2021_Arctic_Rally

2021 Arctic Rally Finland

57th edition of Arctic Rally

The 2021 Arctic Rally Finland (also known as the Arctic Rally Finland Powered by CapitalBox 2021) was a motor racing event for rally cars that was held over three days between 26 and 28 February 2021.^[2] It marked the fifty-seventh running of the Arctic Rally, and the first time the event has been run as a round of the World Rally Championship. The event was the second round of the 2021 World Rally Championship, World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3. The 2021 event was based in Rovaniemi in Lapland and was contested over ten special stages totalling 251.08 km (156.01 mi) in competitive distance.^[1]

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2021 Arctic Rally Finland
Arctic Rally Finland Powered by CapitalBox 2021

Round 2 of 12 in the 2021 World Rally Championship

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The rally is the first World Rally Championship round held inside the Arctic Circle.

Host country

Finland

Rally base

Rovaniemi, Lapland

Dates run

26 – 28 February 2021

Stages

10 (251.08 km; 156.01 miles)^[1]

Stage surface

Snow

Transport distance

604.97 km (375.91 miles)

Overall distance

856.05 km (531.92 miles)

Statistics

Crews registered

Crews

55 at start, 52 at finish

Overall results

Overall winner

Ott Tänak

Martin Järveoja

Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT
2:03:49.6

Power Stage winner

Kalle Rovanperä

Jonne Halttunen

Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT
10:02.4

Support category results

WRC-2 winner

Esapekka Lappi

Janne Ferm

Movisport
2:09:56.6

WRC-3 winner

Teemu Asunmaa

Marko Salminen
2:11:55.3

Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen were the defending rally winners, having won the 2020 rally when it was held as part of the Finnish Rally Championship.

Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja won the event.^[3] Esapekka Lappi and Janne Ferm won the World Rally Championship-2 category,^[4] while Teemu Asunmaa and Marko Salminen were the winners in the World Rally Championship-3.^[5]

Background

Addition on the calendar

The Arctic Rally was not included on the first calendar published by the World Motorsport Council.^[6] The event was a late addition when Rally Sweden was cancelled in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[7]^[8] The Arctic Rally was chosen over six other reserve events because Rally Sweden was the only snow-based event on the calendar, and none of the reserve events were planned to run on snow.^[9] Competitors are required to wear warmer overalls than usual for safety reasons.^[10]

The Arctic Rally was run twice in 2021. The first running in January was held as a round of the Finnish national rally Championship, while the second running in February was a World Championship round. The national-level event was won by Juho Hänninen, driving a Toyota Yaris WRC.^[11] The two events have the same organisers and similar routes.^[10]

Championship standings prior to the event

Reigning World Champions Sébastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia entered the round with a nine-point lead over Elfyn Evans and Scott Martin. Thierry Neuville and Martijn Wydaeghe were third, a further four points behind. In the World Rally Championship for Manufacturers, Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT held a twenty-two-point lead over defending manufacturers' champions Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT, followed by M-Sport Ford WRT.

In the World Rally Championship-2 standings, Andreas Mikkelsen and Ola Fløene held an eight-point lead ahead of Adrien Fourmaux and Renaud Jamoul in the drivers' and co-drivers' standings respectively, with Eric Camilli and François-Xavier Buresi in third. In the teams' championship, Toksport WRT led Movisport by ten points.

In the World Rally Championship-3 standings, Yohan Rossel and Benoît Fulcrand led the drivers' and co-drivers' standings by six points respectively. Yoann Bonato and Benjamin Boulloud were second, with Nicolas Ciamin and Yannick Roche in third in both standings, trailing by two points.

Entry list

The following crews were entered into the rally. The event was open to crews competing in the World Rally Championship, its support categories, the World Rally Championship-2 and World Rally Championship-3, and privateer entries that were not registered to score points in any championship. Thirteen entries for the World Rally Championship were received, as were ten in the World Rally Championship-2 and twenty-three in the World Rally Championship-3.

More information No., Driver ...

