2024 Rally Finland
2024 Rally Finland Secto Rally Finland 2024 | |||
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Round 9 of 13 in the 2024 World Rally Championship
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Host country | Finland | ||
Rally base | Jyväskylä, Central Finland | ||
Dates run | 1 – 4 August 2024 | ||
Start location | Jyväskylä, Central Finland | ||
Finish location | Jyväskylä, Central Finland | ||
Stages | 20 (305.69 km; 189.95 miles)[1] | ||
Stage surface | Gravel | ||
Transport distance | 1,066.87 km (662.92 miles) | ||
Overall distance | 1,372.56 km (852.87 miles) | ||
Statistics | |||
Crews registered | 80 | ||
Crews | 77 at start, 55 at finish | ||
Overall results | |||
Overall winner | Sébastien Ogier Vincent Landais Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 2:25:41.9 | ||
Saturday Overall leader | Sébastien Ogier Vincent Landais Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 2:04:38.0 | ||
Sunday Accumulated leader | Esapekka Lappi Janne Ferm Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT 21:02.4 | ||
Power Stage winner | Takamoto Katsuta Aaron Johnston Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT 5:12.5 | ||
Support category results | |||
WRC-2 winner | Oliver Solberg Elliott Edmondson Toksport WRT 2:33:57.4 | ||
WRC-3 winner | Jesse Kallio Ville Pynnönen 2:48:30.3 | ||
J-WRC winner | Taylor Gill Daniel Brkic FIA Rally Star 2:49:07.5 |
The 2024 Rally Finland (also known as the Secto Rally Finland 2024) was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over four days from 1 to 4 August 2024.[2] It marked the seventy-third running of the Rally Finland, and was the ninth round of the 2024 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The event was also the fourth round of the 2024 Junior World Rally Championship.[3] The 2024 event was based in Jyväskylä in Central Finland, and was contested over twenty special stages, covering a total competitive distance of 305.69 km (189.95 mi).[1]
Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin were the defending rally winners. Their team, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, were the defending manufacturer's winners.[4] Sami Pajari and Enni Mälkönen were the defending rally winners in the WRC-2 category,[5] but they did not defend their titles as they debuted in the top tier.[6] Benjamin Korhola and Pekka Kelander were the defending rally winners in the WRC-3 category.[7]
Sébastien Ogier and Vincent Landais won the rally, and their team, Toyota, successfully defended their manufacturer's title.[8] Oliver Solberg and Elliott Edmondson were the winners in the World Rally Championship-2 category.[9] Jesse Kallio and Ville Pynnönen were the winners in the World Rally Championship-3 category.[10] Taylor Gill and Daniel Brkic were the winners in the junior category.[11]
Background
[edit]Entry list
[edit]The following crews entered into the rally. The event was opened to crews competing in the World Rally Championship, its support categories, the World Rally Championship-2, World Rally Championship-3 as well as the Junior World Rally Championship, and privateer entries that were not registered to score points in any championship. Ten entered under Rally1 regulations, as were thirty-three Rally2 crews in the World Rally Championship-2 and twenty-two Rally3 crew in the World Rally Championship-3. A total of seventeen crews participated in the Junior World Rally Championship.[12]
No. | Driver | Co-Driver | Entrant | Car | Tyre |
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20 | Yohan Rossel | Florian Barral | DG Sport Compétition | Citroën C3 Rally2 | P |
22 | Nikolay Gryazin | Konstantin Aleksandrov[a] | DG Sport Compétition | Citroën C3 Rally2 | P |
23 | Jan Solans | Rodrigo Sanjuan de Eusebio | Jan Solans | Toyota GR Yaris Rally2 | P |
Itinerary
[edit]All dates and times are EEST (UTC+3).
