2016 Rally Finland
Rally Finland 2016 66. Neste Rally Finland | |||
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Round 8 of the 2016 World Rally Championship season
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Kris Meeke in stage 7 | |||
Host country | Finland | ||
Dates run | July 28 – July 31, 2016 | ||
Stages | 24 (333.99 km; 207.53 mi) | ||
Stage surface | Gravel | ||
Overall distance | 1,370.66 km (851.69 mi) |
The 2016 Rally Finland (formally known as the 66. Neste Rally Finland) was the eighth round of the 2016 World Rally Championship season, an auto racing event for rally cars. It was held over twenty-four stages based in and around Jyväskylä in central Finland from 28 July to 31 July 2016, with competitors covering 333.99 km (207.53 mi) of competitive kilometres. It was won by Northern Irishman Kris Meeke, his second win of the season.[1][2][3] Meeke established a new record for the fastest FIA WRC round in history - the 126.60kph average speed beat the previous record by 1.2kph.[4]
Special stages
Power Stage
The "Power stage" was a 10.15 km (6.31 mi) stage at the end of the rally.
Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Diff. | Pts |
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1 | Thierry Neuville | Hyundai NGi20 WRC | 4:35.8 | 0.0 | 3 |
2 | Hayden Paddon | Hyundai NGi20 WRC | 4:36.9 | +1.1 | 2 |
3 | Jari-Matti Latvala | Volkswagen Polo R WRC | 4:37.3 | +1.5 | 1 |
References
- ↑ "Neste Rally Finland - Route and Facts - Calendar - wrc.com". www.wrc.com. Retrieved 2016-07-27.
- ↑ "Itinerary". www.nesterallyfinland.fi. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
- ↑ "FIA World Rally Championship - Results - wrc.com". www.wrc.com. Retrieved 2016-07-29.
- ↑ http://www.wrc.com/en/wrc/news/july-2016/finland-sunday-wrap/page/3772--12-12-.html
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