Rally1 entries competing in the World Rally Championship
No.	Driver	Co-Driver	Entrant	Car	Tyre
1	Sébastien Ogier	Julien Ingrassia	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota Yaris WRC	P
2	Oliver Solberg	Sebastian Marshall	Hyundai 2C Competition	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	P
3	Teemu Suninen	Mikko Markkula	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Fiesta WRC	P
7	Pierre-Louis Loubet	Vincent Landais	Hyundai 2C Competition	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	P
8	Ott Tänak	Martin Järveoja	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	P
11	Thierry Neuville	Martijn Wydaeghe	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	P
12	Janne Tuohino	Reeta Hämäläinen	JanPro	Ford Fiesta WRC	P
18	Takamoto Katsuta	Daniel Barritt	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota Yaris WRC	P
33	Elfyn Evans	Scott Martin	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota Yaris WRC	P
37	Lorenzo Bertelli	Simone Scattolin	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Fiesta WRC	P
42	Craig Breen	Paul Nagle	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	P
44	Gus Greensmith	Elliott Edmondson	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Fiesta WRC	P
69	Kalle Rovanperä	Jonne Halttunen	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota Yaris WRC	P
Source:^[12]

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Rally2 entries competing in the World Rally Championship-2
No.	Driver	Co-Driver	Entrant	Car	Tyre
20	Andreas Mikkelsen	Ola Fløene	Toksport WRT	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	P
21	Adrien Fourmaux	Renaud Jamoul	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II	P
22	Eyvind Brynildsen	Veronica Engan	Toksport WRT	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	P
23	Sean Johnston	Alex Kihurani	Saintéloc Junior Team	Citroën C3 Rally2	P
24	Jari Huttunen	Mikko Lukka	Hyundai Motorsport N	Hyundai i20 R5	P
25	Esapekka Lappi	Janne Ferm	Movisport	Volkswagen Polo GTI R5	P
26	Ole Christian Veiby	Jonas Andersson	Hyundai Motorsport N	Hyundai i20 R5	P
27	Nikolay Gryazin^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Konstantin Aleksandrov^{[lower-alpha 2]}	Movisport	Volkswagen Polo GTI R5	P
28	Georg Linnamäe	Volodymyr Korsia	ALM Motorsport	Volkswagen Polo GTI R5	P
29	Martin Prokop	Michal Ernst	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II	P
Source:^[12]

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Rally2 entries competing in the World Rally Championship-3^{[lower-alpha 3]}
No.	Driver	Co-Driver	Entrant	Car	Tyre
30	Teemu Asunmaa	Marko Salminen	Teemu Asunmaa	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	P
31	Emil Lindholm	Mikael Korhonen	Emil Lindholm	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	P
32	Mikko Heikkilä	Topi Luhtinen	Mikko Heikkilä	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	P
34	Eerik Pietarinen	Antti Linnaketo	Eerik Pietarinen	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	P
35	Johan Kristoffersson	Patrik Barth	Kristoffersson Motorsport	Volkswagen Polo GTI R5	P
36	Mattias Ekström	Emil Bergkvist	Mattias Ekström	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	P
38	Egon Kaur	Silver Simm	Kaur Motorsport	Volkswagen Polo GTI R5	P
39	Gregor Jeets	Andrus Toom	Gregor Jeets	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	P
40	Ville Ruokanen	Timo Pallari	Ville Ruokanen	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	P
41	Pekka Keski-Korsu	Markus Silfvast	Pekka Keski-Korsu	Škoda Fabia R5	P
43	Tuomas Skantz	Kari Kallio	Tuomas Skantz	Škoda Fabia R5	P
45	Jussi Keskiniva	Mikko Kaikkonen	Jussi Keskiniva	Škoda Fabia R5	P
46	Ari-Pekka Koivisto	Jussi Kärpijoki	Ari-Pekka Koivisto	Škoda Fabia R5	P
47	Fabrizio Zaldívar	Carlos del Barrio	Fabrizio Zaldívar	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	P
48	Lars Stugemo	Karl-Olof Lexe	Lars Stugemo	Škoda Fabia R5	P
49	Rakan Al-Rashed	Hugo Magalhães	Rakan Al-Rashed	Volkswagen Polo GTI R5	P
50	Albert von Thurn und Taxis	Bernhard Ettel	Albert von Thurn und Taxis	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	P
51	Michał Sołowow	Maciek Baran	Michał Sołowow	Citroën C3 Rally2	P
52	Vladas Jurkevičius	Aisvydas Paliukėnas	Vladas Jurkevičius	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	P
53	Marko Viitanen	Tapio Suominen	Marko Viitanen	Škoda Fabia R5	P
54	Mauro Miele	Luca Beltrame	Mauro Miele	Škoda Fabia R5	P
55	Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz	Rodrigo Sanjuan	Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	P
56	Adrian Chwietczuk	Jarosław Baran	Adrian Chwietczuk	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	P
Source:^[12]

