2020 Rally Finland

The 2020 Rally Finland (also known as the Neste Rally Finland 2020) was a motor racing event for rally cars that was scheduled to be held over four days between 6 and 9 August 2020,[2] but was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] It was set to mark the seventieth running of Rally Finland and planned to be the eighth round of the 2020 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. It was also planned to run as the third round of the 2020 Junior World Rally Championship. The 2020 event was scheduled to be based in Jyväskylä in Keski-Suomi and consisted of twenty-four special stages covering a total competitive distance of 321.87 km (200.00 mi).[1]

2020 Rally Finland 70. Neste Rally Finland
Part of the 2020 World Rally Championship
Rally Finland was the third event called off due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.
Host country	Finland
Rally base	Jyväskylä, Keski-Suomi
Held on	Scheduled for 6–9 August 2020
Start location	Jyväskylä, Keski-Suomi
Finish location	Jyväskylä, Keski-Suomi
Stages	24 (321.87 km; 200.00 miles)[1]
Stage surface	Gravel
Results
Cancellation	Rally cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.

Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja were the defending rally winners. The team they drove for in 2019, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT, were the defending manufacturers' winners.[4] Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen were the defending winners in the World Rally Championship-2 category,[5][lower-alpha 1] but they would not defend their titles as they were promoted to the higher class.[6] In the World Rally Championship-3 category, Nikolay Gryazin and Yaroslav Fedorov were the reigning rally winners,[5] but they would not defend their titles either as they were promoted to WRC-2 class.[lower-alpha 2] Tom Kristensson and Henrik Appelskog were the reigning rally winners in the Junior World Rally Championship.[7]

Background

Itinerary

All dates and times are EEST (UTC+3).

Date	Time	No.	Stage name	Distance
N/A	09:01	—	Vesala [Shakedown]	4.04 km
Leg 1 — 131.42 km
N/A	19:00	SS1	Harju 1	2.31 km
N/A	8:08	SS2	Laukaa 1	11.75 km
	9:08	SS3	Ruuhimäki 1	11.12 km
	10:08	SS4	Laukaa 2	11.75 km
	11:08	SS5	Ruuhimäki 2	11.12 km
	13:46	SS6	Humalamäki 1	5.85 km
	14:39	SS7	Ässämäki 1	12.28 km
	15:42	SS8	Sahloinen — Moksi 1	22.40 km
	16:48	SS9	Humalamäki 2	5.85 km
	17:41	SS10	Ässämäki 2	12.28 km
	18:44	SS11	Sahloinen — Moksi 2	22.40 km
	20:00	SS12	Harju 2	2.31 km
Leg 2 — 143.09 km
N/A	8:08	SS13	Pihlajakoski 1	14.42 km
	9:11	SS14	Päijälä 1	22.87 km
	10:08	SS15	Kakaristo 1	18.70 km
	10:52	SS16	Arvaja 1	13.46 km
	14:43	SS17	Pihlajakoski 2	14.42 km
	15:46	SS18	Päijälä 2	22.87 km
	16:46	SS19	Kakaristo 2	18.70 km
	17:24	SS20	Arvaja 2	13.46 km
	19:08	SS21	Laajavuori 1	4.19 km
Leg 3 — 47.36 km
N/A	9:08	SS22	Oittila 1	19.34 km
	11:21	SS23	Oittila 2	19.34 km
	13:18	SS24	Laajavuori 2 [Power Stage]	8.68 km
Source:[1]

Notes

1. The championship was known as the World Rally Championship-2 Pro in 2019.
2. The championship was known as the World Rally Championship-2 in 2019.

References

1. "Itinerary and route map". nesterallyfinland.fi. Rally Finland. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
2. Herrero, Daniel (27 September 2019). "Australia drops off WRC calendar in 2020". speedcafe.com. Speedcafe. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
3. "No Neste Rally Finland for 2020". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 3 June 2020. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
4. "Sunday in Finland: Double delight for Tänak". wrc.com. WRC. 4 August 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
5. "WRC 2 in Finland: Fourth win for dominant Kalle". wrc.com. WRC. 4 August 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
6. "Toyota reveals 2020 line-up". wrc.com. WRC Promoter GmbH. 27 November 2019. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
7. "Junior WRC in Finland: Kristensson on target". wrc.com. WRC. 4 August 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2019.

External links

• Official website (in Finnish and English)
• 2020 Rally Finland at ewrc-results.com
• The official website of the World Rally Championship