Date | No. | Time span | Stage name | Distance |
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31 July | After 19:00 | Opening ceremony, Paviljonki | — | |
1 August | — | After 10:01 | Ruuhimäki [Shakedown] | 4.12 km |
SS1 | After 19:05 | Harju 1 | 3.48 km | |
19:40 – 19:55 | Flexi service A, Paviljonki | — | ||
2 August | SS2 | After 8:13 | Laukaa 1 | 17.96 km |
SS3 | After 9:20 | Saarikas 1 | 15.93 km | |
SS4 | After 10:35 | Myhinpää 1 | 15.51 km | |
SS5 | After 12:05 | Ruuhimäki 1 | 7.76 km | |
12:52 – 13:27 | Regroup, Paviljonki | — | ||
13:27 – 14:07 | Service B, Paviljonki | — | ||
SS6 | After 15:10 | Laukaa 2 | 17.96 km | |
SS7 | After 16:17 | Saarikas 2 | 15.93 km | |
SS8 | After 17:32 | Myhinpää 2 | 15.51 km | |
SS9 | After 19:05 | Ruuhimäki 2 | 7.76 km | |
SS10 | After 20:05 | Harju 2 | 2.01 km | |
20:40 – 21:25 | Flexi service C, Paviljonki | — | ||
3 August | SS11 | After 9:05 | Västilä 1 | 18.94 km |
SS12 | After 10:05 | Päijälä 1 | 20.19 km | |
SS13 | After 11:05 | Ouninpohja 1 | 23.98 km | |
12:50 – 13:10 | Regroup, Paviljonki | — | ||
13:10 – 13:50 | Service D, Paviljonki | — | ||
SS14 | After 15:35 | Västilä 2 | 18.94 km | |
SS15 | After 16:35 | Päijälä 2 | 20.19 km | |
SS16 | After 17:35 | Ouninpohja 2 | 23.98 km | |
19:30 – 20:15 | Flexi service E, Jyväskylä Paviljonki | — | ||
4 August | SS17 | After 8:55 | Sahloinen-Moksi 1 | 14.27 km |
SS18 | After 10:05 | Laajavuori 1 | 4.35 km | |
SS19 | After 11:17 | Sahloinen-Moksi 2 | 14.27 km | |
SS20 | After 13:15 | Laajavuori 2 [Power Stage] | 8.77 km | |
After 15:00 | Podium ceremony, Paviljonki | — | ||
Source:[1] |
Report
[edit]WRC Rally1
[edit]Classification
[edit]Special stages
[edit]Championship standings
[edit]Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | Manufacturers' championships | |||||||||
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Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | ||||
1 | Thierry Neuville | 168 | Martijn Wydaeghe | 168 | Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT | 395 | ||||||
2 | 2 | Sébastien Ogier | 141 | 2 | Vincent Landais | 141 | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT | 375 | ||||
3 | 1 | Ott Tänak | 137 | 1 | Martin Järveoja | 137 | M-Sport Ford WRT | 207 | ||||
4 | 1 | Elfyn Evans | 132 | 1 | Scott Martin | 132 | ||||||
5 | Adrien Fourmaux | 119 | Alexandre Coria | 119 |
WRC-2 Rally2
[edit]Classification
[edit]Special stages
[edit]Championship standings
[edit]Pos. | Open Drivers' championships | Open Co-drivers' championships | Teams' championships | Challenger Drivers' championships | Challenger Co-drivers' championships | |||||||||||||||
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Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | Move | Manufacturer | Points | Move | Driver | Points | ||||||
1 | Oliver Solberg | 111 | Elliott Edmondson | 111 | 1 | Toksport WRT | 178 | Sami Pajari | 93 | Enni Mälkönen | 93 | |||||||||
2 | Sami Pajari | 83 | 1 | Enni Mälkönen | 83 | 1 | DG Sport Compétition | 169 | 2 | Lauri Joona | 78 | 2 | Janni Hussi | 78 | ||||||
3 | 2 | Yohan Rossel | 71 | 3 | Janni Hussi | 58 | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT NG | 73 | 1 | Jan Solans | 56 | 1 | Rodrigo Sanjuan de Eusebio | 56 | ||||||
4 | 2 | Lauri Joona | 58 | 1 | Arnaud Dunand | 53 | Toksport WRT 2 | 54 | 1 | Nikolay Gryazin | 55 | 1 | Konstantin Aleksandrov | 55 | ||||||
5 | 1 | Jan Solans | 48 | 1 | Rodrigo Sanjuan de Eusebio | 48 | 5 | Mikko Heikkilä | 55 | 5 | Kristian Temonen | 55 |
WRC-3 Rally3
[edit]Classification
[edit]Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points | |
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Event | Class | ||||||||
21 | 1 | 60 | Jesse Kallio | Ville Pynnönen | Jesse Kallio | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 2:48:30.3 | 0.0 | 25 |
22 | 2 | 66 | Taylor Gill | Daniel Brkic | FIA Rally Star | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 2:49:07.5 | +37.2 | 18 |
23 | 3 | 70 | Ali Türkkan | Burak Erdener | Castrol Ford Team Türkiye | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 2:49:09.6 | +39.3 | 15 |