In detail

Oliver Solberg is set to make his Rally1 début in a Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC prepared and entered by Hyundai's satellite team Hyundai 2C Competition at the rally. His co-driver for this rally is Sebastian Marshall as his regular co-driver Aaron Johnston has to miss the rally after he was found positive with COVID-19.^[13] FIA World Rallycross Championship driver Mattias Ekström will make a one-off appearance in the rally.^[14]

Route

The rally will be contested over ten special stages totalling 251.08 km (156.01 mi) in competitive distance. The route of the rally is different to that of the first running of the event in January 2021. All of the stages will be run in reverse, with the exception of the Aittajärvi Power Stage. The Mustalampi stage returned to the itinerary from previous runnings of the Arctic Rally, with some sections being brand-new.^[15]

Itinerary

All dates and times are EET (UTC+2).

More information Leg, Date ...

Leg	Date	Time	No.	Stage name	Distance
—	26 February	08:31	—	Vennivaara [Shakedown]	5.69 km
1	26 February	15:08	SS1	Sarriojärvi 1	31.05 km
1	26 February	18:38	SS2	Sarriojärvi 2	31.05 km
2	27 February	09:08	SS3	Mustalampi 1	24.43 km
		10:38	SS4	Kaihuavaara 1	19.91 km
		12:08	SS5	Siikakämä 1	27.68 km
		15:38	SS6	Mustalampi 2	24.43 km
		17:08	SS7	Kaihuavaara 2	19.91 km
		18:38	SS8	Siikakämä 2	27.68 km
3	28 February	10:08	SS9	Aittajärvi 1	22.47 km
3	28 February	13:18	SS10	Aittajärvi 2 [Power Stage]	22.47 km
Source:^[15]

Report

World Rally Cars

Ott Tänak and Martin Järveoja won the event for Hyundai. Kalle Rovanperä and Jonne Halttunen finished second for Toyota and took the lead in the championship. Ogier crashed on Saturday but was allowed to restart the next day. Solberg lost fifteen seconds to an off on the power stage, on which Rovanperä set the fastest time to claim the maximum bonus points, 0.2 seconds faster than Craig Breen and Paul Nagle.^[16]

Classification

More information Position, No. ...

Position		No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
Event	Class	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Event	Stage
1	1	8	Ott Tänak	Martin Järveoja	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	2:03:49.6	0.0	25	2
2	2	69	Kalle Rovanperä	Jonne Halttunen	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota Yaris WRC	2:04:07.1	+17.5	18	5
3	3	11	Thierry Neuville	Martijn Wydaeghe	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	2:04:09.4	+19.8	15	3
4	4	42	Craig Breen	Paul Nagle	Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	2:04:42.2	+52.6	12	4
5	5	33	Elfyn Evans	Scott Martin	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota Yaris WRC	2:04:51.1	+1:01.5	10	0
6	6	18	Takamoto Katsuta	Daniel Barritt	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota Yaris WRC	2:05:27.4	+1:37.8	8	0
7	7	2	Oliver Solberg	Sebastian Marshall	Hyundai 2C Competition	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	2:05:28.6	+1:39.0	6	0
8	8	3	Teemu Suninen	Mikko Markkula	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Fiesta WRC	2:05:58.6	+2:09.0	4	0
9	9	44	Gus Greensmith	Elliott Edmondson	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Fiesta WRC	2:07:29.0	+3:39.4	2	0
20	10	1	Sébastien Ogier	Julien Ingrassia	Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	Toyota Yaris WRC	2:14:55.8	+11:06.2	0	1
39	11	7	Pierre-Louis Loubet	Vincent Landais	Hyundai 2C Competition	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	3:14:50.1	+18:16.4	0	0
51	12	37	Lorenzo Bertelli	Simone Scattolin	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Fiesta WRC	3:06:43.5	+1:02:53.9	0	0
Retired SS9		12	Janne Tuohino	Reeta Hämäläinen	JanPro	Ford Fiesta WRC	Medical reasons		0	0

Special stages

More information Day, Stage ...

