikael Sundström | Mazda 323 4WD | ERC |
| 1992 | Kari Kivenne | Mitsubishi Galant VR-4 | ERC |
| 1991 | Mikael Sundström | Mazda 323 4WD | ERC |
| 1990 | Antero Laine | Lancia Delta Integrale | ERC |
| 1989 | Tommi Mäkinen | Lancia Delta Integrale | ERC |
| 1988 | Timo Heinonen | Audi Coupé Quattro | ERC |
| 1987 | Mikael Sundström | Mazda 323 4WD | ERC |
| 1986 | Antero Laine | Audi Quattro | ERC |
| 1985 | Antero Laine | Audi Quattro | ERC |
| 1984 | Antero Laine | Audi Quattro | ERC |
| 1983 | Lasse Lampi | Audi Quattro | ERC |
| 1982 | Timo Salonen | Datsun Violet GT | ERC |
| 1981 | Ulf Grönholm | Fiat 131 Abarth | ERC |
| 1980 | Henri Toivonen | Talbot Sunbeam Lotus | ERC |
| 1979 | Leo Kinnunen | Porsche 911 S | ERC |
| 1978 | Ari Vatanen | Ford Escort RS1800 | FIA Cup, ERC |
| 1977 | Ari Vatanen | Ford Escort RS1800 | FIA Cup, ERC |
| 1976 | Tapio Rainio | Saab 96 V4 | ERC |
| 1975 | Simo Lampinen | Saab 96 V4 | ERC |
| 1974 | Tapio Rainio | Saab 96 V4 | ERC |
| 1973 | Timo Mäkinen | Ford Escort RS1600 | ERC |
| 1972 | Leo Kinnunen | Porsche 911 S | ERC |
| 1971 | Antti Aarnio-Wihuri | Porsche 911 S | |
| 1970 | Hannu Mikkola | Ford Escort Twin-Cam | Finland |
| 1969 | Antti Aarnio-Wihuri | Porsche 911 S | |
| 1968 | Hans Laine | Volkswagen VW 1600 L | Finland |
| 1967 | Raimo Kossila | Volkswagen VW 1600 L | |
| 1966 | Kari O. Sohlberg | Volkswagen VW 1600 L | |

### Wins by manufacturer

| Wins | Manufacturers |
| - | - |
| 10 | Ford |
| 9 | Mitsubishi Toyota |
| 5 | Audi |
| 4 | Porsche Volkswagen |
| 3 | Mazda Saab |
| 2 | Lancia Škoda |
| 1 | Hyundai Citroën Datsun Fiat Peugeot Talbot |