24 | 4 | 75 | Tom Rensonnet | Manon Deliot | RACB National Team | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 2:50:40.6 | +2:10.3 | 12 |
25 | 5 | 71 | Petr Borodin | Roman Cheprasov | ASP Racing | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 2:51:07.6 | +2:37.3 | 10 |
27 | 6 | 79 | Fabio Schwarz | Bernhard Ettel | Armin Schwarz Driving Experience | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 2:51:14.8 | +2:44.5 | 8 |
28 | 7 | 72 | Eamonn Kelly | Conor Mohan | Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 2:51:43.8 | +3:13.5 | 6 |
30 | 8 | 77 | Nataniel Bruun | Pablo Olmos | Nataniel Bruun | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 2:55:19.5 | +6:49.2 | 4 |
31 | 9 | 76 | Jose Abito Caparo | Esther Gutiérrez Porras | FIA Rally Star | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 2:58:55.7 | +10:25.4 | 2 |
35 | 10 | 62 | Kerem Kazaz | Corentin Silvestre | Atölye Kazaz | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:03:38.7 | +15:08.4 | 1 |
39 | 11 | 58 | Grzegorz Bonder | Paweł Pochroń | Grzegorz Bonder | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:07:48.9 | +19:18.6 | 0 |
44 | 12 | 68 | Max Smart | Cameron Fair | FIA Rally Star | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:23:46.4 | +35:16.1 | 0 |
52 | 13 | 64 | Romet Jürgenson | Siim Oja | FIA Rally Star | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:36:03.1 | +47:32.8 | 0 |
54 | 14 | 80 | Leevi Lassila | Antti Linnaketo | Leevi Lassila | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:39:08.7 | +50:38.4 | 0 |
Retired SS14 | 56 | Mattéo Chatillon | Maxence Cornuau | Mattéo Chatillon | Renault Clio Rally3 | Rolled | 0 | ||
Retired SS14 | 61 | Toni Herranen | Juho-Ville Koskela | Toni Herranen | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Mechanical | 0 | ||
Retired SS13 | 67 | Norbert Maior | Francesca Maria Maior | Norbert Maior | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Accident | 0 | ||
Retired SS6 | 59 | Henri Hokkala | Kimmo Pahkala | Henri Hokkala | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Accident | 0 | ||
Retired SS2 | 63 | Raoul Dahlqvist | Patric Öhman | Raoul Dahlqvist | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Accident | 0 | ||
Disqualified SS17 | 81 | Hubert Laskowski | Michał Kuśnierz | Hubert Laskowski | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Driving on puncture | 0 |
Special stages
[edit]Stage | Winners | Car | Time | Class leaders |
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SD | Chatillon / Cornuau | Renault Clio Rally3 | 2:32.6 | — |
SS1 | Chatillon / Cornuau | Renault Clio Rally3 | 3:06.8 | Chatillon / Cornuau |
Jürgenson / Oja | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Jürgenson / Oja | ||
SS2 | Hokkala / Pahkala | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 9:34.7 | Hokkala / Pahkala |
SS3 | Stage cancelled | |||
SS4 | Hokkala / Pahkala | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 7:54.6 | Hokkala / Pahkala |
SS5 | Hokkala / Pahkala | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 4:21.0 | |
SS6 | Kazaz / Silvestre | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 9:50.0 | Gill / Brkic |
SS7 | Chatillon / Cornuau | Renault Clio Rally3 | 8:59.2 | Borodin / Cheprasov |
Borodin / Cheprasov | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | |||
SS8 | Türkkan / Erdener | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 8:00.6 | |
SS9 | Kazaz / Silvestre | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 4:26.1 | |
SS10 | Borodin / Cheprasov | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 1:49.5 | |
SS11 | Gill / Brkic | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 9:24.2 | |
SS12 | Jürgenson / Oja | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 10:53.8 | Türkkan / Erdener |
SS13 | Kallio / Pynnönen | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 16:39.0 | Kallio / Pynnönen |
SS14 | Jürgenson / Oja | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 9:28.9 | |
SS15 | Kallio / Pynnönen | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 11:13.4 | |
SS16 | Jürgenson / Oja | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 16:53.3 | |
SS17 | Jürgenson / Oja | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 7:24.6 | |