Day	Stage	Stage name	Length	Winners	Car	Time	Class leaders
26 February	—	Vennivaara [Shakedown]	5.69 km	Tänak / Järveoja	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	2:35.4	—
	SS1	Sarriojärvi 1	31.05 km	Tänak / Järveoja	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	15:57.8	Tänak / Järveoja
	SS2	Sarriojärvi 2	31.05 km	Tänak / Järveoja	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	15:52.9
27 February	SS3	Mustalampi 1	24.43 km	Tänak / Järveoja	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	13:54.5
	SS4	Kaihuavaara 1	19.91 km	Evans / Martin	Toyota Yaris WRC	9:06.6
	SS5	Siikakämä 1	27.68 km	Tänak / Järveoja	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	12:30.1
	SS6	Mustalampi 2	24.43 km	Tänak / Järveoja	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	13:57.3
	SS7	Kaihuavaara 2	19.91 km	Rovanperä / Halttunen	Toyota Yaris WRC	9:08.8
	SS8	Siikakämä 2	27.68 km	Neuville / Wydaeghe	Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC	12:44.0
28 February	SS9	Aittajärvi 1	22.47 km	Evans / Martin	Toyota Yaris WRC	10:07.5
28 February	SS10	Aittajärvi 2 [Power Stage]	22.47 km	Rovanperä / Halttunen	Toyota Yaris WRC	10:02.4

Championship standings

More information Pos., Drivers' championships ...

Pos.	Drivers' championships			Co-drivers' championships			Manufacturers' championships
Pos.	Move	Driver	Points	Move	Co-driver	Points	Move	Manufacturer	Points
1	3	Kalle Rovanperä	39	3	Jonne Halttunen	39		Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT	88
2	1	Thierry Neuville	35	1	Martijn Wydaeghe	35		Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT	77
3	2	Sébastien Ogier	31	2	Julien Ingrassia	31		M-Sport Ford WRT	24
4	2	Elfyn Evans	31	2	Scott Martin	31		Hyundai 2C Competition	22
5	7	Ott Tänak	27	7	Martin Järveoja	27

World Rally Championship-2

Classification

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Position		No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
Event	Class	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Class	Stage	Event
10	1	25	Esapekka Lappi	Janne Ferm	Movisport	Volkswagen Polo GTI R5	2:09:56.6	0.0	25	4	1
11	2	20	Andreas Mikkelsen	Ola Fløene	Toksport WRT	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	2:10:44.3	+47.7	18	5	0
12	3	27	Nikolay Gryazin	Konstantin Aleksandrov	Movisport	Volkswagen Polo GTI R5	2:11:26.9	+1:30.3	15	2	0
15	4	22	Eyvind Brynildsen	Veronica Engan	Toksport WRT	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	2:12:41.5	+2:44.9	12	0	0
16	5	26	Ole Christian Veiby	Jonas Andersson	Hyundai Motorsport N	Hyundai i20 R5	2:12:50.8	+2:54.2	10	3	0
21	6	29	Martin Prokop	Michal Ernst	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II	2:16:56.7	+7:00.1	8	0	0
30	7	23	Sean Johnston	Alex Kihurani	Saintéloc Junior Team	Citroën C3 Rally2	2:24:30.1	+14:33.5	6	0	0
37	8	28	Georg Linnamäe	Volodymyr Korsia	ALM Motorsport	Volkswagen Polo GTI R5	2:31:54.4	+21:57.8	4	0	0
48	9	21	Adrien Fourmaux	Renaud Jamoul	M-Sport Ford WRT	Ford Fiesta R5 Mk. II	2:47:17.8	+37:21.2	2	1	0
Retired SS1		24	Jari Huttunen	Mikko Lukka	Hyundai Motorsport N	Hyundai i20 R5	Engine		0	0	0

Special stages

More information Day, Stage ...

Day	Stage	Stage name	Length	Winners	Car	Time	Class leaders
26 February	—	Vennivaara [Shakedown]	5.69 km	Mikkelsen / Fløene	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	2:47.6	—
	SS1	Sarriojärvi 1	31.05 km	Lappi / Ferm	Volkswagen Polo GTI R5	16:40.6	Lappi / Ferm
	SS2	Sarriojärvi 2	31.05 km	Lappi / Ferm	Volkswagen Polo GTI R5	16:38.3
27 February	SS3	Mustalampi 1	24.43 km	Lappi / Ferm	Volkswagen Polo GTI R5	14:29.7
	SS4	Kaihuavaara 1	19.91 km	Lappi / Ferm	Volkswagen Polo GTI R5	9:36.2
	SS5	Siikakämä 1	27.68 km	Lappi / Ferm	Volkswagen Polo GTI R5	13:09.4
	SS6	Mustalampi 2	24.43 km	Lappi / Ferm	Volkswagen Polo GTI R5	14:26.9
	SS7	Kaihuavaara 2	19.91 km	Lappi / Ferm	Volkswagen Polo GTI R5	9:34.0
	SS8	Siikakämä 2	27.68 km	Gryazin / Aleksandrov	Volkswagen Polo GTI R5	13:40.8
28 February	SS9	Aittajärvi 1	22.47 km	Lappi / Ferm	Volkswagen Polo GTI R5	10:51.7
28 February	SS10	Aittajärvi 2 [Power Stage]	22.47 km	Mikkelsen / Fløene	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	10:41.1

Championship standings

More information Pos., Drivers' championships ...

Pos.	Drivers' championships			Co-drivers' championships			Teams' championships
Pos.	Move	Driver	Points	Move	Co-driver	Points	Move	Manufacturer	Points
1		Andreas Mikkelsen	52		Ola Fløene	52		Toksport WRT	70
2		Esapekka Lappi	29		Janne Ferm	29		Movisport	70
3	1	Adrien Fourmaux	25	1	Renaud Jamoul	25		M-Sport Ford WRT	18
4	1	Eric Camilli	17	1	François-Xavier Buresi	17
5		Nikolay Gryazin	17		Konstantin Aleksandrov	17

World Rally Championship-3

Classification

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Position		No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Points
Event	Class	No.	Driver	Co-driver	Entrant	Car	Time	Difference	Class	Stage	Event
13	1	30	Teemu Asunmaa	Marko Salminen	Teemu Asunmaa	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	2:11:55.3	0.0	25	3	0
14	2	38	Egon Kaur	Silver Simm	Kaur Motorsport	Volkswagen Polo GTI R5	2:11:59.5	+4.2	18	5	0
17	3	32	Mikko Heikkilä	Topi Luhtinen	Mikko Heikkilä	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	2:13:33.9	+1:38.6	15	0	0
18	4	34	Eerik Pietarinen	Antti Linnaketo	Eerik Pietarinen	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	2:13:40.6	+1:45.3	12	1	0
19	5	36	Mattias Ekström	Emil Bergkvist	Mattias Ekström	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	2:14:29.2	+2:33.9	10	2	0
22	6	39	Gregor Jeets	Andrus Toom	Gregor Jeets	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	2:18:12.8	+6:17.5	8	0	0
24	7	41	Pekka Keski-Korsu	Markus Silfvast	Pekka Keski-Korsu	Škoda Fabia R5	2:20:45.7	+8:50.4	6	0	0
25	8	43	Tuomas Skantz	Kari Kallio	Tuomas Skantz	Škoda Fabia R5	2:20:53.5	+8:58.2	4	0	0
26	9	51	Michał Sołowow	Maciek Baran	Michał Sołowow	Citroën C3 Rally2	2:20:54.3	+8:59.0	2	0	0
27	10	35	Johan Kristoffersson	Patrik Barth	Kristoffersson Motorsport	Volkswagen Polo GTI R5	2:22:24.6	+10:29.3	1	4	0
29	11	49	Rakan Al-Rashed	Hugo Magalhães	Rakan Al-Rashed	Volkswagen Polo GTI R5	2:23:37.8	+11:42.5	0	0	0
32	12	56	Adrian Chwietczuk	Jarosław Baran	Adrian Chwietczuk	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	2:26:13.4	+14:18.1	0	0	0
33	13	47	Fabrizio Zaldívar	Carlos del Barrio	Fabrizio Zaldívar	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	2:26:55.9	+15:00.6	0	0	0
34	14	45	Jussi Keskiniva	Mikko Kaikkonen	Jussi Keskiniva	Škoda Fabia R5	2:27:33.8	+15:38.5	0	0	0
35	15	53	Marko Viitanen	Tapio Suominen	Marko Viitanen	Škoda Fabia R5	2:28:00.4	+16:05.1	0	0	0
36	16	48	Lars Stugemo	Karl-Olof Lexe	Lars Stugemo	Škoda Fabia R5	2:28:21.3	+16:26.0	0	0	0
38	17	40	Ville Ruokanen	Timo Pallari	Ville Ruokanen	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	2:32:37.2	+20:41.9	0	0	0
40	18	52	Vladas Jurkevičius	Aisvydas Paliukėnas	Vladas Jurkevičius	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	2:34:46.8	+22:51.5	0	0	0
43	19	46	Ari-Pekka Koivisto	Jussi Kärpijoki	Ari-Pekka Koivisto	Škoda Fabia R5	2:37:35.8	+25:40.5	0	0	0
47	20	55	Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz	Rodrigo Sanjuan	Miguel Díaz-Aboitiz	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	2:43:25.7	+31:30.4	0	0	0
49	21	54	Mauro Miele	Luca Beltrame	Mauro Miele	Škoda Fabia R5	2:51:47.4	+39:52.1	0	0	0
Retired SS10		50	Albert von Thurn und Taxis	Bernhard Ettel	Albert von Thurn und Taxis	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	Personal		0	0	0
Retired SS4		31	Emil Lindholm	Mikael Korhonen	Emil Lindholm	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	Accident		0	0	0