SS18 | Türkkan / Erdener | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 2:56.5 | |
SS19 | Jürgenson / Oja | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 7:20.3 | |
SS20 | Jürgenson / Oja | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 5:50.5 |
Championship standings
[edit]Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | ||||||
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Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | |||
1 | Diego Dominguez Jr. | 75 | Rogelio Peñate | 75 | ||||
2 | Mattéo Chatillon | 48 | Maxence Cornuau | 48 | ||||
3 | Jan Černý | 47 | Ondřej Krajča | 47 | ||||
4 | 2 | Taylor Gill | 44 | 2 | Daniel Brkic | 44 | ||
5 | 1 | Romet Jürgenson | 43 | 1 | Siim Oja | 43 |
J-WRC Rally3
[edit]Classification
[edit]Position | No. | Driver | Co-driver | Entrant | Car | Time | Difference | Points | ||
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Event | Class | Class | Stage | |||||||
22 | 1 | 66 | Taylor Gill | Daniel Brkic | FIA Rally Star | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 2:49:07.5 | 0.0 | 25 | 2 |
23 | 2 | 70 | Ali Türkkan | Burak Erdener | Castrol Ford Team Türkiye | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 2:49:09.6 | +2.1 | 18 | 3 |
24 | 3 | 75 | Tom Rensonnet | Manon Deliot | RACB National Team | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 2:50:40.6 | +1:33.1 | 15 | 0 |
25 | 4 | 71 | Petr Borodin | Roman Cheprasov | ASP Racing | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 2:51:07.6 | +2:37.3 | 12 | 3 |
27 | 5 | 79 | Fabio Schwarz | Bernhard Ettel | Armin Schwarz Driving Experience | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 2:51:14.8 | +2:07.3 | 10 | 0 |
28 | 6 | 72 | Eamonn Kelly | Conor Mohan | Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 2:51:43.8 | +2:36.3 | 8 | 0 |
29 | 7 | 65 | Diego Dominguez Jr. | Rogelio Peñate | Diego Dominguez Jr. | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 2:51:48.4 | +2:40.9 | 6 | 0 |
30 | 8 | 77 | Nataniel Bruun | Pablo Olmos | Nataniel Bruun | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 2:55:19.5 | +6:12.0 | 4 | 0 |
31 | 9 | 76 | Jose Abito Caparo | Esther Gutiérrez Porras | FIA Rally Star | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 2:58:55.7 | +9:48.2 | 2 | 0 |
38 | 10 | 78 | Andre Martinez | Matías Aranguren | Andre Martinez | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:07:40.2 | +18:32.7 | 1 | 0 |
44 | 11 | 68 | Max Smart | Cameron Fair | FIA Rally Star | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | +34:38.9 | +35:16.1 | 0 | 0 |
52 | 12 | 64 | Romet Jürgenson | Siim Oja | FIA Rally Star | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:36:03.1 | +46:55.6 | 0 | 9 |
54 | 13 | 80 | Leevi Lassila | Antti Linnaketo | Leevi Lassila | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:39:08.7 | +50:01.2 | 0 | 0 |
Retired SS14 | 74 | Gerardo V. Rosselot | Marcelo Brizio | Gerardo V. Rosselot | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Accident | 0 | 0 | ||
Retired SS13 | 67 | Norbert Maior | Francesca Maria Maior | Norbert Maior | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Accident | 0 | 0 | ||
Disqualified SS17 | 81 | Hubert Laskowski | Michał Kuśnierz | Hubert Laskowski | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | Driving on puncture | 0 | 0 |
Special stages
[edit]Stage | Winners | Car | Time | Class leaders |
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SD | Türkkan / Erdener | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 2:33.6 | — |
SS1 | Jürgenson / Oja | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 3:06.8 | Jürgenson / Oja |
SS2 | Stage cancelled | |||
SS3 | Stage cancelled | |||
SS4 | Jürgenson / Oja | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 8:03.9 | Jürgenson / Oja |
SS5 | Jürgenson / Oja | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 4:22.2 | |
SS6 | Borodin / Cheprasov | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 9:55.6 | Gill / Brkic |
SS7 | Borodin / Cheprasov | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 8:59.2 | Borodin / Cheprasov |
SS8 | Türkkan / Erdener | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 8:00.6 | |
SS9 | Türkkan / Erdener | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 4:26.5 | |
SS10 | Borodin / Cheprasov | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 1:49.5 | |
SS11 | Gill / Brkic | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 9:24.2 | |
SS12 | Jürgenson / Oja | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 10:53.8 | Türkkan / Erdener |
SS13 | Jürgenson / Oja | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 16:39.0 | Borodin / Cheprasov |
SS14 | Jürgenson / Oja | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 9:28.9 | |
SS15 | Gill / Brkic | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 11:20.5 | Türkkan / Erdener |
SS16 | Jürgenson / Oja | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 16:53.3 | Gill / Brkic |
SS17 | Jürgenson / Oja | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 7:24.6 | |
SS18 | Türkkan / Erdener | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 2:56.5 | |
SS19 | Jürgenson / Oja | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 7:20.3 | |
SS20 | Jürgenson / Oja | Ford Fiesta Rally3 | 5:50.5 |
Championship standings
[edit]Pos. | Drivers' championships | Co-drivers' championships | ||||||
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Move | Driver | Points | Move | Co-driver | Points | |||
1 | Romet Jürgenson | 69 | Siim Oja | 69 | ||||
2 | 1 | Taylor Gill | 61 | 1 | Daniel Brkic | 61 | ||
3 | 1 | Diego Dominguez Jr. | 41 | 1 | Rogelio Peñate | 41 | ||
4 | 3 | Ali Türkkan | 41 | 3 | Burak Erdener | 41 | ||
5 | 1 | Mille Johansson | 33 | 1 | Johan Grönvall | 33 |
Notes
[edit]- ^ Konstantin Aleksandrov is Russian, but he competes as a neutral competitor using the ANA flag as Russian national emblems were banned by the association due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[13]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Itinerary Secto Rally Finland 2024". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
- ^ "Revealed: 2024 WRC Calendar". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 19 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
- ^ "Finland return confirmed for FIA Junior WRC". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 23 October 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- ^ "Evans romps to victory at Secto Rally Finland". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 6 August 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
- ^ "Perfect Pajari storms to Finland WRC2 win". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 6 August 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
- ^ "WRC Promoter support helps Pajari realise Rally1 dream". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 4 June 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ "Hotshot Korhola secures WRC3 win at home". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 6 August 2023. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
- ^ "Ogier claims shock WRC victory in Finland". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 4 August 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ "Solberg strengthens WRC2 bid with Rally Finland win". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 4 August 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ "Kallio claims maiden WRC3 victory in Finland". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 4 August 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ "Gill sets up FIA Junior WRC showdown after repelling Türkkan in Finland". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 4 August 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ "Entry list Secto Rally Finland 2024". eWRC-results.com. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ "FIA announces World Motor Sport Council decisions in relation to the situation in Ukraine". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 1 March 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
External links
[edit]- Official website (in Finnish and English)
- 2024 Rally Finland at eWRC-results.com
- 2024 Rally Finland at rally-maps.com (in English, German, and Polish)