Special stages

More information Day, Stage ...

Day	Stage	Stage name	Length	Winners	Car	Time	Class leaders
26 February	—	Vennivaara [Shakedown]	5.69 km	Kaur / Simm	Volkswagen Polo GTI R5	2:47.0	—
	SS1	Sarriojärvi 1	31.05 km	Lindholm / Korhonen	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	16:50.4	Lindholm / Korhonen
	SS2	Sarriojärvi 2	31.05 km	Lindholm / Korhonen	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	16:48.5
27 February	SS3	Mustalampi 1	24.43 km	Kaur / Simm	Volkswagen Polo GTI R5	14:44.0
	SS4	Kaihuavaara 1	19.91 km	Asunmaa / Salminen	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	9:47.4	Asunmaa / Salminen
	SS5	Siikakämä 1	27.68 km	Kaur / Simm	Volkswagen Polo GTI R5	13:17.5
	SS6	Mustalampi 2	24.43 km	Asunmaa / Salminen	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	14:38.6
	SS7	Kaihuavaara 2	19.91 km	Asunmaa / Salminen	Škoda Fabia R5 Evo	9:51.3
	SS8	Siikakämä 2	27.68 km	Kaur / Simm	Volkswagen Polo GTI R5	13:39.5
28 February	SS9	Aittajärvi 1	22.47 km	Kaur / Simm	Volkswagen Polo GTI R5	10:52.5
28 February	SS10	Aittajärvi 2 [Power Stage]	22.47 km	Kaur / Simm	Volkswagen Polo GTI R5	10:45.3

Championship standings

More information Pos., Drivers' championships ...

Pos.	Drivers' championships			Co-drivers' championships
Pos.	Move	Driver	Points	Move	Co-driver	Points
1		Yohan Rossel	28		Benoît Fulcrand	28
2		Teemu Asunmaa	28		Marko Salminen	28
3		Egon Kaur	23		Silver Simm	23
4	2	Yoann Bonato	22	2	Benjamin Boulloud	22
5	2	Nicolas Ciamin	20	2	Yannick Roche	20

Notes

Nikolay Gryazin is Russian, but he competes as a neutral competitor using the designation RAF (Russian Automobile Federation), as the Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld a ban on Russia competing at World Championships. The ban was implemented by the World Anti-Doping Agency in response to state-sponsored doping program of Russian athletes.
Konstantin Aleksandrov is Russian, but he competes as a neutral competitor using the designation RAF (Russian Automobile Federation), as the Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld a ban on Russia competing at World Championships. The ban was implemented by the World Anti-Doping Agency in response to state-sponsored doping program of Russian athletes.
Under the Sporting Regulations, each car competing in the World Rally Championship-3 is entered under the driver's name.

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External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to 2021 Arctic Rally Finland.

Official website (in English and Finnish)
2021 Arctic Rally Finland at eWRC-results.com
The official website of the World Rally Championship

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